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The sales of six of the eight franchises in The Hundred were completed last month, with Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets still in the process of being sold.

Four teams are, or will be, owned by companies with stakes in Indian Premier League (IPL) sides, while the other four are supported by American investment.

Investors will take operational control from 1 October, meaning they will have no direct involvement in this year’s competition.

Here is a list of the ownership breakdown across each team that competes in The Hundred:

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Richard Thompson says the franchises were sold to “fuel the competition’s growth”.

More than £500m generated via the sales will also be shared among the professional counties, with at least £50m for grassroots cricket.

The ECB still retains ownership of The Hundred and control of the regulations and playing window.

A new board will be established, featuring representatives from the ECB and the competing teams, and will decide the strategic direction and commercial growth of the tournament.

Speaking about the new owners, Thompson said: “We’re entering an exciting new phase and a seminal moment for cricket in England and Wales.

“We’ve got people who have never invested in cricket.

“Todd Boehly and Cain, they’re big investors in football, you’ve got the Washington outfit that have invested in Edgbaston – they see the opportunity in here.

“We don’t have a domestic competition that generates anything like the income that a rugby or a football does.

“There needed to be a rebalancing where we could generate an income from the halo of Test cricket, but underneath it, you need a thriving domestic competition.”

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Rugby’s authorities aren’t making any immediate moves to outlaw “smelling salts” due to concerns that they might mask concussion symptoms.

Smelling salts, a strong combination of ammonia, water, and ethanol, are claimed to boost mental clarity or boost energy.

According to one study, irritating the nose and lungs caused a sharp breath intake and a quick flow of oxygen to the brain.

However, the NFL cautioned against smelling salts in a memo to their teams that was obtained by the Associated Press and contained additional “possible signs and symptoms, including some potential signs of concussion.”

In elite rugby dressing rooms, they are frequently used.

Tadhg Beirne, the flanker for the first British and Irish Lions’ Test against Australia last month, was shown smoking salts as the rest of the team gathered together at half-time.

On the team’s social media pages, a video of him using smelling salts and his teammate Jack Conan reacting was posted.

The panel of concussion experts’ meeting in September will likely take up the matter, but there is no intention of meeting to discuss smelling salts.

With the addition of instrumented mouthguards that trigger an alert, a mandatory check when a collision exceeds a certain level of force, and pitchside doctors monitoring incident video, World Rugby has improved diagnosing concussion in the elite game.

In cases where it’s unclear whether a player has a concussion or is able to play again, a battery of physical and memory tests is used to determine whether a player has a concussion.

Before the assessment, players are not subject to any specific rules regarding how to use smelling salts. An independent doctor reviews the results and the symptoms of the players, though.

While a group of former rugby players have sued the organization for inadequate protection from a brain injury, there is a growing awareness of concussion and its dangers among the current players.

Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn has been signed by Nottingham Forest for a one-year deal.

Gunn made 35 Championship starts for Norwich City last season before leaving the Canaries when his contract expired in May.

The 29-year-old started his career at Norwich before moving to Manchester City, where he signed his first professional contract in 2013.

He made 172 appearances for the Canaries over the course of two seasons before leaving for Norwich three years later.

I’m looking forward to joining Forest and getting to work because it’s a historic club on an exciting journey, said Gunn.

“I’m joining a good group of keepers, and I think my experience will benefit the team.” He continued, “I can’t wait to get going.”

Scotland have 16 caps under their belts, and Gunn started all three of their group games at Euro 2024 last year.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Chelsea has been signed for around £28 million by Everton.

The 26-year-old’s initial cost is £24 million, with additional costs of £3-4 million due in additions.

Dewsbury-Hall has agreed to stay with the Toffees for five years until June 30, 2030.

Following the signings of Charly Alcaraz, Thierno Barry, Mark Travers, and Adam Aznou, the Leicester City graduate is Everton’s fifth summer signing.

My family and I are both excited, to be honest. This is creating real buzz. Dewsbury-Hall responded, “It feels right for me.”

Dewsbury-Hall made a good match for Maresca’s Chelsea system, but he didn’t play a half-part because Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, and Enzo Fernandez all started in front of him in the midfield pecking order.

