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How billionaire backing turned kabaddi into India’s No. 2 sport
Around the time of the 2008 launch of the Indian Premier League (IPL), billionaire Anand Mahindra was asked to invest in the now-hugely successful short-format cricket tournament that transformed the global fortunes of the sport.The tycoon,…
The Billionaire Who Persuaded Messi To Join “Bottom-Of-The-Barrel” Team
<!-- -->Lionel Messi follows a tradition of aging soccer champions that moved to the US, with mixed results.Billionaire Jorge Mas persuaded the world's biggest soccer star to join a bottom-of-the-barrel team that's languishing in last…
The man who brought F1 to Singapore: Who is billionaire hotelier Ong Beng Seng?
WHO IS ONG BENG SENG?
Mr Ong Beng Seng, known widely as OBS, was born in 1946 in Sabah, Malaysia.
He was born into a wealthy family and they moved to Singapore in 1950 when he was four years old, according to the New Straits Times.
In…
Cricket arrives in US as Indian Americans, billionaire replicate IPL
These days he’s the managing partner of Perot Jain, a venture capital firm he co-founded with Texas billionaire Ross Perot Jr. If things go to plan, Jain could have a far greater impact on the game than he ever could with a bat…
Twitter Vs Threads: ‘Whoever Wins Will Be The Winner Of…’, Says Billionaire Vinod…
Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk.Amid Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg Fight, Vinod Khosla was asked about who will win the fight between the two; check what he said:Vinod Khosla, an Indian-American billionaire businessman, has shared his…
Billionaires’ payday: $14 million per day! World’s wealthiest ride market rally
The world's wealthiest 500 individuals experienced a staggering increase of $852 billion in their combined fortunes in the first half of 2023, averaging a remarkable $14 million per day for each member, according to data compiled by…
Jack Ma Pakistan Visit: Chinese billionaire Jack Ma creates stir among observers with unexpected…
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN): Chinese billionaire and co-founder of AlibabaGroup, Jack Ma, has created a stir among observers with his unexpected visit to Pakistan, according to the Express Tribune newspaper.The Express Tribune is a daily!-->!-->…
Meet Alexandr Wang: Next Elon Musk? World’s Youngest Billionaire & A College Dropout…
Alexandr Wang (Image Source: LinkedIn)Alexandr Wang was a maths whiz as a kid, who was fond of participating in national maths and coding competitions. At the tender age of 25, armed with an unyielding determination and a visionary mind, he…
James Crown, Billionaire Investor And JPMorgan Director, Dies In Race Car Crash
<!-- -->Mr. Crown is survived by his wife, four children, and his parents.James Crown, an American businessman, billionaire investor, and longtime JPMorgan Chase director, died Sunday in a car racing accident in Colorado while…