Cricket will end a long Olympic drought but venues have yet to be determined, with the men's and women's competitions possibly extending beyond Los Angeles.
There has been a lot of investment made into the Women's Premier League, which successfully completed its third edition with the promise of growth in the future.
Pakistan is hosting their first major cricket event in almost three decades, but a compromise of the Champions Trophy has meant that the final will be played in Dubai.
The India and Pakistan blockbuster, a lucrative contest that has major ramifications beyond the cricket field, was an anti-climax as Virat Kohli returned to form.
Pakistan is hosting its first major cricket event since 1996, but a feud with India has compromised a tournament that is now also being played in Dubai.
The Champions Trophy has not been contested since 2017, but was dusted off due to commercial reasons and the tournament will dominate cricket over the next few weeks.