Australia
Cricket South Africa agrees media-rights deal with Foxtel in Australia
Cricket South Africa has agreed a four-year media rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, running until the end of the 2023-24 southern hemisphere cricket season
Queensland to restart Olympic Games bid project
The Australian state of Queensland is set to restart work on a Brisbane-centred bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games after the project went into a six-month hiatus due to Covid-19
Victoria government to help cover Australian Open costs
Tennis Australia is in negotiations with state officials in Victoria on plans to cover the cost of the delayed Australian Open
Football Australia signs wide-ranging deal with Priceline Pharmacy
Football Australia has agreed a three-year sponsorship with Priceline Pharmacy to support women’s and youth football in Australia.
Australian Open gets green light to start in February
The Australian Open is set go ahead but has been pushed back to start on February 8
Cazoo signs ECB deal for The Hundred, Bupa switches to the Big Bash in Australia
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed up online automotive retailer Cazoo as Principal Sponsor of The Hundred
Australia’s Sportsbet acquires rights for British and Irish horse racing
British racecourse alliance Racecourse Media Group and Irish racecourse rights owner Sports Information Services have agreed a streaming, marketing content and betting deal with Australian online betting…
Seven seeks Cricket Australia emails as rights row continues
Australian broadcaster Seven West Media has filed court papers seeking access to correspondence between Cricket Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Foxtel and other parties as part of…
Foxtel, Kayo extend Australian Baseball League backing with new deal
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel and its Kayo Sports OTT streaming platform have acquired rights to the 2020-21 edition of the Australian Baseball League
Suzuki extends with 2020 NRL champions Melbourne Storm
Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club Melbourne Storm has extended its long-standing association with Japanese automotive brand Suzuki for another two years
Nike replaces ISC at AFL’s Sydney Swans to complete kit rebrand
Sports brand Nike has upgraded its association with the Australian Football League’s Sydney Swans to become the team’s kit and footwear sponsor.
Gemba hires Octagon’s Hodge as marketing manager
Communications services company Gemba has appointed Adam Hodge, formerly of international sports and entertainment agency Octagon, to the newly-created role of divisional manager of marketing strategy
FFA rebrands as Football Australia, forecasts A$7.3m loss in 2020-21
Football Federation Australia will now be known as Football Australia, following a unanimous vote in favour of the name change at the organisation's annual general meeting
World Surf League extends Australian rights deal with Seven
The World Surf League has renewed its broadcast agreement with Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven through 2021
Asics inks apparel deal with NRL’s Broncos
Japanese sportswear company Asics has announced a new agreement with National Rugby League team Brisbane Broncos as the club’s official apparel partner for 2021 and beyond.
Round-Up: Australian Open mulls qualifiers cut, Olympic badminton qualifiers in Singapore, CBA second stage dates, and more
The three-round qualification tournament before the first round of the Australian Open could be axed to guarantee the grand slam will only be delayed one week – The Age
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Nine recruits Shaw as head of rugby on back of landmark rights deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Entertainment has recruited Murray Shaw, an experienced sports production executive in Australia, as its head of rugby
Foxtel ‘opens talks’ over AFL rights extension
Pay-television operator Foxtel has initiated early talks to extend its rights deal with Australian rules football league the AFL, it has been reported