Major League Cricket (MLC) chief executive Johnny Grave says the tournament should not be seen as a danger to The Hundred any more. The third edition of the United States’ franchise league starts on Friday at 02:00 BST when defending champions Washington Freedom face San Francisco Unicorns. MLC’s emergence caused some uneasiness in English cricket...
Plans to hold a European T20 franchise tournament this summer are to be shelved until 2026 because three potential owners are instead focusing on completing deals to buy team stakes in The Hundred. The European T20 Premier League (ETPL), part owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, and involving city-based franchises from Ireland, Scotland and the...
“Queens of global soccer” Chelsea will become a “billion-dollar franchise”, according to new co-owner Alexis Ohanian. The Reddit founder has bought an 8-10% stake believed to be worth about £20m in the domestic treble winners – an investment Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor called a “game-changing endorsement”. Ohanian, who is married to former tennis player Serena...
Brook takes charge after a poor run for England in white-ball cricket. They held both the T20 and 50-over world titles in 2022 but have since disappointed in their defence of each crown. They also exited the Champions Trophy without winning a match, which resulted in Buttler’s resignation. Brook said he expected Buttler to play...
Image source, BCCI/IPL Seamer Ashwani Kumar took 4-24 on his Indian Premier League debut to help Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. The left-armer was the star of the show as the 2024 champions KKR were dismissed for 116 in 16.2 overs. Mumbai easily chased down their target with 43 balls to...