Africa
Mamelodi Sundowns eye global exposure with Roc Nation link-up
South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns has signed a wide-ranging agreement with sports and entertainment agency Roc Nation Sports
Fifa adjudicatory chamber sanctions former CAF president Hayatou
Fifa has announced that the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee appointed to investigate Issa Hayatou has found the former Confederation of African Football president responsible for…
England’s Bangladesh cricket tour postponed, freeing players for IPL
An England cricket tour of Bangladesh scheduled for September and October has been postponed, while a South Africa tour of Sri Lanka in September has been confirmed, as boards continue to work their way…
Cricket South Africa dismisses former chief commercial officer, acting CEO
Cricket South Africa’s former acting chief executive, Kugandrie Govender, has been dismissed with immediate effect, the latest episode in the long-running governance crisis at the national governing b…
TikTok unveils British & Irish Lions content creation tie-up
Social media platform TikTok has been named the ‘Official Creator Platform’ of the ongoing British & Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa.
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Obama becomes strategic partner, investor in NBA Africa
Former US President to aid development of new league entity on the continent
Uefa national team media rights on market in sub-Saharan Africa
The CAA Eleven agency has invited bids in sub-Saharan Africa for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.
New World TV bags Fifa pay-TV rights in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa
Togo-based satellite television broadcaster New World TV has secured pay-television rights in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 Women's World Cup
Integral acquires Nigerian free-to-air Tokyo 2020 rights, sublicenses to NTA
Sports marketing agency Integral has acquired free-to-air rights in Nigeria to 200 hours of live content from Tokyo 2020, acquiring the rights from the Infront agency
Cape Town to stage three remaining Lions Tests behind closed doors
The remainder of the British & Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa will take place in Cape Town amid ongoing concerns relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
CAF rallies behind biennial World Cup proposal
The Confederation of African Football has given its backing to Fifa’s proposal of staging the World Cup and Women’s World Cup on a biennial basis, despite its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) also operating eve…
AFA Sports sets Olympic first with Nigeria deal, Team Canada renews sponsorship
AFA Sports has been named as the official apparel provider for the Nigerian team at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the first indigenous African apparel brand to feature at the Games
Seven picks up Extreme E highlights in Australia
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Pakistan, USA among bidders for ICC events
The International Cricket Council has received proposals from 17 member nations to host men's one-day international and T20 events in the next cycle, 2024 to 2031
Fifa sanctions former CAF executive Omari over Lagardère negotiations
Constant Omari, the former president of the Congo DR Football Association and an ex-vice president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been suspended from football for one year by Fifa…
SABC cites SuperSport restrictions as no deal struck for Springboks-Lions Tests
South African public broadcaster the SABC has said that it will not broadcast the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa or the national team's home Tests against Georgia "due to rights restrictions…