Cricket
Seven by MS Dhoni teams up with Nepal’s Everest Premier League
Indian sportswear company Seven by MS Dhoni has agreed a deal to become principal co-sponsor of the next three editions of Nepalese Twenty20 cricket competition, the Everest Premier League
Marathe re-elected USA Cricket chair of board
Paraag Marathe has been re-elected as the chair of the USA Cricket board of directors and re-appointed as an independent director
BCCI announces Ageas Bowl will host maiden World Test Championship final
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Ageas Bowl, home of English county club Hampshire, will host the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final later this year
ICC reveals expansion plans for women’s cricket
The International Cricket Council will add two more teams to the Twenty20 and One Day editions of the women’s World Cup from 2026, and a new six-team event, as part of the governing body’s plans to exp…
Former IPL COO Raman to join Chennai Super Kings
Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings are set to appoint Sundar Raman in a senior commercial role with the cricket franchise
IPL to start behind closed doors on April 9
This year's Indian Premier League cricket tournament will start on April 9 and matches will be played at six neutral venues, rather than as home and away fixtures
Delhi Capitals extend with co-owner JSW Group as title sponsor
Cricket's Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals has signed a deal to make its co-owners JSW Group the team's principal sponsor
Rajasthan Royals eye academy in Bangladesh
Indian Premier League team the Rajasthan Royals has plans to expand its academy footprint with a new Bangladesh facility
Pakistan Super League postponed as Covid-19 cases grow
Cricket's Pakistan Super League has been stopped with immediate effect after three new Covid-19 positive cases were reported
Chancellor unveils £300m in funding for spectator sports in England
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today (Wednesday) confirmed that major spectator sports in England will be provided with £300m (€347m/$419m) in funding as clubs and governing bodies prepare to reopen st…
Sky NZ is latest broadcaster to acquire Cricket West Indies rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a ‘long-term’ media rights deal with Cricket West Indies for all West Indies home matches played in the Caribbean.
FreeSports secures two-year deal with RDA for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe cricket
UK free-to-air broadcaster FreeSports has expanded its cricket offering for the next two years, acquiring exclusive media rights to the home Tests, ODIs and T20Is of Afghanistan and Zimbabwe
IPL ‘to be staged in six cities’, online brokerage added as sponsor
Having last year decamped from India to the UAE due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Premier League will take place on home soil this year with six cities shortlisted as hosts
DHL makes T20 cricket move with Mumbai Indians back-of-shirt sponsorship
Logistics brand DHL Express has become a principal sponsor and official logistics partner of Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2021 season
Cricket West Indies continues rights drive with SuperSport deal
Cricket West Indies has announced its third new broadcast rights deal in the space of a month after signing a four-year contract in sub-Saharan Africa with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport
IMG signs off ICC Pathway global streaming, commercial rights deal
The International Cricket Council and the IMG agency have signed off on an agreement that will lead to 541 ‘ICC Pathway’ events being streamed globally in a major step-up in broadcast coverage of matches fea…
Seven handed blow in bid for Cricket Australia rights rebate
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…
Sky lands rights to India v England limited overs series
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive live rights to England’s forthcoming limited overs cricket series against India as part of a broader deal.