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Indian Premier League Fixtures 2008 :
IPL Twenty20 Cricket Fixtures
Fri 18 April 2008
19:00 local, 13:30 GMT
IPL Bangalore v IPL Kolkata
1st Match Indian Premier League 2008
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat 19 April 2008
15:00 local, 09:30 GMT
IPL Mohali v IPL Chennai
2nd Match Indian Premier League 2008
Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat 19 April 2008
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT
IPL Delhi v […]
April 21st, 2008 | Posted in Sports | 2 Comments
Opting to bat, India were all out for 76 runs in their first innings in the second cricket Test against South Africa here on Thursday.
Brief scores: India 76 all out in 20 overs (I Pathan 21 n.o., M S Dhoni 14; D Steyn 5/23, M Ntini 3/18, M Morkel 2/20)
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April 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
Even before a single ball has been bowled, the game has begun. By the look of things, it could end up becoming the humdinger of all matches. The ad rates for the soon-to-debut Indian Premier League (IPL) is equalling the rates prevalent for the World Cup.
Sony Max, the official broadcaster, has managed to close 75% […]
March 19th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
India Cements, which has bought the rights for the Chennai team of the Indian Premier League (IPL), plans to operate on a revenue model involving advertisements on players’ helmets, sponsorship for T-shirts, gate collections, and revenue sharing agreements with BCCI and television rights holder Sony.
The company today announced that it has signed up Tamil actors […]
March 18th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
The second round bidding for Indian Premier League starts on Tuesday in Mumbai. In this second round, franchisee owners will spend the money left after the first auction to bid for international players.
Australia’s Shane Watson and Pakistani batsmen Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul Haq will be among 25 internationals who will figure […]
March 11th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
Hero Honda Motors today signed on as co-sponsor for the Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled to start from April 16, 2008.
Hero Honda has become the first co-sponsor to come on board.
Real estate major DLF has the title sponsorship rights for IPL for an amount of Rs 200 crore across five years (Rs 40 crore annually).
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February 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
IPL Team SelectionÂ
Following are some important facts on the eight franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 which gets underway on April 18.
The designated city players will get 15 per cent over the side’s highest paid player. The players’ ‘auction’ was held on Wednesday. The teams have been sold for a 10-year period.
MUMBAI (team […]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
The Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction has not only caught the fancy of corporate honchos and Bollywood celebrities, it has also set the county clubs in England thinking.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) money-spinning mega event has clouded the existence of county cricket and all […]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Sports | No Comments
The Indian capital of New Delhi will host field hockey’s World Cup for men in 2010, the sport’s governing body announced on Wednesday.
The 12-nation tournament will be co-hosted by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Indian Hockey Confederation (IHC) at New Delhi’s National Stadium.
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November 7th, 2007 | Posted in Sports | No Comments