InsideSport: 2019

Thursday 19 December 2019

IPL 2020 AUCTION LIVE: Catch all Live Updates on Insidesport

The Indian Premier League franchisees will engage in one last exercise today (Thursday) to complete their respective squads for Season 13 – IPL 2020. The auction in Kolkata is scheduled to start at 3:30 pm.

Inside sport will bring all the updates LIVE ‘as it happens’ to its readers. Every time readers refresh this page on their computer or mobile screens there is going to be a fresh update from the auction hall.

Auction proceedings will broadcast LIVE on Star Sports channels – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Bangla, Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 1 HD. The feed will also be streamed on Hotstar.

Wednesday 18 December 2019

IPL 2020 AUCTION LIVE: All updates as it happens

Insidesport will bring all the updates LIVE ‘as it happens’ to its readers. Every time readers refresh this page on their computer or mobile screens there is going to be a fresh update from the auction hall.

Auction proceedings will be broadcast LIVE on Star Sports channels – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Bangla, Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 1 HD. The feed will also be streamed on Hotstar.

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Monday 16 December 2019

IPL 2020 Auction: No change in schedule, venue despite Kolkata protests

Protests over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act notwithstanding, the Indian Premier League players’ auction for the Indian Premier League will go ahead in Kolkata as scheduled on Thursday.

There have been reports of violence in West Bengal but Kolkata hasn’t exactly been affected.

Delhi Capitals’ management team that will be representing the franchise at the auction is scheduled to reach Kolkata today (Tuesday) to start their final preparation.

“As of Monday evening, IPL auctions are on. Franchises will start arriving by Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning,” a senior BCCI said.

As many as 332 cricketers will go under the hammer at the IPL auction in Kolkata on December 19 with Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and South African Dale Steyn among the list of seven, who have opted for the highest base price of ₹2 crore.

This year’s auction is a small one with only 73 slots, with a maximum of 29 overseas players, to be filled by the eight franchises.

Ahead of the IPL 2020 Auction scheduled for Thursday in Kolkata, the City of Joy has faced protest march to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act, which paves the way to grant Indian citizenship to the non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

IPL Auction 2020 – When are where to watch Live Streaming, Players list, Schedule, News and updates

As the gap to IPL Auction 2020 closes in, the excitement among the fans to see their players go under the hammer increases even more. IPL Auction will be hosted for the first time in Kolkata this year.

For the 13th season of this cash-rich league, there were registrations from as many as 971 players all around the world with just 332 players getting shortlisted to go under the hammer. Players as young as 14-year-old Noor Ahmad from Afghanistan and as old as 48 years old Pravin Tambe will be seen going under the hammer and getting bids from the franchises.

IPL Auction 2020 Date, Time and Venue
The IPL auction 2020 will be held in Kolkata this year on December 19. This is the first time when Kolkata is hosting the event. The IPL auction will start at 2:30 pm on the mentioned date and will go on till evening. BCCI had changed the timing of the auction a few years back to draw maximum viewers.

IPL Auction 2020 LIVE Streaming
The Indian Premier League auction can be watched on Star Sports as well as Hotstar. Fans can catch the LIVE action of IPL 2020 auctions on December 19 from 2:30 pm on Star Sports 1 Hindi/1 HD Hindi, Star Sports First, 1 Tamil, 1 Telugu, 1 Kannada, 1 Bangla; and from 3:20 PM on “Select Dugout Auction Special” on Select 1/1 HD and Hotstar. The IPL auction 2020 live streaming online will also be available on Hotstar.

Tuesday 8 January 2019

Super Bowl : ₹ 36 crore for a 30-second advertisement spot

Super Bowl is less than a month away. Despite a fall in ratings last year inventory sale rates for the world’s most premium sports event are reportedly sky-rocketing. The NFL showpiece event broadcaster CBS network is selling the 30-second inventory north of$5 million (approximately ₹ 36 crores). The competition between the brands for an ad slot during the Super Bowl broadcast is such that, according to report published in an Adweek Report, the network is left with a limited inventory – and that too in the second half of the game.

Irrespective of a 100-time higher price tag than the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Big Game inventory stays in high demand. The decline in broadcast numbers last year has little bearing on the demand and prices for the Super Bowl ad spots.

The following facts about Super Bowl 30 sec advertising spot’s premiums can put the exceptionally high slot rates in perspective.

