Oceania

Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Stalwart sponsor of Australian sport, the retail giant Harvey Norman, has opted not to extend its deal with Rugby Australia as the domestic market title sponsor of the Super Rugby Pacific competition
Cricket
Media

New Zealand Cricket is facing its first TV blackout for a men’s Test or one-day international series since 2015, with the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh set to be shown on YouTube.
Rugby
Governance

Hamish McLennan was ousted as chairman of Rugby Australia at a late-night board meeting yesterday (Sunday), and has been replaced by Daniel Herbert.
Cricket
Media

India's defeat to Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final on home soil drew a record peak concurrency of almost 59 million viewers on Disney Star's OTT platform yesterday (Sunday)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Football Australia and Nike are to take their commercial relationship into a third decade after the US sportswear giant today (Friday) signed a new 10-year kit supplier contract
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global trading platform eToro will not renew its sponsorship agreement with Rugby Australia when it ends this year, calling time on a three-year relationship
Cricket
Media

Nine Entertainment and Foxtel have renewed their England and Wales Cricket Board media rights in Australia from 2024 to 2031, SportBusiness understands
Football
Media

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has renewed its rights to the Fifa Men’s World Cup, securing an exclusive deal for all 104 matches of the 2026 edition.
Football
Events

Saudi Arabia is set to be the only bidder to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup after Football Australia dropped its plans ahead of Fifa’s deadline today (Tuesday) to lodge expressions of intent.
Cricket
Finance & Law

Cricket Australia has reported a loss of A$16.9m (€10.1m/$10.7
Football
Governance

James Rushton, the former DAZN chief executive, is to lead the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) alongside commissioner Nick Garcia, following the exit today (Friday) of chief executive Danny Townsend
Rugby Union
Media

France's thrilling Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa drew the best audience of the year for commercial broadcaster TF1, but it was not enough to set a new all-time tournament viewership…
Football
Governance

Ahead of his first full season as commissioner of the APL, Nick Garcia talks exclusively to SportBusiness about working closer with IMG on an international strategy, the stats that show the A-League-Paramount relationship is thriving and why it’s the end of the ‘Del Piero’ days.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian-specialist tyre brand BKT, one of the most visible brands in global sports sponsorship, has extended its association with Australian cricket's Big Bash Leagues until at least 2025
Australian Rules Football
Media

Two of Australian sport's annual showpiece events drew bumper television audiences over the weekend, but neither the Australian Football League nor the National Rugby League Grand Finals could supplant…
Football
Media

Domestic media rights to the national team matches of Australia's men's Socceroos and women's Matildas will hit the market early next week, as Football Australia eyes a record multi-million dollar broadcast…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) have both announced Indian brands as team sponsors for the men's Cricket World Cup, taking place in India next month
Cricket
Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured exclusive Board of Control for Cricket in India rights in a deal brokered by the Pitch International agency, SportBusiness understands