Sachin Tendulkar of India celebrates after helping his team win the 2011 World Cup after beating Sri Lanka in the final at Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Mumbai, India. Getty Images
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar looks on during the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup Final between Belgium and the Netherlands at Kalinga Stadium on December 16, 2018 in Bhubaneswar, India. Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar in action for the MCC against the Rest of the World at Lord's on July 5, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images
Peter Siddle, left, and Sachin Tendulkar of MCC share a joke. Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar conducts a masterclass session with young cricketers at the Singapore Cricket Club on June 3, 2014 in Singapore. Getty Images
Mumbai's Sachin Tendulkar in action during the Champions League Twenty20 match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Wanderers Stadium on October 20, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar stands in the outfield during the ODI match against Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval on February 14, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia. Getty Images
Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar interacts with Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane before the 2018 Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 13. AFP
Sachin Tendulkar of Mumbai square-cuts a delivery during the Karbonn Smart CLT20 match against Highveld Lions at Wanderers Stadium on October 14, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Getty Images
Celebrity Net Worth: Sachin Tendulkar bats for digital tokens
In our fortnightly celebrity investment and wealth round-up, Diddy joins the hip-hop billionaires club while JRR Tolkien’s two most famous books bring in $500m this year
The Indian batsman holds the international record for runs scored, and is the only cricketer to have scored 100 international centuries.
“Fans are an integral part of any sport. While the on-field action happens for a few hours, fans carry the memories forward and immortalise those moments forever. It is exciting to see NFT technology bringing fans closer to sports, giving them an opportunity to treasure their favourite moments,” Tendulkar said.
“The team at Rario was committed to building a cricket community using technology in a responsible way. I am, therefore, happy to partner with the team, to launch my digital collectibles exclusively on the Rario platform.”
Rario already has agreements with other cricketers, including Aaron Finch, Faf du Plessis, Rishabh Pant, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.
Tendulkar, 49, has a net worth of $200 million, according to estimates by Celebrity Net Worth.
From the 1990s to the early noughties, he had some of the biggest sports management deals in Indian sport.
For five years in the 1990s, he had contracts with celebrity management agencies valued at 300 million Indian rupees ($3.6m), then signed a three-year deal with Saatchi and Saatchi’s Iconix for 1.8 billion rupees in 2006.
He has endorsed a range of brands, including BMW, Castrol, Britannia, Pepsi, MRF Tyres, Adidas, Paytm and Bajaj’s Sunny scooters.
The former India captain has had several business ventures. Since 2016, he has had his own sports management company, SRT Sports Management.
With the Future Group’s Big Bazaar supermarket chain, Tendulkar launched a range of personal care products named Sach.
He also has a stake in a venture between the Future Group and the Manipal Group for healthcare, sports and lifestyle products.
He ventured into the food business with two restaurant brands, Tendulkar’s in Mumbai, and Sachin’s in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Both shut down in 2007, according to India’s Economic Times newspaper.
Other investments have included travel portal Musafir, gaming company Smaaash Entertainment, garment brand True Blue, as well as stakes in teams within India's kabaddi, badminton and football leagues.
Tendulkar has since exited several of these ventures.
In a previous strategic partnership, he joined hands with smartphone manufacturer Smartron to produce and endorse a device made entirely in India. In January, the company said it had received a capital commitment of up to $200m from the Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Group, according to private equity website VCC Circle.
Last year, he signed a similar strategic partnership with Bengaluru-based education technology start-up Unacademy.
A 30-year music career has provided the foundation for Sean Combs’ wealth, with income coming in from his catalogue, start-up investments and business deals. AP
Diddy
Sean "Diddy" Combs is hip-hop’s newest billionaire, according to a calculation by former Forbes magazine editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg.
The Bad Boy founder joins Jay-Z in the hip-hop billionaires club, powering past Kanye West, whose fortunes have tumbled as a result of his anti-Semitic remarks.
Combs, 52, known professionally as Diddy and Puff Daddy, now has a net worth estimated at an even $1bn, Mr O’Malley Greenburg wrote in a Substack post.
A 30-year music career has provided the foundation for Combs’s wealth, with income coming in from his catalogue, start-up investments and business deals.
He has entered into a partnership with beverage company Diageo, which reportedly earns him $60m annually.
Other business ventures include the TV network Revolt, where he is the majority shareholder, and the black business platform Shop Circulate with US software business Salesforce.
He has backed start-ups such as creative incubator REC Philly, hologram producer Proto, and electric boat start-up Arc, alongside Will Smith and Kevin Durant.
Combs earned $90m in the year to August, Forbes magazine calculates.
Jay-Z remains the wealthiest hip-hop artist on the list, with a net worth of $1.5bn.
Writer JRR Tolkien, who died of pneumonia in 1973, earned $500 million this year. Getty
JRR Tolkien
Writer JRR Tolkien, who died of pneumonia in 1973, earned $500m this year. That put the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit top of Forbes magazine’s list of top-earning dead celebrities.
The revenue came from the sale of Middle-Earth Enterprises — which owns the worldwide intellectual property rights for motion pictures, merchandise and video games based on the two famous literary works — to Swedish gaming company Embracer in August.
