Nadal reveals struggles with a foot injury, says he can play only after he’s numbed his nerves

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Nadal reveals struggles with a foot injury, says he can play only after he’s numbed his nerves

Paris, June 6 Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal has revealed how excruciatingly painful it has been for him to play his best tennis over the past fortnight, given his foot condition and the fact that he had to periodically take injections to soothe the nerves of his injured limb.

Nadal defeated Casper Ruud of Norway 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the Roland Garros final on Sunday evening to clinch his 14th title on the clay-court major and earn a record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title, which puts him two ahead of Swiss ace Roger Federer and Serbia’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

Nadal has been nursing a foot injury for a very long time, which flares up occasionally and has caused him to miss several tournaments in the last couple of years. Speaking about the condition of his foot post-match, the Spaniard who turned 36 on June 3, said, “I didn’t want to talk about the foot during the tournament. I said I’m going to speak after the tournament, and now I can speak because I wanted to focus on my tennis and respect my rivals… I was able to play during these two weeks in extreme conditions.

“I have been playing with injections on the nerves to sleep the foot, and that’s why I was able to play during these two weeks. Because I have no feelings on my foot because my doctor was able to put anesthetic injections on the nerves. That takes out the feeling on my foot. But at the same time, it’s a big risk in terms of fewer feelings, a little bit bigger risk of turning your ankle… So of course Roland Garros is Roland Garros. Everybody knows how much it means to me this tournament, so I wanted to keep trying and to give myself a chance here,” Nadal was quoted as saying by atptour.com.

Following his win over Ruud, Nadal revealed his triumph in Paris was one of the most emotional.

“For me having this trophy next to me again means everything. (It) has been (an) emotional victory, without a doubt. Unexpected in some ways. (I am) very happy,” Nadal said in his post-match press conference. “(It) has been a great two weeks. I played from the beginning, improving every day. Finishing (by) playing a good final. (I am) super happy and can’t thank everybody enough for the support since the first day that I arrived here. (It is) very emotional.”

Nadal, who now holds a 112-3 record at the clay-court major, struggled with a chronic foot injury in his defeat to Denis Shapovalov of Canada in Rome three weeks ago.

However, he was not to be denied at Roland Garros, moving past the likes of Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada, Novak Djokovic, and Germany’s Alexander Zverev en route to a maiden clash with Ruud.

Nadal admitted that while the situation is unclear, he is aiming to find a solution to his foot injury ahead of Wimbledon, which begins on June 27.

“I don’t know how to say in English exactly the treatment, but (I am) going to have a radio frequency injection on the nerve and try to burn a little bit the nerve and create the impact that I have now on the nerve for a long period of time,” Nadal said.

“That’s what we are going to try. If that works, I (am) going to keep going. If that doesn’t work, then (it is) going (to) be another story.”

 

Labuschagne aims to take a leaf out of Root’s methods for success in Sri Lanka

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Labuschagne aims to take a leaf out of Root’s methods for success in Sri Lanka

London, June 6 Australia’s top-order batter Marnus Labuschagne is aiming to take a leaf out of England batter Joe Root’s methods of playing against spin to fetch success in Sri Lanka, where a tough spin challenge awaits him. Labuschagne will join Australia for ODI and Test series in Sri Lanka after making 11 appearances for Glamorgan in the County Championship and T20 Blast.

Root, the latest entrant to 10,000 runs club in Test cricket, had a phenomenal time in Sri Lanka at the start of 2021, amassing scores of 228 and 186 in the first innings of the matches at Galle, setting up England’s 2-0 series win.

Though Labuschagne featured in Australia’s tour of Pakistan in March 2022, the spin challenge wasn’t daunting enough to test the right-handed batter, who is aware that playing against Sri Lankan spinners will be a different ball game.

“For me, it’s my first real sub-continent challenge against spin, it’s about conquering that challenge. (England’s) Joe Root played phenomenally over there, I’ve learned a lot from how he went about his game there,” said Labuschagne to BBC Sport Wales.

