Former England captain-turned boradcaster Nasser Hussain will host the ICC annual awards ceremnoy to be held in Dubai on Wednesday.
India's most successful captain Sourav Ganguly will start a new innings post-retirement. It will be behind the microphone, as expert analyst for the ICC World Twenty20, commencing in England on Saturday. As per a deal with ESPN-STAR Sports, Ganguly will be part of a commentary panel that includes Ian Chappell, Ian Bishop, Wasim Akram, Sanjay Manjrekar, Harsha Bhogle and Nasser Hussain.
Outrightly rejecting charges of match fixing being labelled against him, Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has said that he has always given his best while playing for the country.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to issue tender forms for broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the coming week. According to industry sources, the winner might have to fork out over Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) for a five year telecast rights.
The petition sought an order from the apex court restraining the BCCI from awarding the telecast rights to any other channel.
The Asian Cricket Council said it scrapped the Afro-Asia Cup telecast deal with Nimbus because it did not fulfill contractual obligations.
The ad rates for the coming IPL-4 have risen 30 per cent to Rs 600,000 for a 10-second slot.
IHF President KPS Gill also said that he was not in favour of having a foreign coach for the team.
ESPN-Star Sports may take legal action against Prasar Bharti for denying to provide match highlights.
The High Court also gave the BCCI the freedom to engage any producer for the purpose of live feed except Zee Telefilms Ltd and ESPN Star Sports.
The Madras HC will pass orders for interim arrangements for telecasting the India-Pakistan series on Thursday.
The Dubai-based sports channel bagged the exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent for the next three seasons.
Eleven lucky Indians will get an opportunity to watch a match as part of ESPN Star Sports' "Gyarah Hindustani" contest.
The BCCI Working Committee decided to maintain status quo on the issue of telecast rights.
The deal was clinched after a meeting with top BCCI officials where all the bidders were present.
Commenting on ESPN-Star Sports' demand, it said there is no question of providing special match highlights to any broadcaster.
BCCI said the High Court litigation would have taken a long time and therefore in the interest of the game it decided to cancel the contract awarded to Zee.
The entertainment channel said ESPN-STAR Sports failed to satisfy the consortium criteria as mentioned in BCCI's tender bid.
The Bombay high court asked the BCCI not to entertain anyone other than Zee Telefilms Ltd and ESPN-Star Sports Ltd for the telecast rights' contract.
The working committee will meet in Kolkata on September 16 to discuss the vexed issue of television rights.
The television channel said its offer is aimed towards development of domestic cricket.
Neeraj Chopra said he is focussing on training and strengthening his blocking leg.
The private sports broadcaster is taking a stand contrary to that of ESPN-Star Sports and Ten Sports.
Lionel Messi has more than proven his worth for the league and his team at a vitally important time for the sport in North America, where the FIFA World Cup will be staged in 2026.
Litton Das believes that facing the red 'SG Test' in India would present an entirely different and more difficult test for the team.
The Pakistan bowling great preferred devoting his time to his job as commentator.\n\n
As per the proposed format, Rs 7.1 million will be on offer in two divisions of the league, expected to get underway in September.
The India football captain hopes to resume playing in a couple of weeks after being sidelined with an injury to his left leg over 45 days.
The Sensex opened eight 10 higher at 5,308, it slipped a bit touch an intra-day low of 5,301. However, it soon recovered and moved up to a high of 5,320.
New Zealand's former star batter Ross Taylor has suggested that fast bowler Neil Wagner's retirement was "forced", hinting at the possibility of unrest in the Kiwi camp.
