New Zealand

Rugby Union
Events

This year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship is in danger of not going ahead as planned due to the second wave of Covid-19 cases in expected host country New Zealand, and infections in the Argentina s…
Media

US-based media company Discovery has agreed a deal to acquire the free-to-air television business of MediaWorks, which claims to be New Zealand’s largest independent commercial broadcaster.
Sailing
Events

Organisers have hit out after the New Zealand government’s restrictions around immigration during Covid-19 resulted in the cancellation of next year’s Youth America’s Cup sailing event. D
Athletics
Events

Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto said he hopes outgoing Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved with the Olympics hosting effort - Reuters/CNA A
Rugby Union
Events

Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos has conceded that Super Rugby overreached when it expanded its number of teams and launched a conference structure
Australian Rules Football
Events

The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League football club Manchester City has signed up New Zealand-based payment platform Laybuy as its ‘Official Buy Now, Pay Later Partner’ in three markets.
Events

The 2021 Hong Kong Marathon has been postponed. The race was due to take place on January 24
Baseball
Events

Chinese police, working with the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, seized more than 120,000 counterfeit golf products in raids of online golf retailers in four cities
Events

Indian retailer Future Group has pulled out of its sponsorship of the Indian Premier League. The company is suffering financial problems linked to Covid-19
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand's North v South rugby union fixture has been postponed until September 5, New Zealand Rugby has announced
Events

International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said next year's Paralympics could not go ahead at the current risk level for Covid-19, noting that some para-athletes were particularly vulnerable…
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby is preparing the All Blacks national team for a full slate of fixtures between now and the end of the year, even as Covid-19 continues to disrupt sport in the country and around the world
Baseball
Events

Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Athletics
Events

Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Rugby Union
Events

The sold-out Blues v Crusaders Super Rugby Aotearoa finale has been cancelled as Auckland battles a new spike in Covid-19 cases
Baseball
Events

Tennis Australia is keen on hosting the second edition of the ATP Cup next year in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, and is in talks with the Association of Tennis Professionals about doing so
Host Broadcast & Production

International outdoor broadcasting specialist NEP has agreed a takeover of the sports production subsidiary of pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand