Cricket
FreeSports picks up exclusive Lanka Premier League rights in UK
FreeSports, the UK free-to-air channel, has acquired exclusive rights to this month’s Lanka Premier League.
Glazer’s Lancer Capital moves into cricket with UAE T20 League franchise
Lancer Capital, the US investment group chaired by Avram Glazer, has made its first foray into cricket by acquiring a franchise in the new UAE T20 League
Zee ‘lands 10-year deal’ for UAE T20 League rights
Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises has acquired rights to the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
BCCI reviewing CVC’s bid for Indian Premier League team over betting industry links
The successful bid by CVC Capital Partners to acquire an Indian Premier League team is under scrutiny over the private equity company's links to the betting industry
BCCI ‘bans sponsorship deals with cryptocurrency exchanges’
Some Indian Premier League cricket teams are reported to be unhappy about an order from the Board of Control for Cricket in India barring them from agreeing sponsorship deals with cryptocurrency exchanges
Sports events curtailed as authorities respond to new Covid variant
Sports events have begun to be affected as authorities around the world seek a quick response to the risks posed by the new 'Omicron' Covid variant
Marron Media retains LPL sales agency role, Daraz secures digital rights
The Marron Media agency will be the exclusive international media rights sales agent for the Lanka Premier League for the second successive year
Reliance adds UAE T20 League franchise to cricket portfolio
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited, the owner of Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians, has announced it has acquired one of the teams in the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
Sony-Zee merger ‘in final stages’, sports content being targeted
Indian broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises are close to finalising a merger to create a new giant in the market that will target sports content as part of growth plans,…
Court bars PCB from cancelling PTV domestic deal
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been prevented from cancelling its deal for domestic media rights with state broadcaster Pakistan Television by a court in Lahore
IPL’s Super Kings sign TVS Eurogrip as shirt sponsor
The Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League cricket franchise has agreed a deal for tyre brand TVS Eurogrip to become its principal sponsor for three years from 2022
Allardice named permanent chief executive of ICC
Geoff Allardice has been appointed as the permanent chief executive of the International Cricket Council after holding the role on an interim basis for the past eight months
PCB cancels PTV deal, issues new domestic tender
The Pakistan Cricket Board has cancelled its exclusive three-year domestic broadcast rights and cable distribution deal with state broadcaster PTV Sports and I-Media Communication Services
Sony renews rights to Lanka Premier League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured television and digital rights in India for this year's second edition of the Lanka Premier League
HBL extends title sponsorship of Pakistan Super League until 2025
Pakistani banking firm HBL has renewed its title sponsorship of the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament by a further four years
Higgins steps down as USA Cricket chief executive
Iain Higgins has stepped down as USA Cricket chief executive, the organization has announced
ICC unveils 2024-31 major event hosts, including two co-hosted Cricket World Cups
The International Cricket Council has unveiled the 14 host nations for eight men’s limited-overs tournaments between 2024 and 2031, which includes the return of the ICC Champions Trophy for the first t…