> Super Bowl spot rate is 100 times higher than the peak IPL spot rate

> It is over 80-time higher than the ICC World Cup finals featuring India

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/super-bowl-%E2%82%B9-36-crore-for-a-30-second-advertisement-spot/
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Monday 7 January 2019

Bumrah rested; Siraj, Kaul fly in for Australia, New Zealand series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rested pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming One-Day International series against Australia and the tour of New Zealand.

Keeping in mind the work load of the bowler, it was best felt to give him adequate rest ahead of the home series against Australia, BCCI has stated in a Press release.

Mohammed Siraj will replace Bumrah in the squad for the Australia and New Zealand series. Siddarth Kaul has also been drafted into the squad for the 3-match T20I series against New Zealand.

Bumrah’s 157.1 overs to take 21 wickets in the four-match Test series Down Under are the highest bowled by a pacer from the either team. Mohammad Shami and Ishant Sharma have bowled 136.4 and 103 for 16 and 11 wickets respectively. Only Nathan Lyon (242.1 over/21 wickets) has bowled more overs than him.

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/bumrah-rested-siraj-kaul-fly-in-for-australia-new-zealand-series/
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PANT HITS NEW HIGHS FOR AN INDIA WICKETKEEPER

The former ICC U19 Cricket World Cup star attains joint-highest ranking among batsmen by a wicketkeeper from India and highest rating points by a gloveman from his country

Pujara, Harris, Markram and Asad among other batsmen to move up; Yadav, Lyon, Olivier and Shaheen also advance

Rishabh Pant has attained new highs for an India wicketkeeper in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after his superb century in the drawn final Test in Sydney.

The 21-year-old left-hander has gained 21 slots and reached 17th place, the joint-highest by a specialist India wicketkeeper along with Farokh Engineer, who did so in January 1973. Further, Pant’s aggregate of 673 rating points are the highest by an India wicketkeeper, with Dhoni having the next highest aggregate of 662 points and Engineer 619 points. Dhoni’s highest Test ranking was 19th.

Pant, a star at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in 2016 when he scored an 18-ball half-century against Nepal, has moved into the top-20 after only his ninth Test match with an unbeaten 159. Pant had started the Australia tour in 59th place and made rapid progress, scoring 350 runs in a series that also saw him take 20 catches.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored 521 runs to help beat Australia 2-1 and claim the player of the series award, is another batsman to gain in the latest rankings update, which also takes into account performances in the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.

Pujara has gained one slot to reach third position while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (up six places to 57th) and rookie opener Mayank Agarwal (up five places to 62nd) are the others from his team to advance at the end of a historic series win.

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav has gained seven slots to reach a career-best 45th position after his figures of five for 99 in Australia’s first innings even as Jasprit Bumrah has held on to 16th position and Mohammed Shami has gained one place to take the 22nd slot. Jadeja has gained one place to reach fifth among bowlers and has also leapfrogged Windies captain Jason Holder into second place among all-rounders.

For Australia, opener Marcus Harris has advanced 21 places to take a career-best 69th position after a fine 79 in the first innings while off-spinner Nathan Lyon has inched up from 14th to 13th position.

South Africa’s Aiden Markram has moved back into the top 10 after his knock of 78 at Cape Town, gaining seven slots to reach 10th position. Temba Bavuma has moved into the top 30 for the first time (up five places to 26th) after his score of 75 while captain Faf du Plessis’s first-innings century has lifted him six places to 16th position.

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/pant-hits-new-highs-for-an-india-wicketkeeper/

SA regulator follows Prasar Bharti on mandatory sharing of national interest sports

The broadcast regulator in South Africa – Independent Communication Authority of South Africa – is emulating the Prasar Bharti model on mandatory sharing of the sporting events of national interest.

Major shake up in offing in the South African broadcast industry of South Africa will impact the pay TV SuperSport drastically. Like Prasar Bharti bill for mandatory sharing of the sports events of national interest, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has revealed details of its plan to make major sporting events available free-to-air in the country.

Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ISACA), which is the official regulator of the South African communications, broadcasting and postal services sectors, has detailed the effort in its Draft Sports Broadcasting Services Amendment Regulations 2018.

Media group Multichoice, which owns South Africa’s dominant pay-television operator (DStv) and sports broadcaster (SuperSport), currently holds the media rights for most of the major sporting events in the country.

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/sa-regulator-follows-prasar-bharti-on-mandatory-sharing-of-national-interest-sports/
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Women power is to the fore in the Pro Wrestling League campaign video, released by host broadcaster Sony Pictures Network India.

