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ESS ropes in Samsung and Hero Honda as sponsors for Champions T20
MUMBAI: MUMBAI:Ahead of the Airtel Champions League Twenty20, ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has announced more on-ground sponsors. Samsung and Hero Honda have come in as associate sponsors while USL is the hospitality partner.
As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, the beverage partner is Coca Cola while Onida is the Umpire Partner. As far as on-air sponsorship deals are concerned the co-presenting sponsors are Bharti Airtel, Hero Honda and Onida. There are six associate sponsors – Samsung, Yahoo, Maruti Suzuki, Pepsi, Sony and Havells.
ESS has so far sold 95 per cent of its inventory. Says ESPN Software India MD RC Venkateish, “ We are well on the way in realizing our commercial objectives.”
ESPN Star Sports has become the largest investor in the game of cricket with leading boards including England, Australia, ICC and Champions League Twenty20 in its fold.
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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.
