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Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has retained one of its key cricket clients in a new agreement with the sport’s governing body in New Zealand.
Media Cricket

Streaming platform LIVENow has broadened its cricket portfolio by acquiring rights to the new Lanka Premier League tournament
Media Cricket

ESPN+, the Disney-owned OTT streaming service, has retained its rights in the US market to top international cricket played in New Zealand in a new long-term agreement with the sport’s governing body i…
Governance Cricket

New International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay has outlined his priorities for the sport, highlighting the “unsustainable” cricket global schedule alongside the need to host major events that hav…
Media Cricket

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star has finalised a deal with Cricket South Africa for broadcast rights in the Indian subcontinent, the rest of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
Governance Cricket

New Zealand Cricket chairman Greg Barclay has been elected as the new Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council, replacing Shashank Manohar who stepped down earlier this year
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Sports Network has signed 15 sponsors for India’s cricket tour of Australia.
Media Cricket

Sri Lankan state-owned broadcaster ITN has acquired domestic rights to the Lanka Premier League
Media Cricket

The International Cricket Council has initiated a Request for Proposals for the production and distribution of live streams to more than 500 ICC Pathway matches, SportBusiness understands

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USA Cricket is working with 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, in its bold attempts to popularize the sport in the country. USA Cricket chief executive Iain Higgins speaks to SportBusiness.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Logistics brand DP World entered into a long-term deal with IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020 and become title sponsor of Renault's F1 team, building on its existing sponsorship of the European Tour. Daniel Van Otterdijk, chief communications officer for the company, explains how each deal supports its objectives.
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SportBusiness speaks to Cricket Australia’s national commercial development manager Phil Rigby about how, in spite of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisation is confident about its sponsorship prospects. Tom King reports.
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Business

Adam Nelson talks to stakeholders from across women's sport about the impact of the pandemic and how the sector is well-placed to rebound thanks to a healthy revenue mix
Attendance AFL

The first Grand Slam of 2021 could be delayed by one or two weeks from the scheduled January 18 start, due to Covid-19
Events Cricket

The International Cricket Council has pushed the 2022 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup back by three months.
Events Cricket

The England cricket team will make its first visit to Pakistan since 2005 when it plays two Twenty20 internationals in Karachi in October 2021
Media Cricket

Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine has acquired rights to the 2023 Ashes cricket series, which will take place in England
Stadia Cricket

The growth of cricket in the United States has been given a significant boost after Major League Cricket secured the rights to develop its first major cricket stadium in the country.
Events Cricket

The first Test cricket match in India's upcoming tour of Australia, set to begin at the Adelaide Oval on December 17, is under threat due to a fresh Covid-19 outbreak in the South Australian city
Media Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will launch a tender for one or two new franchise teams to join the Indian Premier League in the coming weeks, according to local news reports
Industry Moves Cricket

Andy Anson, the experienced sports industry executive, has been named as chairman of Lancashire Cricket
Media Cricket

Amazon has acquired the media rights in India for international cricket matches played in New Zealand in a deal covering the Southern Hemisphere summer cricket seasons from 2020-21 to 2025-26
Media Cricket

Cricket Australia has announced a new deal with streaming platform LIVENow to broadcast live coverage from all international matches on India’s tour of Australia as well as the KFC Big Bash League and s…
Events Cricket

The Lanka Premier League will start five days later from November 27 to December 17 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota
Finance & Law Cricket

The Madras High Court has issued notices to India cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly for endorsing online cricket fantasy league apps
Events Cricket

Cricket Australia has revealed its revised fixtures for its Big Bash League cricket competition, which will see Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory used as hubs for the opening games of the Twenty20…
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed up Indian telco Jio as title sponsor of the 2020 edition of its women's T20 Challenge
Media Cricket

The Spring Media agency has secured international broadcast distribution for the European Cricket League through an agreement with the OTT operator Sports Flick that includes exclusive global rights with…
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

IMG-Reliance, the joint venture between the IMG agency and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has won the global mandate to market Cricket Australia’s ‘Virtual Inventory’ rights. C
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has signed a three-year apparel sponsorship deal with fantasy gaming platform platform Mobile Premier League, replacing long-term sponsors Nike
Finance & Money Cricket

Cricket Australia announced its financial results for the full year ending June 30, 2020 today (Thursday), posting a net deficit of A$45.9m, ($32.4m/€27.5
Media Cricket

SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has signed a three-year rights deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Events Cricket

The Lanka Premier League has been dealt a blow following news that five overseas marquee players are pulling out of the T20 tournament
Events Athletics

The Australian Institute of Sport is to provide funding of more than A$115m ($82.1m/€69.7
Events Cricket

Cricket Australia has said fans will be permitted into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the second Test in the upcoming series with India
Events Badminton

Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for the Vodafone Test series, Dettol ODI Series and Dettol Twenty20 International Series against India – Cricket Australia G
Events Athletics

Sunday's NRL grand final in Sydney provided a 12 per cent boost in television ratings from last year, 2.97 million tuned in to free-to-air broadcaster Nine up from the 2