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Round-Up: IPL loses sponsor, Golf Australia and FFA appointments, CBA takes player image rights, and more
Indian retailer Future Group has pulled out of its sponsorship of the Indian Premier League. The company is suffering financial problems linked to Covid-19
Fanatics signs 10-year distribution deal with Australian retailer Rebel
Licensed sports merchandising company Fanatics has agreed a ten-year distribution deal with leading Australian sports retailer, Rebel, to provide an array of licensed sports products to Australian sports…
Supercars agrees multi-year Bathurst 1000 sponsorship deal with Repco
Supercars has established a new five-year agreement with Australian automotive engineering and retail company Repco to sponsor its Bathurst 1000 championship event
Warriors to continue with Vodafone after Telstra U-turn
Australian National Rugby League title sponsor Telstra has backed away from an attempt to stop rival telco Vodafone sponsoring the Warriors from next season
Round-Up: New Fifa international window, Royals deal challenges taboos, NZ North v South match returns, and more
Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Round-Up: ATP Cup talks continue, English football schedule unveiled, FanCode gets MLB rights, and more
Tennis Australia is keen on hosting the second edition of the ATP Cup next year in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, and is in talks with the Association of Tennis Professionals about doing so
Sportfive extends Commonwealth Games ties with Australia sponsorship remit
The Sportfive agency has been appointed today (Thursday) to an exclusive ‘multi-year’ sponsorship representation deal with Commonwealth Games Australia.
Round-Up: KBO opens to more fans, RA sets Super Rugby deadline, US Open withdrawals, and more
The Korean KBO basketball league yesterday increased the number of fans allowed into games from 10 per cent of stadium capacity to 25 per cent - Naver
Round-Up: BCCI denies further sponsor pressure, England tour of India postponed, Super Rugby Aotearoa sell-out, and more
Germany will not allow fans into football stadiums until at least the end of October - Reuters/CNA
Portimao in Portugal will host the final race of the 2020 MotoGP season - Reuters/CNA
Supercars inks three year sponsorship deal for Townsville race
Insurance provider NTI has signed on as the official naming rights partner of the annual Townsville Supercars event through to 2022
Round-Up: A-League spectator tests positive, big firms eye IPL sponsorship, T1 expands Twitch deal, and more
The mass participation element of the London Marathon has been cancelled due to Covid-19, but the elite race will take place - BBC
Combined AFL and AFLW rights key driver of Google Australia sponsorship
Google Australia made its third deal with the Australian Football League (AFL) in three years when it signed as an Official Partner of the AFL, including new rights to the AFLW women’s league, last month.
Round-Up: Olympics ‘to go ahead amid pandemic’, Tencent pushes for games streaming merger, PKL teams ‘reject Star offer’, and more
Next year's Tokyo Olympics will take place even if the Covid-19 pandemic is still underway, said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the Games' organising committee
Round-Up: WTA Tour restarts, IPL sponsor backlash, Chinese NBL to restart, and more
The restart of the Italian Serie A football season has been moved back a week to September 19 - Reuters/CNA
The WTA Tour restarted yesterday with the Palermo Ladies Open in Sicily, Italy - Reuters/ec/CNA
Australian Turf Club inks exclusive marketing deal with Sportfive
The Australian Turf Club has announced a new partnership with sports and entertainment marketing agency, Sportfive
Cricket Australia ‘rejects’ McDonald’s A$10m naming rights approach
Cricket Australia is reported to have snubbed a sponsorship approach from fast food giant McDonald’s, worth upwards of A$10m (€6.05m/$7.12m) per year.
Round-Up: Real Madrid tops brand value chart, Puma says financial guidance ‘impossible’, Beijing 2022 fashion line launched, and more
Real Madrid is the world's most valuable football brand, according to an annual report by brand consultancy Brand Finance. The report says the Spanish club's brand is worth €1.419bn ($1.6