Time Magazine included Lagaan in its list of 25 best sports movies. I am comparing the popular lists of "best 25 sports movies." Lagaan is the only cricket based sports movie in the list. Top 25 sports movies of all-time: S.NoTime MagazineESPN ExpertsIGN FilmForce 1. The Big Lebowski (1998) Hoosiers Raging Bull 2. Body and Soul (1947) Raging Bull The Hustler 3. Breaking Away (1979) Field of Dreams Hoosiers 4. Bull Durham (1988) Bull Durham Hoop Dreams 5. Caddy Shack (1980) Caddyshack Bull Durham 6. The Damned United (2009) The Natural Rocky 7. Downhill Racer (1969) Chariots of fire The Natural 8. Eight Men Out (1988) Jerry Maguire Caddyshack 9. Field of Dreams (1989) Sea Biscuit Field of Dreams 10. The Freshman (1925) Remember the Titans When Were Kings 11. Hoop Dreams (1994) A League of their own Miracle 12. Hoosiers (1986) Eight Men out Slap Shot 13. The Hustler (1961) White Men can't jump Eight Men Out 14. Lagaan (2001) Major League Million Dollar Baby 15. Major League (1989) Tin Cup Major League 16. Million Dollar Baby (2004) 61* The Bad news Bears 17. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) The Hurricane Victory 18. Olympia (1938) The Color of Money Happy Gilmore 19. Raging Bull (1980) Finding Forrester The Longest Yard 20. Rocky (1976) The Rookie Jerry Maguire 21. Shaolin Soccer (2001) Ali A League of their own 22. Slap Shot (1977) Bend it like Beckham Dog town & Z-Boys 23. Speed Racer (2008) Cobb Kingpin 24. Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Rudy Bend it like Beckham 25. When We were kings (1996) Searching Bobby Fischer White men can't jump Please share your favourite sports movies. … [Read more...]
2011 Nokia Champions League T20 prize money
Champions League T20 cricket is gradually emerging as the most prestigious tournament after ICC Cricket world cup in terms of prize money. CLT20 also produced stars like Kieron Pollard of Trinidad and Tobago. ESPN bought TV rights for Rs. 3,300 crore for 10 years. Airtel bought Title sponsor rights for 5 years but exited after 2 years. Now, Nokia is the title sponsor of the Champions League and bought the rights for 2011 CLT20 Prize money: Total prize money: Rs. 28 crore ($ 6 million) Winners: Rs. 11.6 crore ($ 2.5 million) Runners-up: Rs. 6 crore ($ 1.3 million) 2 losing Semi-finals: Rs. 2.3 crore each. 5th – 10th place teams: Rs. 95 lakh each. Teams who failed to reach group stage will receive participation fee but they need to share it with the board. But, Champions League is struggling in getting good TV viewership ratings when compared to Indian Premier League (IPL). Average TRP of CLT20 matches is just 1 while average TRP of IPL matches is 4. Good news: ICC allotted permanent slot for Champions League T20 in ICC future tours programme. … [Read more...]
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