Oceania

Rugby Union
Media

Rugby union will return to the schedules of New Zealand streaming service Spark Sport after it acquired rights to club competition the United Rugby Championship
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Asia-Pacific division of marketing agency MKTG Sports and Entertainment has been appointed as the sponsorship sales agent for the local organisers of the 2022 Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup in S…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian bank CommBank has agreed to take over the naming rights to the Western Sydney Stadium from sister brand Bankwest, which is also part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia group
Rugby Union
Media

Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
Sailing
Events

The search for a host venue for the 37th America’s Cup will continue after organisers announced they are extending the selection period in order to work through the final details of the sailing competition a…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Commonwealth Bank has renewed its long-running sponsorship of Cricket Australia for a further three years, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Australian Football League has signed a 10-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with fast-food chain McDonald’s.
Football
Media

Telco Optus has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to select European qualification matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Tennis
Media

Australian media group Nine Entertainment has completed its set of Grand Slam tennis tournaments by acquiring rights to the US Open
Multiple Sports
Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured a new multi-year agreement for exclusive free-to-air and pay-television rights to golf's Open Championship
Tennis
Media

Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has broadened its tennis portfolio by agreeing a multi-year deal for rights to the Laver Cup
Rugby League
Events

Brisbane will host the National Rugby League’s Premiership Grand Final for the first time after this year’s game was moved from Sydney due to escalating Covid-19 cases in the city.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian barbecue products brand Weber Barbecues has been named as the new title sponsor of the Women’s Big Bash League, the Australian Twenty20 cricket league.
Tennis
Media

Discovery has landed a long-term agreement with Tennis Australia which will keep the Australian Open under the Eurosport umbrella and on Discovery broadcast platforms for another decade
Multiple Sports
Media

Australian streaming platform Sports Flick is now offline and its founder Dylan Azzopardi is being investigated by police over allegations of fraud, according to The Sydney Morning Herald
Football
Media

In the second part of a two-part interview, the Football Australia commercial head Tom Rischbieth and comms head Peter Filopoulos discuss the landmark domestic media-rights deal with 10 ViacomCBS and the fed's global outlook.
Golf
Events

Australia’s two major golfing events, the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Open, have been postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19.
Football
Events

A combined champion of Australia's men's and women's professional football leagues will be crowned from next season as part of an expansion of the women's club game by league organiser Australian Professional…