Oceania
WINDIES DISPUTE NEARING RESOLUTION
West Indies will select a full-strength team for their upcoming tour to Australia after agreement was reached with players in the long-running sponsorship dispute.
SUPERLEAGUE NETS INTERNET SPONSOR
England Netball has launched the Figleaves.com Netball Superleague, which will be the premier domestic netball competition in the UK.
CRICKET’S OPENING PARTNERSHIP WITH MOBILE
Orange will deliver a world first in live sports broadcasting when a cricket channel covering the ICC Super Series is made available to mobile users.
CRICKET’S AURA STICKS
Digital sports agency, Aura Sports, has become exclusive third party sales and sponsorship agents for online cricket game www.Stickcricket.com.
MOFFETT QUITS WRU
David Moffett has resigned as s group chief executive of the Wales Rugby Union for family reasons.
REDS SWITCH TO NEW HOME
The Queensland Reds Super 14 team will play their home games at Lang Park, home of rugby league's Brisbane Broncos, from next season.
MUTUAL SIGNS UP TO WORLD BOWLS
The World Bowls Tour (WBT) has agreed a deal with engage Mutual Assurance for title sponsorship of the International Open next month.
NIMBUS TAKES ON CHALLENGE
International sports marketing agency, Nimbus Sport, has bagged the commercial rights to Indian cricket’s Challenger Trophy 2005.
MOORE OFFICE SPACE NEEDED
Moore Sports Advertising is expanding its operations with the opening of a new office in Melbourne, Australia.
CRICKET GETS MOBILE
Cricket fans in Australia, India, South Africa and the UK will be able to watch action from the Johnnie Walker Super Series on their mobile phones.
CLASSIC CUP FINALS GO TO ESPN
ESPN Classic Sport has snapped up the rights to 60 European cup soccer finals from UEFA.
WTA EXPANDS INTO INDIA & MIDDLE EAST
The WTA Tour has unveiled plans to expand into the growth markets of India and the Middle East.
TV DEALS DECLARED FOR CRICKET SUPER SERIES
More than a billion people are set to watch October’s clash between Australia and the International Cricket Council (ICC) World XI, after TV deals were agreed.
ABN AMRO BANKS ON PITCH FOR VOLVO OCEAN RACE
ABN AMRO, the international banking group, has appointed Pitch PR to oversee a global PR campaign around its team sponsorship in the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race.
CRICKET HOPES FOR CHINESE APPEAL
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has sent a coaching delegation to Beijing in a bid to help fast-track China as a competitive cricket nation.
UEFA WEBSITE SCORES NEW HIGH
The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games.
ICC MAINTAINS STANCE ON ZIMBABWE
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reaffirmed its position that tours to Zimababwe should go ahead unless a government formally intervenes.
PEUGEOT IN GEAR FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP
Peugeot has become the second global partner of IRB Rugby World Cup 2007.