“As a team, we want to be the best in the world, it doesn’t matter where you take us, we want to be winning games and I certainly think we can do that in Sri Lanka. I’ll have to get used to conditions, the heat, and sweating it out, which is something we haven’t had the last few games (in the UK).”

Though he is leaving the UK for Australia duty, Labuschagne has expressed his wish for another stint with Glamorgan ahead of Ashes next year. But with a hectic period of international cricket coming for Australia and wife Rebekah expected to give birth to their first child, it remains to be seen how Labuschagne can squeeze out time to turn out for Glamorgan in 2023.

It was through 1,114 runs scored for Glamorgan in the 2019 County Championship that Labuschagne got into Australia’s Ashes squad and fetched success with the bat as a concussion replacement for Steve Smith in Lord’s Test.

“I love playing for the club and I certainly want to continue to play for Glamorgan, but we’ll have to see how everything pans out. There are a lot of things in the mix, but I can’t see anything wrong with trying to copy the last time I played in the Ashes here and play some county cricket with Glamorgan (going) into the Ashes next summer.

“That’s our blueprint but we’ve got so much cricket this year, around 16 Tests and 18 one-day games, so we’re going to have to make sure I’m fit and healthy and also get to spend time at home with my wife and child at some stage,” concluded Labuschagne.

Tendulkar’s all-time Test record of most runs within Root’s reach, says Mark Taylor

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Tendulkar’s all-time Test record of most runs within Root’s reach, says Mark Taylor

London, June 6 Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor has tipped England’s charismatic cricketer Joe Root to surpass Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in Test match history.

Root, who handed over England’s Test captaincy reins to all-rounder Ben Stokes to concentrate on his batting, scored a fine unbeaten century to guide the home team to a five-wicket win against the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

In guiding England to a morale-boosting win, Root surpassed the 10,000-run mark to become just the 14th cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs. Root has a total of 10,015 Test runs and is 5,906 behind Tendulkar, who notched up 15,921 in a career spanning 200 Tests.

Australian legend Taylor felt that at 31, Root has many more years of Test cricket left in him, adding that Tendulkar’s record was “very achievable”.

“Root has a minimum of five years left in him, so I think Tendulkar’s record is very achievable,” opined Taylor on Sky Sports.

“Root is batting as well as I have ever seen him bat over the last 18 months to two years. He is in the prime of his career, so there is 15,000 runs-plus for him if he stays healthy,” added Taylor.

England great Alastair Cook was also all praise for the former Test skipper, saying on BBC Test Match Special, “I just love (Root’s) batting.”

The root is only the second cricketer from his country to have reached 10,000 Test runs after Cook, who quit international cricket in 2018, having scored 12,472 runs.

 

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ opens 2nd at Korea Box Office with $15 mn haul

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‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ opens 2nd at Korea Box Office with $15 mn haul

Los Angeles, June 6 Director Colin Trevorrow’s film ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ scored the third-highest opening weekend of the year in South Korea, but still managed only second place at the box office, a further sign of recovery in the country.

For the third weekend in a row, proceedings were dominated by the local crime action film ‘The Roundup’, reports Variety.

It earned $10.4 million over the Friday to Sunday period, down 32 percent from its previous weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic), reports Variety.

After nearly three weeks of release, the film has an accumulated total of $73.3 million.

Its cumulative total is 8.87 million spectators.

The total, already the highest so far of any film in 2022, is certain to be given a further push on Monday, Korea’s Memorial Day public holiday, making it likely that ‘The Roundup’ will soon join the elite group of films that have achieved ten million ticket sales in Korea.

Over the latest weekend, the market share of ‘The Roundup’ fell from a previous 84 percent to a healthier 51 percent, as some cinemas switched to screenings of ‘Jurassic World’.

The dinosaur adventure movie earned $7.94 million from 949,000 spectators between Friday and Sunday, representing a 39 percent market share. Released on Wednesday, the film’s five-day total stands at $15.0 million earned from 1.82 million ticket sales.

Such was the dominance of the top two titles, that all remaining films had to share just 10 percent of the market.

In third place over the weekend was the Japanese anime title: ‘Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Monster’ from 2008.

Between Friday and Sunday, it earned $1.06 million.

