Australia

Rugby Union
Media

BeIN Sports and Stan Sport have both acquired non-exclusive media rights in Australia covering all matches from the upcoming Autumn Nations Series of rugby union test matches
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Australian National Rugby League’s newest club, the Redcliffe Dolphins, has signed outdoor products retailer Adventure Kings as its principal sponsor ahead of its entry to the competition in 2023.
Tennis
Events

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested unvaccinated players will be allowed to enter the country to play at next February's Australian Open tennis grand slam, provided they go through…
Horse Racing
Technology

Melbourne's Flemington horse racing track will appear on virtual, NFT-powered horse racing platform Zed Run under a deal with Victoria Racing Club
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Dylan Azzopardi, the businessman behind Australian sports streaming platform Sports Flick, is suing the current owner of the company, Dominic Galati, for A$12.7m ($9.5m/€8.2
Football
Finance & Law

US investment firm Silver Lake is close to acquiring a 30-per-cent stake in the commercial rights business of Australia's domestic football leagues, according to Australian newspapers the Sun-Herald and…
Motorsport
Events

Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief executive Andrew Westacott has said he is confident in Melbourne’s long-term position on the Formula 1 calendar, but admits there cannot be any “complacency” amid …
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian gas supplier Santos has upgraded its association with Rugby Australia to become a major partner of the Wallabies men’s national rugby union team.
Tennis
Events

Australian regulations requiring those entering the country to be double vaccinated against Covid-19 are raising doubts over the attendance of leading tennis players at January's Australian Open
Football
Media

ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has acquired rights to the English FA Cup
Multi-sport
Events

Australia's sports minister Richard Colbeck has said spending on Brisbane's Summer Olympics in 2032 is likely to exceed the A$5bn ($3.75bn/€3.2bn) original estimate.
Rugby League
Media

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is close to extending its biggest sports media rights property, free-to-air rights for the National Rugby League, according to local media
Football
Media

The English Premier League last week launched a media rights tender in Australia for its upcoming rights cycle, 2022-23 to 2024-25, with first-round bids due by November 15
Action Sports
Events

Action sports property Nitro Circus has detailed plans to return to Australia and New Zealand in 2022 for an outdoor stadium tour
Golf
Events

Professional golf in Asia-Pacific continues to be badly disrupted by the pandemic, with this week seeing the Australian Open cancelled and the Hong Kong Open postponed
Cricket
Finance & Law

Cricket Australia has declared a loss of A$151,000 ($112,082) for the 2020-21 financial year, despite growing revenues by 5 per cent to A$414.7m
Rugby League
Events

The National Rugby League’s Premiership will expand to 17 teams from the 2023 season after the Australian Rugby League Commission approved the grant of a new licence to the Redcliffe Dolphins, with pay-television b…
Cricket
Governance

A withdrawal of support by Australian state cricket bodies has led to Earl Eddings stepping down as Cricket Australia's chairman