Cricket

Major League Baseball (MLB) ballparks in New York, Los Angeles and Houston have been confirmed as the host venues for a new Twenty20 cricket series backed by Australia and India legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar.

Shashank Manohar has pledged to implement reforms to shore up the administration of Indian cricket after being returned to power as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Ben Schwerin, director of partnerships for social media platform Snapchat and Andrew Strauss, director of England Cricket, have been announced as the latest additions to the speaker line up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 7-8 at Stamford Bridge in London.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has backtracked on its decision to stage its new franchise-based Twenty20 league in Qatar, stating that it will now be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 4-24 next year.

The Pitch International agency has been appointed by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to drive a new commercial strategy.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that its president, Jagmohan Dalmiya, has passed away at the age of 75.

Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE are set to host next year’s inaugural Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament, according to reports in the Pakistan media.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has postponed plans to reduce the County Championship calendar from 16 to 14 games, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is confident that the threat of a rebel league has receded following talks with the Essel Group, the Indian conglomerate behind the project, according to UK newspaper the Guardian.

Top-level international cricket is set to leave Perth’s WACA Ground from 2018-19 under major redevelopment plans for the iconic Australian venue.

After adidas prised Houston Rockets star, James Harden, away from Nike for $200m last month, we look at whether it was enough to give the German giant the upper hand in its age-old rivalry with the Americans.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the inaugural edition of its Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition will take place in Doha, Qatar next year.

The owners of Chennai Super Kings have filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against the recommendation of a two-year ban for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise, stating the verdict represents a “grave miscarriage of justice.”

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison has suggested the governing body is open to cricket seeking Olympic recognition, while West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has stated the inclusion of the Twenty20 format would boost the global development of the sport.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received 28 expressions of interest in hosting a team in its inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League.

A detailed “blueprint” has been drawn up concerning a new governing body for world cricket, according to Lalit Modi, founding father of the Indian Premier League (IPL).