Oceania

Football
Media

Nine Entertainment-owned streaming service Stan Sport has secured the exclusive broadcast rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for the next three years
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Golf equipment manufacturer Callaway has expanded its sponsorship of the PGA and PGA Tour of Australasia with a new three-year deal
Tennis
Media

Media company Discovery has sublicensed free-to-air rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament from pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
Finance & Law

Australian software solutions company Catapult Group has agreed a deal to acquire UK-based sports data firm SBG Sports amid plans for increased investment in technology, data science, and scale capacity…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Nike has agreed a kit deal with the Big Bash League to supply all eight teams with playing and training wear for next season
Rugby Union
Governance

Rugby Australia is growing frustrated with the talks for next season's Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournament due to New Zealand’s strong bargaining position and the potential addition of two new franchises t…
Rugby League
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for Australia's National Rugby League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
Rugby Union
Events

USA Rugby has a new-found spring in its step after being formally accepted as a candidate to host the 2029 women’s Rugby World Cup and men’s event in 2027 or 2031. Bob Williams reports on the Union's bid process.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian brewery Stone and Wood Brewing Co. has become a sponsor of Rugby Australia and the Wallabies men’s national team ahead of the international season.
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wellness tech company Therabody signed two Australian sports league sponsorships this April, having entered the local market under its former Theragun corporate name in late 2019
Tennis
Industry Moves

Tennis Australia has appointed former Qantas and DHL executive Cedric Cornelis as its new chief commercial officer
Sailing
Events

SailGP is set to return to Sydney Harbour after the sailing series announced it would be adding a ninth race to its 2021-22 calendar, the Australian Sail Grand Prix
Rugby League
Media

Telco Spark has acquired the exclusive media rights in New Zealand for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, becoming the tournament's first international broadcast partner
Basketball
Media

Australian streaming platform Sports Flick has secured media rights to the Chinese Basketball Association league for the 2021-22 season
Sailing
Events

Emirates Team New Zealand has announced that it has been unable to reach an agreement to stage the 37th edition of the America’s Cup sailing event in Auckland and will now commence discussions with other n…
Football
Media

ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has struck a deal with Football Australia to broadcast all national team matches outside of World Cups until 2024
Multi-sport
Events

Australian Olympic official John Coates warned that Brisbane's appointment as host of the 2032 Olympics was not yet ensured, ahead of a July 21 vote by the International Olympic Committee
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby is reportedly close to completing a sponsorship deal with British petrochemical firm Ineos for the All Blacks’ back-of-shorts position, a move that has drawn protests from the Greenpeace o…