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Record turnover gives ECB strength to survive cancelled season

Record turnover gives ECB strength to survive cancelled season

The England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed a record £ 228mn turnover during 2019. The announcement was made with the confirmation of Ian Watmore as the Chair of the ECB. The record turnover in…

Federer debuts atop Forbes’ World’s Top 100 athletes rankings

Federer debuts atop Forbes’ World’s Top 100 athletes rankings

Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka have put tennis at top of the Forbes’ Annual Ranking of the World’s 100 Highest-Paid Athletes. While Federer makes his maiden appearance on the top, Naomi Osaka has emerged the…

ICC Board meeting: Decision on T20 World Cup highly unlikely

ICC Board meeting: Decision on T20 World Cup highly unlikely

The ICC T20 World Cup in Australia and formalisation of the election process to the Chair are the key items on agenda as the ICC Board will meet via teleconferencing later today.  However, the possibility…

Naomi beats Serena as highest paid female athlete: Forbes

Naomi beats Serena as highest paid female athlete: Forbes

Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete ever, displacing fellow tennis icon Serena Williams from the top. Osaka’s record $37.4 million in earnings surpasses Serena Williams, who previously held the title of the…

Global sports sponsorship to fall by 37%: Report

Global sports sponsorship to fall by 37%: Report

Sports rights industry worldwide is feared to suffer a year on year revenue loss of up to 37% in sponsorship sales alone, which are projected to fall from $46.1 bn last year to $ 28.9…

SportzFront Exclusive: Australian firm frontrunner for PCB consultancy job

SportzFront Exclusive: Australian firm frontrunner for PCB consultancy job

The Pakistan Cricket Board has on Thursday closed the bidding process for the media rights consultation service. T Among the multiple interests received by the PCB till late Thursday evening, Australia-based sports’ commercial consultation firm…

Mobile gaming to be biggest gainer in post-Covid 19 era: Report

Mobile gaming to be biggest gainer in post-Covid 19 era: Report

While COVID-19 has brought entire world including sports business to an unprecedented halt, Mobile Gaming industry is tipped to be the biggest gainer with the emergence from the menace of the novel coronavirus pandemic. According…

BCCI may sacrifice England series to accommodate IPL

BCCI may sacrifice England series to accommodate IPL

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has still not given up on the hope to host the Indian Premier League 2020. Despite looming Coronavirus concerns, the board is reportedly exploring possibilities for a…

BCCI set to honour $ 200 mn tour of Australia, hints Dhumal

BCCI set to honour $ 200 mn tour of Australia, hints Dhumal

Fund-starved Cricket Australia has received a shot in the arm as for the first time since novel Coronavirus outbreak, a Board of Control for Cricket in India official has put on record that the India…

MSL may get two new teams, pay TV broadcaster: Report

MSL may get two new teams, pay TV broadcaster: Report

Cricket South Africa’s franchisee-based T20 tournament, Mzansi Super League is likely to be played between eight teams with the addition of two more franchisees from the third season. In yet another significant development, the league…