Super Rugby

Rugby Union

Last year, New Zealand telco 2degrees leveraged its sponsorships of the country’s Super Rugby clubs via a branded reality show that gave five Kiwis a second shot at playing professional rugby.
Cricket
Esports

The Lanka Premier League will start five days later from November 27 to December 17 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian Super Rugby club, the Plus500 Brumbies, has extended its naming deal with online trading platform Plus500 for the 2021 season
Events

The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix is to be cancelled this year, but is also set for a five-year extension to its hosting deal, from 2021 to 2025, according to reports by specialist motorsport journalists…
Badminton
Events

The Chinese Basketball Association’s first chief executive officer Wang Dawei has left his post after just 14 months in the job citing “personal reasons”. The
Cricket
Esports

Sri Lanka's government has scrapped its plans for a new $40m cricket stadium after warnings from former national team cricketers that it would end up a 'white elephant' - Channel News Asia/AFP
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Durban-based Super Rugby franchise the Sharks has renewed its major sponsorship deal with South African telecommunications company Cell C
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

South African food brand Crown National has signed as associate sponsor of two Western Province rugby union teams – the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fiji’s national airline, Fiji Airways, has extended and upgraded its shirt sponsorship deal with New Zealand Super Rugby franchise the Crusaders, with financial services group BNZ to downgrade its partnership w…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Sharks, the Durban-based Super Rugby franchise, has unveiled South African sports betting operator Hollywoodbets as a new associate sponsor. The deal will run for three years, from 2020 to 2022.
Football

The multi-purpose venue formerly known as Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand will be called the Sky Stadium from the start of next year
Rugby Union

Dubai-based airline Emirates has renewed its title sponsorship agreement with South African Super Rugby franchise the Lions
Rugby Union

US gym chain Orangetheory Fitness has acquired naming rights to Christchurch Stadium, the home of New Zealand Super Rugby franchise Crusaders
Rugby Union

The Melbourne Rebels have extended a kit sponsorship deal with commercial cleaning company ICS Service Solutions, while the Super Rugby club has been forced to defend a controversial new partnership with…
Rugby Union

US movie studio Marvel has entered into a partnership that will see it back South Africa’s Super Rugby franchises during the 2019 edition of the club competition.