Champions Twenty20 League formally launched

The BCCI-backed Champions Twenty20 League has been formally launched with a commitment from the men in charge that it would give priority to the ICC's Future Tours Programme. The launch, which followed a meeting among top officials of the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa in Mumbai, confirmed most details previously announced but left the tournament's venue yet to be confirmed.

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First Edition of Champions League to be held in India

The first Champions League will be played in India this year, said Lalit Modi, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) official and the Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner on Monday. Modi said that the matches will be played in three venues - Jaipur, New Delhi and Mohali from September 29 to October 8.

Eight teams are expected to participate in the event that will include the teams securing the first and the second positions in the domestic Twenty20 events of South Africa and Australia, besides the winner and runner-up of the IPL.

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ECB announces £750m rival to the Twenty20 Champions League

Middlesex were still contemplating their lucrative victory worth £42,000 for the winners, over defending Twenty20 Cup holders Kent on Saturday night, when news broke of a cataract of cash that is about to flood into this abbreviated form of the game. The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced that it has secured a £750m deal over 10 years for a rival Twenty20 Champions League which will accommodate both the English finalists.


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IPL warn ECB over Twenty20 Champions League stance

The head of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over their stalling in backing the Twenty20 Champions League. IPL chairman Lalit Modi has said that the Twenty20 Champions League will take place with or without English sides.

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ECB to unveil Twenty20 Champions League

The England and Wales Cricket Board are set to announce that they have formed their own Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which will take place in the Middle East this autumn. David Collier, the ECB chief executive, was in the Middle East last week to meet a businessman interested in bankrolling a tournament with a £2.5million prize fund that is expected to take place in Abu Dhabi from Sept 30-Oct 6. "Talks are at an advanced stage," an ECB source said.

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No plans to shelve Champions League: Modi

Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday dismissed media reports about plans to shelve the Champions League and said dates for the inaugural Twenty20 event would be announced soon. "There is no plan to shelve the Champions League. We will decide on the dates of the Champions League after the Champions Trophy," Modi told PTI.

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Is the Champions League shelved?

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) ambitious Twenty20 tournament, the Champions League, which was to be held in October, has reportedly been shelved without giving any reason.

Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has informed stakeholders about plans to drop the ambitious project a couple of days ago, without giving the reason behind it, according to a report in The Economic Times.

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ICC unwilling to lay ground for BCCI’s Champions T20

The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) plan to host the Champions T20 seems to be on a sticky wicket. The tournament, which was planned on the lines of the blockbuster Indian Premier League (IPL), is yet to receive clearance from the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is slated to take place in October.

Insiders tell ET that the Champions T20 is also facing opposition from the English Cricket Board (ECB). “Although the Cricket Board of Australia is supposed to be a part of the tournament, the members of the foreign boards are worried about BCCI becoming an even bigger cricketing power than it already is, and hence don’t want the tournament to happen,” they said.

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Glam target Champions League jackpot

GLAMORGAN could hit a £2.5m Champions League jackpot after being handed a Twenty20 Cup lifeline. The Welsh county were last night dramatically reinstated into the competition by the England and Wales Cricket – meeting Durham at Chester-le Street next Monday – at the expense of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.

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Set Max set to clinch TV rights for T20 Champions League

Sony Entertainment Television is likely to bag the telecast rights of the Twenty20 Champions League to be organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) this October. According to sources, Sony may emerge as the favourite choice due to its successful liaison with the BCCI for the highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in April this year, for which it has the broadcast rights for the next ten years.

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Lancashire one game away from India Champions League

THE WINNERS of this evening's Twenty20 Cup quarter-final between Lancashire and Middlesex at the Brit Oval could be just one step away from participating in the lucrative Champions League which is due to be held in India this autumn.

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UAE won't host Champions League

The Abu Dhabi Cricket Council has ruled itself out of hosting the proposed ICC Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Dilawar Mani, the president of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council, said the UAE would not be able to host the event this year as at least two venues are required.

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Pak confirms Champions League Twenty20 participation

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday confirmed their participation in the Champions Trophy Twenty20 tournament to be held in India later in 2008.
PCB Chairman Nasim Ashraf said he has got a formal invitation from Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi and Pakistan will send two teams in the 10 million dollar mega event, which will have top two domestic teams from five countries.

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ECB threaten Twenty20 Champions League breakaway

England are ready to organise a breakaway Twenty20 Champions League in the Middle East this autumn if India maintain their threat to ban counties who employ any Indian Cricket League players.

In another illustration of the ECB's new-found willingness to counter the dominance of the powerful Indian board, contingency plans are already advanced for an eight-team tournament minus the Indian Premier League finalists.

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UAE likely to stage Champions League

UAE is under consideration as a venue for the Cricket Champions League involving two teams from England, India, Australia and South Africa.

"UAE can get to stage the champions league. Top two teams from the different countries will play in this event," said Niranjan Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

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