Cricket

Cricket Australia will launch a women’s version of its popular Big Bash Twenty20 competition from next season.

Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards will present plans to rebrand the sport’s one-day international (ODI) format as ‘World Cup Cricket’ at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Melbourne on Monday.

Indian telecommunications group Reliance Communications has agreed a partnership with social networking platform Twitter for the on-going 2015 Cricket World Cup.

India Cements, owner of the Chennai Super Kings, has approved the transfer of ownership rights to the leading Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to a newly formed subsidiary as Indian and world cricket supremo N Srinivasan continues to weigh up his involvement in the team.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2020 edition of its World Twenty20 national team tournament.

From the giants such as the IOC based in the heart of sport administration in Lausanne, to the smaller IFs (international federations) dotted around the world, sports rights-holders are facing a battle to stay relevant.

Ireland and Afghanistan have been grouped with the International Cricket Council’s full member countries, allowing them the opportunity to qualify directly for the 2019 Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) tournament.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued an ultimatum of legal action in its battle to win compensation from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) following West Indies’ aborted tour of India last year.

Indian and world cricket supremo N Srinivasan will be forced to choose between his role at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and his ownership of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise after the country’s Supreme Court ruled on the controversy surrounding the 2013 edition of the Twenty20 competition.

Giles Clarke is set to become the England and Wales Cricket Board's first president when he steps down as chairman of the governing body in May.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Lord’s in London has been proposed as the host venue of the 2019 Cricket World Cup final while the Oval, Edgbaston and Cardiff have been put forward to stage matches during the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Mexican Football Federation (FEMEXFUT) president Justino Compean has talked up the chances of his country hosting the 2026 Fifa World Cup, stating Mexico will have the infrastructure necessary to host the tournament.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has postponed its annual elections until no later than January 31 following a directive from the country’s Supreme Court.

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced that Gerald Corbett is to be its next chairman.

The genesis of a new or renovated stadium begins with the rights-holder who creates a brief that has to both push boundaries and stay within budget. Elisha Chauhan spoke to venue operators of the historic MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) and MLB (Major League Baseball) team the Minnesota Twins’ Target Field to find out the challenges each faced in the design process.

India cricket player Suresh Raina has bought a co-ownership stake in Hockey India League franchise Uttar Pradesh Wizards.