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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Moved to United Arab Emirates

The International Cricket Council will move the Women’s T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates after turmoil in Bangladesh forced a change in venue. The ninth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup will now take place in Dubai and Sharjah for the 10-team tournament from October 3–20, the ICC said Tuesday. More than […]

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USA Cricket Names Johnathan Atkeison as Chief Executive Officer

Johnathan Atkeison, who most recently was the chief operating officer of USA Rugby, will join USA Cricket as its new chief executive officer, effective August 1 Atkeison has over 15 years of national governing body experience. He takes over for Vinay Bhimjiani, who was as interim chief executive officer of USA Cricket since October 2022. […]

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The Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium 14 miles outside of Dallas will be the site for the first match of the T20 Cricket World Cup on June 1. Photo courtesy of Visit Grand Prairie
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T20 Cricket World Cup is Ready to Hit United States

Cricket is one of the most popular sports on earth with large, rabid fanbases that follow their national teams religiously. Its top rivalry, India against Pakistan, is probably the most intense of any sport in the world that goes unnoticed. However, the sport has never gained traction in the United States in spite of its […]

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Major League Cricket will continue to have matches at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas this season. Photo by: Richard Huggard/ SPORTZPICS for Major League Cricket

Major League Cricket Granted List-A Status by ICC

Major League Cricket has been granted List-A status by the International Cricket Council ahead of MLC’s second season which starts July 5, recognizing the league as an official T20 league ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup that starts this weekend in Texas. In addition to List-A status, Major League Cricket Chief Executive Officer Vijay […]

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USA Cricket Starts Process to Become Certified National Governing Body

USA Cricket has announced the start of its process to become the sport’s certified National Governing Body after two days of initial meetings with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. USA Cricket is currently the national federation for cricket in the United States and is officially recognized by the International Cricket Council, which will […]

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ICC Teams With Populous for Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Cricket Stadium in New York

Plans have been revealed for a state-of-the-art, 34,000-seat modular cricket stadium that will be used during the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in New York this summer. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium will host eight ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 matches in June, including one of the world’s biggest rivalries […]

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Caribbean Premier League Cricket Names Tourism Partner Manager

The Caribbean Premier League for the sport of cricket has named Deanna Weekes as its new tourism partner manager responsible for working with the league’s tourist board partners to create packages for traveling fans to visit all host countries for future tournaments. “This is a really exciting opportunity to be involved in the biggest annual […]

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Groups, Schedule Announced for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Dallas will host the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket tournament with New York picked to host the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan this summer. The opening match will be June 1 with the U.S. playing Canada. Ireland, India and Pakistan are also in Group A with the two North […]

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Organizers for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles present its recommendations to the sports program at Monday's IOC Session meetings in Mumbai, which were approved. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

Olympics: Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Flag Football Among Sports on LA28 Program

The LA28 sports program was officially confirmed by the International Olympic Committee during its annual session on Monday in India with baseball/softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash providing a mix of new and returning sports to the Olympic Summer Games. All five were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from […]

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Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Flag Football, Cricket Among LA28 Program Additions

The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced five sports will be proposed to the sport program with baseball/softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash up for approval by the International Olympic Committee at its Session meeting in Mumbai this month. “LA28’s proposed sports ignite the imagination on the field of play and drive culture […]

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