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Combined Bid For IPL TV And Digital Rights Goes Past Rs 40,000 Crore: Sources

The media rights e-auction for the Indian Premier League for the 2023 to 2027 cycle began on Sunday with sources saying that the combined bid for TV and digital right has gone past the Rs 40,000 crore-mark. There are four specific packages in which e-auction are being conducted for 74 games per season for a five-year period from 2023-2027 with a provision of increasing the number of matches to 94 in the final two years. The process has been divided into a total of four packages (A, B, C and D). The package A is exclusive for TV for the Indian subcontinent while package B is for digital only grouping for the same region.

Seven firms in the race for Indian Premier League TV rights

BCCI last raised the stakes in the IPL, selling its media broadcast rights across television and digital for India and the rest of the world in excess of Rs 16,347 cr, they’re back to the auction table toup the game. Moving away from the long-held practice to call for closed bids, BCCI has opted for an e-auction for the first time ever. The e-auction began at 11am on Sunday. A total of 12 companies had picked up the Invitation To Tender (ITT) less than two months ago and seven – Viacom-led JV, Disney+Hotstar, Culver Max Entertainment earlier, Sony Pictures), Zee Group, Supersport, Times Internet and Fun Asia – have decided to come to the bidding table. These potential bidders submitted their technical bids in Mumbai on Friday and have been cleared to log-in on Sunday morning when the e-auction begins. E-commerce and digital streaming giants Amazon were also among the 12 companies to pick the ITT but, despite speculation that they would bid heavily for digital rights, have decided to stay away.

WATCH: Ugly fight breaks out between India, Afghanistan players after the Asian Cup qualifier game

Afghanistan players were involved in pushing and shoving each other after the hosts registered a hard-fought 2-1 win in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. Indian team grabbed the crucial three points after they beat Afghanistan 2-1 in a hard-fought Group D match in Kolkata. Sunil Chhetri struck his magic again with a swirling free-kick goal (85') but the Lions of Khorasan pulled one back within three minutes from a Zubayr Amiri free header (88') before Sahal Abdul Samad's prolific strike (90+2') sealed the deal for the Blue Tigers.

Running individual 400m is not yet over for Hima Das, hints at doing that again in postponed Asian Games

Hima Das is not ruling out a return to 400m, an event which shot her to fame in 2018, and is hoping to make a comeback to the quartermile in the now-postponed Asian Games, which is likely to be held next year. The 22-year-old 'Dhing Express' last ran a major 400m race during the Asian Championships in Doha in April 2019. She pulled out of that race midway due to a lower back injury.

Asian Cup qualifiers: Sahal's strike seals India's win over Afghanistan

Igor Stimac’s India huffed and puffed on Saturday; they were all possession but little penetration. Against Afghanistan’s strong physical challenge, India’s ambitions looked to be hitting cul-desacs on one occasion too many. The contest — which appeared to be heading towards another stalemate between India and Afghanistan — suddenly came alive with all its beauty and brutality. Sunil Chhetri conjured a magical moment, brilliantly curling a free-kick around the wall and beating Afghanistan goalkeeper Faisal Hamidi all ends up to hand the hosts a 1-0 lead. But India's joy was short-lived as Afghanistan struck within two minutes, substitute Zubayr Amiri heading home Mustafa Zazai’s corner.

India vs South Africa 2022: Hardik Pandya recalls the sacrifice made on comeback trail

Hardik Pandya is getting back into the Team India groove with his trademark unruffled way of looking at things. In a video posted by the BCCI, Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans to the IPL title recently, recalled the hard work needed to earn a recall. “I was happy. It was more about the battles I won against my own self and a lot of other things as well. Winning the IPL, or even qualifying (for playoffs) was a big deal for me because a lot of people doubted us. A lot of people frowned at us before we started. A lot of people raised a lot of questions. A lot of things were said about me even before I made a comeback,” Pandya said.

We are at home, and will be backing ourselves against Hong Kong: Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri has backed his team to beat Honk Kong in the last qualifying game and secure a berth in next year's AFC Asian Cup. India prevailed over Afghanistan 2-1 in a thrilling match that saw three quick goals being scored at the fag end of the game after both teams denied each other for 86 minutes at the Salt Lake Stadium that had 40000 spectators in the stands on Saturday evening. The day coincided with talismanic skipper Chhetri completing 17 years in international football.

More role for players in the new All India Football Federation draft

Committee of Administrators (CoA) for the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) constitution draft are taken up for consideration. On Saturday, a seven-member panel representing the 36 member states of the AIFF met in person with the three-member CoA comprising ex-Supreme Court judge, AR Dave and ex-India captain, Bhaskar Ganguly, in the Capital. Dr SY Quraishi attended the meeting virtually.

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Combined Bid For IPL TV And Digital Rights Goes Past Rs 40,000 Crore: Sources

Seven firms in the race for Indian Premier League TV rights

WATCH: Ugly fight breaks out between India, Afghanistan players after the Asian Cup qualifier game

Running individual 400m is not yet over for Hima Das, hints at doing that again in postponed Asian Games

Asian Cup qualifiers: Sahal's strike seals India's win over Afghanistan

India vs South Africa 2022: Hardik Pandya recalls the sacrifice made on comeback trail

We are at home, and will be backing ourselves against Hong Kong: Sunil Chhetri

More role for players in the new All India Football Federation draft