Dewsbury-Hall scored four goals in the Uefa Conference League and came off the bench to give Jadon Sancho the lead in Chelsea’s 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the May final despite only starting twice in the Premier League in his sole season at Chelsea.

He made his fifth goal for the club in the team’s 4-1 victory over Benfica and made his debut in the team’s 3-0 victory over Paris St-Germain. He was mostly used as a substitute in the Fifa Club World Cup.

When given a chance, he did well for the Stamford Bridge side, but he soon started to do so after being a regular player who moved in and then dropped.

Due to Uefa’s recent punishment for financial control violations, Chelsea must sell players from their most recent Conference League team to maintain a “positive transfer balance” this summer, which is particularly important.

The addition of Dewsbury-Hall would give their midfield much-needed depth and quality, according to Everton manager David Moyes, who has been vocal about his need for fresh faces this summer.

Chelsea’s successful Conference League campaign saw the 26-year-old play a constant role, but ultimately struggled to make his way into the Premier League.

He started for the Blues in the top two spots, and his total playing time for 13 league games was only 256.

Moyes will find Dewsbury-Hall’s performances during Leicester’s 2023-24 promotion campaign particularly interesting because they will replace Abdoulaye Doucoure’s significant central attacking contributions.

The financial state of Manchester United has not been encouraging, whether it has been related to a string of redundancies or staff members getting free lunches.

Fans will be unsure of how to pay for the purchase of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko as part of their £200 million summer offensive renovation.

The solution lies in some deft funding of their in- and out-of-town summer transfers, as well as in some exaggerated death reports.

Football catches a cold, according to Kieran Maguire, a renowned expert on football finance.

The biggest brand of English football, according to the company. Although the redundancies appear severe, Ineos’ business model allows for that, as it has been done elsewhere. We must wait and see if it will work in football.

Even though co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe claimed earlier this year there was a chance the club would go bust by Christmas without significant cost-cutting measures, United sources have previously explained to the BBC’s chief football news reporter Simon Stone how it is possible for them to reach a deal on Sesko.

The payments for the total £130 million summer deals between Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo from Wolves and Brentford, respectively, have been made in a favorable way.

Any Sesko deal is likely to be done in the same way, with the player receiving payment over the course of their contract.

Marcus Rashford’s entire £325, 000-per-week salary is being covered by his Barcelona loan, and Manchester United received £5 million from Chelsea after the Blues cut a deal for Jadon Sancho.

Before the end of the window, they will also target the sale of Alejandro Garnacho and other academy players like Mason Greenwood and Scott McTominay, both of whom they sold last summer.

“They will recover that by selling players in the bomb squad,” Maguire said. “Even if their signings come in at £200 million, it is £40 million a year.

United is still a commercial juggernaut despite their struggles on the pitch, including a lowest finish in the Premier League era last year, and also raised money by reaching the Europa League final last year.

The club announced an increase in annual core profit forecasts of £180 million to £1190 million in June from an earlier projection of £145 million to £1160 million.

United’s offer for Sesko could reach $ 73.8 million, but it also includes a £65.25 million guarantee. If they pay for the 22-year-old Slovenian, they will have spent the most money overall this summer, which is third highest in the Premier League after Liverpool and Chelsea.

According to Maguire, “some of the scare stories from a few months ago were perhaps a little overblown.”

Man Utd is still a successful company despite not being as successful as they would like to be. For instance, their wage is about half of what Premier League standards would call it.

After Ratcliffe claimed United was about to run out of money this year, this is all.

Ratcliffe claimed that for the past seven seasons, the club had spent more than it had earned due to rising costs.

He said, “Ultimately, if you spend more than you earn, you’ll end up in ruin.”

He did, however, mention that United would look to invest in players during this transfer window.

What is the best way to spend your money? Do you want to use it to run the club or to train the squad?

Instead of spending our money on, I’m afraid, free lunches, what we want to do is invest in the best players in the world.

However, at Old Trafford, things aren’t entirely rosy.

