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Hotstar on Tuesday announced that it will make available free streaming of the upcoming season of Pro Kabaddi League for all the mobile users in India starting December 2, 2023 as it is the most watched sport in the country after cricket. «The popularity of Pro Kabaddi League spans across age groups and by making it available to all our audience on Disney+ Hotstar, our aim is to make Kabaddi accessible to all of India and foster a stronger sense of engagement amongst the fans,” said Sajith Sivanandan, the Head of Disney+ Hotstar India. He further noted that the landscape of sports viewing is evolving, as was witnessed by the response to their free on mobile offering during Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. This ad-enabled free streaming of the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, which is set to be conducted in a 12-city caravan format with 12 competing teams, closely follows the success of cricket tournaments on the platform.

World Cup, Disney+ Hotstar has revealed that all Indian mobile customers will be able to stream the upcoming season of Pro Kabaddi League for free. The decision to enable ad-supported streaming of the tenth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League closely follows the historic viewership achieved during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The upcoming season of the Pro Kabaddi League, beginning on December 2, 2023, will be conducted in a 12-city caravan format with 12 competing teams. Commenting on this, Sajith Sivanandan, Head, Disney+ Hotstar India, said, “The landscape of sports viewing is evolving, as was witnessed by the phenomenal response to our free on-mobile offering during the Asia Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Our audience is continually seeking the thrill of sports with the convenience of on-the-go access, and we are elated to meet this demand.

timed out" dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews in the World Cup clash against Bangladesh has grabbed a lot of headlines. Mathews became the the first cricketer to suffer the dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket.

Australia vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: AUS vs AFG, World Cup royalty Australia take on a resurgent Afghanistan side at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from 2pm today.The Aussies have made a great comeback in the tournament after being crushed by India and South Africa in their opening two ICC World Cup 2023 matches.David Warner, at the top of the Australian batting line-up, has proved his critics wrong and continues to shine as one of the tournament's top run-scorers.

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World Cup 2023 match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The Australia vs Afghanistan Mumbai ODI is a day-night match and will start at 2 p.m. It would be the 8th match of both teams in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews was on Monday controversially given "timed out" in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh, becoming the first man to suffer the dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket. The former captain took more than two minutes to take strike and opposition skipper Shakib Al Hasan appealed, which was upheld by the on-field umpire. Mathews came into bat after the fall of Sadeera Samarawickrama in the 25th over but was unable to secure his helmet strap tightly enough, an action which delayed the resumption of play. Following the Bangladesh appeal, the umpires held a lengthy discussion with the players including Mathews. They ruled Mathews to be out and the 36-year-old veteran reluctantly trudged off with most spectators appearing bemused by the decision. Some Bangladesh fans applauded. Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn writing on X, formerly Twitter, said: «Well, that wasn't cool». Ex-india batsman Gautam Gambhir, on 'X', said: «Absolutely pathetic what happened Delhi today! #AngeloMathews.» Australian Test batsman Usman Khawaja also blasted the decision. «Angelo made his crease then his helmet strap broke.

U.S. officials and lawmakers expressed support for the extension of a trade program that grants eligible African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets

Venkatesh Prasad has lashed out at trolls for targeting Virat Kohli who said that the batting stalwart was more focussed on getting individual milestones. In a tweet posted on X, Venkatesh Prasad wrote,"Hearing funny arguments about Virat Kohli being Selfish and obsessed with personal milestone.

World Cup semifinals, Australia will look to banish middle-order woes and secure a final four spot against a fearless Afghanistan here on Tuesday. Only two places remain up for the taking with rampant India slated to finish atop the World Cup points table.

World Cup defeat for the South African team. The Eden Gardens roared as Virat Kohli struck a magnificent century, leading India to a commanding position. Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling was nothing short of spectacular, becoming the first Indian spinner to claim five wickets in a World Cup match.

World Cup 2023 but have also secured the top position on the points table. At this moment, India have 16 points from 8 matches. Even if the Men in Blue lose their next against the Netherlands on November 12, they will still remain untouched on top.

