Rugby Union

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Media

Commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights in Italy to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union competition
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in Scotland, has extended its association with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in a grassroots-focused sponsorship deal that will run until 2023
Rugby Union
Media

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is launching a premium sports streaming service, Stan Sports, following its acquisition of Rugby Australia domestic media rights
Cricket
Events

The Lanka Premier League will start five days later from November 27 to December 17 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

South African beer brand Castle Lager has become the official title sponsor of the British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa in 2021
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a package of rights in Ireland to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union tournament
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Governance

Sanzaar, the body which oversees Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship competitions, has confirmed that Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have confirmed their places in the southern hemisphere’s R…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

South African Breweries has further enhanced its long-running association with South Africa Rugby after agreeing a three-season deal for its Carling Black Label beer brand to title sponsor club competition…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

South Africa Rugby has extended its contract with multinational automotive brand Land Rover
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Events

Australia’s bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been boosted with the federal government reaffirming its support by granting an additional A$8.8m (€5.3m/$6.2m) in funding.
Basketball
Events

Two torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays at the postponed Tokyo Games next summer have started an eight-month tour of Tokyo
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Governance

Russia is campaigning for a greater say in World Rugby and its planned bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup could be strengthened after the vice-president of the Rugby Union of Russia, Kirill Yashenkov,…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Rugby World Cup France 2023 organising committee has brought in French media and entertainment company Vivendi as ‘Official Entertainment Sponsor’ for the tournament.
Cycling
Events

US sportswear and equipment firm Under Armour has agreed to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to global investment firm Francisco Partners for $345m (€295m) – Under Armour Yao
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in Australia to rugby union’s new Autumn Nations Cup and Europe’s Heineken Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Global trading platform eToro has signed as Rugby Australia’s Presenting Partner for the ‘2020 Tri Nations' – the new name for the annual Rugby Championship following the recent withdrawal of South Afric…
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Finance & Law

Bill Sweeney, chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has forecast that the body will lose around £145m (€161m/$188m) in revenues in the short term as a “mid-case” scenario after the orga…
Badminton
Events

Online training sessions for volunteers at next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have resumed following a roughly eight-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today