Korean title, ‘The Red Herring’ continued its progress in fourth place with a $307,000 weekend and a two-weekend cumulative of $2.08 million.

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ earned $237,000 over the weekend, taking fifth place. After more than a month on release, it has now accumulated $49.7 million.

The most recent week also saw a spurt of releases by smaller titles.

‘Cassiopeia’, a drama about youth dementia, opened in sixth place with $109,000 over five days. The US drama, ‘After Yang’ opened in Korea with $104,000 over five days.

Chinese animation ‘Agent Backkom: King’s Bear’ landed in eighth with $51,800 over five days.

Korean-made holdover titles ‘Hot-Blooded: The Original’ and ‘I Want to Know Your Parents’ filled out the remaining top ten places with weekend scores of $17,300 and $7,000, respectively.

 

Trivikram Srinivas & Mahesh Babu have another brainstorming session in Germany

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Hyderabad, June 6 Mahesh Babu, who is riding high on the success of his film ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’, is currently chilling with his family in Germany. Trivikram Srinivas, the director of Mahesh’s upcoming film ‘SSMB28’, is expected to join the actor in Germany for another round of story discussion.

Following the success of ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’, Mahesh Babu appears to be picky about his next project and has suggested a few changes to the script, which Trivikram has been working on for a few weeks.

Trivikram and a few of his assistant writers have flown to Europe to discuss the matter, where they will most likely meet Mahesh in Germany to discuss the script.

Namrata is also expected to participate in discussions about the film’s business aspects, promotions, and possible casting, according to industry sources.

While actress Pooja Hegde from ‘Radhe Shyam’ has already signed on to play Mahesh’s love interest, music director Thaman has already jumped at the chance to compose the soundtrack for the film.

‘SSMB28’ marks the second time collaboration between Mahesh Babu and Trivikram.

The movie will get on the sets soon.

MTV movie, TV awards winners: Zendaya, Tom Holland bag top honors

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MTV movie, TV awards winners: Zendaya, Tom Holland bag top honors

Los Angeles, June 6  Hollywood stars Zendaya and Tom Holland took home top honors at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.

Actress Vanessa Hudgens hosted the ceremony live on MTV. Tayshia Adams took over the hosting duties for the second part of the show, honouring the best in unscripted television, reports ‘Variety’.

Zendaya and Holland won big, with each scoring a performance nod for their respective roles in ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, which also won best show and best movie awards.

Actress Scarlett Johansson won best hero for her turn as ‘Black Widow’, while Daniel Radcliffe took home the best villain award for his performance in ‘The Lost City’.

Actor Jack Black took home the Comedic Genius Award, while Jennifer Lopez accepted the Generation Award and delivered an emotional speech, in which she thanked her children, the people who gave her joy and her manager Benny Medina, as well as “all the people who told me to my face or when I wasn’t in the room that I couldn’t do this.”

Earlier in the ceremony, Lopez took home the award for best song for ‘On My Way (Marry Me)’.

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ took home The Best Movie honour. It was competing against films such as ‘Dune’, ‘Scream’, ‘Shang-Chi’ and the ‘Legend of the Ten Rings’, ‘The Adam Project’ and ‘The Batman’.

The Best Show award went to Zendaya-starrer ‘Euphoria’. Others in the same category included names such as ‘Squid Game’, ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Inventing Anna’, ‘Loki’ and ‘Yellowstone’.

Poopies and the snake from ‘Jackass Forever’ were feted with the Best Kiss trophy. While in the Best Comedic Performance, Ryan Reynolds took home the honour for ‘Free Guy’.

In the Breakthrough Performance genre, it was Sophia Di Martino’s performance from ‘Loki’ which was named as the winner.

‘CSK’s Mukesh Choudhary is one of the best with the new ball’

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‘CSK’s Mukesh Choudhary is one of the best with the new ball’

Chennai Super Kings left-arm pace bowler Mukesh Choudhary has been singled out as one of the “best” with the new ball, with cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra saying that the 25-year-old has been carefully groomed by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the death overs.

