Oceania

Netball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Financial services group Suncorp has extended as principal partner of Netball Australia for five more years, from 2022 to 2026
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket Australia has signed a sponsorship deal with Australian drinks manufacturer Nu-Pure that sees it become the official water partner of the men’s and women’s cricket teams in a three-year deal.
Netball
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has reached an agreement with TVNZ that allows the public broadcaster in New Zealand to show free-to-air coverage of the matches of New Zealand’s national netball t…
Australian Rules Football
Events

The Australian Football League has announced that its 2021 Grand Final has been moved from the Melbourne Cricket Ground to the Optus Stadium in Perth due to the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in Victoria
Rugby Union
Events

A new format of the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby club competition will launch in 2022, with two new Pacific Islands teams joining the existing five teams each from Australia and New Zealand
Football
Marketing

In the first part of a two-part interview, the Australian football federation's commercial head Tom Rischbieth outlines the organisation's plans to capitalise on the upcoming Women's World Cup.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

French construction services company Altrad will become the new main jersey sponsor of the All Blacks rugby union team after it finalised a six-year deal with New Zealand Rugby
Football
Industry Moves

John Nicholl has been appointed head of commercial revenues for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, while Kim Anderson has been named head of marketing services for the tournament.
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has exceeded expectations by posting a profit of NZ$47.5m (€28.1m/$33.1m) for the 2021 financial year.
Athletics
Media

United States-based subscription streaming platform FloSports has secured the media rights to the Virgin Money London Marathon in North America and Australia, starting this year
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Australian media group Nine Entertainment has recorded a strong profit after tax compared with last year’s Covid-19 slump as its newly-launched streaming service Stan Sport helped to boost earnings.
Cricket
Media

Telecoms operator Spark has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in New Zealand to the national cricket team’s forthcoming Twenty20 tour of Bangladesh.
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian motor racing esports series Supercars Eseries has agreed a raft of sponsorships deals ahead of the latest championship which kicks off this week
Rugby Union
Events

An agreement has been reached between the members of the Sanzaar rugby grouping to host the remaining matches of this year's Rugby Championship in Queensland, Australia
Football
Media

Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, kicked off its 2021-22 season with 20 new international rights-holders in place as late contract extensions were agreed by the Infront agency in the…
Rugby Union
Events

New Zealand Rugby has announced that several forthcoming Test matches for both the men’s All Blacks and women’s Black Ferns have been cancelled in response to the latest lockdown and travel restrictions in …
Football
Industry Moves

Richard Bayliss, the former director of sport at pay-television broadcaster Optus Sport, has joined the Australian Professional Leagues in the newly-created position of director of content
Rugby Union
Events

The Rugby Championship is considering a mid-tournament switch to Europe as part of a backup plan to ensure that its fixture list can be completed