Cricket
Adelaide to host landmark day-night Test match
Australia will host New Zealand in cricket’s first day-night Test match at the Adelaide Oval from November 27 to December 1.
ICC suspends USA Cricket Association
The International Cricket Council has suspended the USA Cricket Association’s (USACA) membership of the sport’s global governing body amid “significant concerns” over the organisation’s governance, finance, reputation and cricketing activities.
Pakistan great Zaheer confirmed as ICC president
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas as its president for the coming year.
Warne to launch icons cricket league at famed MLB locations
Shane Warne has revealed he has booked iconic baseball venues Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium to stage matches in his All Star Cricket League, a venture the former Australia leg-spin bowler has cast as a cricket equivalent to Formula One and basketball’s Harlem Globetrotters.
Kolkata IPL franchise owners to acquire Trinidad & Tobago CPL team
The owners of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Kolkata Knight Riders franchise are set to acquire the Trinidad & Tobago franchise in the rival Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 cricket competition.
ECB revamps women’s game with Super League plan
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will launch a new women’s cricket tournament next year in a move that abandons its traditional county structure.
Pakistan nominates Abbas for ICC presidency
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has nominated former Test captain Zaheer Abbas to take on the vacant post as president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s global governing body.
UAE to host new Masters Champions League for cricket icons
A new Twenty20 cricket tournament has been unveiled in the United Arab Emirates which aims to provide a future pathway for legends of the sport following their retirement from the international game.
Sethi declines ICC presidency
Najam Sethi has said he will not take up the position of International Cricket Council (ICC) president in a bid to allow the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to nominate an ex-cricketer for the role.
Cricket faces wait over Asian Games inclusion
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has delayed a decision over whether cricket will feature as part of the 2018 Asian Games multi-sport event in Jakarta.
ICC to push forward with day-night Test plans
The introduction of the day-night format into Test cricket has taken another step forward after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said its Cricket Committee is to strongly recommend Test-playing nations consider staging five-day matches under floodlights in order to attract more spectators.
WPP unveils new sports marketing agency
Advertising and public relations giant WPP is launching a new sports marketing agency through GroupM, its global media investment management company.
Warne, Tendulkar linked to ‘Cricket All Stars League’
Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne are reportedly planning to launch a global Twenty20 league featuring former international players.
December return planned for Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said it is hopeful of resurrecting its Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 competition for a third edition later this year.
Essel Group reveals Indian T20 league ambition
Indian business conglomerate the Essel Group has confirmed plans to establish a rival city-based Twenty20 cricket league in India.
Touring Pakistan remains ‘unacceptable risk’, says FICA
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA), the global umbrella group for players’ representative organisations, has cautioned against international teams playing in Pakistan after it was announced last week that Zimbabwe would become the first nation to tour the Asian country for six years.
ICC to examine emergence of rebel cricket body plans
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into the registration of company names suggesting the formation of rebel cricket organisations, which have been linked to Indian conglomerate the Essel Group.