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SEG 2020 Annual Software Industry Report

Software industry public stock market and M&A valuations reached record peaks yet again in 2019. This was led by investor and buyer interest in publicly traded SaaS companies (8.2x EV/Revenue) and SaaS M&A targets (4.9x EV/Revenue). M&A deal activity also reached record levels in 2019, as SaaS M&A volume grew 27% during the year.

Keep on reading: SEG 2020 Annual Software Industry Report




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Plats à emporter: se régaler en aidant nos restos

Des restaurateurs ont fait preuve de créativité et d’efficacité en élaborant un menu pour emporter.




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Le surpoids corporel hausse le risque de complications de la COVID-19

L’obésité représente un important facteur de risque d’entraîner les plus graves complications cliniques associées aux formes sévères de COVID-19.




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Leaked report reveals govt was warned pandemic plans were 'not sufficient'

A secret report warned three years ago that the UK's plans for dealing with a health pandemic were "not sufficient", it has been revealed.




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Our major sporting codes are bracing for a huge coronavirus hit as an extended shutdown looms

The coronavirus outbreak has caused chaos on the sporting calendar, with seasons and competitions either cancelled or suspended — and there are even bigger concerns for clubs and leagues, writes Tom Wildie.




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The big hit: An extended coronavirus shutdown may change sport as we know it in Australia

With the major sports leagues in Australia facing an extended shutdown, the financial impacts could be severe, if not devastating for clubs and sports as a whole.




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The 'madness' and uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak has floored grassroots sport

It is not just the major national sports leagues and events being stalled by coronavirus, with everyone from semi-professional all the way to junior athletes across the country caught up in the storm.




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Kids sport is off, but not because the government said so

With a lack of clear instruction from above, the local competitions and clubs have taken matters into their own hands.




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Euro 2020 postponed as coronavirus hits the sporting calendar

UEFA postpones the European football championships, with the French Open tennis tournament and cycling classics also delayed as European sport continues to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Sport is on hold. Esports aren't. Here's how to fill that entertainment void in your weekend

Almost every major sporting league around the world is on hiatus. But esports can fill the sporting void in your weekend schedule. Here's how to get into it, and what to watch this weekend.



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  • Games Industry Professional Gaming

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What about the sports fans? Coronavirus has thrown their season out too

Footy brings people together and it's an escape from the daily grind. But life without it starts this weekend, so how are the fans going to deal?




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Boxing sisters face diabetes fight to pursue sporting dream

Tamieka and Teya Garcia are making inroads in the boxing industry despite a life-threatening health condition that complicates their efforts to step inside the ring.




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Shrunken leagues, virtual Olympics and simulated crowds: What sport might look like post-coronavirus

Coronavirus has changed sport forever. But what will it look like when it comes back?




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Renee had a year's work in the sports industry lined up, then she lost it all in a day

For boxer, brand ambassador and sports personality Renee Gartner, a trip to Centrelink was her only option after the sports industry's shutdown.




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Motorsport engineers use fix-it mentality to design equipment for fight against coronavirus

From today, new masks and protective boxes are being shipped out to Australian medical staff to help protect them while treating coronavirus patients — and they're coming from an unlikely source.




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NRL sacks Canterbury Bulldogs pair following Port Macquarie preseason incident

The NRL cancels the registrations of Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera after they brought two young women back to the team hotel during a preseason trip.




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Here's who you should absolutely not support in the Belarus Premier League

With sporting competitions almost entirely shut down, fans who want to follow the Premier League can still do it — the Belarus Premier League, that is.




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Can Australia's sporting powers learn to work together, or will the code wars continue?

The usually all-powerful AFL could find itself in a rare moment of negotiating weakness should a season delayed because of coronavirus mean it needs access to stadiums booked by cricket, writes Richard Hinds.




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Footy live on YouTube? It could be part of sport's future

With the collapse of its traditional broadcast revenue streams, Australian sport is being urged to get creative as it looks to remain viable in the future.




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Virtual sport takes off as athletes move online to get their competitive fix

A Test cricketer driving a Formula 1 car, virtual horse racing at Aintree and a husband tripping over computer cords while his wife is in second place in an online triathlon — here's how athletes are coping online during the coronavirus.




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Sports will reap the benefits of committing to women's leagues during the coronavirus pandemic

It would be a short-sighted and costly move for Australia's sporting bodies to abandon women's leagues to help them cope with the financial fallout caused by coronavirus, writes Richard Hinds.




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Professional sports clubs are counting on the JobKeeper package to save their jobs

With sport cancelled for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus, professional sports clubs are eyeing off the Federal Government's JobKeeper package to help keep players and administrators on the books.




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Community sporting clubs will feel the pinch as coronavirus hits grassroots levels

As professional sporting bodies such as the AFL and NRL sweat on the financial cost of coronavirus, the impact on suburban and regional clubs at the amateur level should not be ignored, writes Richard Hinds.




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British motorsport great Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90

The winner of 16 grands prix and a four-time world championship runner-up, Sir Stirling is widely regarded as the greatest Formula 1 driver never to win a title.




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'A bit ambitious': Sports Minister waters down NRL's restart hopes

The NRL is leading the charge to get sport restarted, planning games by late next month — but Australia's Federal Sports Minister is urging all codes to have patience amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Women's team sport has come so far in Australia but will coronavirus halt its momentum?

