Cricket
ICC invites bids for T20 World Cup public screening, in-flight and in-ship rights
The International Cricket Council is inviting expressions of interest for non-exclusive public screening plus in-flight and in-ship rights for the forthcoming men’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates a…
ICC launches cricket’s Olympic bid targeting LA 2028
The International Cricket Council has confirmed its ambition to become an Olympic sport, targeting its inclusion in the LA 2028 programme
Rario launches cricket-based digital collectibles platform
Singapore-based technology firm Rario is launching a cricket-based digital collectibles platform in what it claims to be a world first for the sport
USA Cricket secures wide-ranging Sistar Mortgage partnership
USA Cricket has secured a wide-ranging 18-month partnership with Detroit-based mortgage provider Sistar Mortgage, which will become the principal sponsor of USA’s national men’s and women’s senior and U…
Australia’s Bangladesh tour starts without TV coverage at home
The first match of an Australian cricket tour of Bangladesh took place yesterday without live television or streaming coverage in Australia, something that has happened only once or twice in recent decades
England’s Bangladesh cricket tour postponed, freeing players for IPL
An England cricket tour of Bangladesh scheduled for September and October has been postponed, while a South Africa tour of Sri Lanka in September has been confirmed, as boards continue to work their way…
Cricket South Africa dismisses former chief commercial officer, acting CEO
Cricket South Africa’s former acting chief executive, Kugandrie Govender, has been dismissed with immediate effect, the latest episode in the long-running governance crisis at the national governing b…
Caribbean Premier League adds data points with new ball technology
This year’s edition of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition will set a first for the sport by utilising a new ball that will provide an array of additional data points for the use o…
BCCI implores ICC not to recognise Kashmir Premier League
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has written to the sport's global governing body International Cricket Council urging them not to recognise the Pakistan domestic Twenty20 tournament, the Kashmir…
Royals Sports Group acquires 80-per-cent stake in CPL’s Barbados Tridents
Royals Sports Group, the ownership group of cricket's Rajasthan Royals, has further strengthened the Indian Premier League’s ties with fellow Twenty20 cricket competition the Caribbean Premier League b…
Alliance Advertising secures UK rights for Sri Lanka Cricket to 2023
Alliance Advertising & Marketing, the media buying and advertising agency, has secured exclusive linear broadcast rights in the UK to Sri Lanka Cricket events until the end of the Future Tours Programme…
Fordham named CEO of Royals Sports Group following RedBird stake in Rajasthan Royals
Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals chief executive Mike Fordham has been appointed to head up the franchise’s holding company, Royals Sports Group.
BCCI confirms September restart for Indian Premier League
The suspended 2021 season of the Indian Premier League will restart in the United Arab Emirates on September 19, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has said
PCB sets out plans for 2022 Pakistan Super League, debates commercial rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed on an earlier calendar slot of January-February for the 2022 Pakistan Super League, along with discussing what will be a new commercial rights cycle for the Twenty20…
Australia’s Kayo streaming free coverage of The Hundred
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel is broadcasting The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new-limited overs competition, on its free streaming platform Kayo Freebies.
Marron Media to distribute Everest Premier League rights, agrees Imagen tie-up
Marron Media, the Australia-based sports media agency co-founded by former International Cricket Council media rights manager Lara Richards, has been appointed to distribute the international broadcast…
Barbados’ Kensington Oval seeks first naming rights sponsor
Barbados’s pre-eminent cricket stadium, the Kensington Oval, is in search of its first naming rights sponsor.
Cricket Australia hires Octagon to assist US media rights offering
Cricket Australia has hired international sports marketing agency Octagon to serve as its exclusive media rights advisor in the United States, Canada, and Caribbean markets.