AIS wasting taxpayer money: AOC
About $50 million of taxpayers' money is being wasted on staff at an Australian Institute of Sport which has no athletes, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) says. The AOC is at loggerheads with the Australian Sports Commission, which operates the institute, fearing top-five Olympic medal targets at this year's Rio Games won't be met. The AOC says there is no point in having more than 500 staff at the institute but no athletes there, believing the annual wage cost of between $40-$50m should ..>> view originalHey girls, Israel is in your picture
The Waratahs play the Brumbies Friday night Caitlyn and Maggie get close up and person with IsraelLocal girls Caitlyn Stubberfield and Maggie Smith have met one of rugby union's biggest superstars Israel Folau.The pair were cheering on the NSW Waratahs in their blistering 30-10 win over the Queensland Reds.The Waratahs now head to Canberra on Friday to take on the Brumbies. The ACT side had a lopsided victory last week over the Hurricanes 53-20.>> view originalPreview: Sydney v Evergrande
Sydney FC face the challenge of their Asian Champions League campaign as they take on Guangzhou Evergrande in Matchday Two at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday night.Guangzhou Evergrande need no introduction to Australian fans. Four titanic clashes against Western Sydney Wanderers in the past couple of years ensures they are a familiar name. The return to Sydney will not be a welcome one and officials at the club bristle when it is suggested that they struggle against Australian opposition. There i..>> view originalAFL steps in as feud between Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies festers
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From dream debuts to shooting hoops, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week. PT2M21S 620 349 The AFL will offer stranded Collingwood fans shuttle buses to the SCG for the round one clash with Sydney after the Magpies top brass blasted the governing body and the Swans for leaving them in the dark over the possibility that the game could be moved.Sydney coach John Longm..>> view originalNo need to tinker with Guineas clash, it's Oaks Day that needs a revamp
Melbourne Rebels' Mike Harris, Colby Fainga'a sidelined with injury
Harris, left, makes a break against the Force. Photo: Getty Images Melbourne Rebels' Mike Harris and Colby Fainga'a face long stretches on the sidelines after being injured in round one of Super Rugby.Harris went off in the first half of the Rebels win over Western Force in Perth with a quad injury the club originally hoped was a mild strain.But scans found the full-back and lead kick taker would miss most of the season, listing him as being out for 10-12 wee..>> view originalManly Sea Eagles recruit Martin Taupau ready for Canterbury Bulldogs' big men
Video will begin in 5 seconds. No Klemmer for Bulldogs opener Josh Jackson and Aiden Tolman discuss why the big-hitting forward will be missed. PT0M34S 620 349 Martin Taupau says Manly's forward pack is prepared to go "toe to toe" with Canterbury's big men.Taupau will make his Sea Eagles debut when Manly host Canterbury on Friday night. He will lead a Manly pack alongside Nate Myles and Jake Trbojevic and said his side was ready to take on the challenge of Canterbury's forcefu..>> view originalTitle-chasing Western Sydney Wanderers keen to extend Brisbane Roar's misery
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Wanderers' super-sub bamboozles Glory How do you break a deadlock? Enter Western Sydney Wanderers' super-sub Brendon Santalab, scoring a late goal to snatch a 2-1 victory against Perth Glory. PT0M30S 620 349 A fortnight ago, Western Sydney Wanderers' trip to Brisbane was being billed as a grand final preview, but Friday night's showdown at Suncorp Stadium now looms as a test of the Roar's rapidly fading title credentials.A 6-3 hammering by Perth ..>> view originalMitchell Pearce shouldn't miss more than quarter of Roosters' NRL season: RLPA
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Mitchell Pearce: will 'cop whatever comes' Speaking at Sydney Airport after a month-long stay in an overseas alcohol rehab centre, Pearce says he is keen to get back to football. (Vision courtesy ABC News 24) PT1M9S 620 349 The players' association believes Mitchell Pearce shouldn't be forced to miss more than a quarter of the season as the Roosters and the NRL remain at loggerheads over an appropriate sanction for the troubled halfback.Roosters ..>> view original
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