QPR owner Bhatia Liverpool investment could value club at $6bn Sport Business Liverpool could be valued at more than $6bn amid talks between owners Fenway Sports Group and investors over a minority stake sale. A consortium of investors led by the British-Indian co-owner of Queens Park Rangers Amit Bhatia is reportedly in talks to purchase a significant minority in the Merseyside club, according to the Financial Times. [...]
Welsh Fire Hundred owner still in mix for $1.7bn Rajasthan Royals IPL team Sport Business 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, [...]
Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi? The 13-year-old sold in IPL Auction Sport Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the youngest ever player, at 13, to be sold at the IPL Auction, having been picked up by the Rajasthan Royals. The 13-year-old is younger than the IPL itself and will join the likes of Jofra Archer at the Indian Premier League franchise. He went for 1.1 crore, which is the [...]
The England players in the IPL auction this Sunday November 23, 2024 This weekend the IPL auction gets underway in Saudi Arabia with 38 Brits in contention for a spot in the Indian Premier League. Jofra Archer returned to the fold late on in the game while James Anderson has registered for the auction for the first time since his retirement. The likes of Ben Stokes and [...]
Hundred bids close today. Ambani family and Delhi Capitals among parties October 18, 2024 Bidding in the first round of the Hundred auction closes today with the ECB confident that the eight franchises will attract between 60 and 80 bids. City AM has been told that many of the bidders have put in offers for several Hundred franchises however, which the ECB are encouraging in an attempt to inject [...]
T20: £180m IPL franchise brand values ranked in new data June 15, 2024 The business value of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has risen to $16.4bn while the brand value has increased in 2024, according to a report. The Chennai Super Kings reportedly now have a brand value of $231m with all but one side – the Lucknow Super Giants – coming in above $100m. The data, from [...]