Africa

Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

South African telco BitCo Telecoms has signed as the official internet service provider of Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Proteas men's national team for the next five years
Rugby Union
Events

Reports of a breakaway competition involving only Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby clubs have been rejected as speculation by Sanzaar’s chief executive Andy Marinos.
Rugby Union
Events

Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
Football
Media

StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has made a partial payment to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as part of its rights deal for the top-tier Premier League as it looks…
Cricket
Events

South Africa's cricket tour of Sri Lanka in June has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The teams were due to play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches
Rugby Union
Events

Sanzaar, the body which oversees top-level rugby union the Southern Hemisphere, is considering a "quickfire" six-week national team competition in one country, with potentially one city hosting the event
Football
Other

French Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille has announced that its former president Pape Diouf has died at the age of 68 after contracting the Covid-19 virus
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket South Africa is in talks with a potential new headline sponsor for the national team following confirmation that Standard Bank will stand down from the position in April
Athletics
Events

World Athletics’ Diamond League has postponed three more meetings scheduled for May amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Football
Media

Six Moroccan football clubs are lobbying the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the sport’s governing body in the North African country, over a broadcast rights payment, it is claimed.
Media

Pan-African pay-television operator MultiChoice has opened up its premium SuperSport channels to non-subscribers until April 30 as the Covid-19 outbreak begins to affect the African market
Football
Other

An International Olympic Committee spokesperson said yesterday "no solution will be ideal", regarding the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on Tokyo 2020
Football
Media

StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster that operates across sub-Saharan Africa, has moved the Sanyuka TV channel back to a cheaper subscription tier to allow more domestic fans watch coverage of football’s U…
Media

South African broadcast and telecoms regulator Icasa has targeted the end of September by which to publish the details of its long-awaited sports broadcast regulations
Baseball
Media

Network gains live OTT rights with league for much of Europe
Football
Media

The Confederation of African Football has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast services related to its various competitions, including its flagship Africa Cup of Nations in 2021
Basketball
Governance

Coronavirus outbreak prompts postponement of undetermined length
Football
Governance

Fifa's six-month takeover of the Confederation of African Football was promised to result in better governance and financial controls. Callum McCarthy investigates whether CAF can be trusted to deliver on those promises without supervision.