Cricket
Tendulkar bats for Musafir.com
United Arab Emirates-based travel website Musafir.com has signed up Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador.
BoomBoom boosts US cricket
The United States of America Cricket Association has agreed a two-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2014-15, with sporting apparel manufacturer BoomBoom.
Digicel dials up WICB extension
Digicel has agreed to extend its sponsorship of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for another three years until September 2016.
USA Cricket Association secures first national team sponsor
Smart Choice Auto Group has agreed a one-year deal with the USA Cricket Association to become the first sponsor of the men’s national team.
Zoopla and ECB strike ground partnership
UK property company Zoopla has agreed a deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board for its PrimeLocations.com brand to become the official ground partner of the ECB for this summer’s Test matches.
Sri Lanka Cricket scores record sponsorship deal
Dialog Axiata has sealed a three-year deal with Sri Lanka Cricket, representing the country’s biggest sponsorship deal, according to the Daily Financial Times newspaper.
WICB receives commercial confidence boost
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has boosted its commercial roster by agreeing new sponsorship deals with the Confident Group and Celkon Mobile.
Kent’s historic home to change name under Shepherd Neame deal
Kent County Cricket Club has agreed a naming rights deal with Shepherd Neame to rebrand its home ground.
BCCI to lose major sponsor Sahara
Business conglomerate Sahara has announced that it will not renew its main sponsorship of the India national cricket team at the end of this year after launching a stinging attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Indian government plans match-fixing law
The Indian government is planning to pass legislation that will enforce a heavy penalty for match-fixing, following the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s recent spot-fixing cricket scandal.
Cricket Australia drinks to ODI naming rights deal
Carlton & United Breweries has opted to return to one-day international cricket sponsorship after agreeing a deal with Cricket Australia to become the naming rights sponsor of ODI games in Australia.
Commonwealth Bank secures Australian Test sponsorship
The Commonwealth Bank has extended its sponsorship of the Australian cricket team's Test matches in a four-year deal.
Mahindra Two Wheelers revs up Rajasthan Royals deal
Automotive company Mahindra Two Wheelers has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Rajasthan Royals IPL cricket team for the remainder of the 2013 campaign.
Liberty to sponsor England Test match grounds
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe has struck a deal to become the official insurance partner of England's cricket Test match grounds for 2013.
ECB strikes Waitrose deal
Waitrose has signed a three-year deal to replace Brit Insurance as the new sponsor of the England cricket team from May 2014.