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Former Iluka Resources boss David Robb is one of four Melbourne Football Club directors facing legal action over a board statement former president Glen Bartlett claims was defamatory.

A petition which attracted about 5,000 signatures against Christ Church Grammar School's plan to rezone and sell one of its sporting fields has been tabled in Parliament.

Perth Glory has yet to secure a venue for home games five weeks out from the start of the next A-League season, but is still hopeful of finding a solution by next week.

Perth Wildcats may have missed the playoffs for the first time in 36 years, but that didn't stop the league's most successful franchise from booking a profit of $750,000 for the financial year.

Terry ‘Tuck’ Waldron has stepped down as chair of the Western Australian Cricket Association after three years in the role due to a severe decline in his mental health.

Channel 7 and Foxtel have signed a new deal with the AFL that will extend the pair's existing broadcast rights into the 2030s.

A mix-up during a mass text message to Fremantle Dockers members has led to a leak of personal details ahead of the semi-final with Collingwood.

SportWest’s first ever social return on investment study has shown a cost benefit of $10.3 billion per annum from West Australian organised sport.

Tony Pignata's successor has been named just one week after he resigned as Perth Glory's chief executive.

Tony Pignata has handed in his resignation and will move on as Perth Glory boss in September.

Scott Morrison will make an early exit from his three-year contract with Perth Wildcats, just days after Troy Georgiu departed as the team's chief executive.

Troy Georgiu has finished up as Perth Wildcats' chief executive after the NBL trailblazer fell short of a finals berth for the first time since the 1980s.

The Hockeyroos have secured Perth-based global human services provider APM Human Services International as the team's major new sponsor.

Western Australia's first surf park is expected to open in 2025 with the state government to lease a 5.7 hectare lot to US-based proponent Aventuur.

The $115 million project to revitalise the East Perth cricket grounds is underway with an all-abilities playground added to the design plan.

The make-up of a national football competition could have turned out very differently if some tough decisions were made even as recently as a decade ago.

Perth will host the Super Netball League grand final at RAC Arena next month after the event was reportedly sold to the highest bidder.

The City of Perth has extended the deadline over a $25 million contribution towards the WACA pool but costs could pile up due to legal issues with its funding agreement.

The WA cyclist became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia in the race’s 105-year history at the weekend.

The City of Perth and the state government are at odds again over the anticipated public swimming pool as part of the $100 million WA Cricket Association redevelopment.

An indoor golf simulation facility, with food and alcohol service, has been proposed at a western suburbs shopping strip with construction expected to start mid-year.

Russell Gibbs has affirmed his support for the West Coast Eagles' chief executive of 23 years as the club endures a horror start to its 2022 season.

As a means of exerting pressure on countries that refuse to meet international standards of behaviour, sports bans have a proven track record.

World Games 2027 Bid Committee chair Tanya Brown says the flow-on effect on businesses from hosting the sporting event in Perth would be “astronomical”.

Schedule set for English football frenzy in Perth as government confirms yesterday's Business News exclusive.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary English Premier League team Manchester United will headline a four-club festival of football later this year.

The sale of the TAB was never going to be straightforward, but the government’s hoping it can pick a winner.

With the Redcliffe Dolphins to enter the NRL next year, WA has a compelling case to make for receiving the league’s 18th licence.

WA’s peak sporting bodies say they’ll need to work to ensure fans keep coming back through the gates.

The East Fremantle Oval redevelopment project has been given a multi-million dollar funding boost as its initial cost of $26.5 million has risen to $32.5 million.

Internet and cloud-gaming company Pentanet has secured a sponsorship deal with West Perth Football Club, in a bid to create a space for esports.

Gillon McLachlan is set to announce that he will step aside as AFL chief executive at the end of the 2022 season.