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Tiley moved family out of home due to being "abused" in pre-Australian Open meetings

  • Tennis

Tournament director Craig Tiley has claimed he received "significant" verbal abuse and was getting "hammered" when organising the Australian Open against the backdrop of a global health crisis - so much so that he moved his family away from their home.

Ahead of the tournament, Tiley, who is also the chief executive of Tennis Australia, took Zoom calls

as 72 players and support staff were confined to their hotel rooms for two weeks after flying into Australia

sleep deprivation as "a form of torture", claiming at one stage he stayed awake for 50 hours.Tennis Australia

Tiley previously revealed Tennis Australia was facing a multi-million-dollar loss due to running the


Djokovic clinches ninth Australian Open crown with win over Medvedev

  • Tennis

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic captured his ninth Australian Open men’s singles title and the 18th Grand Slam crown of his career with a comprehensive victory over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev.

lot of mixed feelings about what has happened over the last month or so with tennis players coming to Australia

Nine slams in Australia is amazing and this won't be your last one."


Baseball Australia signs three-year extension to partnership with Belgravia Group

  • Baseball and Softball

Baseball Australia will continue its partnership with Belgravia Group as its business solutions partner

end of at least 2023, and Belgravia Group will be arranging competitions in leisure centres across Australia

across all levels, and that starts with Belgravia Group becoming Baseball5’s first major partner in Australia

At Sports Community, we are really looking forward to partnering with Baseball Australia to train, support


Tiley anticipates multi-million dollar loss from hosting Australian Open

  • Tennis

Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has said the organisation faces a multi-million dollar loss

weeks later than planned so those involved could quarantine after their arrival in the country.Tennis Australia

numbers were permitted to return yesterday.Tiley told Melbourne radio station SEN that Tennis Australia





FIFA appoints chief operating officers for 2023 Women's World Cup

  • Football

appointed two chief operating officers - one for each host nation - ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia

Jane Fernandez will take the role for Australia with the New Zealand position going to Jane Patterson.Both

with the two countries defeating an application from Colombia.Both women played a key role in Football Australia

has worked at World Championships in netball, taekwondo, BMX and Para-swimming, across New Zealand, Australia

Park in Auckland is tipped to stage the opening game, with the final earmarked for Sydney's Stadium Australia


Cricket South Africa complains to ICC over Australia postponing Test tour

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has lodged an official complaint over the indefinite postponement by Cricket Australia

Australia postponed their tour of South Africa earlier this month, citing "unacceptable health and safety

the WTC window, which is April 30, 2021".ANNOUNCEMENT: Cricket South Africa was informed by Cricket Australia

2021CSA also wants the game's governing body to check the health situation in South Africa to decide if Australia

is for the independent experts from South Africa to decide the severity of health risks that forced Australia

In 2007 Australia decided against touring Zimbabwe on the advice of their Government on political grounds



World Taekwondo Oceania event Gajok Games postponed over travel restrictions

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

Australian Taekwondo and World Taekwondo Oceania have been forced to postponed the first-ever Gajok Games in response to new border closures.

The event had been due to take place in Gold Coast in Australia on March 27 and 28, but will on longer

do so after several Australia states closed their borders following coronavirus outbreaks.Travel restrictions




Surr-Hamari triumphs at home World Para Snowboard World Cup

  • Alpine Skiing News

Finland’s Matti Surr-Hamari triumphed in the men’s SB-LL2 cross competition at a home World Para Snowboard World Cup in Pyha.

United States’ Evan Strong.Surr-Hamari sealed victory by overcoming yesterday’s winner Ben Tudhope of Australia


Nancy Gillen: Will Tokyo 2020 pay heed to words of warning from Australian Open organisers?

  • Inside the Blogs

It is unsurprising that this year’s Australian Open has been overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 These players had the misfortune to fly into Australia on planes where positive COVID-19 cases

 Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley recently confirmed he would be sharing his experiences

  Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley warned the COVID-19 protocol for Tokyo 2020