Cricket
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
Liverpool change tack as coronavirus cost-cutting continues
More sports organisations and athletes around the world are cutting pay and introducing other cost-saving measures as the economic impact of the coronavirus bites
Coronavirus update: Fifa postpones Women’s World Cups, Japanese leagues pushed back, and more,
Fifa has postponed all men's and women's international matches due to be played in June, as well as this year's Under-20 and Under-17 Women's World Cups
ICC considers unbundling broadcast rights to women’s events
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Manu Sawhney has said the governing body is considering unbundling broadcast rights for its major women’s events on the back of record viewing figures f…
Timely cost-cutting for IPL proving wise with Covid-19 storm
When the Indian Premier League enacted cost-cutting measures in March 2020, franchises were shocked given the relative profitability in recent years. John Duerden takes a closer look at how the coronavirus outbreak led to the decision.
ECB set to cancel County Championship and ‘considers Sky extension’
The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to cancel the 2020 County Championship season in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Cricket South Africa seeks new headline sponsor as Standard Bank deal runs down
Cricket South Africa is in talks with a potential new headline sponsor for the national team following confirmation that Standard Bank will stand down from the position in April
Mixed fortunes for Australian rights-holders amid Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Australia’s major sports with varying degrees of severity.