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BUDGET 2021: RS 2596.14 CRORE ALLOCATED TO SPORTS MINISTRY

February 2, 2021

The Central government in the Union budget for 2021-22 on Monday allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports, less by Rs.230.78 crore -- or, 8.16 per cent -- allocated in the previous financial year during which hardly any sports activity was held due to Covid-19 pandemic. Out of the total allocated amount,...

At $673 million, Messi’s deal biggest in sports history

February 1, 2021

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi’s contract with Barcelona is worth up to 555 million euros ($673 million) over four seasons, thus making his deal as the biggest signed by any athlete in sports history, says a report. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Messi would receive a maximum of 55,52,37,619 euros ($67,39,19,105)...

Sourav Ganguly doing fine, discharged from hospital

February 1, 2021

Former India skipper and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was discharged from the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital on Sunday after undergoing a second round of angioplasty. According to hospital sources, Ganguly is currently doing fine and has been advised to be on medication and follow a strict routine for the next...

Levante virtually end Real Madrid’s LaLiga title hope

February 1, 2021

Real Madrid’s chances of winning the LaLiga title this season took a beating when they were beaten 1-2 at home by Levante in their latest encounter. Saturday’s result leaves Real Madrid seven points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid, who have two games in hand and just a point ahead of...

INDIA WILL START AS FAVOURITES AGAINST ENGLAND: CHAPPELL

February 1, 2021

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes that India “will start as favourites” in the upcoming Test series against England owing to their “quality pace bowling” attack and a consistent batting top-order. India would enter the four-match series riding high on confidence following their remarkable Border-Gavaskar series win against Australia. The...

LOKUHETTIGE FOUND GUILTY OF BREACHING ICC ANTI-CORRUPTION CODE

January 30, 2021

ormer Sri Lanka all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has been found guilty of three offences under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code following a hearing by an independent anti-corruption tribunal, the global cricket body said on Friday. Lokuhettige, 40, who was charged under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in November 2019, has...

WORLD TOUR FINALS: CONSOLATION WIN FOR SINDHU, SRIKANTH LOSES

January 30, 2021

Reigning badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu ended her campaign at the BWF World Tour Finals with a consolation win on Friday, but Kidambi Srikanth, the only other Indian to have qualified for the competition, ended at the bottom of his group with a third consecutive defeat and crashed out. Sindhu,...

NAUMAN, YASIR DAZZLE PROTEAS AS PAK CLINCH 7-WICKET WIN

January 30, 2021

Nauman Ali made a memorable debut for Pakistan as he picked seven wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings, to power his side to a seven-wicket win over South Africa on day four of the first Test here at the National Stadium on Friday. With this win, Pakistan...

Team India’s missing link against England could be ‘reverse swing’

January 30, 2021

While India begin favourites against England in the upcoming four-Test series since they are playing at home, their two top exponents of reverse swing, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami, will be missing from the line-up, depriving the hosts of a key weapon required on Indian surfaces. Reverse swing plays an...

“Technology has allowed us to break the barriers of both geography and language”: Rohit Jain, MD, Lionsgate South Asia & Networks, Emerging Markets Asia

January 29, 2021

NewsX was recently joined by Rohit Jain, MD, Lionsgate South Asia & Networks, Emerging Markets Asia for an exclusive conversation as a part of its special series, NewsX A-List where he spoke about the organization and its unique strategies. Talking about Lionsgate launch, plans for India and what launching its...

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