World Cup 2023. Bangladesh are in the 9th position with 2 points in the World Cup 2023 team table whereas Sri Lanka are in the 7th position of the table with 4 points. In their first match, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets (with 92 balls remaining) at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala on October 7, 2023.

India’s bowling attack, by far the best on display in the tournament, came so hard and so relentlessly at South Africa after the batsman had done their job that the result was a one-sided thrashing by 243 runs. At the very start of the game, it became clear that this Eden Gardens pitch was on the slow side. It was not as though the ball was stopping and coming, but clearly, this was a surface where you had to allow the ball to come to you before choosing your stroke, rather than going at the ball with hard hands. Rohit Sharma has taken on the responsibility of being the aggressor and putting the pressure on the bowlers early on and he continued in that vein, racing off to 40 off 24 before holing out to mid-off.

Virat Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds on the field, Disney+ Hotstar too broke a record-with a peak concurrent online viewership of 44 million during the India versus South Africa clash on Sunday. The ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has seen new peak concurrency records being created as official streamer Disney+ Hotstar is providing the matches for free to mobile users. The India-New Zealand match on October 22 had 43 million peak concurrent viewers, surpassing the India-Pakistan match's peak concurrency of 35 million on October 14. Disney+ Hotstar announced in June that it would provide mobile users with free access to the 2023 Asia Cup and ICC Men's Cricket World Cup after placing cricket behind a paywall for several years. The move seems to be paying rich dividends for the streaming platform, as it has been breaking its own record. Prior to the Cricket World Cup, JioCinema had set a record for peak concurrency, drawing 32 million people to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final between the Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Media experts believe that streaming viewership is on the rise since it allows the convenience of watching matches on the go.

World Cup is at the top of the chart and is one of the main reasons for South Africa's brilliant performance in the World Cup. His highest score in this World Cup is 174 runs. He will next play against Afghanistan on 10 November before playing in the semis later Virat Kohli has been instrumental in some of India's wins while chasing targets more than a couple of times.

Oil prices made a downward turn on Friday, spurred by easing Middle East supply concerns amidst the Israel-Hamas war and speculation of the US Federal Reserve halting interest rate hikes. Brent crude futures were recorded at $84.89 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate crude stood at $80.51 a barrel, marking a weekly drop exceeding 6%. Despite warnings of potential wider conflict at Lebanon’s border with Israel by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, markets remained steady. John Kilduff of Again Capital LLC stated that this conflict seems unlikely to significantly disrupt demand or supply.

Virat Kohli on Sunday equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries with his 49th hundred in their World Cup match against South Africa. Soon after the legend himself wished him very best and hoped Kohli to break his record in next few days. «It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days,» Sachin tweeted. Earlier today, Virat Kohli went on to score his 49th ODI century equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons. Virat, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today, took 119 balls to reach to his milestone. Kohli took 277 innings to hit 49th century, compared to 452 innings of Tendulkar. Incidentally, Kohli has also scored the most runs in international cricket among contemporary players and is just next to Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record.

World Cup 2023 match against South Africa, played in Kolkata's Eden Gardens, where he scored an unbeaten knock of 101 runs off 121 balls. The inning comprised of 10 fours. Reacting to Kohli's achievement, Tendulkar said he was hopeful that Kohli would break his record soon.

skipper addressed a press conference, where unimpressed by the question from the reporter, he gave a sharp response. During the press conference, a reporter asked him how his team plans not to 'choke' against the table-toppers India. To this, Bavuma said that the tag may not work for India if they fail to win the tournament even if they have won all 7 matches so far.

Virat Kohli, the star Indian batsman widely regarded as one of the greatest on the crease, is celebrating his 35th birthday this year by playing against South Africa at the Eden Garden, Kolkata. Adorning jersey number '18' back in 2008, the batsman has inched closer to Sachin Tendulkar's record of 48 centuries. He has scored 47 centuries as of now.