Cricket
ECB details £61m support package
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled a £61m (€68.8m/$75.4m
CPL and Grabyo offer archive matches with new commentary
Twenty20 cricket competition the Caribbean Premier League has sought to promote its scheduled 2020 season by engaging in a venture with cloud-based video production, editing and distribution company, Grabyo
Ganguly confirmed as BCCI representative on ICC Board
Board of Control for Cricket president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly was confirmed as India's representative on the International Cricket Council, during a teleconference on Friday to discuss…
ICC opens up archive to broadcast rights-holders
The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to open up its archive of match footage and programming to its broadcast rights-holders amid the ongoing effect of the Covid-19 pandemic
County cricket deals continue as Middlesex signs up Knight Frank
Middlesex County Cricket Club has signed up independent real estate consultancy Knight Frank as a major sponsor
Facebook in talks for stake in Indian telco Jio
Facebook is in talks to acquire a 10-per-cent stake in Indian mobile telco Reliance Jio, according to the Financial Times
IPL 2020 fate in balance, economic consequences begin to be felt
The Board of Control for Cricket in India and franchises in the Indian Premier League are meeting on Tuesday to explore the possibilities for completing the 2020 season, which is currently suspended until…
Player and executive pay cuts considered as Australian sport grapples with coronavirus
Players in Australia's National Rugby League and Australian Football League competitions have been warned they face pay cuts due to suspended play under the coronavirus outbreak
Somerset signs up Kukri as kit supplier for 2020
Somerset County Cricket Club (SCCC) has signed up global sportswear brand Kukri Sports as its new kit supplier for the 2020 English cricket season
Cricket, football and hockey hit by coronavirus cancellations in Indian subcontinent
Professional cricket events in India, including the Indian Premier League and BCCI domestic matches, have been postponed as measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus in the country
Warwickshire increase sustainability push with PlayerLayer renewal
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has signed a three-year renewal to its kit supplier agreement with sports apparel brand PlayerLayer
Indian sports sponsorship spending passes $1.2bn, report says
Sports sponsorship spending in Indian grew by 19 per cent in 2019 to more than Rs9,000 crore ($1.2bn), according to sports marketing agency ESP Properties' annual report on the market
Coronavirus latest: Australian GP cancelled, Indian sport shuts down, and more
This weekend's Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix has been called off due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The BBC reported that the decision casts doubt over the remainder of this year's Formula 1 season
Dream11 valuation could hit $2.25bn in new funding round
Indian fantasy gaming company Dream11 could double its valuation to $2.25bn (€1.97bn) in an upcoming round of funding, according to local media.
Kolkata Knight Riders land Byju’s as new main sponsor
Byju’s, an app which provides education services, has become the new principal sponsor of Indian Premier League cricket franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
IPL cuts prize money in austerity drive
India's cricket board has cut the prize money for this year's Indian Premier League by 50 per cent as part of an austerity drive.
The winners of this year's competition will get $1.36m (€1.2
ICC claims £350m economic impact for Cricket World Cup
The International Cricket Council has announced the results of an economic impact survey carried out after last year’s World Cup in England, finding that the tournament helped to boost the UK’s economy by …
Sri Lanka Cricket opts for combined approach in relaunched media-rights tender
Sri Lanka Cricket has launched a new combined invitation to tender for its television, radio and digital rights after determining that separate tenders failed to produce bids of a satisfactory nature