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Sports sponsorship: Cricket dominates but others are gaining, says report

Football, boxing, badminton, kho kho and kabaddi are finding sponsors too, finds GroupM report

Sport sponsorship rise to Rs 5,900 cr, cricket corners 85% of money: Report

Sponsorships bagged by sporting events and personalities more than doubled to Rs 5,907 crore in 2022, but cricket continues to corner a bulk of the money, a report said on Tuesday. Sports celebrities pocketed Rs 729 crore in 2022, which was a 20 per cent growth over the previous year, the report by media agency Groupm said, adding that Virat Kohli, M S Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Neeraj Chopra, and PV Sindhu are among the highest billing sportspersons. The overall spends on sports were pegged at Rs 14,000 crore by the agency, as against Rs 9,500 crore in the year-ago period. A report 'Sporting Nation 2023' highlighted "the unprecedented growth of sports sponsorship in India, with spends on-ground, team, and franchise rising by Rs 3,021 crore, a whopping 105 per cent growth from 2021, making the total sponsorship spends Rs 5,907 crore". It attributed the rise in overall spends in 2022 to a jump in the number of IPL matches, addition of two new teams in the popular cricket

IPL 2023, DC vs GT preview: Back at home, Capitals seek first victory

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans preview, IPL 2023: David Warner-less Delhi Capitals are back at home and they will be up against defending champions Gujarat Titans

JioCinema witnesses record breaking IPL debut; sees 60 mn unique viewers

The total match views on Day 1 on JioCinema touched a whopping 500 million, hinting at its growing popularity in the sports streaming segment

Former Indian cricketer Salim Durani passes away after prolonged illness

Durani had undergone a proximal femoral nail surgery after he broke his thigh bone in a fall in January this year

WPL has set the stage, now the playfield needs to get bigger: Mithali Raj

Hammering boundaries: Meet Mithali Raj, former captain, Indian women's cricket team

IPL 2023 starts today: Watch in 4k, 12 languages on JioCinema; details here

IPL 2023: At 7:30 PM today, defending champions Gujarat Titans will clash with four-time champions Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

IPL 2023: DC Coach Ricky Ponting names two young prospects to watch out for

Ponting expects young India star Yash Dhull and emerging all-rounder Aman Khan as players that may have a breakout event

CSK name as replacement for left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary

Chennai Super Kings on Thursday named Akash Singh as a replacement for injured left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary. Mukesh, who made his IPL debut last season and scalped 16 wickets, is recovering from a stress fracture and is sidelined from the 16th edition of the IPL. Akash Singh, who was a part of India's Under-19 World Cup team in 2020, previously played for Rajasthan Royals. The left-arm pacer has so far played 9 T20s in addition to 9 List A matches and five first-class games and has 31 wickets. He will join CSK for Rs 20 lakh. Four-time winners CSK begin their campaign with a match against defending champions Gujarat Titans here on Thursday.

IPL 2023: BCCI adds leading nutrition company Herbalife as official partner

Herbalife is already associated with leading cricket players like Virat Kohli, Smriti Mandhana, Badminton World Championship medalist Lakshya Sen and Table Tennis star Manika Batra

Heavy rain washes out second ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka

The second one-day cricket international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned Tuesday because of rain. Heavy rain fell throughout the day and by the scheduled start of 2 p.m. local time, the covers were on and large pools of water already had formed in the outfield. Umpires made the decision to abandon the match after a ground inspection at 4:25 p.m. local time. The latest a match could start was 7:02 p.m. but it already was clear that with rain still falling a large puddles in some parts of Hagley Oval, no play would be possible. New Zealand leads the three-match series after winning the first match at Eden Park on Saturday by 198 runs. The third match is at Hamilton's Seddon Park on Friday.

Women's Premier League Season 1 is over; women's cricket is just starting

Smash hit: High-grade competitive action, money, international players have all poured in

BCCI annual contracts: Jadeja promoted to A+ category; joins Rohit, Kohli

On the other hand, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav have moved up to Grade B from C

WPL 2023, Delhi Capitals' Road to Final: Magnificent Meg leads the way

The Delhi Capitals have been led by thier magnifecent captain Mag Lanning beautifully as they became the first team to qualify for the WPL 2023 final

Reliance Jio launches 3GB per day cricket plans ahead of IPL 2023

Priced at Rs. 219, Rs. 399, and Rs. 999, the three special cricket plans will have validities of 14 days, 28 days and 84 days respectively

IPL 2023: What new rules has BCCI introduced for the upcoming season?

IPL 2023: The latest edition of the IPL will begin with defending champions Gujarat Giants taking on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings on March 31

What could make the BJP lose the 2024 election or even its majority?

Remember that in elections and in cricket, it's never over till it's over. The oddest combinations of factors can make bookmakers look foolish

Talent for the game: Kohli's innings in winning endorsements continues

He has had a few match-winning knocks recently but gets more ad deals than teammates performing better

India vs Australia 1st ODI match: India bowl all out Australia for 188

India bowled out Australia for 188 in the first of the three-match ODI series here on Friday. Stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to field first and his bowling unit, led by the seasoned Mohammed Shami (3/17), fired at the Wankhede Stadium to finish off Australia's innings in just 35.4 overs. Mohammed Siraj also got three wickets. Opening in place of the injured David Warner, Mitchell Marsh top-scored for Australia with a 65-ball 81, but the rest, including skipper Steve Smith, failed to make any worthwhile contribution. Hardik is leading the team in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who is unavailable for the fixture due to family commitments. Brief scores: Australia: 188 all out in 35.4 overs (Mitchell Marsh 81; Mohammed Shami 3/17, Mohammed Siraj 3/29) vs India.

IND vs AUS: Wankhede attracts a big crowd for first ODI since 2020

A renovated and refurbished Wankhede Stadium attracted a big crowd on a working day for the first ODI between India and Australia on Friday -- the first match after MCA completed first phase of work