Four-time IPL champions CSK’s campaign this season may have got derailed but Choudhary emerged as their stand-out bowler, taking 16 wickets in 13 games with a best of 4/46 in his debut season.

Heaping praise on Choudhary, Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “If anyone bowls the best with the new ball, I feel it is Mukesh Choudhary. We saw him bowling at the death also where he used the natural angle of taking it across, which all left-armers do. Captain Dhoni slowly-slowly got him to bowl at the death as well.

“This is captain Dhoni’s plan — he first gets you to bowl more with the new ball and then prepares you slowly, then finishes you in the 14th or 15th over and then gives you the 19th or 20th over as well. He stood out in every challenge,” added Chopra.

Chopra also felt that Choudhary has the ability to bowl consistently.

“He used to go around as a net bowler earlier but this time, he didn’t let (CSK) feel the absence of Deepak Chahar. He has taken wickets with the new ball in the powerplay and he has the amazing ability to bring the new ball in. He bowls at the one spot consistently.

“When you bowl with a high arm and from close to the stumps, the ball moves just before pitching. The later the ball swings, the more difficult it is for you to bat and he showed that by doing it. He consistently used that angle well. That is how he got the likes of Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma out,” added Chopra.

 

India beat Poland 6-4 to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s title

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India beat Poland 6-4 to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s title

The Indian men’s hockey team registered a thrilling 6-4 win against Poland to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s title here on Sunday.

Bobby Singh Dhami (11′, 19′) and Mohammed Raheel (13′, 17′), who finished as the top goalscorer at FIH Hockey 5s, netted twice, while Sanjay (8′) and captain Gurinder Singh (9′) also contributed to the team’s victory. The goalscorers for Poland were Mateusz Nowakowski (1′), Robert Pawlak (5′), Wojciech Rutkowski (5′) and Captain Jacek Kurowski (18′).

The first half started with Poland piling pressure on India and were successful in converting their chances as they established a three-goal cushion inside the first five minutes, courtesy of goals from Mateusz Nowakowski (1′), Robert Pawlak (5′) and Wojciech Rutkowski (5′).

However, India responded quickly as pulled back two back-to-back goals through Sanjay and Captain Gurinder Singh in the eighth and ninth minute respectively to make the scorers 2-3 at the end of the first half.

The second half started on a positive note for the Indian team as Boby Singh Dhami scored the equaliser in the 11th minute, and the leading goalscorer of the tournament Raheel went on to give India a lead in the 13th minute.

In the 17th minute, Raheel added the fifth goal to the tally, but Poland quickly pulled back one through Captain Jacek Kurowski’s strike in the 18th minute. However, Bobby Singh Dhami scored a late goal before the final whistle to help India pick up a thrilling 6-4 win to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey5s Title.

Massive wins in the last two round-robin matches

Earlier in the day, India registered massive 7-3 and 6-2 wins against Malaysia and Poland respectively to advance to the Final of the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s.

In their third match, the Indian Men’s Team registered a comprehensive 7-3 win against Malaysia. Mohammed Raheel (8′, 14′, 18′) starred with a hat-trick, while Gursahibjit Singh (1′, 17′) and Sanjay (10′, 12′) each netted twice for India. Firadus Rosdi (4′, 13′) and Captain Nabil Noor (9′) were the goalscorers for Malaysia.

An attacking start to the match saw India taking the lead in the very first minute of the match as Gursahibjit Singh found the back of the net on a rebound. However, Malaysia scored an equaliser through Firadus Rosdi in the fourth minute. In-form Mohammed Raheel regained India’s lead in the 8th minute, but Malaysia were quick to equalise as they scored through Captain Nabil Noor’s strike in the very next minute. Sanjay’s fiery tomahawk in the last minute helped India restore a 3-2 lead at the end of the first half.

The start of the second half saw both India and Malaysia scoring a goal each in the first three minutes. Sanjay scored India’s fourth and his second goal of the match in the 12th minute, while Malaysia pulled one back through Firadus Rosdi in the 13th minute. However, India went on to take control of the match as they raced away to a remarkable 7-3 win.

