Australia

Cricket
Events

Cricket Australia has amended the schedule for the women’s Ashes series in order to allow the Australian and English teams enough time to complete their quarantine before the start of the Women’s Cricket Wor…
Golf
Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured media rights for the 2021-22 season of the PGA Tour of Australasia
Boxing
Media

Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, is set to broadcast New Zealand rugby player-turned-boxer Sonny Bill Williams’ upcoming return to the ring against former A…
Tennis
Events

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won a last-minute legal bid to stop the Australian government deporting him before the Australian Open begins
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Non-alcoholic drinks brand Nexba has agreed a deal to sponsor Australia’s Big Bash League Twenty20 cricket competition.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

The PGA of Australia has announced a new five-year sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), continuing its 13-year association with the beverage group
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

A group of New Zealand businessmen and rugby union figures acquired a 40-per-cent stake in Super Rugby team the Blues in a deal with New Zealand Rugby in a deal agreed just before Christmas
Cricket
Events

Australia's T20 cricket Big Bash League may see out its 2021-22 season in a hub location in Melbourne due to Covid-related disruption, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported
Football
Industry Moves

Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the managing body of Australian professional football’s elite A-Leagues, has announced its current managing director Danny Townsend will transition to the role o…
Rugby Union
Events

Men's professional rugby union club competition Super Rugby Pacific will begin with nine weeks of domestic fixtures after organisers were forced to delay cross-border matches due to tightened Covid restrictions…
Basketball
Events

The tightening of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand means it is unlikely that the New Zealand Breakers basketball team and Wellington Phoenix football team will complete the second halves of their Australia-based…
Cricket
Media

A record-breaking average national audience of 440,000 viewers watched Australia romp to victory in the second Ashes Test on pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and Foxtel-owned streaming service Kayo, according…
Motorsport
Events

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has selected the Australia-based SX Global to promote and manage the FIM Supercross World Championship series for the next 10 years.
Rugby League
Media

The Australian Rugby League Commission has extended its rights deal with commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine until at least the end of the 2027 season, locking down its three main broadcasters in Australia…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tennis Australia has extended its Australian Open digital innovation agreement with Indian technology company Infosys until the end of 2026
Football
Finance & Law

Danny Townsend, managing director of Australian Professional Leagues, speaks to SportBusiness about Silver Lake's $100m investment into Australian club football.
Surfing
Media

Seven will remain the free-to-air home of the World Surf League in Australia after the network extended its deal with the property for another season
Motorsport
Media

The controversial end to the 2021 Formula 1 season drew a strong audience in Australia, with 437,000 viewers staying up late to watch Max Verstappen win his first championship by overtaking Sir Lewis Hamilton…