OPPO, the global smart technology company and Official Smartphone Partner of The Championships, Wimbledon, today announced Christopher Eubanks as the winner of the prestigious 2023 OPPO Breakthrough Inspiration Award. Established to recognize excellent performances during The Championships, the OPPO Breakthrough Inspiration Award honours young players who have excelled and made breakthroughs and aims to inspire them to reach new heights in their playing careers. With exceptional skill and talent showcased through the event this year, Christopher Eubanks emerged as the winner after a rigorous selection process involving shortlisting by a panel of broadcast commentators and voting by global fans. This year other shortlisted candidates also included Mirra Andreeva, Marta Kostyuk, and Jiri Lehecka. A sensation at this year Wimbledon, Christopher Eubanks roars to his career-high of No. 43 in the world and brings inspiration to all with his dazzling journey. With his remarkable performance and impressive career achievements, Christopher truly embodies the spirit of the OPPO Breakthrough Inspiration Award. His journey at this year Championships fully reflects OPPO brand proposition of “Inspiration Ahead”, demonstrating traits of optimism, strength, and elegance.
The arduous all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has recently been spotted on the set of a short film shoot which is all set to come out mid-April. Grinding both on and off the field, Shakib is rumored to put forward a meaningful message for people during this Ramadan through the short film.
Shakib Al Hasan is known for his diligent nature, always striving to work hard without a break. He devotes himself to family, fans and other aspects as much as he does to cricket. This characteristic is what makes Shakib stand out and succeed in all the spectrums of his life. Whether it is winning back-to-back T20 Series as a captain, securing the top spot as the number one all-rounder, or becoming a champion in his personal life, Shakib is an inspiration to all.
Now, ahead of the second T20 International, Shakib is shooting for a special short film which is said to come out in the middle of April with a message to warm all the fans’ hearts. People are eagerly anticipating for the short film to come out, but one thing is guaranteed – it will be nothing short of magical!
OPPO has recently announced that it will partner with UEFA across different UEFA competitions including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Futsal Champions League Finals and UEFA Youth League Finals for the next two seasons.
OPPO will work closely with UEFA to spotlight inspirational moments on and off the pitch, and to help fans witness, hear and share them during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, said a press release on Thursday.
The UEFA Champions League’s positioning of ‘the best of the best’ aligns with OPPO’s own brand proposition of ‘Inspiration Ahead’ which embodies the brand’s determination in striving for greatness. OPPO will work with UEFA to showcase inspirational moments from the UEFA Champions League to football fans around the world.
OPPO global marketing president said, ‘We are excited to partner with UEFA and work with them to drive inspiration for football fans during UEFA competitions. At OPPO, we believe in the power of innovation to help us overcome life’s challenges, and this synergy with UEFA’s desire to fight in the face of adversity, makes this a perfect partnership.’
UEFA’s marketing director, Guy-Laurent Epstein added ‘We are delighted to welcome OPPO to the UEFA sponsor family with the world’s greatest club competition – the UEFA Champions League. OPPO is a global leader in mobile technology and together, we are looking forward to advancing our efforts of connecting and inspiring football fans around the world.’
As part of the partnership, OPPO will enjoy high visibility, appearing on broadcast backdrops and in stadia, including on extensive perimeter advertising, website and social media of the UEFA Champions League.
In addition, OPPO will offer football fans the unique opportunity to go pitch-side throughout the UEFA Champions League season and capture key moments with OPPO smartphones.
The inspiration moments captured during the matches will be shared in an OPPO gallery on the UEFA Champions League website and OPPO UEFA Champions League landing page, the release added.
Also, the partnership will see leading OPPO devices featured, such as its Find and Reno mobile series, with cutting-edge imaging NPU, MariSilicon X, along with new and upcoming OPPO IoT products such as OPPO headphones and an OPPO smart watch.
These products will help inspire football fans around the world as they enjoy a whole new way of experiencing the UEFA Champions League.
This newest sponsorship expands upon OPPO’s existing sporting partnerships and ambitions to inspire and engage consumers through sports.
Toffee, a top Bangladeshi digital entertainment platform, is exclusively showing the Bangladesh-West Indies cricket series. The second test, three T20 and three ODI matches can be watched for free from any network on android and iOS devices and Android TV. Toffee is the exclusive digital broadcaster of this cricket series.
Toffee is currently streaming the second test match between Bangladesh and West Indies at 8:00 PM. The test match started on 24 June. The three T20 matches can be streamed on 2, 3 and 7 July respectively at 11:30 PM. Later, the three ODI matches can be streamed on 10, 13 and 16 July respectively at 7:30 PM. The said schedule is for Bangladesh standard time.
The Toffee app has a designated channel for live sports. Viewers will be able to watch Bangladesh-West Indies series matches live on this channel. Channel link: https://toffeelive.page.link/wi-vs-ban-2nd-test
Abdul Muqit Ahmed, Director, Toffee, said, “Banglalink wants to bring major live sports coverages on Toffee round the year. Now the audiences will be able to enjoy Bangladesh vs West Indies matches on the go with the fastest 4G internet.”
He added, “As the first Bangladeshi user generated content (UGC) platform, Toffee is continuously adding diverse contents to the platform. We already have a big Turkish series audience base. Besides, the positive reviews of our first original film ‘Mridha Bonam Mridha’ inspired us to bring more quality contents for the platform soon.”
The Toffee app can be downloaded from the Play Store and App Store on Android and iOS devices and Android TV. Some contents can also be viewed on Toffee’s website: https://toffeelive.com/