ECB chief Richard Thompson, one of English sport’s kingmakers, hails the unique assets that bring global riches to our shores

Richard Thompson has been chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board since 2022

From an eternally-packed Twickenham to the queues snaking around Lord’s, Wimbledon and Wembley. From American advances on the Premier League to hordes of children around the world proudly wearing shirts of Premier League teams. There may be the sense that this country is going to hell in a handcart, but sport in the UK is … Read more

‘True global sport’ – $20 billion NFL is crossing continents and leaving the Premier League behind as Super Bowl takes over

The NFL is entering new markets and expanding overseas in the streaming age

The Premier League has considered playing matches in the United States but keeps getting in its own way. The NFL spent Super Bowl week again putting on the biggest show in the world, while announcing upcoming international games in Melbourne, Australia and Dublin, Ireland. 5 The NFL is entering new markets and expanding overseas in … Read more

NFL fans facing reality of football’s global dominance with 19-hour time difference as league confirms sixth new country

The NFL’s global expansion just got supersized. In 2026, for the first time in its history, the league will head to Australia for its most audacious grab at the sports landscape yet. 1 Melbourne’s iconic MCG will host the NFL in 2026 With the eyes of the world on Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, … Read more

Delta Electronics India gets more global projects from Taiwan HQ, ET Auto

All the R&D work will happen out of Delta Electronics’ Bengaluru facility where the manpower is a little over 300 people and will be “scaled up aggressively” in the next couple of years to perhaps closer to 1,000. Taiwan-headquartered Delta Electronics is farming out more global responsibilities to its Indian subsidiary, a clear acknowledgment of … Read more

Nissan-Honda Seek Merger Into ‘Global Mobility Company’ By 2026

The era of consolidation has fully arrived for the automotive industry, and we have electric vehicles to thank.  Granted, that era almost certainly kicked off a few years ago when Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Group combined into Stellantis. And even before that, the now-late CEO of Fiat Chrysler warned that consolidation was the only … Read more

Revealed: The 15 carmakers in Top 100 Global Brands of 2022

In today’s world of business that calls for dealing with VUCA(Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) on a daily basis, it helps to be a brand with top-of-mind recall and market dominance. However, that calls for a lot of sustained effort, across multiple fronts, for companies and their management to keep the flag of success continually … Read more

Football – Global Popularity, Rules, History

England and Scotland had the first leagues, but clubs sprang up in most European nations in the 1890s and 1900s, enabling these nations to found their own leagues. Many Scottish professional players migrated south to join English clubs, introducing English players and audiences to more-advanced ball-playing skills and to the benefits of teamwork and passing. … Read more