Raheel scored two goals in the 14th and 18th minute to complete his hat-trick, while Gursahibjit scored his second goal of the match in the 17th minute.

Meanwhile, in their final round-robin match, Gurinder & Co. outplayed Poland 6-2. Mohammed Raheel (4′, 9′) bagged a brace, while Sanjay (2′), Gursahibjit Singh (7′), Mandeep Mor (10′) and Rabichandra Moirangthem (15′) scored a goal each in India’s big win. On the other hand, Gracjan Jarzynski (13′) and Captain Jacek Kurowski (16′) were the goalscorers for Poland.

India rocketed to a 2-0 lead inside the first four minutes of the match as Sanjay opened the scoring in the second minute and Raheel scored the second in the fourth minute.

Gursahibjit went on to add the third goal to India’s tally in the 7th minute and two back-to-back goals from Mohammed Raheel (9′) and Mandeep Mor (10′) meant that India took a commanding 5-0 lead into the half-time break.

The start of the second half saw Poland create goals scoring opportunities which helped them in pulling a goal back in the 13th Minute through Gracjan Jarzynski, but a minute later Rabichandra Moirangthem added the sixth goal to India’s tally. In the 16th minute, Poland scored the second goal through a challenge hit which was converted by their Captain Jacek Kurowski.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Pawan made some fine saves in the closing stages of the match to ensure India enter the Final of the tournament with a massive 6-2 win.

 

Sesh’s co-actors in ‘Baahubali’ laud ‘Major’

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Sesh’s co-actors in ‘Baahubali’ laud ‘Major’

Bouquets continue to rain upon actor Adivi Sesh as his movie “Major” maintains traction at the box office. Apart from impressing audiences and critics alike, Sesh has also had the leading industry names rooting for him.

Recently “Pushpa” fame Allu Arjun praised team “Major” and called Adivi Sesh man of the show. Now, the film, starring Sesh and Saiee Manjrekar, have been hailed by the “Baahubali” stars Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty. Sesh had also acted in “Baahubali”.

Taking to social media, Rana Daggubati said: “#MajorTheFilm very well done. The cast and crew at their best. @AdiviSesh #Sashi great piece to tell the story of. And a huge huge congratulations to @SharathWhat and #AnuragReddy so proud of you guys, and the @urstrulyMahesh you’ve backed awesome talent.”

Replying to Daggubati, Sesh said, “Thank you dear brother. Am so glad you liked the film :)”

Anushka Shetty, who played the leading lady of “Baahubali”, said: “A beautiful tribute to major Sandeep Unnikrishanan, loved watching the movie and thank u team #Major for bringing this story to us.. heartwarming Congratulations Sesh, director Sashi Kiran Tikka, Vamsi.. Prakash Rah Garu, Revathi Garu, Murli Sharma Garu, Saiee Manjrekar, Sobhita Dhulipala..all the actors, technicians, crew Congratulations.. please watch it in the theatres.”

Sesh is overwhelmed with all the love coming his way and with the film crossing 24.5 crore gross worldwide on its second day. Responding to Anushka Shetty’s post, Sesh said, “Thank u sweetu. So much love.”

 

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Team #VirataParvam wishes the National Award Winning actress #Priyamani  ‘Comrade’ a very Happy Birthday

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Minor girl raped in Delhi, accused at large

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Minor girl raped in Delhi, accused at large

A minor girl was raped in the Sultanpuri area of Delhi, an official said on Saturday. According to the official, the victim girl came to Sultanpuri police station on May 17 following which her statement was recorded and her medical test was conducted.

Based on her complaint, the police registered a case under sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of the POCSO Act at the Sultanpuri police station. Meanwhile, the police have identified the accused as Yash, a civil defense volunteer. However, the accused is absconding after the incident.

“Notice under section 41(A) of the CrPC was sent twice to the accused’s father for joining the investigation but the accused did not join,” the official said, adding that several raids have been conducted at all possible hideouts of the accused to trace him. A non-bailable warrant has also been issued against the accused.

