December 5, 2023
The Premier League sold its domestic TV rights for 6.7 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) for the next four-year cycle, for what the competition said on Monday was the largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in Britain. The new contract covering the period from 2025-26 to 2028-29 underlined the league’s status as the richest in
READ MORENewcastle inflicted a sixth Premier League defeat of the season on Manchester United as Arsenal beat Wolves 2-1 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top to four points. Anthony Gordon scored the only goal at St James’ Park to lift Newcastle up to fifth in the table and within two points of the
READ MOREArsenal are back on top of the Premier League with ambitions to stay there as they host Wolves this weekend while champions Manchester City play faltering Tottenham. Newcastle take on Manchester United in a clash of two teams with high ambitions of their own while Chelsea face Brighton, still searching for consistency. AFP Sport picks
READ MOREVincent Kompany does not look like a man who is feeling the pressure. His Burnley team is last in the Premier League standings and faces Sheffield United on Saturday in a game that could be crucial in the battle to avoid relegation. While Kompany acknowledges its significance, he refuses to be weighed down by the
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The NSW government has issued a dire warning as more than 2000 paramedics have pledged to not renew their registration, leaving them unable to perform several medical procedures from January 1. Tense and protracted wage negotiations between the Health Services Union (HSU) failed to reach an agreement on Friday, less than a month before the
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A group of top politicians, including the Victorian premier, have admitted to trying cannabis amid a push to decriminalise the drug. The three politicians, all of whom are senior members of Victoria’s parliament, admitted to dabbling in cannabis in the past after the state government opened discussions about legalising the drug for recreational use. Victorian
READ MOREAston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at injury-hit Tottenham and move two points off the lead in the Premier League on Sunday. Ollie Watkins found space at the heart of a makeshift Spurs defense to roll a shot into the bottom corner in the 61st minute, scoring his seventh league goal of the
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NSW Premier Chris Minns has confirmed he has tested positive to Covid and will miss the start of the state parliament’s final sitting week. In a social media post, Mr Minns said he took a rapid antigen test, which confirmed the diagnosis, after “feeling unwell” in the morning. “I’m now at home, and while there
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Victorian Labor is leading in the race to retain former Premier Daniel Andrews’ seat in Mulgrave however, Labor appears to be suffering a swing away from its primary vote as early counting comes in. With 43.43 per cent of the vote counted, Labor’s Eden Foster is sitting on a primary of 38.21 per cent. Liberal
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The polls have closed and counting is underway in Melbourne’s south-east for former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews’s state seat of Mulgrave. The resignation of former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews triggered the by-election in the seat of Mulgrave. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan campaigned at polling stations on Saturday on behalf of Labor candidate Eden Foster, who
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