The International Cricket Council is permitting prominent front-of-shirt sponsors during test matches for the first time as part of its Covid-19 response
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Portuguese football facing losses of €266m, warns of ‘collapse’ if league is suspended
Sónia Carneiro, executive director of Liga Portugal, has warned that the teams in the top two divisions of Portuguese league football are facing collective losses of over €250m ($304m) for the 2020-21 se…
NFL caps Super Bowl LV attendance at 22,000 fans
Super Bowl LV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on February 7 will officially have a capacity of 22,000 fans including 14,500 ticket buyers and 7,500 vaccinated health care workers who will be guests of…
ICC’s Barclay questions future of Test Championship
The World Test Championship could be discontinued with new International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay not convinced the current model is fit for purpose
Cricket South Africa schedules first four-day Test match
South Africa has become the first major cricket nation to confirm the scheduling of a four-day Test match amid growing momentum for change to the sport’s most historic format.
ICC gives green light to new Test and ODI leagues
The board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed today (Friday) that it had approved the launch of a new nine-team Test league and 13-team one-day international (ODI) league in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
ICC launches World Test Championship
The International Cricket Council has today (Monday) officially launched the inaugural World Test Championship, which will get underway on August 1 and conclude in June 2021 at a to-be-confirmed UK venue