Oceania

Cricket
Events

Australia's T20 cricket Big Bash League may see out its 2021-22 season in a hub location in Melbourne due to Covid-related disruption, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported
Football
Industry Moves

Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the managing body of Australian professional football’s elite A-Leagues, has announced its current managing director Danny Townsend will transition to the role o…
Rugby Union
Events

Men's professional rugby union club competition Super Rugby Pacific will begin with nine weeks of domestic fixtures after organisers were forced to delay cross-border matches due to tightened Covid restrictions…
Netball
Events

New Zealand will host the next three editions of the Fast5 Netball World Series, which returns next November following a four-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Squash
Events

The World Squash Federation has unveiled New Zealand as host of the 2023 Men’s World Team Squash Championships.
Basketball
Events

The tightening of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand means it is unlikely that the New Zealand Breakers basketball team and Wellington Phoenix football team will complete the second halves of their Australia-based…
Cricket
Media

A record-breaking average national audience of 440,000 viewers watched Australia romp to victory in the second Ashes Test on pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and Foxtel-owned streaming service Kayo, according…
Motorsport
Events

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has selected the Australia-based SX Global to promote and manage the FIM Supercross World Championship series for the next 10 years.
Rugby League
Media

The Australian Rugby League Commission has extended its rights deal with commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine until at least the end of the 2027 season, locking down its three main broadcasters in Australia…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tennis Australia has extended its Australian Open digital innovation agreement with Indian technology company Infosys until the end of 2026
Football
Finance & Law

Danny Townsend, managing director of Australian Professional Leagues, speaks to SportBusiness about Silver Lake's $100m investment into Australian club football.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby is to hold talks with the New Zealand players’ union next week over the proposed investment in its commercial rights by US private equity company Silver Lake Partners.
Surfing
Media

Seven will remain the free-to-air home of the World Surf League in Australia after the network extended its deal with the property for another season
Rugby Union
Stadia

Flicket will be the official ticketing partner of Moana Pasifika for the Super Rugby Pacific franchise’s inaugural season.
Motorsport
Media

The controversial end to the 2021 Formula 1 season drew a strong audience in Australia, with 437,000 viewers staying up late to watch Max Verstappen win his first championship by overtaking Sir Lewis Hamilton…
Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has signed off on a five-year extension to its rights deal in Australia, France and Turkey for women’s tennis’ WTA Tour.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian football club Melbourne City FC has signed up MyRepublic as its official internet provider
Motorsport
Media

Stan Sport, the streaming platform of Australia’s Nine Network, has secured exclusive rights to the IndyCar Series, the FIA World Rally Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2022.