Yorkshire appoint Darren Gough interim director of cricket following Rafiq fallout December 6, 2021 Former England bowler Darren Gough has returned to Yorkshire to take up the role of interim director of cricket. Gough, who spent 15 years at the club, replaces Martyn Moxon, who was among 16 staff to leave the club last week as the fallout from the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal continued. “Like many, I have [...]
Chris Tremlett: Ashes series in Australia are the stuff of dreams for England cricketers December 5, 2021 Playing for England in the Ashes – and especially in Australia, where the action begins this week – is what I dreamt about when I was growing up. I remember watching the likes of Merv Hughes and Glenn McGrath, and learning about the history of the series and the whole culture of playing Down Under, [...]
Barmy Army: The cricket supporters known the world over finding their own way to watch the Ashes December 3, 2021 At around 11pm next Tuesday, more than 150 people will be packing into a bar near London’s Victoria railway station. Tuesday night isn’t always the night for making late plans in the capital. But this is no normal Tuesday. At the stroke of midnight, heads will turn to one of the many screens as the [...]
Manchester United owner Avram Glazer buys cricket team in new UAE T20 league December 1, 2021 Manchester United owner Avram Glazer has succeeded in buying a cricket franchise at the second attempt after snapping up a team in the new United Arab Emirates Twenty20 league. Glazer, through his private equity company Lancer Capital, was outbid in an auction for two new franchises in the Indian Premier League, the world’s leading T20 [...]
Omicron: New Covid-19 strain could scupper sport further November 28, 2021 The Omicron variant of Covid-19 could derail the upcoming sports calendar, having already been the cause of chaos over the weekend. The strain, prominent in Southern Africa but also appearing elsewhere, has put governments across the world on red alert. And sports organisations are no different. International sports events in the southern hemisphere are prominent [...]
Really… who would want to open at the Gabba this winter? November 26, 2021 Come the second week of December, it will, in all likelihood, be Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns walking down the famous Gabba steps to open England’s Ashes batting account. The Brisbane ground is the traditional Ashes curtain raiser Down Under and an Aussie fortress – not since 1986 have England won at the Gabba, and [...]
Peng Shuai: Tennis star’s email raises further concern for WTA November 18, 2021 The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has cast doubt on the legitimacy of an email alleged to have come from Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts is unknown. Peng, a former world No1, posted an allegation of sexual assault against former Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on social media site Weibo. She alleged that she [...]
Exclusive: Sportradar signs major new NBA betting data deal November 17, 2021 Sports data giant Sportradar has continued its spree of major deals by signing a new contract with the NBA until 2031, Morning Wire can reveal. The agreement, announced today, will see the Swiss company provide betting data to the world-leading basketball competition on an exclusive basis. The eight-year deal extends Sportradar’s current arrangement with the [...]
Azeem Rafiq: Takeaways from Yorkshire’s committee reckoning November 16, 2021 The Azeem Rafiq testimony was one of the most important, powerful and harrowing events in recent sporting history. A man who dreamed of a national sporting call up, an institution whose foundations are rotting, and a parliamentary group who let a man tell his truth with no apologies. But what are the takeaways from the [...]
Azeem Rafiq: ‘What’s happened to me has happened, it will never change’ November 16, 2021 Azeem Rafiq has recounted his experiences of racism and bullying this morning before a parliamentary select committee looking into cricket’s racism problem, saying he’s “lost his career because of racism”. Rafiq, a former bowler at Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) appeared this morning at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Mommittee in Westminster. Speaking [...]