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TNT Sports will show England’s white-ball tour of Australia and March’s 150th Anniversary Test live and exclusively in the UK, after agreeing a broadcast deal with Cricket Australia. Channel 5 will reach a free-to-air audience with exclusive highlights of every match on England’s tour, shown on its…
New Zealand Cricket has officially announced the revival of the Youth Fast Bowling Challenge, partnering with international fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and his proprietary fast bowling technology platform, the Yorker app.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has partnered with fan engagement technology company Monterosa as its new fantasy game and gamification supplier. The partnership has launched with The Hundred Fantasy Game, which recorded its highest-ever user retention rate during the 2026 competition…
Cricket Australia has launched Cricket TV, a direct-to-consumer streaming service built on Eluvio’s Content Fabric platform. The service is currently in early access at tv.cricket.com.au, with full commercial launch expected
As Australia celebrated beating England in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this month, it was already clear that the tournament had broken new ground for
BBC Sport has appointed independent production partner Whisper to deliver its live broadcast and digital coverage of the 2026 season of The Hundred. The partnership marks the first time the production company has worked with the broadcaster on the cricket tournament, expanding Whisper’s…
YES Network and The Gotham Sports App will air MI New York’s Major League Cricket (MLC) matches this summer. MLC, which launched in 2023, is a professional T20 league. MI
Ahead of the growing convergence of AI, athlete intelligence, and personalised sports learning, iSportConnect’s Taruka Srivastav spoke with str8bat Co-founder & CEO Gagan Daga about the company’s vision for performance intelligence, the evolution of athlete monetisation, AI-driven coaching, and the…
Foxtel Media has announced a landmark expansion into the metaverse, launching the Kayo SPORTS Stadium on Roblox.
VCT Americas first seed FURIA and EMEA side Gentle Mates have become the first Playoffs contestants to be eliminated from VALORANT Masters Santiago. The two teams were sent home by BBL Esports (EMEA) and All Gamers (China), respectively, with both organisations remaining in the running for the…
Yesterday’s second playoff day at VALORANT Masters Santiago saw regional first seeds BBL Esports (EMEA) and All Gamers (China) record opening match losses. Meanwhile, reigning VALORANT Champions winner NRG and fellow Americas team G2 Esports will next face off against Paper Rex and Nongshim…
Gaming peripheral brand ATK Gear has announced that it has partnered with BBL Esports’ VALORANT team. The collaboration names ATK Gear as the official peripheral partner of the Turkish organisation, supporting the roster as it competes at VALORANT Masters Santiago. “We’re proud to officially…
Yusuf ‘Lar0k’ Kanber is one of countless rookies set to compete at VALORANT Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the year. Lar0k and the rest of the BBL Esports rookie roster delivered a flawless run at VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026 qualify for its first-ever international competition as the…
BatFast, the global leader in AI-powered sports simulation technology, has announced the appointment of former Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
BBL Esports has defeated Gentle Mates to lift the VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026 trophy, advancing to VALORANT Masters Santiago as the region’s first seed. As a result, the Turkish organisation will get a direct bye to the Playoffs stage of the international VCT event. Gentle Mates, meanwhile, has dropped…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Google have joined forces for an AI-powered ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, naming Google Gemini as the Official AI Fan Companion and Google Pixel as
Willow by Cricbuzz, the destination for live, streaming, and on-demand cricket in the U.S. and Canada, announces numerous exciting updates to kick off the 2026 cricket season, starting with the
Gentle Mates and BBL Esports have qualified for the 2026 VCT EMEA Kickoff Upper Bracket Finals after securing semi-final victories earlier today (January 29th). As a result, both teams are just one series away from qualifying for the first VCT global event of the season, VALORANT Masters Santiago…
Despite Fnatic losing a close opening series against BBL Esports at the 2026 VCT EMEA Kickoff, Austin ‘crashies’ Roberts remains confident that the roster can find its footing within the event’s new triple-elimination format. “Even though we lost today, I still have massive faith in the team,”…
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