Africa
Parliamentary body pours cold water on Spurs-SA Tourism sponsorship proposal
A South African parliamentary committee has sought to scrap a proposal by the country’s ministry of tourism to sponsor Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Sportdigital Fussball owner launches football channel in Ghana
Sportainment, the parent company of German pay-TV broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball, has launched a free sports channel on Ghana's HD+ satellite platform as it looks to take its round-the-clock football…
1190 Sports, LiveSports partner to bring Brasileirão to Angola
1190 Sports, the agency selling international broadcast rights to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has entered into a partnership with Brazilian broadcast production and distribution company LiveSports t…
FanCraze adds SA20 to cricket roster
Technology company FanCraze has signed on as the official digital collectibles partner of SA20, the new South African T20 cricket league which launches today (Tuesday)
Kenya targeting 2029 World Athletics Championships
Kenya has said it will bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships after missing out on rights for the 2025 event to Tokyo, Japan
New World TV lands FA Cup rights in 17 African countries
New World TV Group has secured exclusive French-language pay-TV rights to broadcast England's FA Cup in 16 countries across Western and Central Africa, along with non-exclusively in Chad
Dubai, Seychelles secure hosting rights to Beach Soccer World Cups
Fifa has announced that Dubai and the Seychelles will stage the 2023 and 2025 Beach Soccer World Cups, respectively, the first time it has simultaneously awarded hosting rights for two editions of the…
NBA Africa appoints Egypt chief, Cairo office set to open
NBA Africa has named Mohamed Abdel-Motaleb Soliman as vice-president and head of NBA Egypt as it prepares to open a new office in Cairo in 2023
Basketball Africa League unveils structure for 2023 season
The Basketball Africa League has unveiled its structure for its third season in 2023, with the top 12 club teams from 12 African nations competing 38-game slate over three months.
Betway broadens cricket presence with title sponsorship of SA20
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has signed up gambling platform Betway as title sponsor of its new franchise league, SA20
South Africa’s PSL launches domestic rights tender for 2024-29 cycle
South Africa’s Premier Soccer League has launched an invitation to tender for media rights across sub-Saharan Africa for all of its competitions for the period from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
World Cup rights-holder New World TV hit by cyber attacks
New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster that holds free-to-air and pay-television rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has claimed it has suffered a series…
Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Scotland targeted for T10 League expansion
T Ten Sports Management, organising body of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, has said it is close to establishing its latest overseas competition in Zimbabwe, with expansion efforts also targeting Europe and…
Jumeirah to remain home of DP World Tour Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates has agreed a 10-year contract extension that will see the DP World Tour’s season-ending tournament remain in Dubai, while the European golf organisation has strengthened its alliance w…
Return of Kappa to Kaizer Chiefs ends Nike’s 23-year run
Italian sportswear manufacturer Kappa has rekindled an association with Kaizer Chiefs by signing on as the South African Premier Soccer League club’s official technical sponsor and licensing partner, a…
Kappa opts for EPCR extension
Italian sportswear brand Kappa has extended its sponsorship deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup club competitions
SABC takes over Telkom’s streaming service
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has launched an OTT streaming platform by taking over the service operated by telco Telkom
Morocco’s SNRT lands sublicensed World Cup rights
SNRT, Morocco’s free-to-air public broadcaster, has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 matches from the Fifa World Cup.
The matches will include those of the Moroccan national team.