Cricket
USA Cricket pushes forward with T20 league plans
USA Cricket has unveiled plans to create a Minor League Cricket Twenty20 tournament this summer, with the intention of establishing a fully professional Major League Cricket competition in the future.
Former FA chief executive Watmore named ECB chair
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that Ian Watmore will succeed Colin Graves as the body’s new chair at the end of the year.
ECL adds extra inventory with series backed by India’s Dream11
Organisers of the European Cricket League have furthered their plans to develop the sport in Europe through the launch of the European Cricket Series
Nine to cut costs amid nine-per-cent profit fall
Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has said that the Australian media company will target the removal of up to A$100m (€60.4m/$65.8
T20 Women’s World Cup breaks audience records in first days
The International Cricket Council Women's T20 World Cup 2020 has set new crowd, broadcast and digital coverage benchmarks in its first six matches and four days of the competition
SportsTiger acquires PSL streaming rights in India
New Indian sports application SportsTiger acquired live streaming rights for the 2020 Pakistan Super League cricket tournament
Sony partners with restaurant chain for cricket viewing experiences
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Television is partnering with restaurant operator Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality to create live viewing experiences for cricket fans during the…
Cricket Australia forced into fresh Test sponsor search as Domain exits
Cricket Australia has again been forced to seek a new main sponsor for domestic Test cricket after real estate company Domain elected to withdraw its backing, midway through a four-year contract
KPH Dream Cricket buys St Lucia Zouks
Indian company KPH Dream Cricket, owner of Indian Premier League T20 cricket team Kings XI Punjab, has bought Caribbean Premier League team St Lucia Zouks
BeIN agrees Pakistan Super League APAC rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN has agreed a one-season deal to broadcast cricket’s Pakistan Super League in Australia and across various Asia countries and territories.
ICC ‘looks to form’ T20 Champions Cup
A major new Twenty20 event on a similar scale to the 50-over World Cup is reportedly on the table in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) tournament hosting rights tender for its 2023 to 2031 broadcast r…
BCCI chief Rahul Johri ‘has resigned’
Indian media outlets are reporting that Rahul Johri, the chief executive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has resigned.
Neither Johri nor the BCCI have officially confirmed the news
Pakistan Super League connects with Oppo, agrees SNTV news access
Cricket's Pakistan Super League (PSL) has signed up Chinese telco Oppo as a sponsor ahead of its 2020 edition
Sky lands IPL rights in return to UK exclusivity
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired exclusive rights to cricket’s Indian Premier League in the UK and Ireland in a three-year deal from 2020 to 2022.
Bids for Sri Lanka Cricket international media rights due next week
Bids for international media rights and a media production contract for Sri Lanka Cricket properties for the 2020-23 period are due next Thursday, February 20
Momentum agrees deal to sponsor South Africa women’s cricket
Insurer Momentum has agreed a four-year deal to be the main sponsor of the South African women's national cricket team.
The deal starts immediately and runs until the end of the 2023-24 season
Star upgrading cricket coverage on Hotstar app
Pay-television broadcaster Star India is working on a new cricket destination within its Hotstar streaming app, as it continues preparations for the 2020 Indian Premier League season
Mumbai Indians set sponsorship sales milestone
The Mumbai Indians have become the first Indian Premier League team to reach Rs100 crore ($14m) in sponsorship revenue, according to local newspaper the Economic Times