Australia

Cricket
Industry Moves

Cricket Australia has filled a key void in its executive team, with the appointment of Ed Sanders as its chief commercial officer.
Basketball
Finance & Law

Basketball Australia is stepping up plans to privatise the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), with advanced talks having been held with a number of the country's richest business executives.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Dolphins National Rugby League team has been forced to downgrade its sponsorship agreement with medicinal cannabis sponsor Alternaleaf over breaches of Australian advertising laws,
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Rugby Australia recorded a A$9.2m (€5.6m/$6m) loss following a four-per-cent decline in revenue for 2023, as the sport’s governing body paid the price for a disappointing Rugby World Cup performance.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The dividends are starting to pay off for Rugby Australia's huge hosting programme as Cadbury has agreed a new six-year sponsorship to be the 'Principal Partner' of the women's national team, the Wallaroos.
Golf
Media

Broadcast deals in Australia, Japan and South Korea have been secured for golf’s TGL as the high-profile indoor league prepares to make its long-awaited debut at the start of 2025.
Mixed Martial Arts
Events

UFC will make its Saudi Arabia debut in June, three months later than envisaged after local organisers pushed back on the promotion's original plans to launch with a weak card.
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

The organiser of the A-Leagues has avoided a television blackout by striking an eleventh hour production deal with NEP after incumbent Global Advance entered administration.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Two Australian National Rugby League teams, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, have agreed to extend a block on betting sponsorship for a further three years.
Multi-sport
Events

The venue infrastructure plan for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set for a significant overhaul after the Queensland Government elected to scrap a planned major redevelopment of the Gabba and reject a review committee’s recommendation to build a new “world class stadium”.
Multiple Sports
Media

Singaporean telco Singtel is considering disposing of a significant stake in its Australian business Optus to a Canadian private equity firm, but plans for a full sale have been vehemently denied by the firm.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

National Rugby League (NRL) team The Dolphins has become the first sports team in Australia to have a medicinal cannabis sponsor in Alternaleaf.
Football
Events

Australia is the favourite to host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup following the withdrawal of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia from the bidding race.
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Australasia's National Rugby League will find itself in its strongest-ever financial position when it comes to negotiate its next domestic media-rights deal, after reporting record revenues topping A$700m (€424m/$458m).
Horse Racing
Media

The Melbourne Cup, Australia’s showpiece horse racing event, has a new free-to-air home after commercial broadcaster Nine Entertainment signed off a six-year contract with Victoria Racing Club (VRC) a…
American Football
Media

Record UK viewing figures on Sky Sports for Super Bowl LVIII were among strong performing ratings across a variety of the National Football League’s target international markets.
Mixed Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

Entain-owned betting brand Ladbrokes has agreed a regional sponsorship deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in Australia and New Zealand.
Multiple Sports
Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has recorded a 14-per-cent drop in earnings, citing increased media rights fees for sports properties as a key driver of the loss