In part 2 of our cricket roundtable interview with Clare Connor, managing director of Women's cricket at the ECB, Jake Lush McCrum, chief operations officer for the Rajasthan Royals and Richard Gould,…
Cricket beyond Covid | Connor, Gould and McCrum on dealing with the pandemic
In part 1 of a three-part interview, Matthew Williams speaks with managing director of women's cricket at the ECB, Clare Connor, Rajasthan Royals chief operating officer Jake Lush McCrum and Surrey County…
Cricket beyond Covid | Connor, McCrum and Gould on the potential for a Women’s IPL
In the final part of our Cricket beyond Covid virtual roundtable, Clare Connor, managing director of women's cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Jake Lush McCrum, chief operating officer…
Pakistan, USA among bidders for ICC events
The International Cricket Council has received proposals from 17 member nations to host men's one-day international and T20 events in the next cycle, 2024 to 2031
T20 World Cup moves to UAE and Oman
This year's T20 World Cup will be moved from India to the United Arab Emirates, while Oman will also help host the event
T20 World Cup move to UAE ‘imminent’
This year's T20 World Cup cricket tournament is expected to soon be confirmed as moving from India to the United Arab Emirates, according to Reuters
RedBird lines up 15-per-cent stake in Rajasthan Royals ‘valuing team at $250m’
US investment firm RedBird Capital Partners is taking a 15-per-cent stake in the Indian Premier League cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals, valuing the team at more than $250m (€209m).
Ice Cube reiterates call on “archaic” Fiba to allow Big3 players to compete at Olympics
In the latest of a series of articles about the new sports making their debut at the Tokyo Olympics, Big3 co-founder Ice Cube speaks to SportBusiness about the wider opportunities for 3x3 basketball amidst the sport's Olympic debut, and why he thinks Big3 players should be allowed to compete at future Games. Bob Williams reports.
Anson: New deals help BOA to negotiate Tokyo delay but one eye fixed on Paris 2024
British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson explains how the organisation has added six new sponsors since the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and predicts there will be even greater commercial opportunities at Paris 2024 – 'the nearest thing to a home Games' for the NOC. Ben Cronin reports.
Genius Sports looks to forge new future in expanding sports data market
Genius Sports chief executive Mark Locke and Second Spectrum chief executive Rajiv Maheswaran speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher about their recent $200m (€169.9m) merger.
Athletes Unlimited’s Jon Patricof on creating a new operational model in women’s sports
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jon Patricof, Athletes Unlimited chief executive and co-founder. Eric and Chris also discuss the state of Major League Baseball coming out of its recent All-Star Game, Bruin Capital’s entry into legal sports betting with its acquisition of Oddschecker Global Media, and the landmark ticketing deal between SeatGeek and BSE Global.