The International Olympic Committee has made significant changes to its Rule 40 guidelines, which previously blocked non-Olympic sponsors from having any formal association with athletes during the Games.
Football Federation of Australia (FFA) has decided the A-League will now be run independently from the governing body, giving its clubs greater control of their commercial rights.
Sponsors that remained loyal to Cricket Australia after the March 2018 ball tampering scandal experienced only a short-term drop in their key metrics, according to research company YouGov Sport.
US apparel brand Under Armour has partnered with defending champion Sydney FC to produce playing kits and off-field products for the soccer club’s next four seasons of the Hyundai A-League championship.
Crocmedia’s Victorian radio station SEN has broadened its live sport coverage through a commercial partnership with Australian Baseball League team the Melbourne Aces.
Hockey Australia has added two general managers to its new-look staff executive, including appointing Tim Cherry as commercial and communications boss.
Gymnastics Australia (GA) has signed AccorHotels as its official accommodation partner and Accor will be the official chain for GA’s three major events – the World Cup; the Australian Championships, in Melbourne; and the National Clubs Carnival on the Gold Coast, the largest gymnastics event in Australia with more than 4,000 participants.