Cricket Australia

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Governance

Cricket Australia's interim CEO Nick Hockley explains how his organisation had to adapt in order to deliver a full season of cricket in 2020-21. Kevin McCullagh reports.
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Media

Seven’s ongoing dispute with Cricket Australia over the value of a media rights deal has taken another twist after it emerged that an arbitrator has ruled that the commercial free-to-air broadcaster i…
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Media

Cricket Australia has launched an invitation to tender process for its media rights in the UK for the 2021-22 Southern Hemisphere cricket season onwards, covering the coming season's Ashes Test series…
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Finance & Law

In the wake of New Zealand Rugby receiving a NZ$465m ($335m/€277m) offer from US-based private equity firm Silver Lake, Australian cricket is said to be discussing similar private equity options.
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Media

This year’s Big Bash League was the most-watched tournament in league history, according to Cricket Australia. An average audience of 1.4
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Governance

Cricket Australia has postponed its upcoming three-Test tour of South Africa, citing an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to its players and leading Graeme Smith, Cricket South Africa’s director o…
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Events

The Indian cricket team is reported to be unhappy at what it sees as overly restrictive quarantine restrictions during its tour in Australia, raising doubts over the location of the planned fourth Test…
Multi-sport
Events

Due to a spike of Covid-19 cases in South Korea the ITTF has cancelled the 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships
Multi-sport
Events

The Chinese Football Association said the number of teams participating in the Chinese Super League will increase from 16 to 18 from 2023, and the second-tier League One will expand to 20 teams, while…
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Industry Moves

Cricket Australia, governing body for the sport in the country, is looking to recruit a head of commercial in the new year
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Finance & Law

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven West Media and Cricket Australia will face off in court on March 15 next year as part of their ongoing dispute over the value of a media rights deal
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Cricket Australia has signed an innovative sponsorship deal with deodorant brand Rexona, reflecting on a year of commercial success in which it claims to have “defied market conditions during a global p…
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Attendance

The Melbourne Cricket Ground will be permitted 30,000 fans a day during the five-day Boxing Day Test match between Australia and India, Victoria Sports Minister Martin Pakula has confirmed
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed up online automotive retailer Cazoo as Principal Sponsor of The Hundred
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Finance & Law

Australian broadcaster Seven West Media has filed court papers seeking access to correspondence between Cricket Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Foxtel and other parties as part of…
Australian Rules Football
Attendance

The first Grand Slam of 2021 could be delayed by one or two weeks from the scheduled January 18 start, due to Covid-19
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Events

The first Test cricket match in India's upcoming tour of Australia, set to begin at the Adelaide Oval on December 17, is under threat due to a fresh Covid-19 outbreak in the South Australian city
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Media

Cricket Australia has announced a new deal with streaming platform LIVENow to broadcast live coverage from all international matches on India’s tour of Australia as well as the KFC Big Bash League and s…