 

India end Baku World Cup campaign with gold in 50m rifle 3-positions mixed team event

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India end Baku World Cup campaign with gold in 50m rifle 3-positions mixed team event

New Delhi, June 4 India ended their campaign at the ISSF World Cup in Baku with gold in the 50m rifles 3-positions mixed team competition, after Swapnil Kusale and Ashi Chouksey beat Ukranians Serhiy Kulish and Daria Tykhova 16-12 in the gold-medal match on Saturday.

This was India’s second gold in the Baku World Cup after the women’s air rifle team had won one earlier. India also have three silver from the tournament and ended second behind South Korea.

It was also Swapnil Kusale’s first gold and third medal overall in the Baku World Cup, after he won silver in men’s 3P individual and men’s team competitions.

It was a hard-fought win for the pair of Swapnil and Ashi. In the first qualification stage, they finished fourth with a combined score of 881/900 to qualify for stage two. The Ukranian pair finished second to also march into the top-eight stage.

In stage two, Swapnil and Ashy finished second with an effort of 583/600. It was the same score as the Ukranians but the latter topped on countback, going into the gold-medal match with a mental edge over the Indians.

In the final, Ukraine started stronger and opened up a 6-2 lead after the first four single-shot series. But the Indian pair fought back admirably, winning six of the next eight series to go ahead 14-10.

Serhiy and Daria were not ones to give up and narrowed the deficit down to 14-12. But the Indians closed out professionally for a well-earned victory.

This was India’s second ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup of the year. They had topped the first World Cup staged in Cairo. The rifle and pistol teams then opted out of the Rio World Cup in April.

 

IPL teams commanding higher valuations than global football counterparts

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IPL teams commanding higher valuations than global football counterparts

New Delhi, June 4 Revenue CAGRs of Manchester United (MANU), Juventus, and Borussia Dortmund have been at 1.1 percent, 4.7 percent, and 4.0 percent, in the past seven years, with a TTM price-to-sales of 2.4x, 1.7x and 1.1x, respectively. Conversely, IPL teams’ revenue CAGR has been more than 10 percent in the past seven years, commanding a much higher valuation than football counterparts, mainly due to higher revenue growth and stellar viewership, Elara Securities said in a report.

IPL’s title sponsorship is currently held by the Tata Group and has posted a 19.3 percent CAGR in the past 15 years to reach Rs 5.62 bn per year. Historically, IPL sponsors have been companies from different verticals, bidding for the much-coveted sporting league. Right from traditional companies (DLF, Pepsi), modern-day smartphone (Vivo) players, and gaming fantasy companies (Dream 11) to large Indian conglomerates (TATA group), the IPL Title has had a varied sponsorship run. Clearly, IPL’s muscle in the Indian sports ecosystem and its ability to generate viewership/revenues are peerless, the report said.

Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad posted revenue CAGRs within 11-14 percent in the past seven years, much higher than global peers. Such revenues should grow further due to value increment in media rights. As per an analysis of revenue/operating expense break-down of Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore, media rights revenue comprises a huge chunk of overall revenues and plus 40 percent of the operating expenses emanate from team players/staff remuneration.

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Lata Mangeshkar had a spiritual side to her singing: Arijit Singh

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Lata Mangeshkar had a spiritual side to her singing: Arijit Singh

Singer Arijit Singh recently shared his thoughts and learnings from legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, in an ‘Arijit Singh Special Episode’ on ‘Naam Reh Jayegaa’.

Many big names from the industry have been showering their love for the melody queen Lata Mangeshkar on her tribute show ‘Naam Reh Jayegaa’.

In the latest episode, Arijit Singh who also has a huge fanbase around the globe and is a big-time fan of Lata, came onto the stage of ‘Naam Reh Jayegaa’ to share his love for Lata.

While speaking about the emotions that Lata’s songs spark in him, Arijit shared “She is like Rabindranath Tagore. How he wrote everything and he wrote on every emotion no matter what book you pick up there is something that you find relatable. Lataji’s songs are like that only, no matter any song you pick up, you will always find something that you can relate to, she has sung songs in every emotion you can think of. It’s a blessing we have her”.

