Cricket

NEW DELHI: The most powerful cricket body in the world has yet again been forced to eat humble pie after falling at the wrong end of the stick on the legal front. Needless to say, it is a seriously expensive pie. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly ready to cough up compensation of over Rs8 billion to IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala for terminating its contract in 2011, a massive mark-up on the Rs3 billion the team's promoters were initially willing to settle for.

Aug 05, 2020 19:08
MUMBAI: Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings has reported a 57% decline in operating profit to Rs 680 million and a 54.95% drop in net profit from Rs 1.11 billion to Rs 500 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal. 
Aug 05, 2020 18:08
MUMBAI: WTF Sports, a fantasy sports gaming platform Wednesday formally announced their launch in India and globally and appointed cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian squad at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 and Suresh Raina, as global brand ambassadors with the latter also joining the brand as a strategic partner. 
Aug 05, 2020 15:08
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: The Hero Caribbean Premier League has announced Fun88, a leading online gaming operator, as an official partner of the CPL.  One of the most significant features of the partnership will be to create exciting content for fans to enjoy, along with spicing up the championship with a competition that will give fans the chance to win the prize of a lifetime. 
Aug 05, 2020 14:08
LONDON: The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations has released its Men’s Global Employment Report 2020. 
Aug 04, 2020 20:08
MUMBAI: Mobile Premier League (MPL) Monday announced the appointment of Himanshu Raj as head - Brand Communication. 
Aug 04, 2020 19:08
MUMBAI: There is nothing official about it. Yet! But With 46 days left for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, rumours were swirling through the day that title sponsor Vivo has pulled the plug on its IPL association.
Aug 03, 2020 17:08
NEW DELHI: In a move that looks meant more for public consumption rather than real conviction, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - India’s apex trader body - has opposed the decision taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to retain Chinese firm Vivo as title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Aug 03, 2020 17:08
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) invites bids for the Team Kit Sponsor and Official Merchandising Partner Rights through a tender process. For the record, US sportswear giant Nike, which has been struggling in this market and is way behind its German rivals Puma, adidas and Reebok, is the incumbent kit partner for Team India cricket. 
Aug 03, 2020 17:08
NEW YORK: The USA Cricket board of directors staged its quarterly board meeting remotely via video conference call.  Among numerous matters considered, the board spent time considering the following key areas: Challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic The Board noted that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had presented USA Cricket with some significant challenges over the past few months. 
Aug 03, 2020 16:08
MUMBAI: It's official. As expected by the industry (including by the fire and brimstone spewing prime time presenters on India's news channels), Vivo remains the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League 2020. The world's biggest annual cricket event will be staged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi subject to necessary clearances from the Union government.