Exclusive: Hundred investors in power struggle with counties Sport Business The honeymoon period for some Hundred franchises following their windfall from overseas investors appears to be over, with relationships between counties and the new co-owners at multiple teams described as “fractious”. Sources with knowledge of the power struggle told City AM that “culture clashes” between investors, mostly from India and the US, had led to [...]
MI London and Sunrisers Leeds: All Hundred deals completed Sport Business All eight deals for Hundred franchises have been completed after the Ambani family concluded negotiations with Surrey CCC. Six of the eight deals in the short-form competition, which saw eight 49 per cent stakes owned by the England and Wales Cricket Board sold to overseas investors, were completed earlier this year but two deals remained [...]
Hundred: Northern Superchargers to become Sunrisers Leeds Sport Business The Northern Superchargers Hundred franchise is set to be known as Sunrisers Leeds from the 2026 season, new documents reveal. A complete 100 per cent stake in the Headingley-based cricket team was sold by the England and Wales Cricket Board and Yorkshire County Cricket Club to Indian conglomerate the Sun Group for around £100m. The [...]