“There is a lot you can learn from her songs. The spirituality that she has carried in her singing with utmost passion till the end, is truly a big learning. She used to sing complex songs with such ease that it is amazing. When you listen to the song it seems like it’s such an easy song but when you try singing it then you realize how difficult it is. She never presented herself as a great singer, she always sang like a commoner. Technically there is a lot you can learn from her”.

With Star Plus’ 8-episode series aNaam Reh Jaayega’, 18 of the biggest Indian singers including Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Nitin Mukesh, Neeti Mohan, Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Kumar Sanu, Amit Kumar, Jatin Pandit, Javed Ali, Aishwarya Majumdar, Sneha Pant, Pyarelal Ji, Palak Muchhal and Anwesha join hands to pay tribute to the legendary Lata Mangeshkar.

The show is helmed by Gajendra Singh. Episodes air on Star Plus at 7 p.m. every Sunday.

‘Window Seat’ teaser gets the audience staring

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‘Window Seat’ teaser gets the audience staring

Bengaluru, June 4 The teaser and trailer promo of the Kannada romantic-suspense thriller ‘Window Seat’ is getting appreciation from the audience.

Nirup Bhandari-starrer ‘Window Seat’ is written and directed by Sheetal Shetty.

Sanjana Anand and Amrutha Iyengar are playing lead characters opposite Nirup Bhandari. Arjun Janya has scored music for the movie. The teaser of the movie has garnered more than 1 million views.

The audience loved the presentation in the teaser and promo. The comments are heart-warming and the film team is upbeat about the movie. The promo will be launched on June 6. The film’s songs have also impressed the audience.

 

Esha Gupta visits Kashi Vishwanath temple to seek blessings for ‘Aashram 3’

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Esha Gupta visits Kashi Vishwanath temple to seek blessings for ‘Aashram 3’

Mumbai, June 4 Bollywood actress Esha Gupta, who is a part of the third season of the streaming show ‘Aashram’, recently visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to seek blessings for its success, ahead of the upcoming season’s release.

Esha, who is a regular visitor of the temple every year, visited the place of worship after a gap of two years as the temple was shut owing to construction work. It has recently opened back up for the public and Esha didn’t want to miss the opportunity to pay her visit.

Speaking about her visit to Kashi Vishwanath temple, Esha Gupta said, “I truly believe in the power of Kashi Vishwanath temple. Seeking blessings here before the release of my show Aashram’s third season is sacrosanct. I always feel a serene sense of peace after visiting the temple.”

For the third season of the show, Esha joined the ensemble cast including Bobby Deol, Aaditi Pohankar, Vikram Kochhar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Darshan Kumaar, Anupria Goenka, Adhyayan Suman, Tridha Choudhury, Sachin Shroff, and Tushar Pandey.

Even ‘Dr Strange 2’ made nearly 3 times more money than ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ on first day

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Even ‘Dr Strange 2’ made nearly 3 times more money than ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ on first day

Mumbai, June 4 The much-hyped Akshay Kumar-starrer, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, had an unimpressive opening day, its box-office collections adding up to Rs 10.6 crore.

The Yash Raj Films production ranks No. 7 among this year’s big Hindi releases, below another Akshay Kumar film, ‘Bachchan Pandey’, and barely above Alia Bhatt’s woman-centric virtuoso act, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’.

This year so far has clearly belonged to films dubbed in Hindi, the chart-toppers being ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ (Rs 53.95 crore), followed by Marvel’s ‘Dr Strange in Multiverse of Madness’ (Rs 28.35 crore) — the figures tell us that even Benedict Cumberbatch has a greater drawing power — and ‘RRR’ (Rs 20.07 crore).

Even the second edition of the old Akshay Kumar hit supernatural comedy, ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’, with Kartik Aaryan playing the lead character, is two notches above ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, at Rs 14.11 crore.

In the words of the trade website, www.bollywoodmoviereviewz.com, considering the subject, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ had a “very weak trailer” and “lacks the grandeur needed for historical movies”, which is seen in Bhansali productions, or in ‘RRR’.

“It has opened purely on Akshay Kumar’s star power and will depend on the audience’s word of mouth for growth,” the website added. The film has been released on 3,750 screens across India in Hindi and 200 screens in Tamil and Telugu and 1,200 screens in overseas territories.