In total, the 13 dead artists, athletes and entertainers on this year’s list earned a record $1.6bn, a 72 per cent increase over last year’s aggregate.
Others on the list included Kobe Bryant, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Dr Seuss and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro, who co-wrote the elevator classic Africa.
Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, is one of the richest actors in the world with a net worth estimated at $300 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. AP
Leonardo DiCaprio
Adding to his portfolio of vegan and socially conscious brands is Leonardo DiCaprio, who recently invested in British footwear label Loci.
The investment was part of a £4m ($4.5m) seed round for the 15-month-old vegan trainer start-up.
“I am proud to be an investor in Loci, a brand dedicated to minimising its environmental impact, and centred around creating cruelty-free, ethical footwear,” DiCaprio said.
Each pair of Loci trainers is made from certified recycled ocean plastic, and 10 per cent of its online profits go to wildlife conservation charities.
DiCaprio, 47, is one of the richest actors in the world, with a net worth estimated at $300m, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
He has 27 investments, according to the investor information website Pitchbook.
Among them are cultivated meat start-ups Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms, compostable packaging producer Cruz Foam and the wildlife conservation-focused digital company, SafariSwap.
He is also an adviser at the venture capital businesses Data Point Capital and Obvious Ventures.
DiCaprio is the founder of Appian Way Productions, which has produced several of his films, as well as the documentary series Greensburg, and runs the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a non-profit organisation focused on raising environmental awareness.
Lionel Messi has signed on to endorse India-based education technology company Byju's. AFP
Lionel Messi
Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi has endorsed India-based education technology company Byju's.
Messi will promote the cause of equitable education through Byju’s social impact arm, the EdTech company said this week.
Byju’s has enrolled 150 million pupils and students in 21 countries. The company is focused on growing its footprint internationally. It is one of the official sponsors of the Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The agreement will see Messi promote Byju’s Education For All at the event.
“I chose to partner with Byju's because their mission to make everyone fall in love with learning perfectly aligns with my values,” Messi said.
“I hope to inspire young learners to reach and remain at the top.”
The footballer has a net worth of $600m, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Last month, he launched Play Time, a company that invests in sports, media and technology around the world — a move widely viewed as a way to consolidate his post-retirement income stream.
The company has already poured money into two football-focused start-ups: the upcoming interactive website Matchday.com and market app AC Momento.
He also runs his own non-profit organisation, the Leo Messi Foundation, which he set up in 2007 to promote equal opportunity for children.
Robbie Keane (Atletico de Kolkata) The Irish striker is, along with his former Spurs teammate Dimitar Berbatov, the headline figure in this season’s ISL, having joined defending champions ATK. His grand entrance after arrival from Major League Soccer in the US will be delayed by three games, though, due to a knee injury.
Dimitar Berbatov (Kerala Blasters) Word has it that Rene Meulensteen, the Kerala manager, plans to deploy his Bulgarian star in central midfield. The idea of Berbatov as an all-action, box-to-box midfielder, might jar with Spurs and Manchester United supporters, who more likely recall an always-languid, often-lazy striker.
Wes Brown (Kerala Blasters) Revived his playing career last season to help out at Blackburn Rovers, where he was also a coach. Since then, the 23-cap England centre back, who is now 38, has been reunited with the former Manchester United assistant coach Meulensteen, after signing for Kerala.
Andre Bikey (Jamshedpur) The Cameroonian defender is onto the 17th club of a career has taken him to Spain, Portugal, Russia, the UK, Greece, and now India. He is still only 32, so there is plenty of time to add to that tally, too. Scored goals against Liverpool and Chelsea during his time with Reading in England.
Emiliano Alfaro (Pune City) The Uruguayan striker has played for Liverpool – the Montevideo one, rather than the better-known side in England – and Lazio in Italy. He was prolific for a season at Al Wasl in the Arabian Gulf League in 2012/13. He returned for one season with Fujairah, whom he left to join Pune.
One of Basquiat’s paintings, the vibrant Cabra (1981–82), now hangs in Louvre Abu Dhabi temporarily, on loan from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
The latter museum is not open physically, but has assembled a collection and puts together a series of events called Talking Art, such as this discussion, moderated by writer Chaedria LaBouvier.
It's something of a Basquiat season in Abu Dhabi at the moment. Last week, The Radiant Child, a documentary on Basquiat was shown at Manarat Al Saadiyat, and tonight (April 18) the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is throwing the re-creation of a party tonight, of the legendary Canal Zone party thrown in 1979, which epitomised the collaborative scene of the time. It was at Canal Zone that Basquiat met prominent members of the art world and moved from unknown graffiti artist into someone in the spotlight.
“We’ve invited local resident arists, we’ll have spray cans at the ready,” says curator Maisa Al Qassemi of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi's Canal Zone Remix is at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Thursday April 18, from 8pm. Free entry to all. Basquiat's Cabra is on view at Louvre Abu Dhabi until October
Brief scores:
Day 2
England: 277 & 19-0
West Indies: 154
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
