A-League
A-League secures double-header FTA slot in new season
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured a vital tweak to the television scheduling of the 2024-25 men's A-League season at a crucial time for the organisation.
IMG retains APL international media, betting rights
IMG has retained exclusive international broadcast, betting data and video rights to the men’s and women’s A-League competitions in Australasia.
Macarthur FC unveils crypto firm JPEX as first Asian sponsor
Australian A-League football club Macarthur FC has announced a partnership agreement with Japanese cryptocurrency trading platform JPEX, its first sponsorship deal with an Asian brand
CommBank replaces Bankwest as Western Sydney Stadium naming rights sponsor
Australian bank CommBank has agreed to take over the naming rights to the Western Sydney Stadium from sister brand Bankwest, which is also part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia group
Macron adds Victory to A-League portfolio
Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron has further increased its presence in Australian football by agreeing a new deal with A-League club Melbourne Victory
Football Australia withdraws teams from AFC Champions League
Football Australia has withdrawn Sydney FC, Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar from the AFC Champions League, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed
ViacomCBS’ Network Ten secures A$200m A-League deal ahead of Paramount+ launch
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured domestic broadcast rights to the A-League and W-League football leagues in a A$200m ($155m/€127m) five-year deal.
ViacomCBS’s Network Ten targets A-League rights for Paramount+
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten is targeting domestic A-League football rights to help launch new streaming platform Paramount+ in the market, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported
Mariners cool Manchester United takeover ‘speculation’
Australian A-League football club the Central Coast Mariners said reports this week of a potential takeover by Manchester United were 'speculation', although confirmed the English team was one of several…
Manchester United ‘in talks to buy Australia’s Mariners’
English Premier League club Manchester United is reported to be in talks to buy Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners and relocate it to Sydney
Australian Professional Leagues extends partnership with McDonald’s
Australian Professional Leagues, the new body governing Australia’s club football leagues, has agreed a new sponsorship deal with McDonald’s Australia.
APL appoints former Foxtel and Nielsen executives to senior roles
Australian Professional Leagues, the new body governing Australia's club football leagues, has appointed Ant Hearne as chief commercial officer and Michael Tange as strategy and digital director
Sydney FC signs up Glad Group as shirt sleeve sponsor
Australian A-League soccer champions Sydney FC have signed a shirt sleeve agreement with property services company Glad Group
New owners step in at A-League’s Jets
A consortium of investors has taken over the licence of Australian A-League football club the Newcastle Jets after it was stripped from former holder Martin Lee, a Shenzhen-based businessman
A-League, W-League separated from Football Australia
The management of Australia's professional men's and women's football leagues is passing from Football Australia to newly-formed body Australian Professional Leagues
Bunnings Warehouse backs Australia’s A-League and W-League
Australian domestic products retailer Bunnings Warehouse has signed its first-ever sponsorship in Australian soccer
Round-Up: BWF reveals competition schedule for first half of 2021, no new teams for IPL, and more
The Badminton World Federation announced the calendar for the first half of 2021, together with procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and information related to qualification and seedings for…
FFA rebrands as Football Australia, forecasts A$7.3m loss in 2020-21
Football Federation Australia will now be known as Football Australia, following a unanimous vote in favour of the name change at the organisation's annual general meeting