Oceania

Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tennis Australia has announced that Australian Open 'Major Partner' Kia has extended its sponsorship for another five years, making it one of the longest sports sponsorships in Australia
Cricket
Finance & Law

Cricket Australia (CA) has engaged US financial services company Morgan Stanley to help it assess a potential privatisation model that could see it sell off a stake in its commercial business
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chubb has agreed a three-year renewal with Tennis Australia, the organiser of the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
American Football
Technology

Company looks to open up wide range of new insights in highly popular sport
Cricket
Media

Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

AlUla, a boutique heritage and culture destination in Northwest Saudi Arabia, has stepped up its association with GreenEDGE Cycling by becoming the co-naming rights sponsor of the Australian UCI WorldTour…
Motorsport
Media

Stan Sport, the subscription streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has committed to increased free-to-air coverage for the second season of its rights deal for SpeedSeries, the…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Global live entertainment, ticketing and technology company TEG has acquired a majority stake in Australian startup FAN+, which offers a range of personalised live experiences with some of the country’s l…
Swimming
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swimming Australia, the sport’s national governing body, has agreed a new sponsorship deal with Indian IT services and consulting company Tech Mahindra.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Car manufacturer Kia has announced a new three-year sponsorship of the National Rugby League (NRL)
Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5
Multiple Sports
Media

New Zealand telco Spark is closing its Spark Sport subscription streaming service, with public-service broadcaster TVNZ expected to acquire the majority of its sports rights portfolio
Boxing
Media

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has agreed a multi-year rights deal with domestic promotion No Limit Boxing
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Optus has recruited Howard Rees from Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel in the newly created role of head of Optus Sport, the telco’s sports subscription streaming service.
Motorsport
Events

The Victoria Government has added a further two years to its contract for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, meaning that the country’s round of the motor-racing championship is now locked in for Melbourne unt…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Australian Super Rugby Pacific team Western Force have said they are reviewing their sponsorship agreements with Altrad Group after the French construction engineering company’s f…
Olympic Games
Governance

The Australian Olympic Committee has launched its inaugural climate action plan, which includes a commitment to a 30-per-cent reduction in its emissions by 2024 with a view to being net zero by 2040