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JOHANNESBURG : Indian Premier League team owners have bought all six franchises of South Africa's new domestic T20 league, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Wednesday, underlining IPL's expanding global footprint.
The six teams in the new South African T20 league which is set to begin in January next year have been bought by owners of franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Reliance Industries Limited, RPSG Sports Private Limited, Sun TV Network Limited, Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, Royals Sports Group and JSW Sports won the bids for the six franchises. Reliance are the owners of Mumbai Indians, while RPSG own Lucknow Super Giants. Sun TV are the owners of SunRisers Hyderabad while Royals Sports Group and JSW Sports own Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals respectively. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited are, of course, the owners of CSK.
Indian Premier League (IPL) teams snapped them all in a process conducted by audit and consultancy firm Deloitte. Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians walked away with Cape Town, four-time winners Chennai Super Kings took away Johannesburg, Delhi Capitals bought Pretoria, Lucknow Super Giants bought Durban, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Port Elizabeth and Rajasthan Royals bought Paarl. Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been appointed commissioner, making it the first ever instance of a cricketer heading a T20 league.
CAPE TOWN : South Africa feel there is still much work needed on their game after beating Wales on Saturday in their three-test series and with the start of the Rugby Championship three weeks away.
The United Arab Emirates is being singled out for turning a blind eye to the origin of the gold bars entering its territory. In response, international institutions such as the OECD are calling for stricter industry regulations. The gold boom in Sahelian regions is attracting increasing interest from armed groups, including jihadists.
Some might mischievously speculate it's because Bloemfontein is too sleepy, pragmatists will argue many teams have travelled to match-day locations less than 24 hours before kick-off.
New British tennis sensation Cameron Norrie’s dad admitted he’d love to meet up with Rangers legend Ally McCoist as his son continues his bid for Wimbledon glory after booking his place in the semi-final at SW19 following a five-set thriller at the All England Club.
