Latin America
Japanese teams considered for Super Rugby revamp
Super Rugby is considering the entry of Japanese Top League teams into a radically restructured 2021 competition
Turner suspends rights fee payments to eight Brazilian clubs
The Brazilian arm of US-based broadcaster Turner is reported to have suspended pay-television broadcast rights fee payments to eight Brasileiro Série A clubs.
Uruguayan FA urges Tenfield to meet TV rights payment
The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has urged the Tenfield agency to meet its latest payment after it failed to make a deadline of April 30 to settle the latest instalment for broadcast rights to…
ESPN Brasil can show Copa Libertadores as regulator approves Fox Sports merger
The proposed merger of the Brazilian arms of international sports broadcasters Fox Sports and ESPN has been given provisional approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (Cade), the competition…
TradeATF joins AFA’s growing sponsor roster
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has signed a new sponsorship deal with Cyprus-based CFD broker TradeATF
Brazilian aquatics federation ‘in legal bid’ over Globo’s suspended rights payments
The Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports (CBDA) is set to take legal action against Globo after the commercial broadcaster suspended its rights deal with the body
Marinos rubbishes Super Rugby breakaway talk
Reports of a breakaway competition involving only Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby clubs have been rejected as speculation by Sanzaar’s chief executive Andy Marinos.
Brazilian clubs accept Globo’s rights fee reductions
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has secured the votes from Campeonato Brasileiro Sèrie A clubs required to reduce its fees for April, May and June as Covid-19’s effect has delayed the start of th…
Israeli bank agrees to pay $30m over role in Fifa scandal
Israel-based Bank Hapoalim B.M. (BHBM) and its Swiss subsidiary, Hapoalim Ltd, have agreed to forfeit $20.7m (€18.9m) and pay a fine of $9.3
São Paulo bolsters kit sponsorship portfolio with MRV renewal
Brazilian football club São Paulo has extended its contract with one of its shirt sponsors, real estate company MRV.
The renewal builds on an association which began in 2017.
Netflix to show Barça series in Latin America, Canada
Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has struck a deal with Netflix for the streaming service to show its Matchday documentary series in Latin America and Canada
Globo proposes rights fee cuts for Brazilian top flight
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has informed Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs that it intends to make significant reductions in its monthly rights fees due to the uncertainty over the status …
Covid-19 rejig could spell the end for Super Rugby
Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
Liga MX suspends promotion-relegation for five years
Mexico's Liga MX has suspended promotion and relegation to and from the league for the next five years following a vote by the 18 club owners
Turner and Fox make April payment for Argentinian Superliga rights
Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the US-headquartered domestic rights-holders of the Argentinian Superliga, have paid their instalments for April
Argentina set to drop bid for 2027 Rugby World Cup
Australia has emerged as the front-runner to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup after it emerged that Argentina is set to end its bid to stage the event
DAZN acquires live rights to PDC Home Tour in nine markets
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in each of its active markets to the recently-announced Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Home Tour series
‘Quickfire’ Rugby Championship in Australia mooted
Sanzaar, the body which oversees top-level rugby union the Southern Hemisphere, is considering a "quickfire" six-week national team competition in one country, with potentially one city hosting the event