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India.com
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Amid IPL 2025, Virat Kohli buys this team for Rs....
In this collection of pictures we shall know the team bought by Virat Kohli amid IPL 2025. We shall also know the cost of the team. Virat Kohli, one of the most famous cricketers in the world, is currently playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025. His team has been in the top 2 in the points table for the first time since 2016. Virat Kohli has made a big bet, he has invested in the World Bowling League. Virat Kohli was announced as a strategic investor in the World Bowling League (WBL). The WBL introduced MLB superstar and 3-time World Series champion Mookie Betts' team OMG as the first franchise in the league. Virat Kohli also shared a post related to this on his social media. In which he told a fun fact about himself and said that he started bowling at the age of 13. "After a great partnership with @adikmishra in E1 Team Blue Rising, excited to team up again in the World Bowling League! With @Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts and others, we're redefining a sport loved by 100M+ people, leveraging @fsp_io's technology to engage millions of fans." There are many questions regarding how much money did the RCB star invest. The figure has not been revealed to the public.
NDTV
6 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
New Venture For Virat Kohli, Becomes Strategic Investor In This Sport
Star India batter Virat Kohli was on Wednesday announced as a strategic investor in the World Bowling League (WBL). The World Bowling League recently announced MLB superstar and three-time World Series Champion Mookie Betts' Team OMG as the first franchise in the league. "I started bowling when I was 11 years old, spinning the ball by 12," Kohli said in a release. "It is evident how popular the sport is while being under-appreciated as a business proposition. Adi K Mishra's vision to redefine bowling is unique, and after our success with Team Blue Rising in the E1 series, I'm thrilled to join the WBL as an investor and partner." (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
New York Times
26-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Can anyone beat the Dodgers this year? Plus, a possible Messi autograph scandal
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Giants fans, let's ride. We arrive at the one day this week where no NCAA Tournament games are on your television and, thus, it is time to talk about baseball. Because tomorrow, at 3 p.m. ET, Opening Day — also one of the best days of the sports calendar — begins. Let us rejoice. Trying to actually predict a baseball season is pure folly. It is a six-month, 162-game journey in which stars can rise and fall in a month's time. We're going to do our best to get you ready, though. Let's start with the surprises and end with the juggernaut: And, of course, the juggernaut is the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. There's not much more to say about them other than they employ one of the most talented players in the history of the sport — who's going to pitch this season — and acquire essentially any player on their wishlist. Are they the new evil empire in baseball? Maybe. The only worry right now: Mookie Betts' health. I'm more curious what you think. L.A. is our writers' overwhelming World Series pick. I'm not so sure, so it's time for our next Pulse Poll: Who's going to win the World Series? Your options: Make your voice heard here. We'll publish results tomorrow for Opening Day. Let's keep moving: Giants have a QB solution? Emphasis on the question mark there. New York and Russell Wilson agreed to a one-year deal worth $21 million ($10.5 million guaranteed), a source told The Athletic's Dianna Russini, just a week after signing Jameis Winston to a two-year deal. Wilson, who flashed prime Russ last year before wilting down the stretch, figures to be the starter for now, and will have a talented top wideout to throw to in Malik Nabers. I guess that takes the Giants out of the Shedeur Sanders business. Maybe? Dianna and Chase Daniel have a good dive on who they draft now. Advertisement Also in free agency news: Stefon Diggs is the new WR1 in New England. Stanford fires Taylor Stanford general manager Andrew Luck announced yesterday the school fired coach Troy Taylor, less than a week after ESPN reported Taylor was the subject of two bullying investigations. Luck, who became Taylor's manager in November, made the decision to terminate the coach. See our full report. More news 📫 Love The Pulse? Check out our other newsletters. The best rabbit holes are deep, and when they happen to involve the most famous soccer player on the planet, I am seated and ready to dive in. Today brings such a venture. Let's quickly lay out the scenario, as detailed in a fantastic story from Larry Holder today: Read the full venture here, which is worth your time. How open is an open secret? Onward: 📺 NBA: Lakers at Pacers 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Both of these teams are top-five seeds in their respective conference standings right now, but that's where the vibe similarities end. Yes, LeBron James is back for L.A., but the team needs to meld again. Meanwhile, Indiana has won five in a row. Good game. 📺 NHL: Stars at Oilers 10 p.m. ET on TNT/Max Two of the best teams in the Western Conference playing with 12 games left to sort out playoff seeding? It's a yes, even with Edmonton's stars out with injuries. The biggest thing at stake down the stretch for Dallas: making sure Mikko Rantanen is in a good place. So far, so good. Get tickets to games like these here. Jase Richardson didn't have to attend Michigan State, where his father, Jason, became a household name. But he's taken the pressure and thrived, as Brendan Quinn writes today in a great piece. Easy to root for a kid like that. The Buffalo Sabres are doing something I would deem … inadvisable: testing the limit of how much suffering one fan base can handle. Great read from Matthew Fairburn this morning. Advertisement Wait, did you know Dick's Sporting Goods bought that Paul Skenes card? Brooks Peck explains why these big corporations are buying up valuable memorabilia. Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our story on the Twins' hopeful sale price — and the organization's huge debt. Catch up here. Most-read on the website yesterday: What every NFL team needs after free agency.
