Cricket Australia has been unable to broker a new pay deal with the Australian Cricketer’s Association.
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Business Briefing: following the money in cricket
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Rather than just admiring a good hit or delivery, there’s another way to analyse what’s happening on a cricket pitch. Cricket players are actually business people, in the sense that they’re weighing up…
Esports has become big business.
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Beyond the glitz and glamour of the esports arena there are some serious issues with how its economy works and how this affects player well-being.
Olympiakos dominate Greek football’s top flight.
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Predictable results and unresolved corruption scandals are a serious issue for the future of the Greek game.
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Stories of financial mismanagement in football have become all too common. Where is the outcry?
The game is changing.
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Is it time the Premier League developed an on-demand, Netflix-style football watching service?
Lots of ground staff are on minimum wage.
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The wealth bonanza enjoyed by top flight football clubs does not trickle down to many of their employees.
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Ecclestone made F1 the success it is today. But the sport needs rejuvenating if it’s to continue to prosper.
The fight is on.
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As United and City go head-to-head in their first encounter of the football season, their rivalry reaches new levels on and off the pitch.
The boys are back in town: (from top left) Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.
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The egos have landed, and they’re ready to rock.
Goal! But who would benefit from Brexit?
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If there was a Brexit smaller clubs lower down the league structure would likely struggle to get the best talent.
Guangzhou Evergrande supporters cheer their team on at the 2015 Club World Cup.
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Big name signings, inflated wages, high hopes of success – welcome to China’s Super League.
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The case of Bolton Wanderers is yet another example of how different football clubs are to normal companies – and why they rarely pass away into total, terminal, permanent death.
Is the NFL seeing a decline in popularity?
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The threat of millennial consumers to American football is no illusion.
The rebrand awaits.
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Why Adidas pulled its sponsorship of the IAAF, the governing body of world athletics.
Formula 3 but what about Formula 1?
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Bernie Ecclestone is wrong to think that women can’t be taken seriously in Formula One.
Going their separate ways: Diego Costa and José Mourinho.
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A look at the statistics shows that having a top-performing centre forward is key to winning games – and ultimately trophies.
End of an era. Again.
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José Mourinho’s second departure from Chelsea is his real encounter with failure. Few would have predicted such a catastrophic fall from grace.
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As well as making Alfa Romeo a global brand, a return to F1 would benefit Ferrari both on the race track and off it.
We’ve entered the home straight to Euro 2016.
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As football grapples with numerous scandals, the Euro 2016 draw brings a welcome focus on the game itself rather than on the intrigue of its boardrooms.
Calls are mounting for Jose Mourinho to get the sack.
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Is it better for a club to sack their manager now or wait until later?