Ruben Amorim will need to sell first if Sesko wants to buy out his squad’s future reinforcements before making any changes.

The club lost £131m in the 2023-24 financial year. Even though a significant portion of that was paid for by the Ineos takeover, which is not included in PSR, it is still not representative of a club in poor health.

Man Utd can’t spend as much as Chelsea and Liverpool, Maguire claimed. Man Utd are not in as good a position among the big six.

The intriguing Cyriel Dessers case is still a source of suspense.

In the emphatic 3-0 Champions League qualifying first-leg win over Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday, the Rangers striker made his announcement under Russell Martin’s supervision.

He has repeatedly been let down by Rangers. Perhaps this served as a reminder of what he has to offer and how he might be useful in a different play format at Ibrox.

His quick deliberation just before half-time demonstrated the value of his experience and his ability to deliver the penalty that was awarded for the second, after a protracted delay just before half-time.

In his Rangers career, he has a lot of that experience.

More importantly, he appeared to be Rangers’ top priority, bringing together their attacking threat.

Dessers’ start to this campaign has been hampered by a minor injury, but his head coach, who had started as a substitute for Motherwell, was applauded for his effort while criticizing others.

He seized his opportunity by taking advantage of his opportunity and built on that against Plzen by replacing the ineffective Danilo.

This comes after a summer of speculating about his future.

Dessers is the only player the club has bid for this season, according to Martin’s confirmation over the weekend, and based on the evidence from this performance, interest may not end there.

Martin described his performance as “amazing” and “brilliant,” which suggests he sees value in keeping him at Ibrox.

He said, “I thought he was great tonight.”

He accepted the ball well, and the guys found him a lot in the first half, according to the team’s spokesperson from yesterday.

Since working closely with Dessers with the striker during Barry Ferguson’s interim period at the club last term, Neil McCann is well-placed to assess his worth.

With six goals in the final five games of the Premiership run-in, Dessers capped the season strong in every post-split match.

Any club would be suited to have that consistency, but the criticism stems from a perception of wastefulness in front of goal and a lapsed ability to use others.

The former Rangers winger said, “I think he makes Rangers a better side.”

Dessers must remain in the club. He poses a threat to the goal. The main character in the game of number nine is him.

He is shown that he has goals. The return that would seem almost unreachable after 89 of their seasons last year. Daizen Maeda from Celtic was the only player to win the Premiership.

In total, Dessers has scored 52 goals in 113 games for the Rangers, with 80 starts occurring every 134 minutes.

As last season demonstrated, he also has a habit of scoring big goals in big games.

In Champions League qualifying, Dynamo Kyiv scored the winner in the last minute. Another goalkeeping equalizer gave Olympiakos a point in the Europa League.

In the 88th minute, a fine leveller was made at Old Trafford against Manchester United before Bruno Fernandes’ late winner.

Then, in a superb 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce, Rangers eased their way to the quarter-finals.

One significant criticism seems to be centered on a single statistic. Conversion of a shot He frequently missed chances, in plain English.

Dessers has addressed this issue in his Rangers career on numerous occasions. Taking chances.

He reportedly said, “That’s the life of a striker,” after scoring in the 1-1 draw with Olympiakos. Whom do I as Cyriel Dessers to avoid adversity? You’re always going to have more mistakes than you can count.

“I’m unlikely to play for Rangers” if I had three chances at every game.

“You just have to keep going,” he says.

Martin is impressed, as the evidence suggests.

After Dessers’ game against Plzen, former Rangers winger Peter Lovenkrands also made an appearance.

Dessers declared to BBC Scotland, “It’ll be difficult if Dessers leaves.”

He stepped up before half-time, and he did that. Before there is a replacement, he’ll be dealt a blow if he leaves.

He has received a lot of criticism, but the team is really good for him.

Dessers turns 31 in December and has two more years left on his Ibrox contract.

Although Hamza Igamane’s future may depend on his own moves, having been linked to his replacement, it might cost a lot to replace him.

Given Rangers’ age and contract terms, this window, or the following, might be the last opportunity to receive a sizable fee.

Perhaps Dessers wanted a new start after initially feeling underappreciated?