Australia

Australian Rules Football
Events

Australian rules football league the AFL has marked its return to action today (Thursday) by revising and extending its rights contract with commercial broadcaster Seven, and is said to have amended its…
Football
Events

Fifa has said Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup is the strongest of the three it has received. The other bidders are Colombia and Japan
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

US-based private equity firm KKR is in talks with Rugby Australia about an investment in the sport, it has been reported
Athletics
Events

Several thousand fans will be permitted to attend the Australian Football League game between the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval this Saturday night
Events

Former Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has been appointed as chair of the Live Entertainment Industry Forum (LEIF), a grouping of Australia’s largest live event businesses designed to…
Football
Events

The Asia-Pacific region could host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup after Brazil withdrew its candidacy, boosting the chances of Japan and Australia and New Zealand's combined bid.
Australian Rules Football
Events

The governor of Tokyo has questioned whether the Olympic Games can go ahead next year without an international deal on travel and quarantine
Australian Rules Football
Business

The Australian Football League does not yet have a broadcast deal in place for its reduced season which is due to resume on June 11
Cricket
Events

Russian Grand Prix organisers Rosgonki said they are open to hosting back-to-back races in Sochi this season adding to the F1 calendar shortened due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Fan Engagement

SportBusiness speaks to Asian fan clubs of European football teams to see what they made of their favourite teams' efforts to keep them engaged during the pandemic.
Rugby League
Events

Rugby league fans are set to attend games again after the NRL secured permission for spectators to return from the New South Wales government
Australian Rules Football
Stadia

The Australian Football League is using Melbourne's Marvel Stadium to help secure its fiscal future from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tom King reports.
Cricket
Governance

Cricket Australia has produced a revised forecast for its 2020-21 revenue with a 48-per-cent drop on the pre-Covid-19 figure of A$461m ($317m/€283m). The new forecasted revenue is A$239.7m.
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has said it is "committed" to completing this year's Champions League, after discussing the matter with member federations during online meetings yesterday
Rugby League
Media

Australian telco Telstra is set to lose its National Rugby League mobile rights after the current cycle ends in 2022, as the league looks to preserve greater exclusivity for its television partners
Rugby Union
Governance

The New Zealand government will next Monday consider dropping the country's Covid-19 alert level to 'level 1', meaning it could fully open sports stadiums
Rugby Union
Events

Rugby Australia is discussing with its Sanzaar partners and the Australian government plans for a Covid-19-free "hub" to host the four-nation Rugby Championship
Cricket
Events

Formula One will not cancel a race this season even if a driver tests positive for Covid-19, series chief executive Chase Carey has said - BBC