AFL strikes five-year timekeeper deal with Kennedy
The Australian Football League has announced as five-year sponsorship deal with luxury watch retailer Kennedy.
The tie-up sees Kennedy become the official timekeeper of the AFL
Fifa ‘on track’ to exceed 2019-22 target as commercial revenue streams recover in 2021
Fifa has said that it is “well on track” to exceed its revenue target of $6.44bn (€5.69bn)
J.League appoints Rakuten as NFT licensee
Japanese ecommerce company Rakuten has signed a licensing agreement with the J.League, the top division of Japanese football, to produce a range of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
IPL to return with new format from March 26
The Indian Premier League will return with a new format from March 26 to May 29, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed in a statement issued earlier today (Friday)
World Team Table Tennis Championships postponed
The International Table Tennis Federation has announced the postponement of this year’s World Team Table Tennis Championships until September.
Kayo appoints former NFL marketing manager Hefele as executive director
Former National Football League marketing manager Cate Hefele has been appointed as executive director of Kayo, the subscription streaming platform owned by Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel
AFC reverts to winter fixtures; rule changes and centralised venues announced
The Asian Football Confederation has announced the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, the premier club football competitions in Asia, will revert to an autumn-spring calendar from the 2023-24 season
Nine talks up sports rights ambitions on back of strong financial results
The chief executive of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, Mike Sneesby, suggested the company is interested in acquiring domestic cricket rights as well as renewing its Australian Open tennis rights,…
Bledisloe Cup reduced to a two-game contest
The Bledisloe Cup, the annual rugby union competition contested by Australia and New Zealand, has been reduced from three fixtures to two
Sky NZ mulls price hike as six-month profit falls; secures PFL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering increasing the price of its sports content after its latest financial report showed profit for the six months to December fell more than a quarter