NBC News
25-03-2025
- Health
- NBC News
Mookie Betts says 'body's just kind of eating itself' as mystery illness sidelines Dodgers star
Star Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts' body is "just kind of eating itself," he said, as a mystery illness has cost him more than 20 pounds and kept him out of action this young 2025 season. Betts didn't play in Los Angeles' two regular-season-opening wins in Tokyo last week and he wasn't able to take the field for a pair of preseason games at home Sunday and Monday against the Angels. The 2018 American League MVP came into spring straining at 175 pounds and is now down to 150 as he's been unable to keep down any solid food. "I'm scared to eat, so I really don't know what to do," he told reporters. Blood tests and vitals have "come back really, really clean" so doctors are at a loss to explain this health scare, Betts said. "I'm practicing all day and my body's just kind of eating itself and so it's hard to not fuel it," Betts said. "And so every time, literally, every time I fuel my body, I throw it up." The 32-year-old said he started feeling sick two days before his team jetted off to Japan and the long plan ride only exacerbated the situation. "So got on the plane, I thought I would at least give myself a couple days to kind of heal and then the plane ride was brutal," he said. "That was one of the worst playing plane rides I ever had." The team's North American opener is set for Thursday afternoon at home against the Detroit Tigers. At this point, it's unknown when Betts will be able to play again. Despite the big weight loss, Betts said he wants to play as soon as he can keep food down. "It's just hard to fathom not eating," he said."So it looks like I'm just going to be light for a little bit. Maybe I have to play uphill a little bit for the beginning of the season. But you know I just want to play, man. I'm tired of sitting, tired of just throwing up, tired of doing all of this."
New York Times
25-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Dodgers' Mookie Betts has ‘turned a corner' after shedding nearly 20 pounds due to mystery illness
Mookie Betts' long ordeal with a mystery illness that has caused him to shed nearly 20 pounds might finally be nearing its end. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday that the star shortstop is expected to play in tonight's exhibition finale against the Los Angeles Angels, which is the Dodgers' final tune-up before hosting the Detroit Tigers in Thursday's home opener. Advertisement If he can take the field on Tuesday's exhibition, Betts could be on track to play in the home opener. 'I do think Mookie's turned a corner,' Roberts told reporters Monday. That encouraging update stands in contrast to Betts' last few weeks, during which the manager said he shed 18 pounds due to an undiagnosed illness that made it difficult to eat food without vomiting. The condition seemed to worsen last week while the team was in Tokyo for its season-opening two-game set against the Chicago Cubs. As the team opened its season, Betts was sent home to Los Angeles to recuperate. 'I mean, I feel great,' Betts told reporters on Sunday, when he was a late scratch for an exhibition against the Angels. 'Like, my body feels great. I've been able to work out. I've been able to do pretty much everything but eat, which is strange. So the symptoms have kind of gone away, I just have to figure out how to get my stomach to kind of calm down.' Betts, who said his blood work and other tests have come back normal, worked out on Monday. 'It's just hard to fathom not eating and going to play a game,' Betts said. 'So it looks like I'm just going to be light for a little bit. Maybe I play uphill a little bit for the beginning of the season. But no, I just want to play, man. I'm tired of sitting, tired of throwing up, tired of doing all this. I really just want to play.' The mystery illness came at an inopportune time for Betts. He had spent the entire offseason putting in work to become the team's primary shortstop after previously playing in right field and at second base. Before being slowed by the condition, Betts had opened eyes in camp, showing a level of comfort at the position where he struggled last spring while trying to undergo a similar transition. Betts hit .289 with 19 homers and 75 RBI last season in 116 games. Getting him back would be a boost for the Dodgers, the defending World Series champions. Freddie Freeman, who also missed both games in Tokyo, has since returned to the lineup after battling rib discomfort.
