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BKT Tires announces deals with six IPL teams
Indian tyre manufacturer BKT Tires has agreed sponsorship deals with six Indian Premier League teams covering this year's tournament
CSK’s positive tests rock IPL ahead of restart
Twelve members of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League team have tested positive for Covid-19, prompting its star batsman Suresh Raina to fly home to India and causing jitters ahead of the league's…
Round-Up: Le Tour’s tough Covid-19 rules, Japan to acquire 500m vaccine doses, ONE Apprentice rights deals, and more
The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
CSA chief executive Moroe fired over ‘serious misconduct’
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that its board of directors has terminated the contract of chief executive Thabang Moroe after an independent investigation found that he had committed acts of…
Seven reiterates Cricket Australia rights warning
Cricket Australia said it will deliver a full schedule of matches this summer using bio-secure hubs to limit Covid-19 risks but has yet to verify a schedule, while rights-holding broadcaster Seven Network…
Brighton-Chelsea friendly, Harlequins-Bath Premiership clash among UK fan pilot events
The UK government has detailed the latest sporting events that will be used to pilot the return of fans in England, with a friendly match between Premier League football clubs Brighton & Hove Albion and…
Nine: T20 World Cup rights contract has been ‘frustrated’
Hugh Marks, the chief executive of Australian commercial broadcaster Nine, has suggested that its rights deal for cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup is no longer valid following the recent postponement of t…
Round-Up: Bayern irks Chinese fans, Kohli has biggest Asian Instagram following, India proposes BRICS Games, and more
The former US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar has resigned from the board of Axington, a firm linked to Bellagraph Nova Group, the company claiming to be bidding for English football club Newcastle…
IPL schedule delayed by tightened Covid-19 measures in Abu Dhabi
Preparations for the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates have been held up by new pandemic measures introduced by Abu Dhabi in response to a jump in Covid-19 infections
ECB ‘close’ to adding Unilever as sponsor of The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) is in talks with Unilever over a sponsorship deal for its short-format franchise league, The Hundred, according to reports
Flurry of sponsorship deals ahead of IPL start
There has been a surge in sponsorship dealmaking ahead of this year's Indian Premier League T20 tournament, which starts in the United Arab Emirates on September 19
Round-Up: Chinese fake golf goods raids, J.League keeps spectator cap, Malaysian football privatisation drive, and more
Chinese police, working with the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, seized more than 120,000 counterfeit golf products in raids of online golf retailers in four cities
St Lucia Zouks sign Indibet for 2020 CPL
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) side St Lucia Zouks has signed up online gambling platform Indibet as its front-of-shirt sponsor
Seven fires Cricket Australia warning, views Tokyo 2020 chances as ’50/50′
James Warburton, chief executive of Seven West Media, owner of the Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network, has called on Cricket Australia to provide more clarity on its plans for the summer season…
Sony acquires Sri Lanka Cricket rights after drawn-out sales process
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired the exclusive global media rights for Sri Lanka Cricket in a three-year deal from 2020 to 2023
Round-Up: Japanese companies turn against Olympics, survey says; KBO not expecting fans back soon; and more
A survey of 13,000 Japanese companies has found that more than half want next year's Tokyo Olympics to be either cancelled or postponed again - Kyodo News
CSA commercial chief Govender to take over from Faul as acting CEO
Embattled national governing body Cricket South Africa has announced the appointment of Kugandrie Govender as acting chief executive officer
Round-Up: Fifa ethics committee clears Infantino, CAF delays qualifiers, China LPGA Tour restarts, and more
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been cleared by the organisation's ethics committee of any breach of its code in relation to his meetings with Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber