Cricket
IPL signs up Cred in latest sponsorship deal ahead of 2020 season
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has added credit card payment app Cred as the latest sponsor for its Twenty20 cricket franchise tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Cricket Australia inks three-year Vodafone naming-rights deal
Cricket Australia has signed a three-year deal with Vodafone as its men's Test naming-rights partner, and partner of Women’s Big Bash League and the Australian Women’s Team.
Round-Up: UK investor increases sports stakes, no bids for India kit rights, Red Bull releases Royals doco, and more
London-based investor Lindsell Train has increased stakes in sports and entertainment companies including Manchester United, Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment - Financial Times
BKT Tires announces deals with six IPL teams
Indian tyre manufacturer BKT Tires has agreed sponsorship deals with six Indian Premier League teams covering this year's tournament
CSK’s positive tests rock IPL ahead of restart
Twelve members of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League team have tested positive for Covid-19, prompting its star batsman Suresh Raina to fly home to India and causing jitters ahead of the league's…
Round-Up: Le Tour’s tough Covid-19 rules, Japan to acquire 500m vaccine doses, ONE Apprentice rights deals, and more
The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
ECB ‘close’ to adding Unilever as sponsor of The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) is in talks with Unilever over a sponsorship deal for its short-format franchise league, The Hundred, according to reports
Flurry of sponsorship deals ahead of IPL start
There has been a surge in sponsorship dealmaking ahead of this year's Indian Premier League T20 tournament, which starts in the United Arab Emirates on September 19
St Lucia Zouks sign Indibet for 2020 CPL
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) side St Lucia Zouks has signed up online gambling platform Indibet as its front-of-shirt sponsor
Round-Up: Japanese companies turn against Olympics, survey says; KBO not expecting fans back soon; and more
A survey of 13,000 Japanese companies has found that more than half want next year's Tokyo Olympics to be either cancelled or postponed again - Kyodo News
Round-Up: Fifa ethics committee clears Infantino, CAF delays qualifiers, China LPGA Tour restarts, and more
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been cleared by the organisation's ethics committee of any breach of its code in relation to his meetings with Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber
Rajasthan Royals sponsorship aims to challenge taboo around periods
A sponsorship deal by Indian Premier League team the Rajasthan Royals with sanitary pad brand Niine is aiming to break taboos in India around menstruation
Round-Up: New Fifa international window, Royals deal challenges taboos, NZ North v South match returns, and more
Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Fantasy sports platform Dream11 bids highest for IPL 2020 title rights
Online fantasy sports platform Dream11 has been awarded the title rights to the Indian Premier League 2020 season after a three-way bidding contest
Round-Up: Japan sticks with 5,000 fans, Chinese badminton league restart, O’Sullivan signs China agent, and more
Japan is to extend its 5,000-person limit on attendees at sports events and concerts beyond the initial planned period that ran until the end of August
Kolkata Knight Riders sign up Mobile Premier League as principal sponsor
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders has signed up esports and mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) as its new principal sponsor
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
IPL 2020 title sponsor tender ‘draws expressions of interest from five brands’
Reports indicate at least five brands have expressed an interest in bidding for the title sponsorship rights to the 2020 edition of cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL)