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Dream11 Lists $550MN Investment Ahead Of IPL

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Deam11, the Mumbai-based fantasy gaming startup, is raising fresh funds to the tune of $500 MN. And it is expected to get the funds before the Indian Premier League starts. Tiger Global could become its largest investor so far.

Dream11 funding

According to an unconfirmed report, Tiger Global would buy new as well as secondary shares from the company’s existing shareholders like Kalaari Capital, Think investment and private equity firm Multiples. But Dream11 is tightlipped over the investment.

Previous year, its founder BhavitSheth its user base had increased at CGAR of 230%. He further said that during IPL 2018, the company had 1MN concurrent users and that the expected to the users would increase to 2-3MN in the 2019.

Dream11 history

Harsh Jain and BhavitSheth founded Dream11 in 2008 with the aim of offering games of skills in cricket, football, kabaddi and National Basketball Association (NBA). The company was growing fast but its owners said that they wanted to focus only on Indian market.

Jain said that the company attempted to capture overseas markets like the US but it was found that any attempt to step outside the domestic market impacted the home market of the company. For Dream11, it was undisputable fast growth in the home country.

Growth of fantasy gaming market

According to Deloitte, the present rate of growth of fantasy genre in India is 199.69%. And the total revenue from this market was INR 67 Cr in 2016-17.Deloitte attributes this growth to IPL and T20 extravaganza.

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Retired N.B.A. Player And Champion Kobe Bryant Died With His Daughter In A Helicopter Crash

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Kobe Bryant, the retired N.B.A. player and 18-time All-Star and five-time N.B.A. champion, died in a helicopter crash with his daughter Gianna near Calabasas, California. The crash also claimed life of a college baseball coach, his wife and daughter.

Helicopter crash

According to Nine people including the pilot died in the crash said Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles County sheriff in a press conference. The National Transportation Safety Board had already sent a team to California to investigate the incident. According to Daryl Osby, the Los Angeles County fire chief, the crash site was difficult to access and that the firefighters had to hike the area.

What was the approved strength of passengers wasn’t clear at the time of the incident. Also, the authorities weren’t certain whether the helicopter was carrying more passengers than allowed and if it was overloaded. But authorities said that they would need several days to recover bodies of the victims of hospital crash.

Kobe was going to an academy

Koby Bryant (41) and Gianna were on the way to the academy where he used to coach his daughter’s team. But no further details about the academy or his trip weren’t revealed due to investigations. Meanwhile, fans started visiting the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousands Oaks, California. People of all ages stood huddled in silence around the memorial. Bryant joined N.B.A. directly out of high school in 1996 and rose to become the one of the best players in the history of N.B.A.

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Juventus Beat Roma By 3-1 In Coppa Italia Quarterfinal

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In a closely held match, Juventus beat Roma 3-1 in Coppa Italia quarterfinal clash and into the semifinal. The match was held at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday.

Juventus won the match

Juve claimed the trophy for four years in a row before it was knocked out by Atalanta at this stage last season. But this time the team appeared determined probably because of Maurizio Sarri, who built a strong team after his joining.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal and Juve doubled their lead in 38th minute when Rodrigo Bentancur scored the second goal. But it wasn’t the end of scoring for Juve that looked rampant in the game. Finally, Leonardo Bonucci charged in the 45th minute and sealed the score with his goal. It was the third goal for Juve.

Roma fought back

It was only in the second half that Roma could make a comeback in the game. First, it was Cengiz Under that made a stunning attempt to open the score but hit the bar instead. But Gianluigi Buffron turned the score on with his goal in the 50th minute of the game.

Gianluigi Buffron saved the victory

The fantastic goalkeeper of Juve pulled of two impressive saves to make way for Juve to enter the semifinals. Now Juventus have set their eyes on their record of 13 trophy wins. But the journey won’t be easy for the Juve.

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Cricket Sports

Virat Kohli Is A Better Batsman Than Steve Smith Said Dean Jones

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Australia’s former captain Steve Smith are undoubtedly the two finest batsmen of the world. Both the batsmen were involved in India-Australia series that India clinched with 2-1 score.

Kohli-Smith batting in India-Australia series

Virat Kohli won the home series with 2-1 but Kohli was the second highest run-maker in the series. He made a total of 183 runs with two half-centuries in the series. On the contrary, Smith became the highest ran-maker. His highest scores were 98 and 131.

Choosing the best batsman

Cricket lovers enjoy comparing star cricketers to find their best. In this series, England’s former skipper Michael Vaughanvoted for Virat Kohli and kept Smith at number two. But Australia’s former cricketer Dean Jones has a different opinion on the best batsman of the world.

In the total run score, Virat Kohli is 25 runs behind Steve Smith that has made 7227 runs in Test Cricket. Also, Kohli is far behind Smith in limited over format. But still Kohli is the best according to Dean Jones.

Upcoming India series

Team India is visiting New Zealand for a full-fledged tour starting 24 January. The tour includes five T20Is; three ODIs and two-match test series that will be a part of the ICC Test Championship.

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PUBG: Role Of Vehicles In The Gameplay

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PUBG is a popular war game that involves high-end weapons but it also offers vehicles that give speed to the players. Enthusiasts can make the game even more interesting by using those vehicles in an intelligent manner.

Here’re 5 tips for using vehicles in PUBG

Locate and identify vehicles

As soon as you land in the war, you should look for the vehicles you can use to cover short distances. Also, you should keep the passenger capacity of those vehicles so that you can choose the right vehicle for your needs.

Know when to use vehicles

Some vehicles aren’t suitable for entering into a war-zone due to their stiff controls. Also, sometimes it isn’t advisable to ride a vehicle because it could attract enemy-fire. You can choose to enter stealthily in the enemy area on foot.

Precautions with refueling

Vehicles run on fuel that you can get with inventory but you need to stop to refuel your vehicle. You should refuel your vehicle in a safe are or in the company of a partner that could give security cover while you refuel your vehicle.

Using vehicles as weapons

As a trained driver, you should know how to kill enemies with your vehicle. For example, you can drive your truck as a high speed over the enemies in order to kill them. But you shouldn’t drive straight in the line of fire.

Save a ride

Your vehicle gets overturned and there is no-one to help. What will you do? You should simply use a fragmentation grenade under the middle of your vehicle to flip it over.

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UFC 246 Live Stream: Could McGregor Make An Impressive Comeback After One Year?

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Crazy to see two champions – Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor, people are hurriedly searching information UFC 246 live Stream. It has been over a year when McGregor last appeared in the UFC and this is what driving people crazy about the fight.

Conor McGregor

Known for fastest knockout in UFC, McGregor holds two simultaneous bets and a 21-4 record. Be he would need making some extraordinary efforts in order to win the battle with Cerrone.

Donald Cerrone

Cerrone boasts of an impressive record in both the most UFC wins and finishes. His score rating is 36-13 win ratio. And for this reason, he’s called Donald “Cowboy”Cerrone.

Quick facts about UFC 246

• Undoubtedly it is the return of Conor McGregor from retirement that is driving people crazy about the fight

• McGregor is currently the hot favorite for the fight

• His winning odds for this fight are 3/1 for win

• He would bet $5 million for the fight but the 31-year old fighter says that He could get up to $80 from his Reebok sponsorship

• Last time he appeared in the ring was in 2018 in Las Vegas

• He suffered defeat at the hands of Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov

Live Stream UFC 246

UFC fans excited to see McGregor in form can watch the fight only and use a VPN to change their IP addresses, if airing of the fight is geo-blocked in their countries. Also, the fight will be aired on ESPN+. You can also find a reliable channel to watch the fight in your country.

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Cricket Sports

India VS Australia: India Lost The First Match In 3-Match ODI To Australia By 10-Wickets

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India lost the first ODI against Australia by 10-wickets at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. With this win, Australia now leads the three-match series by 1-0. It was the biggest defeat for India in the 50-over format in recent times.

India batted first

Aaron Finch won the toss and choose to field. On the Indian side, Virat Kohli pushed himself down to No. 4 in a bid to adjust Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and KL Rahul.

Rohit Sharma was the first to bowl out. He was on 10 when David Warner took his catch on the over of Mitchell Starc. Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul accumulated 121 runs for the second wicket after the dismissal of Rohit Sharma. But KL Rahul was caught at 47 by Steve Smith off Ashton Agar in the 28th over. In the next over, Pat Cummins dismissed Shikhar Dhawan. Virat Kohli took a big stand at 4th wicket by hitting six at the first ball of 32nd over but he got bowled by the leg-spinner Adam Zampa on the next ball.

Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja put up some resistance to the Australian attack but Shreyas was bowled out and Pant got injured by a short-ball from Pat Cummins. KL Rahul took the gloves in his absence. Together the Indian team could make only 250 runs.

Australia batting

It was an easy chase for Australian batsmen. David Warner made 128 off 112 balls and Aaron Finch scored 110 of 114 balls. It was the fourth-consecutive ODI win against India in India.

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Dean Jones See The Upcoming India VS Australia ODI Series As Rohit Sharma VS David Warner

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Former Australian batsman Dean Jones is quite excited about the upcoming India-Australia three-match series starting January 14. He said that he wanted to see the contest between the two finest openers – Rohit Sharma and David Warner – of the world.

Dean Jones on India-Australia ODI series

He said that both Rohit Sharma and David Warner had a hue appetite for runs and that both are good on both sides of the ground. He said that if you shut one side of the ground, they would find ways to score runs from the other side. And that the contest between India and Australia would become more interesting because of these two players.

Dean Jones wants to see bowlers that bowl 140 plus

The former Australian batsman also showed excitement about the pacers that can sing balls at 140 plus. He said that if one made a mistake with the ball at such a high speed, he would be bowled out of LBW. He said teams hire pacers because it was very difficult to play fast bowlers.

India Australia ODI series

The first match of the series would be played in Mumbai on January 14. The second ODI will be in Rajkot on January 17 and the third match of the series would be in Bangalore on January 19.

India has recently defeated Sri Lanka with 2-0 in a T20I series and Australia has defeated New Zealand with 3-0 in Tests at home. upcoming India vs Australia ODI will be a clash of titans.

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Khelo India Youth Games: 3rd Edition To Kickstart In Guwahati From Today

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Third Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati will begin today. Chief Executive Officer of the event, Avinash Joshi said that all preparations had been made for the inaugural ceremony. The Assam Chief Minister SarbanandSonowal with Union Sports minister Kiren Rijjju would grace the ceremony, added Mr. Joshi.

Third edition of the games

Around 6,800 athletes from teams of 28 states and 9 union territories will participate in a total of 20 sports events. Also, only electric cars will be used at the venue under the Go-Green Programme. The games will be held in Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. The 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games will conclude on January 22.

Torchbearer of the games

The opening ceremony of the Khelo India Youth Games would see the female ace sprinter Hima Das bearing the torch. The CM Sonowal said in a release that the competition had started a sporting revolution in India and that people couldn’t more proud of the fact that tournament was being held in Assam.

Special incentives for Assam athletes

Athletes from Assam are expected to get Rs. 1 lakh, 75,000 and 50,000 for gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. It would be an incentive for the Assamese people. Also, the capital Guwahati is made sports capital of the country and a budget of Rs. 104 crores are earmarked to host the games.

According to the Khelo India Youth Games, its objective is to establish India as a sporting nation by reviving sports culture in the country as the grass-root level.

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Sports Technology

PUBG Mobile 0.16.5 Updates: Highlights And Advantages

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PUBG Mobile has added new Domination game mode, Arena map, a vehicle and Royale Pass Season 11 among others in the latest 0.16.5 update. The new updated is available on Google Play and App Store for downloading.

New PUBG update

The update requires only 0.14 GB space on Android and 0.17 GB on iOS. The new updated Royale pass Season 11 Operation Tomorrow will have no downtime.

With the new update, the players will enter the new Arena map taking advantage of the new Domination mode and try capturing the bases with a 4×4 battle. They will be assigned either the blue or red team. They require obtaining new bases. A random base would be activated at the start of the game and the second base would be activated with either team capturing the first base. Either team that captures 2 out of 3 bases is declared a winner. Additionally, the players can take advantage of Super Weapon that blow out enemies and enjoy exciting backstreet firefights.

Firearm training with the new update

Paying heed to requests from players, PUBG Mobile has agreed to provide firearms training. The Warehouse map would be used for the Arena Training map. It has been restored and converted into a training area where can choose any weapon and take training on that weapon.

Highlights of the new update

• New gameplay mode with new maps

• All-new Operations Tomorrow with new missions and rewards

• High-quality futuristic outfits

• Light Snowmobile

• Firearm Balancing

• Season Recap

• Royale Pass improvements

• Advanced security features

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