The Indian Premier League remains the only Asia Pacific sports property priced at the top of the global market, according to new research from Media Partners Asia, which expects growth in the region’s sports rights fees to slow to 1%–2% a year through 2030, down from about 10% a year since 2021. The cricket league
English cricketers aiming to play in a men’s T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their “daughters, sisters or mothers”. The inaugural edition of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) will be staged in the United Arab Emirates later this year. England players Ollie Pope and Luke Wood
French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane begins his tenure as Les Bleus’ head coach on Friday with a tricky first test in the UEFA Nations League away to Turkey. Zidane has big boots to fill, succeeding his former teammate Didier Deschamps, who consistently led the French to the latter stages of major tournaments throughout his 14
Hungary has been deemed a suitable host nation for Israel matches because the two nations enjoy stronger diplomatic ties than those between Israel and many other European nations, and it has been willing to provide the necessary policing and security arrangements for matches to operate smoothly. The FAI decided in the summer to play its
There is now a three-week international break with no Premier League games until 10 October. We are five matches into the league season and there is a long way to go in the campaign, but which teams have impressed so far and who have disappointed? You can have your say in the comments at the
Cricket Australia has opened the Big Bash to private investment, although individual state associations will retain the power to decide whether and when to sell stakes in their franchises. The governing body had originally been keen on a league-wide sale of franchises for the Big Bash League (BBL) and the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)
