May
Victoria Denholm loves basketball so much, she bought the whole league
The Wollemi Capital Group chief executive said in year 6 that she wanted to own a team in the sport. Little did she know that one day, she would.
Celtics deal a slam dunk as investors cheer Catapult result
Catapult Sports shares hit record highs on Wednesday as its CEO said increased investment in professional sports team would drive demand for its products.
Your guide to Australia’s sports rights deals
Inside the broadcast agreements that shape the business of sport.
Australia’s highest-paid sports star has 41m reasons to dance
Oscar Piastri just won his fourth grand prix for the year. The 24-year-old has also replaced NBA guard Ben Simmons as the highest-paid Australian sports star.
NBL apologises after call that sprung deal on team bosses goes awry
The NBL informed clubs in a phone call it had done a deal with a travel company that may have links to league owner Larry Kestelman. After the reaction, it backpedalled.
April
Meet the 24-year-old Australian behind a $300m US start-up
Max Marchione moved to San Francisco to start Superpower and capitalise on the US’ under-resourced healthcare sector.
January
Patty Mills becomes first Aussie to play 1000 NBA games
The Boomers captain has written his name into the basketball history books following Utah’s 105-92 defeat of Orlando.
November 2024
‘Messy stuff is over’: LIV Golf dumps Greg Norman
The Great White Shark will be replaced by Scott O’Neil, who is CEO of Merlin Entertainments in the UK and former president of the NBA’s New York Knicks.
August 2024
Paramount, Warner slash valuations in ‘cable TV collapse’
The $23 billion in impairment charges from Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery highlight the collapse of the lucrative business model.
What’s the future for the Boomers without talismanic Patty Mills?
Australia, like many other basketball teams at the Olympics, relies on the outlier brilliance of one superstar. The coach admits it’ll be hard to replace him.
Samsung selfies, Dior clothes: Olympic product placement explodes
The prominent positioning of sponsors’ brands at the Olympics is a first, as Paris leans more on the private sector, not taxpayers, to foot the bill.
July 2024
US basketball superstar backs Kamala Harris
Sport and politics aren’t supposed to mix at the Olympics. But someone forgot to tell Steph Curry, who endorsed the Democrat in a pre-Games press conference.
June 2024
How Australia became a big money-maker for the NBA
NBA says Australia is the highest revenue-generating market for merchandise and its streaming service, NBA League Pass.
February 2024
GAF in the zone for $3.8b pro sports fund
GAF is kicking up to $100 million into Arctos’ second investment fund and has begun offering special access to its 350-odd family office and HNWs.
November 2023
Michael Jordan would’ve struggled in today’s NBA: science
Fans love to argue about the evolution of the game, and whether it was easier in the past. Now science has an answer.
October 2023
How sharemarket bets took this NBA champion from basketball to bitcoin
Sports champion and Young Rich Lister Matthew Dellavedova is investing his wealth in tech start-ups and crypto as he worries about central banks printing money.
Bookmaker asks for more time to process largest gambling payout ever
After the Pies and Panthers victories in the AFL and NRL over the weekend, online bookmaker Betr has begun the largest payout in sports gambling history.
September 2023
Djokovic wins US Open for historic 24th grand slam
Using every ounce of his energy and some serve-and-volley guile, an old man with new tricks emerged for a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory at Flushing Meadows.
August 2023
How Jordan nets greater wealth from basketball
The NBA legend has boosted his fortune to a massive $5.5 billion, cementing his place in the ranks of billionaire athletes.
July 2023
AFL star-backed Melbourne tech firm gets $45m from NY PE
A Melbourne tech company, that is backed by footballers and has made software for the Super Bowl and the Paris Olympics, has closed its first institutional capital raise.