SportzPower Daily Aug 7 Vol 01, Issue 997

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Aug 7 Vol 01, Issue 997 TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES Nepal confirmed as 4th intl team in Nehru Cup; India to take on Syria in opener Nepal confirmed as the fourth international team competing in the upcoming Nehru Cup, replacing Kenya, which last week declared its unavailability. 20m UK viewers watch Usain Bolt's Olympic win Usain Bolt's win in the men's 100 metre final was watched by more than 20 million viewers in the UK, the BBC has confirmed. Olympic viewership doubles among youngsters in US: NBC Overall viewership for teen girls, 12-17, up 54% vs. Beijing (8.3 rating vs. 5.4 rating) and overall viewership for teens 12-17 up 29% vs. Beijing (7.2 rating vs. 5.6 rating). CAS rejects India's 'pointless' appeal on Vikas Krishan CAS reponse: "There is no provision in the Aiba Technical and Competition Rules allowing for an appeal against the decision of the competition jury in relation to a protest." Turner acquires Bleacher Report sports website Time Warner Inc subsidiary Turner Broadcasting System has acquired fast growing sports website Bleacher Report. Mary Kom creates history, assured of medal at London 2012 ‘Magnificent Mary’ continues run at London 2012 assuring herself at least a bronze medal finish after registering a resounding victory in the round of eight of the fly weight category. At halfway stage, London 2012 sees 5m+ spectators As London Olympic Games pass half way mark Sunday, Locog confirms that over 5 million spectators have passed through its venues so far. Headliner – False Start? Gender Determination in Sport. Historically, female athletes and sportswomen have been subject to an assortment of discriminatory practises that have affected their ability to participate in sporting events. The very first modern Olympic Games organised in 1896 at Athens prohibited women from competing, which restriction was lifted in the Paris 1900 Olympic Games.
FROM THE HOME PAGE COMMENTARY German GP: Alonso Strengthens Championship Lead PIT STOP PUNDIT - Force India split tyre strategies between their drivers who fight excessive tyre wear to eventually finish 9th (Hulkenberg) and 11th (Di Resta). INTERVIEW 'Champions League and WWE not only give us good advertising traction, they also deliver higher sticky revenues' ATUL Pande, CEO of Sports Business,
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Sports Ministry sanctioned Rs33.9m to Uttarkhand(SportzPower ) Prasar Bharati nod to exploring legal options against TAM(Economic Times) TRAI may step in to correct TRP distortion(Hindustan Times) Reuters may buy majority stake in NewsWire18(Mint)
LONDON OLYMPICS
Medal tally can be a complex numbers game(Mint ) Olympic coaches fine-tune performance with mobile apps(Reuters ) Olympics is unwatchable in the UK(Gulf News )
BOXING
Acting fast not whining is what counts in discrimination cases(Daily Mail )
CRICKET
BCCI does it's bit to strengthen Rupee, will halve it's $32.61m Forex holdings(Mail Today )
GOLF
Golf Pros Welcome Chance to Become Newest Olympians at Rio 2016(Bloomberg ) PGTI Players Championship from today(The Hindu )
HOCKEY
Batra should resign for misleading nation: Ex-coach Carvalho(Deccan Herald )