Oceania
Australian Open, Hong Kong Open golf tournaments drop out
Professional golf in Asia-Pacific continues to be badly disrupted by the pandemic, with this week seeing the Australian Open cancelled and the Hong Kong Open postponed
Cricket Australia grows revenues by 5 per cent but still makes small loss
Cricket Australia has declared a loss of A$151,000 ($112,082) for the 2020-21 financial year, despite growing revenues by 5 per cent to A$414.7m
NRL adds Dolphins as 17th team, Fox Sports enhances commitment
The National Rugby League’s Premiership will expand to 17 teams from the 2023 season after the Australian Rugby League Commission approved the grant of a new licence to the Redcliffe Dolphins, with pay-television b…
Earl Eddings steps down as Cricket Australia chairman
A withdrawal of support by Australian state cricket bodies has led to Earl Eddings stepping down as Cricket Australia's chairman
France and Spain in, Australia and NZ out of Sevens Series
Venues in France and Spain will host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series events for the first time in 2022, but events in Australia and New Zealand have dropped out due to pandemic-related logistics difficulties
Seven retains Commonwealth Games rights in exclusive deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has acquired exclusive media rights to the XXII Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham next year from July 28 to August 8
SIS invests in Racelab Global
UK firm Sports Information Services (SIS) has made "a significant investment" into Australian betting data company Racelab Global
Gatorade signs three-year extension with Cricket Australia
PepsiCo-owned sports drink brand Gatorade has extended its support for Cricket Australia for a further three years
Foxtel, ABC renew Women’s NBL rights
Australia's Women's National Basketball League has renewed domestic media-rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and public-service broadcaster ABC for the 2021-22 season
Foxtel to broadcast all WBBL matches for first time
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will show all 59 matches of the Women's Big Bash League for the first time
Isuzu UTE agrees first naming rights deal for men’s A-League
Utility vehicle brand Isuzu UTE has agreed a three-season naming rights deal for Australia's men's A-League, covering 2021-22 to 2023-24.
The league's official name will be the Isuzu UTE A-League Men
NRL reduces crowd for Brisbane’s Grand Final, postponement a possibility
The National Rugby League has today (Thursday) been forced into scaling back capacity for Sunday’s Grand Final at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium by 25 per cent due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Queensland, and…
Kevin McCullagh | Vital signs detected in Asia-Pacific media rights markets
Intriguing developments in Asia-Pacific media rights markets in recent months mean the picture for rights sellers is not as bleak as it looked in the depths of the pandemic last year, says SportBusiness Asia-Pacific editor Kevin McCullagh.
Taupō to host 2024 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Taupō has been confirmed as the host for the 2024 Ironman 70.3 World Championships after missing out on the opportunity to host the 2020 and 2022 events.
Australian football leagues united with gender-neutral A-Leagues brand
The top divisions of men’s and women’s club football in Australia will collectively be known as the A-Leagues as part of a rebranding of the A-League and W-League.
Suncorp extends stadium naming rights deal ahead of NRL Grand Final
Australian insurance and financial services company Suncorp has extended its naming rights deal for the Brisbane-based Suncorp Stadium for up to 10 years
Foxtel renews US Masters rights
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its rights for the US Masters golf tournament in a multi-year deal beginning with the 2022 event
Seven takes reins of Racing NSW rights until 2027
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven West Media is reported to have secured a deal to broadcast all major Racing New South Wales events, including the Everest and the Golden Slipper, until 2027