Australia

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has renewed its rights to the Fifa Men’s World Cup, securing an exclusive deal for all 104 matches of the 2026 edition.

Saudi Arabia is set to be the only bidder to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup after Football Australia dropped its plans ahead of Fifa’s deadline today (Tuesday) to lodge expressions of intent.

Cricket Australia has reported a loss of A$16.9m (€10.1m/$10.7

James Rushton, the former DAZN chief executive, is to lead the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) alongside commissioner Nick Garcia, following the exit today (Friday) of chief executive Danny Townsend

Ahead of his first full season as commissioner of the APL, Nick Garcia talks exclusively to SportBusiness about working closer with IMG on an international strategy, the stats that show the A-League-Paramount relationship is thriving and why it’s the end of the ‘Del Piero’ days.

Indian-specialist tyre brand BKT, one of the most visible brands in global sports sponsorship, has extended its association with Australian cricket's Big Bash Leagues until at least 2025

Two of Australian sport's annual showpiece events drew bumper television audiences over the weekend, but neither the Australian Football League nor the National Rugby League Grand Finals could supplant…

Domestic media rights to the national team matches of Australia's men's Socceroos and women's Matildas will hit the market early next week, as Football Australia eyes a record multi-million dollar broadcast…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) have both announced Indian brands as team sponsors for the men's Cricket World Cup, taking place in India next month

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured exclusive Board of Control for Cricket in India rights in a deal brokered by the Pitch International agency, SportBusiness understands

Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters and subscription-based platforms are at loggerheads over reforms to the country’s anti-siphoning legislation concerning digital sports rights, with a consultation process having now closed.

The Australian Football League (AFL) has today (Monday) announced a four-year extension of its title sponsorship deal with Toyota

The Australian government has added Fifa World Cup matches featuring the Australian women’s football team to the country’s current ‘anti-siphoning’ list, which dictates sporting events that should be show…

James Johnson, chief executive of Football Australia, has called for a review of the venues chosen to host football matches at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games amid an anticipated spike in interest following the recent Fifa Women’s World Cup, which the country co-hosted alongside New Zealand.

Media group Nine Entertainment is the front-runner to secure domestic free-to-air media rights to the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s showpiece horse racing event, after its rival Seven West Media withdrew f…

The co-owners of Sunderland AFC, the second-tier English football club, have acquired SX Global, the Australia-based firm that has a 10-year contract in place to promote and manage the FIM Supercross World…