Cricket
Castore continues cricket drive with CSA deal
UK-based sportswear brand Castore has made its latest move in cricket by signing as the new kit supplier to Cricket South Africa
Commonwealth Bank recommits to women’s game with Cricket Australia extension
Commonwealth Bank has renewed its long-running sponsorship of Cricket Australia for a further three years, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Hyperice adds Virat Kohli as latest investor
India cricket captain Virat Kohli has agreed a deal to become an investor and brand ambassador for athlete recovery technology brand Hyperice
ECB signs Castore to replace New Balance as kit supplier in 10-year deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed lifestyle and sportswear brand Castore as the next official kit supplier to the England cricket team
Weber replaces Rebel as WBBL title sponsor
Australian barbecue products brand Weber Barbecues has been named as the new title sponsor of the Women’s Big Bash League, the Australian Twenty20 cricket league.
Rise Worldwide appointed as exclusive agency of Abu Dhabi T10 league
Sports marketing company Rise Worldwide has been appointed as the exclusive commercial and media rights agency for the Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league in a multi-year mandate
Cricket Australia agrees three-year sponsorship deal with Nu-Pure
Cricket Australia has signed a sponsorship deal with Australian drinks manufacturer Nu-Pure that sees it become the official water partner of the men’s and women’s cricket teams in a three-year deal.
Dream11, FanCode agree ICC sponsorship, streaming deals
Indian fantasy sports company Dream11 has become naming sponsor of all International Cricket Council 'pathway' tournament qualifying events in a deal running until April 2023
Socios.com grows sports presence further with CPL deal
The Caribbean Premier League has become the latest sports property to sign a deal with blockchain provider Socios
Cricket West Indies becomes first full ICC member to sign with Horizm
Cricket West Indies has turned to Horizm, the digital inventory management company, to value and create revenues from the cricket governing body’s website and social media channels.
India’s Rise Worldwide agency signs Kishan in talent push
Sports marketing company Rise Worldwide has signed up Indian international cricketer Ishan Kishan as the recently-rebranded group grows its catalogue of cricket stars
Sure expands sponsorship of The Hundred in latest ‘Pit-vertising’ deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has extended Unilever-owned deodorant brand Sure’s sponsorship of The Hundred.
Cricket Australia signs 4 Pines Brewing Company as official beer sponsor
Australian craft brewery 4 Pines Brewing Company has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia to become the official beer of the Australian men’s cricket team.
USA Cricket secures wide-ranging Sistar Mortgage partnership
USA Cricket has secured a wide-ranging 18-month partnership with Detroit-based mortgage provider Sistar Mortgage, which will become the principal sponsor of USA’s national men’s and women’s senior and U…
Marron Media to distribute Everest Premier League rights, agrees Imagen tie-up
Marron Media, the Australia-based sports media agency co-founded by former International Cricket Council media rights manager Lara Richards, has been appointed to distribute the international broadcast…
Barbados’ Kensington Oval seeks first naming rights sponsor
Barbados’s pre-eminent cricket stadium, the Kensington Oval, is in search of its first naming rights sponsor.
Data Snapshot: Australia 2021
Australia’s five biggest rights-holders – the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NFL), Cricket Australia (CA), Rugby Australia (RA) and Tennis Australia – will generate approximately A$330m (€209m/$256m) in central sponsorship revenue in 2021, across a total of 140 deals.
Baji to co-sponsor Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe
Bangladeshi sports news and betting information website Baji has become the co-sponsor of the Ispahani Cricket Series 2021 between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe