Australia

Multi-sport
Events

Due to a spike of Covid-19 cases in South Korea the ITTF has cancelled the 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships
Football
Governance

A-League organisers have moved to counter the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 on Sydney's northern beaches with an adjusted fixture list, dividing the football league into two divisions
Multi-sport
Events

The Badminton World Federation announced the calendar for the first half of 2021, together with procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and information related to qualification and seedings for…
Multi-sport
Events

The Chinese Football Association said the number of teams participating in the Chinese Super League will increase from 16 to 18 from 2023, and the second-tier League One will expand to 20 teams, while…
Tennis
Media

Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine and Tennis Australia are set to sign a modified broadcast deal for the 2021 summer of tennis
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australia's flagship professional football league has signed up insurance firm Gallagher as a sponsor of its top men’s and women’s divisions.
Cricket
Industry Moves

Cricket Australia, governing body for the sport in the country, is looking to recruit a head of commercial in the new year
Tennis
Events

A later start date of February 8 for the Australian Open has been confirmed by tennis governing body the ATP, along with the schedule for the start of the 2021 season
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos is being lined up to be the next chief executive of Rugby Australia, according to media reports
Cricket
Finance & Law

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven West Media and Cricket Australia will face off in court on March 15 next year as part of their ongoing dispute over the value of a media rights deal
Baseball
Events

Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Insurance broker Gallagher has signed a multi-year agreement as the new naming rights partner of the National Rugby League's Australian Kangaroos
Motorsport
Media

Independent production company AVE is reported to have secured the contract to produce free-to-air broadcaster Seven’s coverage of domestic motor racing promoted by the Australian Racing Group.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket Australia has signed an innovative sponsorship deal with deodorant brand Rexona, reflecting on a year of commercial success in which it claims to have “defied market conditions during a global p…
Cricket
Attendance

The Melbourne Cricket Ground will be permitted 30,000 fans a day during the five-day Boxing Day Test match between Australia and India, Victoria Sports Minister Martin Pakula has confirmed
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian National Rugby League (NRL) side Melbourne Storm has become the latest sports team to sign up emerging sportswear brand Castore as its kit supplier
Basketball
Media

Australia’s National Basketball League has entered into a ‘multi-year’ agreement with sports data and content supplier Sportradar commencing in the middle of January 2021. U
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Rugby league players in Australia face losing about A$20m ($14.8m/€12.2