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IND v NZ: Rain washes off T20I series opener in Wellington without a ball being bowled
As per the weather forecast for Wellington, there was 90-100 per cent rain forecasted during the match time, which led to covers remaining on the pitch all the time. Though rain stopped for a few minutes, it came back again, heavier than it was, leading to players indulging in a session of football-volleyball indoors.
Australia got its scheduling wrong ahead of T20 World Cup, says Ian Healy
Australia could not progress beyond the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup, with New Zealand and England making the semifinal grade from the group, paving the way for an early exit of the defending champions led by Aaron Finch. Healy, who played 119 Tests and 168 ODIs, believes the performance of Finch's side reflected a tired team. Looking ahead, Healy has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to scale back the schedule as the side aims to corner glory in the ODI World Cup in India next year and the 2024 T20 World Cup.
India v Zealand: Toss for the first T20I at Sky Stadium delayed due to persistent rain
"Heavy rain around Wellington means the covers are on and the toss is delayed until further notice," wrote New Zealand through their official Twitter handle. "Toss at Sky Stadium, Wellington has been delayed due to persistent rains," tweeted the BCCI. Both India and New Zealand, the losing semi-finalists from the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia, will be facing off in a three-match T20I series, followed by as many ODIs, from November 18-30.
Will not stop Cameron Green from playing in the IPL: Pat Cummins
With the 2023 IPL auction set to take place at Kochi on December 23, Green is poised to nominate for the lucrative league for the first time and could start a bidding war, given the hype surrounding him. Cummins himself has decided not to play in next year's IPL deciding instead to commit himself to next year's ODI World Cup in India and the Ashes in England.
Infantino only candidate for FIFA 2023 presidential election
Following the call for election issued by the FIFA Council on March 30 this year, FIFA's member associations have proposed, in due time and form, the incumbent FIFA president for its next presidential election. No other candidature has been submitted.
Sports TV broadcasting garnered revenue of INR 9,500 crore in FY22: KPMG Report
This is a 19% increase in the number of TV households in the country over a period of 6 years. A major driver in the steady growth of the TV and broadcast industry in India is sports, having the highest reach among all genres on TV at 722 million in the first 9 months of this year. Sports TV broadcasting has also seen renewed interest from both traditional and new-age businesses with the segment charting revenues of INR 7560 crore in FY22. The TV + digital sports market has clocked revenues of INR 9500 crore in FY22, as per KPMG India.
ISL 2022-23: Rampant Mumbai City FC hammer Bengaluru FC 4-0
Mumbai City head coach Des Buckingham made one change to his starting eleven as Mandar Dessai was replaced at left-back by Vignesh D. On the other hand, BFC head coach Simon Grayson switched from a 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1 as Alan Costa replaced Aleksandar Jovanovic in defence. Skipper Sunil Chhetri dropped to the bench as Danish Farooq started on the left flank.
ATP Finals: Nadal finishes his campaign with win over Ruud
The top seed raised his level in his third round-robin match in Green Group, using the fast conditions to his advantage with some trademark clean ball striking. The Spaniard hit 37 winners to Ruud's 19 and won 93 percent (38/41) of points behind his first serve to seal a one-hour, 43-minute victory and round out his 2022 season on a winning note.
Asian Airgun Championship: India's junior women's 10m air pistol team clinches gold
Manu, Esha and Shikha made the final after shooting through two rounds of qualification. In the first, they topped the field with a score of 862 which equalled the Asian record in the event. They remained on top in the second qualification round as well with a combined score of 576.
PKL 9: Playoffs and Final to be held in Mumbai from Dec 13
The announcement was made during the launch conference for the Hyderabad leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 9 on Thursday. After the completion of two high-octane legs at Bengaluru and Pune respectively, the 12 franchises will face off at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium until December 10, 2022, to find a place in the playoffs.
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