Cricket
Vacant Ashes Test set for Tasmania
Cricket Australia has awarded the vacant Ashes Test to Hobart’s Blundstone Arena, marking the first time the series has set foot in the state of Tasmania.
BCCI launches search for commercial and marketing manager
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced it is undertaking a global search for a general manager, marketing and commercial, to be based out of its headquarters in Mumbai
Pakistan Cricket Board and PTV settle legal dispute
The Pakistan Cricket Board and state broadcaster Pakistan Television have reached an out-of-court settlement, according to reports, that will end their legal dispute over their rights deal
Cricket Australia seeks Perth replacement for fifth Ashes Test
Cricket Australia is searching for a new host for the concluding Test of the forthcoming Ashes series against England, with Western Australian Cricket seeking compensation after the decision to remove…
FreeSports picks up exclusive Lanka Premier League rights in UK
FreeSports, the UK free-to-air channel, has acquired exclusive rights to this month’s Lanka Premier League.
Glazer’s Lancer Capital moves into cricket with UAE T20 League franchise
Lancer Capital, the US investment group chaired by Avram Glazer, has made its first foray into cricket by acquiring a franchise in the new UAE T20 League
Zee ‘lands 10-year deal’ for UAE T20 League rights
Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises has acquired rights to the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
BCCI reviewing CVC’s bid for Indian Premier League team over betting industry links
The successful bid by CVC Capital Partners to acquire an Indian Premier League team is under scrutiny over the private equity company's links to the betting industry
BCCI ‘bans sponsorship deals with cryptocurrency exchanges’
Some Indian Premier League cricket teams are reported to be unhappy about an order from the Board of Control for Cricket in India barring them from agreeing sponsorship deals with cryptocurrency exchanges
Sports events curtailed as authorities respond to new Covid variant
Sports events have begun to be affected as authorities around the world seek a quick response to the risks posed by the new 'Omicron' Covid variant
Marron Media retains LPL sales agency role, Daraz secures digital rights
The Marron Media agency will be the exclusive international media rights sales agent for the Lanka Premier League for the second successive year
Reliance adds UAE T20 League franchise to cricket portfolio
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited, the owner of Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians, has announced it has acquired one of the teams in the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
Sony-Zee merger ‘in final stages’, sports content being targeted
Indian broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises are close to finalising a merger to create a new giant in the market that will target sports content as part of growth plans,…
Court bars PCB from cancelling PTV domestic deal
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been prevented from cancelling its deal for domestic media rights with state broadcaster Pakistan Television by a court in Lahore
IPL’s Super Kings sign TVS Eurogrip as shirt sponsor
The Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League cricket franchise has agreed a deal for tyre brand TVS Eurogrip to become its principal sponsor for three years from 2022
Allardice named permanent chief executive of ICC
Geoff Allardice has been appointed as the permanent chief executive of the International Cricket Council after holding the role on an interim basis for the past eight months
PCB cancels PTV deal, issues new domestic tender
The Pakistan Cricket Board has cancelled its exclusive three-year domestic broadcast rights and cable distribution deal with state broadcaster PTV Sports and I-Media Communication Services
Sony renews rights to Lanka Premier League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured television and digital rights in India for this year's second edition of the Lanka Premier League