Cricket Australia inks three-year Vodafone naming-rights deal
Cricket Australia has signed a three-year deal with Vodafone as its men's Test naming-rights partner, and partner of Women’s Big Bash League and the Australian Women’s Team.
South Korean government committing KRW1.7tn in 2021 to help sport recover
South Korea’s government is committing KRW1.74tn ($1.47bn/€1.22bn) to next year’s budget to help the sports sector recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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World Rugby cancels Sevens events in January, offers $2.5m in Olympic funding
World Rugby Sevens events scheduled for Australia and New Zealand in January 2021 have been cancelled
Korean basketball pre-season tournament cancelled, 2020-21 season start under threat
The Korean Basketball League has been forced to postpone its planned 2019-20 season decider due to a second Covid-19 outbreak, with the October start of the 2020-21 season also under threat
IPC and Coca-Cola agree worldwide Paralympic sponsorship
The International Paralympic Committee has added the Coca-Cola Company to its roster of Worldwide Paralympic Partners, its top tier of sponsorship
Sanzaar chief admits Super Rugby lost its way
Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos has conceded that Super Rugby overreached when it expanded its number of teams and launched a conference structure
Springboks in talks about entering ‘Eight Nations’
South Africa's rugby union team is being lined up as a replacement for Japan in the expanded Six Nations tournament in Europe later this year
Huawei exits Canberra Raiders sponsorship citing ‘negative environment’
Chinese technology firm Huawei is scaling back its sponsorship of Australian National Rugby League club Canberra Raiders, citing a "negative business environment" for the company in Australia
ONE agrees distribution deal for The Apprentice with AXN
MMA promotion ONE Championship has announced distribution deals with seven media platforms for its upcoming spin-off programme The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition
Nike’s sponsorship of Neymar comes to an end
Nike has confirmed the early end of its 15-year partnership with Brazilian football star Neymar, ending one of its most high-profile sponsorship agreements