Oceania

Mixed Martial Arts
Events

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to Sydney for the first time since 2017 after the New South Wales Government reached a four-year, multi-event agreement with the mixed martial arts…
Horse Racing
Media

Australian gambling and entertainment group Tabcorp has expressed interest in acquiring domestic broadcast rights to the Melbourne Cup, the country's showpiece horse racing event, according to multiple…
Rugby League
Events

Rugby league officials in New Zealand are in talks with their Australian counterparts about bringing the Rugby League World Cup to the two countries in 2025, in the wake of France dropping its hosting…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Auckland Stadiums has sold the Mt Smart Stadium naming rights to New Zealand-based outdoor advertising solutions specialist Go Media
Multiple Sports
Sports Betting

Sports retail company Fanatics has made its first major inroad into the betting market by agreeing a deal to acquire the US operation of global sports betting company PointsBet. The $150m (€137.9
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australasia’s National Rugby League has signed a five-year extension to its ball supply sponsorship with Steeden, the Australian sports equipment manufacturer.
Football
Media

Media group Nine Entertainment has renewed its exclusive rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for a further three seasons after striking a new deal with European football’s governing body through t…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has teamed up with news media website Stuff to share content from this year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup, which New Zealand will co-host alongside Australia.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) has announced a new sponsorship with snack brand Arnott's Shapes
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has announced that New Zealand and South Africa will host the inaugural WXV competition, a new three-tier 15s series for international women’s teams.
Australian Rules Football
Finance & Law

The Australian Football League (AFL) will expand to Tasmania after the organisation awarded its 19th licence to a club that will play at a new A$715m (€431.7m/$477.2m) stadium in Hobart.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Two of Australia's largest sporting bodies, Rugby Australia (RA) and the Australian Football League (AFL), have announced major changes in their leadership
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian financial services group Liberty has extended its sponsorship of the A-Leagues, which includes title rights for the top tier of domestic women’s football.
Rugby Union
Governance

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has reported a loss of NZ$47.5m (€26.6m/$29.2m) despite pulling in record revenue of NZ$270.8m, with the governing body stating this is due to a rebuilding phase following Covid-19.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The British and Irish Lions and Rugby Australia have announced that CSM Sport & Entertainment has been selected as the 2025 Tour's exclusive sponsorship agency
Basketball
Industry Moves

Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) has appointed David Stevenson as its new chief executive.
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Media group Nine Entertainment has appointed Andrew Cann and Andrew Nicholls to senior roles in its sport commercial leadership team to help shape and monetise the broadcaster’s Olympic Games offering.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa is continuing to build out the 2023 Women's World Cup sponsorship portfolio, with Cisco the latest brand to come on board