A strong presence of Pooja Dhanda, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and other girls in the video that also features Bajrang Poonia marks the emergence of women power in Indian wrestling. The society that until not so long ago ridiculed women’s participation in wrestling, today has more female icons to represent the sport than men.

The State with the highest female feticide rate, Haryana has emerged as the powerhouse for women’s wrestling in the country. The female leads in the Sony Pictures video – Pooja, Vinesh, Sakshi – all come from Haryana. Bajrang plays a cameo.

The fourth edition of the league is scheduled from January 14 to 31. The league will be telecasts live and exclusive on SONY SIX (English) +HD, SONY-TEN 3 (Hindi) +HD, SONY WAH and for sports lovers on the move, the league is also being streamed LIVE on SONY LIV App.

The broadcaster has launched the promotional campaign across all offline and online mediums including TV, Print, Radio, Outdoor and Digital media.

Bajrang and women power to the fore in Pro Wrestling campaign video
Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/bajrang-and-women-power-to-the-…/

PGA-Twitter ink deal for 140 hours live coverage of 2018-19 season

The PGA TOUR announced a renewed and expanded agreement with Twitter to distribute, on a free basis, nearly 140 hours of live competition from PGA TOUR LIVE across 28 tournaments during the 2018-19 PGA TOUR Season.

The multi-year agreement will facilitate streaming on Twitter the first 60 to 90 minutes from the morning hours of all four rounds of PGA TOUR LIVE’s Over-The-Top (OTT) subscription window, on a global basis. The addition of Saturday and Sunday morning coverage will result in the most live PGA TOUR content ever offered on Twitter.

In a nod to the PGA TOUR’s Fans’ First initiative, the TOUR is launching Fan Vote Fridays, giving fans the chance to vote, via Twitter to determine one of the two Featured Groups that will be showcased during Friday’s coverage, for each tournament streamed on Twitter. Fans will also have pre-tournament access with live streams from the driving range each week.

Twitter will begin live streaming at the Desert Classic in Palm Springs, California, on January 17-18. The four-round coverage on Twitter will begin at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego and conclude in August at the season-ending TOUR Championship in Atlanta, where the FedExCup Champion will be crowned.

Wednesday 2 January 2019

Nippon Paint inks two-year sponsorship deal with Pro Volleyball

Nippon Paint has come on board as an associate sponsor for the first two seasons of the upcoming Pro Volleyball League.

The Baseline Ventures and the Volleyball Federation of India joint venture, Pro Volleyball is slated to start from February 2.

Nippon Paint also sponsors the Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings and the ISL Champions Chennaiyin FC in multi-year deals.

S Mahesh Anand, Nippon Paint Decorative Division president said “Volleyball enjoys great popularity across all cities, small towns and villages of India. A professional league for it couldn’t have happened at a better time. We believe that our association with Pro Volleyball will give us a chance to support the sport in the years to come, and in turn, gain substantial traction for our global brand.”

Delighted with the association, Tuhin Mishra, MD and co-founder of Baseline Ventures said, “We are pleased to announce our association with Nippon Paint as sponsors for the Pro Volleyball League. The coming on board of Nippon Paint only testifies the belief of brands in Pro Volleyball League and the future of the sport in India. The League promises to be a smashing success, and will deliver brands unparalleled reach and engagement across geographies and demographics across the length and breadth of the nation.”

The inaugural edition of the league will start with six franchises from six Indian cities. The Ahmedabad-based team, called Ahmedabad Defenders is owned by Bonhomie Sports Event Mgmt. Ltd. Kerala’s Calicut Heroes is owned by Beacon Sports, and Chennai Spartans is owned by Chennai Spartans Pvt. Ltd. U Mumba Volley is owned by U Sports, who also own a Kabaddi league team. While Black Hawks Hyderabad is owned by Agile Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Thomas Muthoot owns the Kochi franchise, the Kochi Blue Spikers.

Pro Volleyball League’s first season will be held at Kochi’s Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium and in Chennai at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.

LaLiga clubs get $1.5 bn as TV rights revenue share; Barcelona get $ 175 mn

The LaLiga clubs have become richer by $1.5 billion (₹10,500 crores) just on account of media rights revenues distributed by the Spanish top division football league.

Barcelona and Real Madrid yet again claimed the lion’s share, according to the latest figures published by Spanish football’s top flight.

