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Dream11.com becomes Otago Volts’ principal sponsor
BANGALORE: Fantasy cricket game Dream11.com today announced its tie-up with New Zealand Cricket to be the principal sponsor of its Champions League T20 team, Otago Volts.
Otago Volts stars seven players with international experience, four of whom were part of the New Zealand Champions Trophy runners-up squad, including Brendon McCullum. Otago Volts also boasts of its overseas import, England‘s all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas.
Commenting on the tie-up, Dream11 Gaming founder and CMD Harsh Jain said, “We at Dream11 are excited at being the first website to sponsor a cricket team at an international tournament. The New Zealand national squad has shown tremendous form in reaching the finals of the Champions Trophy and four key members from the national squad, Brendon McCullum, Ian Butler, Aaron Redmond and Neil Broom will be playing for the Otago Volts.”
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Ashish Limaye bags gold and bronze at Montelibretti 2026 event
Indian rider shines in Italy, gains ground ahead of higher-level tests
MUMBAI: Ashish Limaye delivered a strong performance on the international stage, clinching both gold and bronze at the FEI Eventing Competition Montelibretti 2026 held in Italy earlier this month.
Competing against riders from across the globe, Limaye secured the top podium finish in the CCI 2 Long Format riding Easy Turn, registering a score of 30.2 in a field that featured participants from five nations. He followed it up with a bronze medal in the CCI 2 Short Format aboard Willy Be Dun, scoring 32 in a much larger and highly competitive pool of 66 riders representing nine countries.
Reflecting on the outing, Fédération Equestre Internationale event rider Ashish Limaye said, “Riding at Montelibretti was amazing. To compete with such talented riders from around the world was fantastic. I’m really happy with the results and the effort our team has put in.”
Beyond the podium finishes, Limaye also achieved a milestone result on D’Avril du Pinier, earning a Minimum Eligibility Requirement, bringing him closer to qualifying for the FEI World Equestrian Games.
While the Montelibretti competition was not a direct qualifier for major multi-sport events, it serves as a crucial stepping stone as Limaye prepares to move up to the more demanding CCI 3 level.
With momentum firmly on his side, the Indian rider now looks set to build on this success as he targets bigger stages in the global equestrian circuit.
