Cricket
Graves extends tenure as ECB chairman
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that its members have voted in favour of chairman Colin Graves remaining in his role for a further six months
ICC announces fan zone plans for Cricket World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced details of ‘City Celebrations’ fan zone experiences for this year’s men’s World Cup in England and Wales.
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Chennai loses hosting rights to IPL final
The final of this year’s Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad and not at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium as ori…
Spurs and Somerset lead the way on growing retail through social, but clubs still leaving money on the table
Research from marketing agency Red Hot Penny suggests clubs across the UK need major rethink of how they convert social engagement into retail sales
Sawhney makes early start as ICC chief executive
The International Cricket Council has today (Monday) announced that Manu Sawhney will assume the position of chief executive more than three months earlier than originally intended
T10 League to relocate from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi next season
The T10 League will move base from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi next season after striking a 5-year deal to host matches at the city’s Zayed Cricket Stadium.
ICC uses hybrid ticketing model to boost attendances at 2019 Cricket World Cup
One in three spectators at this year's ICC Cricket World Cup will be new to cricket. SportBusiness examines how the global governing body has marketed tickets for its showpiece event.
Heavyweight backers say mass migration has created opportunity for “Champions League” of cricket in Europe
Former Fifa and Team Marketing executives believe mass-migration has created a new opportunity for a club cricket competition in Europe.
Race emerging to establish club cricket competition in Europe
An unlikely race is emerging to establish a club cricket competition in Europe after two new events were launched within the space of a few weeks of each other
Sheikh Ahmad re-elected as Olympic Council of Asia president
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah has been re-elected as president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an eighth term, despite an ongoing forgery case in Switzerland
Only Surrey hold out as counties confirm support for ECB’s The Hundred
17 of the 18 first-class cricket counties of England have given their backing to the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new competition, The Hundred, with Surrey the only county understood to have voted a…
BCCI targeting Pakistan’s removal from World Cup
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pulling together a proposal for Pakistan to be removed from the 2019 World Cup, according to multiple reports
La Manga Club to host new European cricket “Champions League”
Spain’s La Manga Club has been selected as the official venue partner for a new European Cricket League (ECL), which will launch this summer.
ECB appoints Singh as chief commercial officer
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced Tony Singh as its new chief commercial officer.
Singh is currently the content and business development director at British telco BT
Former ESPN Star chief to become ICC CEO
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today (Tuesday) appointed Manu Sawhney as its new chief executive, with the former managing director of pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports to officially…
USA Cricket sanctioned as ICC associate member
USA Cricket has been officially sanctioned by the International Cricket Council
IPL to remain in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Tuesday) announced that this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) will remain in the country following recent speculation that the annual Twenty20 c…
ICC seeks accreditation management partner
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a tender process to secure an accreditation management partner for its 2020 T20 World Cup, which will be held in Australia