Cricket
Rajasthan Royals signs EXPO 2020 Dubai as principal sponsor
Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals has signed global event EXPO 2020 Dubai as its main sponsor for the 2020 season
Surrey claims first with TikTok launch
Surrey County Cricket Club has launched an official channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok, claiming it is the first professional cricket team to do so
Bangladesh overcomes security fears to agree cricket tour of Pakistan
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has agreed to a tour of Pakistan this year, including test matches, after its concerns over security were allayed
Sunrisers Hyderabad agree title sponsorship with JK Lakshmi Cement
Indian Premier League T20 cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad have agreed a title sponsorship deal with JK Lakshmi Cement for the forthcoming season
ICC considering expanding T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council is considering expanding the T20 World Cup from 16 to 20 teams from 2024, according to UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph
BT and Sky set to tussle for IPL rights as exclusivity returns
Cricket’s Indian Premier League is poised to return to an exclusive broadcast rights agreement in the UK, after pay-TV rivals BT Sport and Sky were handed a deadline to submit their bids for a three-year c…
FanCode acquires rights to West Indies v Ireland
Digital sports content platform FanCode acquired exclusive rights in India to live stream the West Indies v Ireland cricket series currently underway
Cricket players unwilling to endorse four-day Tests
The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) said yesterday that its players are unwilling to endorse plans by the International Cricket Council to trim five-day tests down to four,…
Sky lands rights to West Indies-Ireland cricket series
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe to this month’s West Indies v Ireland one-day and Twenty20 cricket series.
Kings XI Punjab reports big profit increase in 2019
Indian Premier League cricket team Kings XI Punjab have reported a net profit of Rs44.55 crore ($6.2m) in 2019, up nearly 150 per cent on the Rs17.98 crore profit it reported in 2018
Cricket West Indies signs up Castore in kit supply deal
Cricket West Indies has added starts-up sportswear brand Castore as its new kit supplier.
The deal was brokered by sport marketing agency Pitch International and has a duration of three years
BCCI discusses new four-nation competition with ECB
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is proposing a new four-nation, annual, one-day international tournament starting in 2021 and featuring the sport's 'big three' national teams of India, England…
ICC adds Peters Ice Cream as sponsor of T20 World Cups
The International Cricket Council has agreed a deal with Peters Ice Cream for the Australian ice cream company to be an official partner and supplier of the men's and women's T20 World Cups in 2020
Cummins becomes most expensive overseas player in IPL history
Australian Pat Cummins has become the most expensive foreign player purchase in the history of the Indian Premier League, at the T20 cricket competition's 2020 auction
ICC investigates corruption at Qatar T10 league
The International Cricket Council is investigating betting-linked corruption at the Qatar T10 league, which took place this month in Doha
Whisper picks up West Indies v Ireland host broadcast contract
Cricket West Indies has appointed independent production company Whisper Films as host broadcaster for the West Indies v Ireland series in January.
Whisper ‘lands BBC cricket highlights production contract’
Whisper Films has won the contract to produce England international cricket highlights for UK public broadcaster the BBC, it has been reported
FanCode acquires Bangladesh Premier League streaming rights
Digital sports content and fantasy sports platform FanCode has agreed a multi-year deal for exclusive streaming rights in India to the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition