Big Bash League set for split as states reject Hundred-style sell-off Sport Business Cricket Australia will explore a partial sell-off of the Big Bash League after objections from some states forced it to shelve plans to seek investors in all eight teams. Queensland Cricket joined NSW Cricket in opposing proposals to copy the England and Wales Cricket Board’s sale of 49 per cent stakes in The Hundred franchises. [...]
Bellingham offers hope that celebs can find Prem Rugby investible Sport Business Jude Bellingham has invested into cricket and it offers hope for Prem Rugby, Ollie Phillips writes. Jude Bellingham’s £800,000 investment into Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix is smart money; he’s from the area, gets one per cent of a team where he will do very little heavy lifting, and diversifies his portfolio. And it got me [...]
Crypto firms ‘obvious contender’ to replace betting brands in Premier League Sport Business Crypto companies are “an obvious contender” to replace betting firms as main shirt sponsors when the Premier League ban on gambling brands kicks in next year. More than half of English top-flight teams need new main sponsors for the 2026-27 season and market intelligence platform Caytoo says that it is surprising that no crypto brand [...]
England’s Women’s T20 World Cup matches to be free to watch April 21, 2026 All of England’s Women’s T20 World Cup matches will be free to watch after broadcaster Sky Sports opened up access to this year’s event. England’s opening match against Sri Lanka, as well as each of the home nations’ opening group matches and the Lord’s final, will be broadcast free-to-air on Sky Mix, which is accessible [...]
West Indies legend Chris Gayle invests in UK T20 franchise April 20, 2026 West Indies legend Chris Gayle has invested in a UK T20 cricket franchise as the sport enjoys a further cash injection after last year’s The Hundred sale. Gayle, regarded as one of the greatest T20 batters of all time, has become co-owner of a Glasgow-based European T20 Premier League (ETPL) franchise, alongside India-based entertainment business [...]
Big Bash future in limbo as Cricket Australia’s plan to copy England stalls April 15, 2026 Cricket Australia’s plans to copy The Hundred and sell off minority stakes in Big Bash League franchises have hit the buffers after some team chiefs raised the alarm. CA is exploring the sale of 49 per cent stakes in the eight teams in the BBL, its annual T20 competition, to outside investors in a move [...]
2026 Women’s T20 World Cup winners’ prize money frozen despite pot increase April 13, 2026 Prize money for the winners of this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales has been frozen despite the overall pot rising to a record $8.8m. The International Cricket Council has increased the prize fund by 10 per cent from the last edition in 2024 but the expansion of the tournament to 12 [...]
Middlesex CCC needs saving from oblivion so ECB must take bold action April 2, 2026 As the English cricket season begins again, the demise of Middlesex should be ringing alarms bells at fat cats Surrey and the ECB, writes Ed Warner. Of course the forecast is for biting winds across the country this weekend. What did you expect? The English cricket season starts tomorrow. Expect confected hoopla about The Hundred, [...]
Diageo subsidiary pockets £1.3bn from sale of Indian cricket team March 25, 2026 A subsidiary of Diageo has pocketed £1.3bn from the sale of its Indian cricket team as the drinks giant divests assets to focus on its core business. The FTSE 100 firm acquired Indian team Royal Challengers just over a decade ago as part of its acquisition of a majority stake in United Spirits, an Indian [...]
Welsh Fire Hundred owner still in mix for $1.7bn Rajasthan Royals IPL team March 23, 2026 The co-owner of The Hundred team Welsh Fire remains in the hunt for Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals despite a rejected $1.7bn bid, City AM understands. The Royals, who won the first season of the Indian Twenty20 competition in 2008, are one of two high-profile IPL teams currently up for sale. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, [...]