Australia

Cricket
Governance

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

Venues in France and Spain will host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series events for the first time in 2022, but events in Australia and New Zealand have dropped out due to pandemic-related logistics difficulties
Multi-sport
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has acquired exclusive media rights to the XXII Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham next year from July 28 to August 8
Horse Racing
Sports Betting

UK firm Sports Information Services (SIS) has made "a significant investment" into Australian betting data company Racelab Global
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

PepsiCo-owned sports drink brand Gatorade has extended its support for Cricket Australia for a further three years
Basketball
Media

Australia's Women's National Basketball League has renewed domestic media-rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and public-service broadcaster ABC for the 2021-22 season
Cricket
Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will show all 59 matches of the Women's Big Bash League for the first time
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Utility vehicle brand Isuzu UTE has agreed a three-season naming rights deal for Australia's men's A-League, covering 2021-22 to 2023-24. The league's official name will be the Isuzu UTE A-League Men
Rugby League
Events

The National Rugby League has today (Thursday) been forced into scaling back capacity for Sunday’s Grand Final at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium by 25 per cent due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Queensland, and…
Multiple Sports
Media

Intriguing developments in Asia-Pacific media rights markets in recent months mean the picture for rights sellers is not as bleak as it looked in the depths of the pandemic last year, says SportBusiness Asia-Pacific editor Kevin McCullagh.
Football
Governance

The top divisions of men’s and women’s club football in Australia will collectively be known as the A-Leagues as part of a rebranding of the A-League and W-League.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian insurance and financial services company Suncorp has extended its naming rights deal for the Brisbane-based Suncorp Stadium for up to 10 years
Golf
Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its rights for the US Masters golf tournament in a multi-year deal beginning with the 2022 event
Horse Racing
Media

Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven West Media is reported to have secured a deal to broadcast all major Racing New South Wales events, including the Everest and the Golden Slipper, until 2027
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Asia-Pacific division of marketing agency MKTG Sports and Entertainment has been appointed as the sponsorship sales agent for the local organisers of the 2022 Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup in S…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian bank CommBank has agreed to take over the naming rights to the Western Sydney Stadium from sister brand Bankwest, which is also part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia group
Rugby Union
Media

Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Commonwealth Bank has renewed its long-running sponsorship of Cricket Australia for a further three years, from 2021-22 to 2023-24