Cricket Australia
Boost for broadcasters as Melbourne's grip on Boxing Day Test tightens
Falling COVID-19 cases in Melbourne have given Cricket Australia, Seven West Media and Foxtel greater clarity and buoyed hopes of a Dean Jones tribute come Boxing Day.
- by Jon Pierik
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Australian cricket
Cricket to become more sanitised in new sponsorship deal
If ever there was a sports sponsorship deal for the times, this is it. And it will give those who say the game has become too sanitised plenty of ammunition.
- by Daniel Cherny
Australian cricket
Australia postpones first ever Test match against Afghanistan
Australia’s historic first Test match against Afghanistan this summer is officially off this summer and will be pushed back until after the Ashes next year..
- by Chris Barrett
Australian cricket
Cricket Australia offers Seven discount but deal a long way off
Cricket Australia has indicated a willingness to give ground in the game's broadcast war with Seven West Media but a peace deal remains a distant prospect.
- by Chris Barrett and Jon Pierik
Australian rugby
Qantas ends Wallabies sponsorship, cuts off cash to cricket and soccer
Qantas will end its 30-year sponsorship of the Wallabies and cease financial support for the Socceroos and Australian cricket teams in a desperate bid to save money.
- by Patrick Hatch and Tom Decent
Australian cricket
No cheer: Test stars brace for lonely Christmas
Justin Langer watched some of his players go ashen-faced when told they may spend little or no time with their families because of quarantine issues over the next six months.
- by Jon Pierik
Australian cricket
Media rights expert urges CA to negotiate after 'line in the sand' moment
Leading TV rights expert says there has been a "significant" drop in the sport's broadcast value.
- by Andrew Wu
Broadcast rights
Broadcast war escalates as Seven, Fox refuse to pay in full
Seven West Media and Foxtel have upped their battle with Cricket Australia by making only a part payment to the sport's governing body on Tuesday.
- by Jon Pierik and Chris Barrett
Australian cricket
Boost for Boxing Day but will broadcasters stump up $50 million?
There was good news on Monday with the Boxing Day Test increasingly likely to remain in Melbourne but cricket's focus will also be on its bank balance come Tuesday.
- by Jon Pierik
Australian cricket
Seven to continue coverage during feud with Cricket Australia
Fears that cricket would be left without free-to-air coverage and completely behind a paywall during the game’s broadcast war have been allayed.
- by Chris Barrett
Australian cricket
Tension escalates as Seven calls for Big Bash to be slashed
The battle between Cricket Australia and its free-to-air broadcaster continues to escalate, with Seven even calling for the Big Bash League to be cancelled this season.
- by Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu