Cricket
ICC searching for media-rights manager after Dabas departure
The International Cricket Council has begun recruiting a media-rights manager after the shock resignation of Aarti Dabas late last year
Adam Hodge | Rights-holders and sponsors must talk to mitigate peak pandemic pain
Adam Hodge, Octagon’s head of planning & strategy for APAC, asks how rights-holders can ‘make good’ the loss of value felt by their sponsors
Cricket Australia expects tough talks with broadcasters
Cricket Australia is facing crunch talks with media rights partners who are tackling financial crises, according to reports in Australian media
ICC still planning for October T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has said planning for this year's men's Twenty20 World Cup and next year's women's 50-over World Cup is going ahead as scheduled despite the Covid-19 pandemic
ECB to probe Watmore allegations concerning EFL breakaway talks
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct
Cricket Australia faces A$20m loss, explores T20 World Cup options
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has said his organisation has suffered an A$20m ($12.58m/€11.6
South Africa cricket tour of Sri Lanka postponed
South Africa's cricket tour of Sri Lanka in June has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The teams were due to play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches
ECB loses principal sponsor as Specsavers cuts ties
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been left searching for a new principal sponsor after optician brand Specsavers opted not to renew its contract
ICC warns cricket match-fixers looking to exploit lockdown
The International Cricket Council (ICC), the global governing body of cricket, is warning players using social media to be wary of approaches from match-fixers
PCB media-rights revenue hit by lack of India matches
The Pakistan Cricket Board lost out on between $80m (€74m) and $90m in media-rights revenue during its last five-year rights cycle because it was unable to schedule home matches against India, according t…
Cricket Australia furloughs staff
Cricket Australia is standing down the majority of its staff from April 27 until the end of the current financial year, the latest major Australian sporting body to be hit by the economic fall-out from…
Sri Lanka offers to host suspended IPL
Sri Lanka Cricket has offered to host the Indian Premier League, after this year's tournament was officially suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Pakistan and UAE eye joint ICC bids amid T20 revenue loss concerns
The Pakistan Cricket Board is preparing a joint bid for five to six International Cricket Council events in conjunction with the Emirates Cricket Board
Indian Premier League ‘postponed indefinitely’
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has postponed the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament "indefinitely", the Press Trust of India has reported
ICC members show limited interest in 2023-31 FTP events
Only three full and associated members of the International Cricket Council have indicated interest in hosting events in the Future Tours Programme during the 2023-31 events cycle
PCB receives apology for betting streaming controversy
India-based agency ITW has apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for a mix-up that saw Pakistan Super League cricket matches streamed on UK betting website Bet365 against the board's wishes
BCCI opens up archive footage to Star India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has accepted a request from broadcast rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Star India, to open up its archives amid the lack of live action due to the Covid-19…
Radical plans floated for T20 World Cup
With Australia's ports and airports closed, the organisers of this year's ICC Twenty20 World Cup are considering creative ideas to make sure the event goes ahead