Reigning champions Barcelona received the highest amount for the second consecutive season, securing a whopping $175.8 million.

The other biggest name of the league, Real Madrid netted $168.9 million for their 2017/18 campaign. This share is set to go down considerably next season for Real Madrid as the club is going through a form slump. Real Madrid’s city rivals Atletico Madrid notched the third highest amount with $126.2 million

In total, the league has distributed $1.5 billion among Spain’s 20 top-flight clubs, with a 7% of that figure deducted due to obligations, including 3.5% in compensation to clubs relegated to the second tier.

Despite the sustained dominance of Barca and the two Madrid sides, who claimed more than 30% of the disbursed amount, the gap between LaLiga’s biggest and smallest clubs has closed as the league continues to work towards a fair distribution model.

Test cricket shining in SA; 50,000 tickets sold for New Year’s Test against Pak

The attendance figure of the New Year’s Test between South Africa and Pakistan is already in excess of 48 000 as tickets are selling at a rollicking rate.The latest figures show that close to 15,000 patrons will move through the turnstiles on Day 1 of the second Castle Lager Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands, Cape Town, whilst the provisional attendance figure for Friday is just under 11,000, while close to 12,000 spectators are expected to attend on Saturday 5th January.

The provisional attendance figure for the last two days is currently just under 12,000.

Nabeal Dean, chief executive officer of the Western Province Cricket Association said, “Journalists have for a long time speculated about our true ground capacity, the correct capacity of the ground is 20,100 spectators. That includes 3,250 spectators of the Western Province Cricket Club and 1,880 spectators who are members of suites, which leaves a total of 14,970 of regular seats and grass area tickets inside the stadium.

“This is an important perspective. The figures for the second Test underlines PPC Newlands’ status as the most popular test venue in South Africa and the healthy cricket culture of Cape Town,” Dien said.

Clifford Dodgen, stadium and operations manager of the Western Province Cricket Association, said he expects the numbers of the attendance figures to swell to closer to 55 000 before the start of the New Year’s Test.

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/pakistan-south-africa-series-second-test-ticket-sales-hit-50000-mark/
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Star Sports announces launch of first Kannada Sports Channel

Star Sports – India’s leading sports broadcaster – has launched Star Sports 1 Kannada, the country’s first dedicated Kannada sports channel.

Celebrating the spirit of the Kannadiga culture is at the heart of the launch of Star Sports 1 Kannada. Karnataka as a region has shown very distinctive viewing habits and an affinity to differentiated language content. This has enabled Star Sports to create a unique, engaging and most importantly, viewer centric offering for the southern State, Star India has stated in a Press relese.

Star Sports 1 Kannada, with its rich line-up of sports properties, will help bring Kannadiga sports fans closer to their favourite sports. Now on-air, the broadcast calendar for Star Sports 1 Kannada includes live events such as Bengaluru Bulls’ panga in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 6 finals as they eye their first ever VIVO PKL trophy.

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/star-sports-announces-launch-of-first-kannada-sports-channel/
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Gill emulating Kohli, Raina song BCCI’s most-watched video tweets of 2018

More than eight million people follow the Board of Control for Cricket in India on twitter. For Virat Kohli the figure is close to 28 million. So when Kohli is on twitter the post becomes a rage in natural course. A post about Kohli on the BCCI official handle @BCCI will attract enough views to be among the trends on twitter.

But when Kohli plays a special act and a next gen champion Subhuman Gill emulates the feat, the comparative video becomes a rage. That is the most-watched video of the year on the BCCI twitter handle @BCCI.

Kohli has struck and short-arm jab off England medium Chris Waokes over the wide mid-on – a typical Kohli act of creating something unconventional, unexpected and yet classic. Others would have gone for a pull on the delivery. The shot that was beyond imagination for others was emulated by the rising Indian star Shubhman Gill few days later at the ICC Under-19 World Cup against Zimbabwe.

Kolhi has come a long way to be the batting sensation that he is now, and Gill has a long way to go. But the shot from the blade of the teenager’s bat that caught the imagination of the cricket world was put in a split frame with the Kohli classic by the BCCI and shared on its official twitter handle @BCCI with the caption  @imVkohli invents short-arm jab & @RealShubmanGill reproduces it #TeamIndia. The video has been the most watched for the year on the account.

Read More: https://www.insidesport.co/gill-emulating-kohli-raina-song-bccis-most-watched-video-tweets-of-2018/

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