Australia's four football codes make a big show of investing in their women's teams and competitions, but their commitment to the cause is under the spotlight amid the coronavirus pandemic, writes Amanda Shalala.




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Doctor who supplied peptides to disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank has licence revoked

Alicia Meneghetti met Stephen Dank in 2014 when the sports scientist was at the centre of Essendon's infamous supplements program and serving a lifetime ban.



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  • Drugs and Substance Abuse
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Coronavirus shutdown provides an opportunity to challenge sport's conventional wisdom

With major sporting competitions on hold because of coronavirus, now is the time to reassess how we approach the sport-lifestyle balance of professional athletes and even how they are recruited, writes Richard Hinds.




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Adelaide Crows forward Tyson Stengle reported for drink driving in unregistered car

Young Adelaide Crows forward Tyson Stengle has been reported for drink driving after he recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.125. He is the second AFL player to be caught up in a drink driving offence in the last 24 hours.




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Cost-free appeals for athletes as coronavirus drives big sports to new tribunal

Australia's elite sportspeople wronged by dud selection calls or dodgy doping violations are set to chase justice in a new legal arena.




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How to invent a sport you're naturally good at

Don't let all this extra time at home get in the way of your long-cherished athletic goals. Here's how you can emerge from social distancing the proud champion of a sport you've just invented.




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Changing the way we view sport could lead to more inclusivity, say experts

Imagine an Australia where every sporting club in the country had players with autism and intellectual disability playing on teams, serving on committees, and helping run events.




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Players who breached social-distancing rules put NRL restart at risk, Federal Sport Minister says

Federal Minister Richard Colbeck says he hopes sport halted by the coronavirus pandemic can get started again, but warns NRL players' misbehaviour threatens a return of play.




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Bridget McKenzie breaks her silence, defends handling of sports grants

Former Cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie defends her actions in the sports grants scandal, saying it was her "responsibility" to exercise discretion and allocate grants to projects that had not been merit-listed.




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This is what the return of Australian sport might look like

The NRL has declared its intention to come back in four weeks, but the Government wants you to beat them onto the park, court, even bowling green.



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  • Sport
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Multiple abuse claims from athletes but even wealthy sports yet to sign up to redress scheme

Sporting organisations can afford to join the national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse but have chosen not to, according to government documents obtained by the ABC.




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Head of new sport integrity agency targets organised crime as greatest threat

Former footballer, AFP assistant commissioner and ASADA boss David Sharpe says his first challenge at the newly former Sport Integrity Australia will be to tackle organised crime.




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Five men in their 20s charged with esports match fixing

Five men are charged with match fixing offences — some of which carry penalties of up to 10 years in jail — as part of the first Australian criminal investigation into esports.




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Port Adelaide player accuses AFL of Victorian bias over training restrictions

Despite more relaxed coronavirus restrictions in South Australia and Western Australia, the AFL says it does not want clubs from those states training in bigger groups until Victorian teams are allowed to do so.




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Community sport must be ready to meet post-coronavirus challenges

Junior participation numbers in sport may face long-term effects caused by the coronavirus shutdown, meaning it's crucial community clubs act now so the battle isn't lost, writes Richard Hinds.




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Banned swimmer Sun Yang reportedly lodges appeal with Swiss court

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has reportedly appealed against his eight-year suspension for doping — it is the three-time Olympic champion's last hope to remain eligible for a fourth Games in Tokyo.




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Country sporting clubs facing 'catastrophic' consequences due to coronavirus

Community sporting clubs, particularly in country towns, are facing "catastrophic" consequences because of coronavirus, Australia's leading sports fundraiser warns.




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How accurate is 'Mrs. America's' portrayal of Republican women? We investigated

What Hulu's 'Mrs. America' gets right and wrong about Republican congresswoman Jill Ruckelshaus and evangelical activist Lottie Beth Hobbs in Episode 6.




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Video: L.A. Phil musicians give porch recitals for their Pasadena neighbors

L.A. Phil players Jonathan and Cathy Karoly find a new way to share music. "It's a privilege to get to play for people who want to listen," Cathy says.




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Prince Harry and Meghan are reportedly living in a Tyler Perry-owned L.A. mansion

According to reports, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are quarantining in a Beverly Hills home owned by "Madea" franchise mastermind Tyler Perry.




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Rough week? Let these puppy portraits from Beverly Hills Dog Show make your day

Long before coronavirus, we attended the Beverly Hills Dog Show to shoot portraits of the pups and their owners. Let them brighten your Friday.




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His Ahmaud Arbery portrait went viral. How an L.A. artist finds power in art

Artivist Nikkolas Smith combines personal storytelling with issues of national significance in his work.




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Facebook still teens’ most-used website: report


In the U.S. almost three quarters use it, along with others such as Instagram and Snapchat. Twenty-four per cent say they’re online almost constantly.




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No more bodies on the streets. But coronavirus batters Ecuador with disproportionate force

Images of corpses in Ecuador stoked fear of the coronavirus' effect on developing nations. Infections have yet to peak elsewhere in Latin America.




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Philippine nurses, long treated like exports, now told to stay home to fight coronavirus

The Philippines is promising better pay for its nurses to lure them to the front lines against COVID-19, but a legacy of exploitation and poor working conditions in the nation's hospitals has dampened the enthusiasm to answer the call.