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IBC to organise a six-team league for pro boxers in August 2022
"Though it will be managed and governed by TIAR and IBC, each team in the league will be jointly owned and collectively managed by 1500 people, who invest in the league. Shares of the six franchises to people will be sold to all those who will invest in the NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) through TIAR, which is a web3 startup based in India which aims to bring innovation to the art, sports and entertainment industry in India through blockchain," the IBC said in a release here on Thursday, calling the ownership pattern as a "first-of-its-kind" for Indian sports.
England pacer Anya Shrubsole retires from international cricket
The 30-year-old finished with 173 international games for England, picking 227 wickets and was also a part of two Ashes-winning and two World Cup-winning campaigns. Shrubsole bagged nine wickets at 29.66 at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022, during England's run to the final. Her best performance in the tournament came in the final against Australia, in which she registered figures of 3/46 in England's 71-run defeat.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals are five times better than they were in previous season: Graeme Swann
Royals are currently placed at the top of the points table with three wins in four games in the IPL. "Rajasthan Royals are playing very good cricket at the moment. They look five times better than they were last year. They've done very well at the auction (to put together a strong side)," Swann said on Cricket Live on Star Sports.
IPL 2022: Brevis' four-sixes-in-an-over assault gets Tendulkar, Jayawardene into the middle
Dewald Brevis, Mumbai India's young batter from South Africa, earned that honour on Wednesday night soon after he launched an extra-ordinary assault on Punjab Kings spinner Rahul Chahar, hitting him for 4, 6, 6, 6, 6 in an over.
India's 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess tournament
Pragganandhaa, Pragg as he is fondly called, finished the 7.5 points from nine rounds, finishing half-point ahead of four players -- Max Warmerdam of the Netherlands, Mads Andersen of Denmark, Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson of Sweden and American Abhimanyu Mishra, the world's youngest GM, all of whom finished with 7.0 points.
KKR's Tim Southee named New Zealand's player of the year for 2021
Southee, who is currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, was announced as winner of the event on the third and final day of the New Zealand Cricket Awards. Southee shared the podium with Bert Sutcliffe Medal recipient Penny Kinsella; the test player of the year, Devon Conway, and the women's and men's domestic players of the year -- Nensi Patel, and joint male winners Tom Bruce and Robb'e O'Donnell.
IPL 2022, Day 19 Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs
In a high-scoring thriller, Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs. It was the fifth-successive loss for Mumbai Indians. MI players played well, but they also needed luck to win the matches. Here are the key highlights of the game:
IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma says crucial run-outs derailed chase as Mumbai Indians slump to fifth defeat
Invited to bat first, brilliant fifties by Shikhar Dhawan (70 off 50) and Mayank Agarwal (52 off 32) powered Punjab Kings to 198/5 in 20 overs. Apart from Shikhar and Mayank's superb hitting at the top, Jitesh Sharma (30 off 15) and Shahrukh Khan (15 not out off 6) gave a late flourish to Punjab's innings at lower down the order.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal happy to contribute to team's win against Mumbai Indians
"It was a good night, very very happy to contribute to the team's win but the crucial thing for us was the two points. I can't really say that it was just the runs on the board. I thought this game had a lot of ups and downs, there were a lot of crucial moments and more often than not we were nailing those crucial moments and winning those crucial moments," Agarwal said after the match on Wednesday night.
IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma fined Rs 24 lakh for MI's slow over rate against Punjab Kings
The rest of the members of the playing eleven were fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 percent of their match fee, whichever is lower, as the team failed to maintain the over rate in the match played at the MCA Stadium, here on Wednesday. As this was the team's second offence of the season, Mumbai Indians were handed the maximum fine allowed under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to a minimum over rate offence, the IPL informed in a release after Mumbai Indians slumped to their fifth defeat in five matches on Wednesday.
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