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Commonwealth Esports Championships 2022: Indian teams seal berth in DOTA2, Rocket League
Led by captain Hargun Singh, India's Rocket League team, which included Nirjhar Mehta and Rushil Reddy Yarram, won all three matches in the regional qualifiers to claim the top spot. The qualifiers happened virtually. On the other hand, the Indian DOTA2 team, comprising captain Moin Ejaz, Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubham Goli, and Vishal Vernekar, finished second behind Pakistan to make the cut for the Commonwealth Esports Championships.
Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen knocked out in first round
World championships silver medallist Srikanth, 11th in the badminton rankings, lost to 41st-ranked Brice Leverdez of France 21-23, 10-21 in 42 minutes at the Istora Stadium. Srikanth narrowly led Brice Leverdez 11-10 at the first break. However, Leverdez chipped away points regularly and eked out a close win. The 36-year-old Leverdez took the former world No 1 Srikanth by a complete surprise in the second game and sealed his first win against Indian shuttler in six attempts.
Hardik to lead India in Ireland T20Is; Suryakumar returns, Samson, Tripathi picked
All rounder Hardik Pandya was on Wednesday appointed captain of the Indian cricket team for the T20I series against Ireland, set to be played later this month. The 17-member squad named by the All-India Senior Selection Committee doesn't feature India's Test team regulars who will directly fly to England to prepare for the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston, scheduled to be played from July 1.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Bhubaneswar to host India's group stage matches
Meanwhile, the showpiece game is set to be played in Navi Mumbai on October 30. The schedule further revealed that the 24 group stage games will conclude on October 18 and the matches will be shared among all three host states - Odisha, Goa and Maharashtra. The quarterfinal round of games will be held on 21st and 22nd October following which the semis will be held on October 26.
Doheny, Olphert earn maiden Ireland call-ups for T20I series against India
Both players were recently handed retainer contracts by Cricket Ireland and now find themselves in the 14-man squad set to face India on June 26 and 28 at Malahide. There's no place for Indian-origin off-spin all-rounder Simi Singh with left-handed batter Andrew McBrine providing for some off-spin and Gareth Delany as leg-spin all-rounder.
England's Root reclaims top position in ICC Test Player Rankings
Root, who had reached within striking distance of Marnus Labuschagne after the first Test, has wrested back the top spot from the Australia batter, whom he now leads by five rating points. Root is on 897 points after his knock of 176 in the first innings of the Nottingham Test, 20 less than his highest of 917 points, according to ICC. Root first grabbed number one position in August 2015 and was last at the top in December 2021 before Labuschagne leapfrogged him.
BCCI to have women's IPL from 2023; Ganguly says Media Rights auction should motivate young cricketers
The richest cricket board in the world got richer when it sold the IPL Media Rights for an astronomical sum of Rs 48,390.32 crore, but Ganguly said that the sport was not about money but talent. "The game has never been just about money, it is about talent. The IPL e-auction just showed how strong the game is in our country. The numbers should be the biggest motivation for all the young players to take their ability and Team India to the highest level," said Ganguly
Hectic social media activity as BCCI earns astronomical sums from IPL Media Rights sale
Sony was the Rights holder for 10 seasons (2008-2017) and forked out Rs 8,200 crore. And when Star bagged the rights for the next five years (2018-2022) the money almost doubled. With the financial windfall for the next cycle (2023-2027) now in public domain, and touching Rs 48,390 crore, it makes BCCI one of the richest sports bodies in the world.
IPL Media Rights: Each ball bowled in cash-rich league to be worth Rs 49 lakh approx from 2023 to 2027
The richest cricket board in the world is going to get richer as each IPL match from 2023 will help them earn Rs 118 crore, which is nearly double (1.96 times) that of an India home game. The average value of each India home game -- as per a five-year deal bagged by Star India, in 2018, worth Rs 6,138 crore -- is Rs 60 crore.
Paavo Nurmi Games: Neeraj Chopra sets new national record, bags silver medal
The 24-year old Chopra on Tuesday registered a best throw of 89.30m, a new personal best and national record, to finish behind Finland's Oliver Helander, who won gold with a personal best throw of 89.83m. Reigning world champion and 2022 season's world leader Anderson Peters of Grenada claimed the bronze with 86.60m. The meet in Finland was Neeraj's first competition since winning the historic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in August last year.
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