Australia

Cricket Australia has signed a sponsorship deal with Australian drinks manufacturer Nu-Pure that sees it become the official water partner of the men’s and women’s cricket teams in a three-year deal.

Australian motor racing esports series Supercars Eseries has agreed a raft of sponsorships deals ahead of the latest championship which kicks off this week

Australian craft brewery 4 Pines Brewing Company has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia to become the official beer of the Australian men’s cricket team.

Australian football club Perth Glory has extended its sponsorship deal with resource company BHP for the 2021-22 season

Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron has further increased its presence in Australian football by agreeing a new deal with A-League club Melbourne Victory

Golf manufacturer TaylorMade has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with the PGA of Australia as it seeks to build on the pandemic-inspired participation boom for the sport

Sports marketing agency Octagon has promoted Simone Errey to the position of managing director in Australia

Australia’s five biggest rights-holders – the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NFL), Cricket Australia (CA), Rugby Australia (RA) and Tennis Australia – will generate approximately A$330m (€209m/$256m) in central sponsorship revenue in 2021, across a total of 140 deals.

Golf equipment manufacturer Callaway has expanded its sponsorship of the PGA and PGA Tour of Australasia with a new three-year deal

Nike has agreed a kit deal with the Big Bash League to supply all eight teams with playing and training wear for next season

Australian brewery Stone and Wood Brewing Co. has become a sponsor of Rugby Australia and the Wallabies men’s national team ahead of the international season.

Wellness tech company Therabody signed two Australian sports league sponsorships this April, having entered the local market under its former Theragun corporate name in late 2019

Tennis Australia has appointed former Qantas and DHL executive Cedric Cornelis as its new chief commercial officer

In January and February 2020, Uber Eats leveraged its dual partnership with the Australian Open and broadcaster Channel Nine with fresh celebrity-fronted ads for every day of the tournament.

Sports betting company Neds has agreed a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to become the official wagering partner of the mixed martial arts promoter in Australia

Australia’s National Rugby League has signed up equipment hire provider Coates to a four-year sponsorship of the State of Origin Series.

As Australia made its way to the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, the team’s primary partner Commonwealth Bank reworked the famous “C'mon Aussie, C'mon” cricket anthem.

Australian cryptocurrency exchange CoinJar has signed as a sponsor of the AFL’s Melbourne Football Club for both its men’s and women’s teams. T