Australia

Cricket
Governance

Cricket Australia has announced the withdrawal of its men’s team from an upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan due to the Taliban further limiting women’s rights in the country.
Basketball
Finance & Law

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has expanded his sports team investment portfolio by joining the ownership group of domestic National Basketball League (NBL) team South East Melbourne Phoenix
Tennis
Sports Betting

Sports betting and data services firm Stats Perform has agreed a multi-year deal with Tennis Australia (TA) making it the exclusive distributor of live video streaming and ultrafast data to licensed sports…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tennis Australia has announced that pharmacy retailer Chemist Warehouse has extended its sponsorship for another three years
Cricket
Media

Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV broadcaster, has doubled down on its commitment to broadcasting South African cricket in a deal to show all 33 matches from the inaugural edition of the new SA20 franchise…
Tennis
Events

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has rejected fresh suggestions that the opening grand slam of the tennis calendar should be moved to another date, but has conceded that the length of the…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tennis Australia has announced that Australian Open 'Major Partner' Kia has extended its sponsorship for another five years, making it one of the longest sports sponsorships in Australia
Cricket
Finance & Law

Cricket Australia (CA) has engaged US financial services company Morgan Stanley to help it assess a potential privatisation model that could see it sell off a stake in its commercial business
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chubb has agreed a three-year renewal with Tennis Australia, the organiser of the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
American Football
Technology

Company looks to open up wide range of new insights in highly popular sport
Cricket
Media

Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

AlUla, a boutique heritage and culture destination in Northwest Saudi Arabia, has stepped up its association with GreenEDGE Cycling by becoming the co-naming rights sponsor of the Australian UCI WorldTour…
Motorsport
Media

Stan Sport, the subscription streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has committed to increased free-to-air coverage for the second season of its rights deal for SpeedSeries, the…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Global live entertainment, ticketing and technology company TEG has acquired a majority stake in Australian startup FAN+, which offers a range of personalised live experiences with some of the country’s l…
Swimming
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swimming Australia, the sport’s national governing body, has agreed a new sponsorship deal with Indian IT services and consulting company Tech Mahindra.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Car manufacturer Kia has announced a new three-year sponsorship of the National Rugby League (NRL)
Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5