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Shubman Gill named ICC Men's Player of January

Gill enjoyed a record-breaking month in white-ball cricket in January. The free-scoring batter was a prolific source of runs throughout the month, most notably in the ODI format, scoring big against both Sri Lanka and New Zealand.With 567 runs during January, which included three century-plus scores, the 23-year-old Gill wowed fans with a lethal combination of graceful and attacking strokeplay.In a month which presented several highlights for Gill, his stand-out performance came in the form of a stunning double-hundred in the nail-biting victory over New Zealand in the series opener in Hyderabad.

Watch: India stars Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur react to record-breaking WPL deals

The Indian women stars laughed their way to the banks as the franchises went out a shopping spree at the first-ever WPL auction. The Indian players, as expected were high on demand list of the franchises and the owners without any hesitation shelled out millions for the services of exceptional domestic talents. Mandhana led the way with the record signing of Rs 3.4 crore and expressed her happiness on being part of the Bangalore franchise, which she said has an 'incredible legacy and fan base.'

NFL: When it comes to the Super Bowl, the show must go on, say experts

Super Bowl the show will go on even if faced with a similar life-threatening on field incident like the one that forced the postponement of a game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals in January, say industry experts.The most impactful event of the National Football League season was not a do-or-die game but a life-and-death moment when the Bills' Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle and needed to have his heart restarted on the field in front of a packed stadium and national television audience.In the chaotic initial moments following the incident there was confusion before the NFL ultimately determined the game could not be played.But barring a terrorist attack or natural disaster the decision would likely be very different when it comes to Sunday's Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, said Bob Dorfman, creative director and market analyst for Pinnacle Advertising. "Being the Super Bowl it would change a lot, times a hundred," Dorfman told Reuters. "You are talking about advertisers that are spending several million dollars for a 30 second commercial.

Watch: Teammates go berserk after Smriti Mandhana's record signing with RCB

Mandhana, who became the first ever buy at the WPL auction is now also the biggest signing of the league.The opener was on cloud nine as soon as the gavel from the auctioneer settled at the whopping Rs 3.4 crore figure. The whole India women's cricket team, who is in South Africa for the Women's T20 World Cup, was watching the auction as they erupted in sheer joy after Mandhana's record bidding.

WWE sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund: Reports

WWE) chairwoman, reports are doing the rounds that an American professional wrestling promotion is being sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.Stephanie's father Vince McMahon also returned as the executive chairman of the board on Tuesday. McMahon, 77, returned to the board last week and elected himself and two former co-presidents and directors Michelle Wilson and George Barrios to the board.According to Steven Muehlhausen of DAZN, WWE "will go back to being private" for the first time since it became a publicly traded company in October 1999. Muehlhausen further tweeted it's "unknown if Vince McMahon will return to head of creative but it is expected by some people."

Caldas, Aikman in fray for head coach's position, Hockey India unlikely to consider Indian names

According to a HI source, the federation is in talks with two to three prospective foreign names after the position fell vacant following Australian Reid's resignation post joint ninth place finish."We expected the team to raise its performance after the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal win but it all went downhill. Reid has done a remarkable job and helped India win an Olympic medal but of late, the performance of the team dipped alarmingly," the source told PTI on conditions of anonymity."We are in talks with 2-3 candidates but rest assured we will bring the best who can take India to the next level."

RCB buy Smriti Mandhana for 3.4 crore, GT shell out 3.2 crore for Aussie Ashleigh Gardner

It was a two-way battle between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore for Mandhana where the latter eventually outbid the Mumbai-based franchise. Mandhana's base price was Rs 50 lakh.Aussie all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who recently starred in team's first win at the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup against New Zealand became the second highest buy of the day with Gujarat Titans paying Rs 3.2 crore for her services. Another Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry was also picked up by Bangalroe for Rs 1.7 crore

India vs Australia: Dharamsala's loss is Indore's gain, 3rd Test match venue changed

"The third Test of the Mastercard Australia tour of India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, originally scheduled to take place at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala from 1st to 5th March has now been moved to Holkar Stadium, Indore.Owing to harsh winter conditions in the region, the outfield lacks sufficient grass density and will need some time to develop fully." - The BCCI confirmed in a press release on Monday.

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Shubman Gill named ICC Men's Player of January

Watch: India stars Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur react to record-breaking WPL deals

NFL: When it comes to the Super Bowl, the show must go on, say experts

Watch: Teammates go berserk after Smriti Mandhana's record signing with RCB

WWE sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund: Reports

Caldas, Aikman in fray for head coach's position, Hockey India unlikely to consider Indian names

RCB buy Smriti Mandhana for 3.4 crore, GT shell out 3.2 crore for Aussie Ashleigh Gardner

India vs Australia: Dharamsala's loss is Indore's gain, 3rd Test match venue changed