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Threat looms large for Big Bash: 15 Australian players offered AUD 700,000 to play in UAE League

SYDNEY: The International League (ILT20) in UAE has reportedly offered 15 top Australian players a whopping AUD 700,000 deals to ditch the Big Bash League (BBL), dates of which are overlapping, causing considerable tension in Cricket Australia (CA)'s ranks.

The Times of India

Manchester Giants head coach hopes for less British 'unicorns' in NBA as new challenge awaits

EXCLUSIVE: New Manchester Giants head coach and general manager Vince Macaulay talks to Mirror Sport about his new challenge, the decision to remove the BBL's salary cap, the future of British basketball and more

Daily Mirror

Business of T20 leagues: How far can cricket boards go to draw the line for their players?

MUMBAI: Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist was a trendsetter in the game across formats. The man revolutionized the role of wicket-keeper-batters forever during his playing years.

The Times of India

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Cult cricket hero Pavel Florin joins Big Bash League heavyweights in draft nomination

The Romanian cricketer with a distinctive bowling action that saw him rise to prominence and earn cult status has thrown his hat into the ring for this year’s BBL

The Guardian - AU

Ponting picks Vaughan for Hobart BBL job

Having failed to land Justin Langer for the role, Ricky Ponting has chosen Jeff Vaughan as the head coach of the Hobart Hurricanes for the next three BBLs.

AAP

BBL facing 'fork in the road': Khawaja

Brisbane Heat captain Usman Khawaja believes the Big Bash League must find increased investment or lose relevance to overseas competitors.

AAP

Gades get pick of 170-plus in BBL draft

More than 170 internationals have nominated for the Big Bash League's inaugural draft and the Melbourne Renegades will get first pick.

AAP

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Cricket Australia hoping BBL will bounce back with revamped schedule

Cricket Australia is confident large crowds will return to the Big Bash League this summer, following two editions decimated by COVID-19 complications.

ABC News

The First Dance: How Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls inspired the first-ever WBBL General Manager

EXCLUSIVE: The London Lions have made Vanja Cernivec - the first woman to work as a scout in the NBA - the first-ever general manager in WBBL history, and Mirror Sport spoke to the former Chicago Bulls scout

Daily Mirror

Newcastle's Jason Sangha signs new two-season deal with Sydney Thunder

JASON Sangha's breakout Big Bash League campaign has earned the Newcastle run machine a contract extension with Sydney Thunder until at least the end of the 2023-24 season. After spending two full BBL seasons on the sidelines, the former Wallsend and Southern Lakes right-hander was recalled on December 19 for…

Newcastle Herald

GB guard Patrick Whelan hoping sport can have positive impact on next generation

The British Basketball League’s Ambassadors initiative is aiming to inspire 150,000 young people across the UK

The Independent UK

Why Seven is suing Cricket Australia and wants out of its broadcast rights agreement

The Seven Network has compared the Big Bash League, unfavourably, to the Indian Premier League in a court document, as it looks to terminate its TV rights agreement and get compensation from Cricket Australia, writes David Mark.

ABC News

Cricket Australia in shock as Seven launches court proceedings

Cricket Australia responds to the Seven Network's decision to commence legal action against the organisation in an attempt to terminate its $450 million TV rights deal.

ABC News

Seven vows more court action against CA

Cricket Australia has again been hit with court action by the Seven Network as the free-to-air broadcaster attempts to terminate its TV rights deal.

AAP

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BBL gets first big win with Du Plessis

South African star Faf du Plessis has nominated for the BBL draft, marking the first major coup in Cricket Australia's attempts to revitalise the competition.

AAP

Khawaja makes move to BBL's Heat

Usman Khawaja will leave the Sydney Thunder for the first time since the BBL was established, heading to the Brisbane Heat where he'll be the side's captain.

AAP

Khawaja warns BBL must privatise to thrive

Usman Khawaja has told Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley that the Big Bash League will be left behind if it does not move to private ownership of franchises.

ABC News

Afghanistan earthquake survivors frantically dig through rubble in search of relatives as relief trickles in

With at least 1,000 people killed and more than 1,500 missing, rescue workers in the remote Gayan district are desperately searching for survivors — mostly young children and women — with hope fading with every passing hour.

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Daily Mirror

Australia to 'review David Warner's lifetime leadership ban' after ball-tampering scandal

David Warner was hit with a lifetime ban from leadership roles by Cricket Australia after his involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, but reportedly that could now be lifted

AAP

BBL draft an interesting concept: Ponting

Ricky Ponting says the BBL's draft for overseas players is an interesting concept which could disrupt the status quo at franchises.

The Hindu

Big Bash League to have IPL-style draft system to pick foreign players

Cricket Australian said that though the new draft is designed to attract the best available foreign players to the Big Bash League, the objective is to give BBL a more competitive edge in the international market

The Times of India

Cricket Australia introduces draft system to pick overseas players in BBL-12

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia on Wednesday announced the introduction of an IPL-style draft system to pick overseas players in the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League.

AAP

Overseas players thrust into BBL draft

Clubs will have the chance to retain one of their imports from last season during the newly formed BBL draft for overseas players.

Daily Mirror

Ricky Ponting hints at Justin Langer's next move and speaks out over Tim Paine's future

Australia legend Ricky Ponting has been named head of strategy at BBL franchise Hobart Hurricanes and could recruit both Justin Langer and Tim Paine to be part of the side's coaching staff

AAP

Ponting joins Hurricanes as BBL strategist

The Hobart Hurricanes have secured Ricky Ponting as their head of strategy for three years.

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