Africa
Rugby Australia offers to host Lions tour
Rugby Australia has offered to host the British & Irish Lions’ tour to South Africa, with a view to bolstering its bid to stage the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
Formula E confirms second set of 2021 races, Asian legs postponed
Formula E and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have revealed details of the races to follow next month’s season opener in Saudi Arabia.
Sanzaar COO Morris to become chief executive
Southern Hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar has appointed chief operating officer Brendan Morris as its new CEO, and named Argentina’s Marcelo Rodriguez as its executive committee chairman.
Fifa launches ITTs in sub-Saharan Africa for men’s and women’s World Cups
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched a pair of invitations to tender for broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the the 2022 and 2023 instalments of its men’s and women’s World Cups, respe…
Decathlon signs NBA international merchandising deal
Sporting goods retailer Decathlon has announced a new multi-year merchandising agreement with the National Basketball Association
StarTimes picks up CHAN rights, Morocco to host Women’s Afcon
Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) national team football tournament
SA Rugby comes out fighting for exclusivity amid regulatory overhaul
Jurie Roux, chief executive of South Africa Rugby, has pushed back against proposals from the country’s broadcast regulator, ICASA, that would impose restrictions on media-rights contracts.
Eurosport to show inaugural Pure ETCR electric touring car series
International broadcaster Eurosport will show the inaugural season of the electric touring car racing series, Pure ETCR
World Handball Championship to be held behind closed doors
The International Handball Federation has announced that its World Men’s Championship will go ahead this month behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ahmad ruled ineligible for re-election as CAF president
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the candidatures of two officials for the presidency, with incumbent Ahmad deemed ineligible, and further checks required on two applicants
First for Ligue 1 as Togolese broadcaster offers local-language commentary
Matches from French football’s Ligue 1 are to be broadcast with local-language commentary in Togo by New World Sports, the satellite television broadcaster in the West African country.
UK switch under consideration for Lions’ South Africa tour
The British and Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa this summer could be relocated to the UK and Ireland amid continued doubts over Covid-19-related travel restrictions for fans.
Round-Up: Formula E confirms Saudi season-opener, Thai League 1 postponed, and more
Formula E will start its new season with a floodlit double-header in Saudi Arabia next month
Lions’ South Africa tour in doubt
The emergence of new strains of Covid-19 in the UK and South Africa have cast doubt over whether the British and Irish Lions rugby union tour to South Africa tour can go ahead as planned this year
CAF budgets for $13.6m loss as commercial revenues hit
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has budgeted for a loss of $13.6m (€11.2m) in the 2020-21 period as the shifting of the flagship Africa Cup of Nations to January 2022 takes its toll.
‘Growing optimism’ for rugby world club championship in 2022
Backers of a new world championship for leading club rugby union teams are increasingly optimistic the first edition can be launched in 2022, according to UK newspaper The Telegraph
Dates set for England in Sri Lanka and SA in Pakistan
Two major cricket tours have been scheduled for early next year, with England to visit Sri Lanka and, for the first time since 2007, South Africa to tour Pakistan
Egypt to host first Ironman 70.3 event in 2021
The Ironman 70.3 half-distance triathlon series will stage its fourth event in Africa next year after plans were announced for a first-ever race in Egypt