FFA fills financial $12m black hole after securing Socceroos naming sponsor and other top stories.

• FFA fills financial $12m black hole after securing Socceroos naming sponsor

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sydney FC edge ACL champions Guangzhou Sydney FC take down cashed-up Chinese heavyweights 2-1 to steer their Asian Champions League campaign back on track. PT1M31S 620 349 Having held out on a naming rights sponsor for the Socceroos for more than four years, Football Federation Australia officials have finally brokered the deal they were after, signing a four-year agreement with oil giants Caltex.Worth a reported $12 million until 2020, the figur..

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• Australian Rebecca Wiasak defends world championship cycling gold in individual pursuit

  

  Australian Rebecca Wiasak defends world championship cycling gold in individual pursuit Posted March 03, 2016 11:55:19 Rebecca Wiasak smashed her title defence with a masterful individual pursuit ride to kick-start Australia's track cycling world championship campaign in London with an opening night gold medal.Wiasak, who let her emotion out with tears on the podium, led from start to finish in the final to thrash Poland's Malgorzata Wojtyra by nearly eight seconds.He..

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• Hyundai A-League preview: Roar v Wanderers - Hyundai A

  

  It's three versus one in Brisbane. Roar may be in a mini-slump but there’s no time to feel sorry for themselves with league-leaders Western Sydney Wanderers in town aiming to move further clear in the Premiers’ Plate race. MATCH DETAILS Friday, 4 March 2016 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Kick-Off: 7:00 PM (Local) (8:00 PM (AEDT)) TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.30pm (AEDT), SBS TWO from 7:30pm AEDT and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand) Radio Broadcast: Grandstand Digital, Online & via t..

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• A-League: Muscat in shock switch to Melbourne City

  

  Multi-talented: Manny Muscat is set to join Melbourne City. Photo: Getty Images Melbourne City was the busiest club during the January transfer window, and now the title-chasers have begun preparing for next season even though kick-off is seven months away.City have signed experienced Wellington Phoenix defensive utility Manny Muscat on a two-year deal, the 31-year-old joining at the end of the current campaign.Muscat is originally from Melbourne but has been..

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