Worldwide, these numbers add up to 4,950 screens, according to the website, which makes it a humongus opening. ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ was produced at a cost of Rs 300 crore.

‘Samrat Prithviraj’, notes www.bollywoodmoviereviewz.com, has been sold to Amazon Prime Video as a part of a Rs 250-crore four-film deal with Yash Raj Films. To quote the website, “Two of the four films — ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’ and ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ — have flopped, leaving the streamer to handle the loss.”

 

Rana Daggubati fires back at troll over ‘Virata Parvam’ poster

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Rana Daggubati fires back at troll over ‘Virata Parvam’ poster

Rana Daggubati proved he is one of the coolest actors as he gracefully shut down a troll who made an offensive remark about his presence in the upcoming movie ‘Virata Parvam’.

Quoting an insensitive remark on the recently released poster of ‘Virata Parvam’, an online user wrote, “What, these people can’t even keep a standard in their own banner’s movies? Rana’s face is chopped off highlighting Sai Pallavi’s. Trying to sell a film by showing a heroine is perhaps Rana’s style”.

Because Rana’s family-run production house was also dragged into the situation, the Twitter user’s comment is not only irrelevant but also insensitive.

Rana handled the situation calmly and effectively, effectively shutting down the troll.

“It is considered a privilege when you choose to be humble and allow the film to gain deserved attention thanks to the heroine’s well-written role. Because it is my own banner, I am able to attempt such great things,” wrote Rana.

‘Virata Parvam’ hits theatres on June 17, while the theatrical trailer for the movie will be out on June 5. Sai Pallavi and Rana will appear in titular roles in Venu Udugula’s much-anticipated directorial.

 

Historical drama ‘Nayika Devi’ granted tax-free status in Gujarat

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Historical drama ‘Nayika Devi’ granted tax-free status in Gujarat

Mumbai, June 4 The Gujarati historical drama film ‘Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen’ has been declared tax-free in Gujarat.

The CMO Gujarat officially tweeted that since the film keeps up with the cultural heritage of the state and illustrates the heroism of Patan’s Rajmata Nayika Devi and her bravery in defeating Muhammad Ghori, it has been granted tax exemption by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

Speaking of which, the producer of the film, Umesh Sharma, said, “The film is made for people’s knowledge and to introduce them to who Nayika Devi was and what her contribution is towards the country. And therefore, this film merited being tax-free so that more and more people could watch it.”

“We are grateful to Gujarat’s government and CM Shri Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel for taking all our requests into consideration and making Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen free of tax. We can’t thank you enough,” he added.

The film stars Khushi Shah as Queen Nayika Devi and Bollywood actor Chunky Panday as Muhammad Ghori. The film, helmed by Nitin G, features music by Parth Thakkar with Chirag Tripathi penning the lyrics.

The film has been produced by Umesh Sharma, under the banner of A Tree Entertainment.

‘Radhe Shyam’ releases in Hindi on OTT

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‘Radhe Shyam’ releases in Hindi on OTT

Mumbai, June 4 Prabhas’ fans can now watch ‘Radhe Shyam’ in Hindi on OTT with ZEE5 announcing the movie’s Hindi premiere on Saturday.

The romantic period drama which showcased the ‘Baahubali’ star ‘Radhe Shyam’, was helmed by Director Radha Krishna Kumar. One of the big-budget movies, the movie had a theatrical release in March this year.

Produced by UV Creations and T-Series, ‘Radhe Shyam’ stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles and also has actors Bhagyashree and Krishnam Raju in prominent roles.

Prabhas essays the role of Vikramaditya, a palmist while Pooja Hegde plays Prerana, his love interest in the film.

‘Radhe Shyam’ is a story of two individuals who have different beliefs. Vikramaditya (Prabhas) believes in the stars and not in love while Prerana (Pooja) believes in destiny. After meeting Dr Prerana, will Vikramaditya finally fall in love?

With the digital release on ZEE5, the film will be accessible to audiences across more than 190 countries in Hindi.

 

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