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December 2024

Australians William Swann and Sagar Sritharan are part of the team trying to put cricket on the map in the United States.

Meet the Aussies taking cricket to the home of Moneyball

Home runs and hot dogs aren’t normally associated with cricket but a small group of Australians are trying to make America fall in love with the sport.

  • Gus McCubbing

November 2024

Nathan McSweeney was out for 14 in his first crack as opener for Australia A against India at the MCG on November 7,

Make more money by losing – the sad state of world cricket

The game has long abandoned even the pretence of being coherently run. For fans and players alike, cricket is increasingly unfathomable.

  • Tim Wigmore

January 2023

Paramount’s chief content officer Beverley McGarvey and chief operating officer Jarrod Villani.

Ten set for best profit in years despite ratings slump

With no top-tier sport up for grabs for years, what’s Ten’s future? Local bosses say Ten shows “outperform sport”, cost less to make, and are more profitable.

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  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

December 2022

Ten vows to ‘restore cricket to former prominence’ after $200m+ bid

The network is making an aggressive bid to snatch the last top-tier sport on the market despite cricket’s recent lacklustre performance.

  • Edmund Tadros, Mark Di Stefano and Sam Buckingham-Jones

November 2022

Ten says Have You Been Paying Attention? is the No. 1 show in its timeslot with 983,000 total viewers nationally. Pictured are Anne Edmonds, front and centre, with (clockwise from back) Ed Kavalee, Melanie Bracewell, Sam Pang and Aaron Chen.

TV ratings spark fighting and soul-searching among executives

Seven and Nine’s battle, and Ten’s flop, come as they all circle the cricket rights.

  • Edmund Tadros and Mark Di Stefano
Ash Barty celebrates after defeating Danielle Collins at the 2022 Australian Open.

Nine on verge of new Australian Open deal, as Cricket accepts bids

Nine Entertainment is on the verge of sealing a further five-year deal with Tennis Australia for the Australian Open that could be worth $100 million a year.

  • Edmund Tadros

October 2020

The Big Bash League is part of the TV rights dispute.

Seven to escalate rights war with Cricket Australia

The sizzle in the summer of cricket is coming from a fight between Seven West Media and Cricket Australia.

  • Max Mason

January 2020

Sports clubs are unclear about what liability they might for children playing on smoky days.

Sport clubs weigh up liability as smoke sticks around

This Saturday morning, suburban sports clubs along the east coast will face a question most are not qualified to answer – is it safe for our kids to compete?

  • Hannah Wootton

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