South Africa
Kingsmead Stadium lands naming-rights deal with Hollywoodbets
SABC secures two thirds of government bailout
CSA signs ‘more commercially viable’ MSL rights deal with SABC
Match Hospitality lands Euro 2020 contract in seven countries
SABC and IMG agree late Rugby World Cup radio rights deal
ONE Championship agrees deal with streaming platform FITE for landmark show
SABC: Over three-quarters of ZAR483m annual loss due to cost of sports rights
Cape Town to host 2023 Netball World Cup
Lawsuit launched after failed South African T20 league
Moroe lands CEO role at Cricket South Africa on permanent basis
Cricket South Africa joins forces with SuperSport for new T20 league
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has teamed up with rights partner, pay-television broadcaster SuperSport, to announce the launch of a new “world-class” Twenty20 competition following the collapse of previous efforts to form a T20 Global League.
NBA takes Africa Game to Pretoria
North American basketball league the NBA has announced that this year’s edition of its Africa Game will take place in the South African city of Pretoria, having initially been planned for Johannesburg.
Sanzaar slams ‘simply wrong’ Super Rugby reports
Sanzaar, the umbrella body for the national bodies of rugby union in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, has hit out at ongoing reports over the future direction of its competitions, stating media claims are nothing but “unsubstantiated speculation”.
Super Rugby at centre of major Sanzaar strategic review
The prospect of a return to Super Rugby expansion has emerged following details of a major strategic review embarked upon by Sanzaar, the umbrella body for the national unions in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, that also outlines new events and reforms for the Rugby Championship.
Alexander secures re-election as SA Rugby president
Mark Alexander has been re-elected as president of SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa.
Cricket South Africa returns to franchise-based vision for T20 league
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has moved to return to its original vision for a privately-owned, franchise-based Twenty20 competition following a meeting held at the weekend.
NBA to return to Johannesburg, targets India game
North American basketball league the NBA has announced it will hold its third Africa Game in Johannesburg in August, while it is targeting a pre-season fixture in India.
Cricket South Africa’s latest T20 proposal rejected
Cricket South Africa’s latest efforts to form a new Twenty20 competition have been rejected by its Members’ Council, according to reports.