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IPL 2020: Vivo pullout may not hit revenues of Star Disney much

The broadcaster has ruled out any cut in the premium it charges for IPL advertising

IPL 2020: Star & Disney says no to ad discount despite slowdown, Covid-19

The reason: It has assured advertisers that the IPL won't face any trouble in garnering record viewership for the 60-odd matches as the sporting event is being played during the festive season

IPL 2020: Vivo's surprise exit opens door for sponsors at a discount

BCCI officials clarified on Tuesday that the cricketing body was looking for a one-year replacement only for Vivo and that the latter could make its way back next year in a fresh deal

Captain is the least important person in the team, says Rohit Sharma

The man who led Mumbai Indians to four titles knows that as captain it will not just be about him getting back into the groove after a forced seven-month break

Fitness and mental clarity will be key in this year's IPL, feels Raina

Suresh Raina feels fitness and clarity of thought will be the key when players take the field to participate in the 13th edition of of the IPL which will be played in the UAE

Want to know what makes Virat Kohli tick, says Australia's Kane Richardson

The IPL 2020 will be played in the UAE from September 19-November 10 and the tournament will run for 53 days

IPL teams want 3-day quarantine instead of 6, contactless food delivery

The IPL teams want a three-day quarantine instead of the six days mentioned in the BCCI draft SOP and have also sought the board's permission to organise team and family dinners

Top Headlines: RIL-Future Retail deal, Vivo retires hurt from IPL, and more

Here are the top headlines on Wednesday morning

India-China dispute: Vivo retires hurt from IPL; BCCI looks for replacement

Cricket board to scout for one-year sponsor; handset brand could be back next year

Delhi Capitals welcomes governing council's decision of staging IPL In UAE

Delhi Capitals has welcomed the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council's decision to organise the 13th edition of the IPL in the United Arab Emirates, as coronavirus continues to rage in India.

IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians players to undergo 5 rounds of coronavirus tests

Domestic players have started to arrive and they all are sent into a 14-day quarantine wherein only time they are allowed to exit the room is when they need to get their test done, says MI official

Vivo likely to quit as IPL 2020 title sponsors amid India-China tensions

Chinese sponsorship became a bone of contention after the BCCI declared it would review the deals following the violent clashes between the armies of both the countries in eastern Ladakh

IPL Covid-19 rules: Players, support staff to be tested every 5th day

ndian players and support staff will have to return negative for Covid-19 at least five times before they start training in the UAE

IPL 2020: No change in status of Vivo sponsorship, don't panic, says BCCI

Sources in the know of developments in the BCCI said that the status remains unchanged and panicking isn't the way forward even if someone is feeling a financial crunch

IPL 2020: CAIT opposes BCCI move to retain Chinese firm Vivo as sponsor

In a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has demanded that the government should not give approval to BCCI for holding the IPL event

Do not allow IPL 2020 in Dubai, CAIT urges Amit Shah, S Jaishankar

The CAIT, which is spear-heading a movement for boycott of Chinese goods, also criticised the BCCI's decision to retain VIVO, the Chinese company, as the IPL title sponsor

BCCI interested in promoting women's cricket: Apex council member Shantha

BCCI Apex Council member and former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy on Monday said the board's decision to organise Women's T20 Challenge during the IPL shows that it remains committed to the game. She hoped it would lead to a full-fledged Women's IPL in the near future. The BCCI had received criticism for withdrawing the Indian women's team from a tri-series in England in September at a time when it was gearing up for the IPL, scheduled from September 19-November 10 in the UAE. The India players have not played since the T20 World Cup final in March. "Those who were predicting doomsday for women's cricket, I want to say to them BCCI is interested in promoting women's cricket and I would like to thank Brijesh Patel (IPL Chairman), president (Sourav Ganguly) and secretary (Jay Shah) for making this possible in these tough times," Shantha told PTI. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCCI had announced that the Women's T20 Challenge will have four teams, one more than

BCCI disrespected India by continuing with Chinese sponsor for IPL: SJM

BCCI and IPL Governing Council have shown utter disrespect to the Indian soldiers killed by Chinese troops with its decision to go ahead with Chinese sponsors, Ashwani Mahajan said in a statement

Used to watch Man Utd matches in Dhoni's room during IPL, reveals Billings

Billings won't take part in IPL 2020, to be played between September 19 to November 10 in the UAE, as he had withdrawn his name from the auction in December 2019 to focus on County cricket

Dhoni and boys to get Covid-19 tests done before assembling in Chennai: CSK

CSK was expected to be one of the first to fly to UAE. But the GC has made it clear that teams can travel to UAE after August 20