This Month
Basketball’s global body asked to intervene in billionaires’ war
A fight over the future of Australia’s basketball league is escalating after a club owner asked FIBA to investigate the NBL’s billionaire owner Larry Kestelman.
NBL recruits KordaMentha as basketball war gets messier
Two billionaires, Larry Kestelman and Jared Novelly, are fighting over the future of the National Basketball League and it looks headed for court.
March
Stadium cost blowout latest threat to newest AFL team
The forecast costs were released in an independent report by the Tasmanian Planning Commission, which will decide whether the project should go ahead.
How the billionaire fight of the NBL unravelled
A longstanding dispute between two basketball-loving billionaires burst into the public last week. It’s about to get ugly.
John Aloisi’s soccer team plays on despite ATO audit
The Tax Office has been revealed as the applicant trying to wind up the parent companies of Australia’s highest ranked A-League club Western United.
Top-ranked A-League club Western United hits financial turbulence
Two companies that underpin the Melbourne soccer team face winding up motions from creditors, one of which has not been paid the $5000 it is owed for months.
Builders line up for $7.1b Brisbane Olympic spree
The runway to develop infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting tournament has shrunk to just seven years, so work has to begin soon.
Carlton fans shift ire from Luke Sayers to Rob Priestley
It’s been a bad start to the year for the Blues, who, true to form, are looking for someone to blame.
Billionaires take the court to decide future of the NBL
Jared Novelly’s team came out on top in the latest round of his fight against basketball league owner Larry Kestelman.
Billionaire wars: Larry Kestelman knocks back NBL takeover
Jared Novelly, the owner of the Illawarra Hawks and ally of Donald Trump, has attempted to oust Kestelman from the NBL.
Bill Ackman joins top tennis players’ pay fight
Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios and other tennis stars are suing the sport’s governing bodies, accusing them of running a cartel.
Is Bailey Smith the David Beckham of the AFL?
The young Geelong star has the looks and swagger to become a brand unto himself, just like footballer turned fashion icon David Beckham, marketing experts say.
Oscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
The Australian Formula 1 driver says his race day routine involves the same lunch, no matter where he is.
How Brisbane Olympics can avoid Suncorp Stadium’s mistakes
The Olympic host city is about to announce new venues. They’ll saddle the city with long-term costs long after 2032 if not done right.
What to do when a cyclone blows away your flagship game
Brisbane Lions president Andrew Wellington says running an AFL premiership-winning team is all about long-term strategy, teamwork and putting safety above everything else.
February
The Australian at the heart of Saudi’s billion-dollar push to dominate global sport
Danny Townsend ran Sydney FC and then the A-League. Now he’s in the box seat to observe Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to dominate world sport. Will his gamble pay off?
LIV Golf is here to make purists shudder. They like it that way
LIV Golf has brought a party atmosphere to the manicured lawns of Adelaide’s Grange golf links and the tournament’s new global CEO says the sport’s great disruptor is just getting started.
January
What the Australian Open can teach Brisbane 2032
Like grand slam tennis, the biggest challenge the Olympics faces is to attract people who may not even care for the sports themselves. But that needs space.
Banker showdown at the Australian Open men’s final
At the tennis, Jannik Sinner triumphed over Alexander Zverev as three duelling investment banks put on their own show.
Who’s really in and who’s out at the AO women’s final
Australia’s movers and shakers once more opened their social year in style, enjoying one of the true spectacles of global sport at the Australian Open.