Aussie Rules
AFL signs up Continental and Virgin Australia ahead of new season
The AFL has signed up German tyre brand Continental as a new sponsor for the 2021 AFL Premiership season and extended its key airline carrier deal with Virgin Australia
Foxtel ‘opens talks’ over AFL rights extension
Pay-television operator Foxtel has initiated early talks to extend its rights deal with Australian rules football league the AFL, it has been reported
Jim Beam renews AFL spirits sponsorship for two more seasons
The world’s top-selling bourbon brand Jim Beam has renewed as the ‘Official Dark Spirits Partner’ of the Australian Football League (AFL) for two more seasons, from 2020-21 to 2021-22.
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AFL to cut 20 per cent of staff as revenue plunges
The Australian Football League is to cut its workforce by around 20 per cent in a restructure prompted by an expected A$400m ($286m/€243m) loss of income this year due to Covid-19.
Queensland closure forces Sydney teams to move
The Australian state of Queensland will from Saturday deny entry to visitors from Sydney, prompting some sports leagues and teams in the country to once again rejig their plans for current seasons
Google extends AFL men’s and women’s league sponsorship
Google Australia, an arm of the international search engine and internet technology giant, has extended its sponsorship with the Australian Football League (AFL) for three more seasons
Free-to-air clause ‘stymies’ Foxtel-AFL extension, FFA deal ‘terminated’
Pay-television operator Foxtel declined to extend its rights deal with Australian rules football league the AFL due to long-running concerns over a clause in the contract concerning free-to-air exposure,…
AFL rekindles US ties with ESPN, enjoys domestic ratings boost
Australian rules football league the AFL has returned to the screens of ESPN in the United States, with the sports broadcaster agreeing a deal to cover the remainder of its 2020 season
Round-Up: AFL and LaLiga resume, Diack trial revelations, IPL hopes, and more
The Australian Football League resumed its 2020 season on Thursday evening, with defending champions Richmond Tigers drawing with Collingwood Magpies during a match played at an empty Melbourne Cricket…
AFL agrees amended Seven, Foxtel rights deals as season resumes
Australian rules football league the AFL has marked its return to action today (Thursday) by revising and extending its rights contract with commercial broadcaster Seven, and is said to have amended its…
Round-Up: AFL stadium opened, Pacquiao presidential bid, World Athletics losses, and more
Several thousand fans will be permitted to attend the Australian Football League game between the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval this Saturday night
How the AFL used its biggest asset to tackle Covid-19 financial woes
The Australian Football League is using Melbourne's Marvel Stadium to help secure its fiscal future from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tom King reports.
Round-Up: Singapore GP questions, AFL training starts, Taiwan admits more fans, and more
The promoter of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has said it would be "unfeasible" for it to stage a race with no fans. The race is scheduled for September 20
AFL signs with Colgate, plans for June restart
The Australian Football League has agreed a sponsorship deal with toothpaste brand Colgate, and announced plans to rejig its match schedule as it aims for a June restart
Foxtel lays off sports staff
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel yesterday announced it was laying off 200 staff and furloughing 140 more until the end of June, with chief executive Patrick Delany calling this week the "toughest…
Mixed fortunes for Australian rights-holders amid Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Australia’s major sports with varying degrees of severity.
Coronavirus update: LaLiga runs music festival, ONE fights on, AFL pay dispute, and more
Spanish football's LaLiga is running an online global music concert to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic