Ahead of the Game: Leicester City decide to stick with embattled sponsor Sport Business Leicester City will not exercise their right to seek a new shirt sponsor after their existing partner BC.Game was declared bankrupt last week. The crypto gaming firm’s two parent companies, Blockdance BV and Small House BV, were hit with the bankruptcy order by a court on the Caribbean island of Curacao following a legal dispute [...]
Why English cricket is like the Premier League 20 years ago Sport Business Laurie Pinto advised Hampshire on their sale and sees parallels between the stage cricket finds itself in and the Premier League’s situation two decades ago.
ECB deadline for expressions of interest in Hundred passes today Sport Business Today is a significant day for cricket and the financial security of the sport in England. Because at some point later today the deadline will pass for official expressions of interest in the eight for sale Hundred franchises. In a fund raise that the England and Wales Cricket Board hopes will generate close to £500m, [...]
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 [...]
England cricket chiefs using Ratcliffe’s Man United deal to sell Hundred stakes August 20, 2024 Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of 27.7 per cent of Manchester United is being used by the England and Wales Cricket Board to help market Hundred franchises. The Ineos founder’s stake at Old Trafford is being used as an example of how a minority investor can attain huge influence at a major sporting institution if the [...]
London Spirit win dramatic women’s Hundred final in front of record crowd August 18, 2024 Sharma hit Fire bowler Hayley Matthews back down the wicket and all the way to the boundary, where Shabnim Ismail was unable to hold the catch.
England fast bowler Tom Curran on what he’d eat for his last meal August 16, 2024 England international Tom Curran, currently playing in the Hundred, picks out the dishes he’d eat for his last supper on earth, from an entire breakfast to a gooey chocolate fondant. I grew up from the age of six in Zimbabwe so we ate a lot of meat and spent a lot of time cooking on [...]
Ahead of the Game: Treasury cost-cutting to hit Manchester United £2bn stadium plans August 7, 2024 Rachel Reeves could scupper Sir Jim Ratcliffe's more ambitious stadium hopes.
Flintoff in frame after England cricket coach steps down immediately July 30, 2024 Australian Mott held talks with England managing director Rob Key last week, following the team’s failure to defend their T20 World Cup crown.
US multi-sport group interested in Hundred team despite concerns July 22, 2024 An American multi-sport ownership group has expressed interest in investing in the Hundred – but has concerns over the feasibility of buying a controlling stake in a franchise. The 100-ball competition kicks off its fourth season this afternoon at the Oval in what is set to be the final year of teams being jointly owned [...]