Australia

Boxing
Media

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has agreed a multi-year rights deal with domestic promotion No Limit Boxing
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Optus has recruited Howard Rees from Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel in the newly created role of head of Optus Sport, the telco’s sports subscription streaming service.
Motorsport
Events

The Victoria Government has added a further two years to its contract for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, meaning that the country’s round of the motor-racing championship is now locked in for Melbourne unt…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Australian Super Rugby Pacific team Western Force have said they are reviewing their sponsorship agreements with Altrad Group after the French construction engineering company’s f…
Olympic Games
Governance

The Australian Olympic Committee has launched its inaugural climate action plan, which includes a commitment to a 30-per-cent reduction in its emissions by 2024 with a view to being net zero by 2040
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Australia SailGP team has signed up Campari Australia’s SKYY Vodka brand as a new sponsor in a multi-season deal.
Golf
Events

The PGA of Australia has today (Tuesday) launched a tournament utilising a revolutionary new team-based format which aims to open up golf to new audiences
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

American businesswoman Cindy Hook has been appointed as chief executive of the Organising Committee for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Cricket
Governance

Cricket Australia (CA) is set to have its fourth chair in less than 18 months, with Mike Baird to replace Lachlan Henderson next year
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket Australia (CA) has extended its multi-asset sponsorship with fast food chain KFC until the end of the 2024-25 Australian season
Football
Events

Australian soccer's A-Leagues has agreed a deal with the New South Wales government to host its annual grand final matches in Sydney for the next three years, 2023 to 2025
Surfing
Media

The World Surf League (WSL) has extended its broadcast deal with long-term Australian rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Australian sport and entertainment consultancy Gemba has hired Claire Kelly to aid its expansion into the European marketplace
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian National Rugby League expansion franchise the Redcliffe Dolphins has agreed a stadium naming rights deal with streaming service Kayo Sports ahead of its debut in the competition in 2023
Tennis
Events

The Hopman Cup international teams competition will be staged by the French city of Nice as it returns for the first time in four years, but not to its traditional home of Perth, Australia
Football
Media

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS pulled in its second-highest linear reach in 2022 during its live coverage of the national football team’s exit to Argentina in the round of 16 of the Fifa World C…
Multiple Sports
Events

Pre-eminent global sporting leaders will converge on Melbourne in late March 2023 for the second staging of SportNXT, the international thought-leadership summit designed to shape the future of sport
Football
Media

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS's audience figures for the Australia-Denmark match at the Fifa World Cup were boosted by a strong take-up on its OTT streaming platform