Ed Warner: How do we value sport and the draw of much needed money April 25, 2024 After World Athletics announced it would be paying its Olympic gold medallists, a fresh debate has opened up around money for our athletes and the draw of cash in sport for bodies. Ed Warner writes. The British Olympic Association seats its gold medallists in the front of the plane carrying its team home from a [...]
Cricket needs a reality check, it cannot have it all April 4, 2024 The earth has orbited once more around the sun. Cricket’s County Championship starts again tomorrow (45 per cent chance of rain in Durham at 11am; showers expected shortly after in Hove). We are almost 12 months on from the acknowledgement that English cricket is institutionally racist and appear to be edging closer to an influx [...]
Middlesex chief: Ignoring foreign investment offers for Hundred would be foolish April 2, 2024 The chief executive of Middlesex County Cricket Club says English cricket would be “foolish” to spurn foreign investment interest in The Hundred, as the sport’s chiefs explore the future of the short-form competition. The England and Wales Cricket Board is said to have had a number of discussions with private equity groups and overseas investors [...]
IPL 2024: How to watch in UK, who’s playing and everything else you need to know March 22, 2024 Your primer for the world's richest cricket competition, which starts today.
Surrey CCC chief Steve Elworthy: Investor interest in English cricket ‘a good thing’ March 20, 2024 County Cricket is still 'right up there on a pedestal, says Steve Elworthy.
Grieving Brook turns back on £400k IPL contract March 13, 2024 Explosive England cricketer Harry Brook has snubbed this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) due to the death of his grandmother. The batter missed England’s tour to India earlier this year and has subsequently pulled out of his IPL contract with the Delhi Capitals. The 25-year-old Yorkshireman was purchased by the franchise for £380,000 and joins [...]
IPL Auction: Mitchell Starc lands record £2.34m contract with Kolkata Knight Riders December 19, 2023 Starc will earn more than £2m for a few weeks' work in spring 2024.