Nov 24 Vol 01, Issue 1086
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| TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES |
| Penal action against BCCI on tax audit reports |
| The
Indian government said it has initiated penal proceedings against the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for non-filing of tax audit
reports for five assessment years |
| IOC threatens to disaffiliate IOA on holding elections under government's Sports Code |
| The
International Olympic Committee (IOC) is coming in as a saviour for IOA
by threatening to disaffiliate IOA if the elections scheduled for
December 5 are held as per the Sports Code of the government of India.” |
| India to host inaugural T-20 cricket WC for blind; organisers seek financial support |
| Nine
countries will compete in the first-ever T20 Blind Cricket World Cup
which is slated to be held from December 2-13 in Bangalore.
The touranament is a joint effort of the Bangalore-based NGO Samarthanam
and Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI). |
| TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK |
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Force India to get £50m investment: Vijay Mallya |
| Force
India co-owner Vijay Mallya confirms that his F1 team will be getting a
£50 million capital infusion that he believes will help it move up the
grid next year |
| Pepsi outbids Aircel, uncorks IPL title rights for Rs3.97bn |
| PepsiCo
new IPL title sponsor after committing a whopping Rs 3.968bn, pips
Aircel, which had offered Rs3.16bn for 5-year rights beginning 2013 |
| 'IPL investment reiterates importance of India business in PepsiCo global system' |
| Title
association and other benefits will allow brand Pepsi and other PepsiCo
brands to gain "more than conventional sponsorship benefits", says
Deepika Warrier, vice president - Beverage Marketing |
| Coca-Cola back in F1, ignites new partnership for its burn brand with Lotus |
| About
the deal with Lotus, Coca-Cola says it will "incorporate art and music
in a way that will break the conventions of traditional Formula 1
sponsorship marketing” |
| TNTA, Aircel finalising continuation of ATP event in Chennai' |
| Ball
in Tamil Nadu Tennis Association's court because IMG has reportedly
received offers from Turkey and China, which might prompt them to move
the season-opener from Chennai |
| BCCI faces flak from IOC on discriminatory policy against photo agencies |
| BCCI
now facing flak from International Olympic Committee for its
discriminatory policy of restricting access to photographers covering
ongoing India-England cricket series |
| Hockey India League auction: Oz, Pak dominate overseas player list |
| Australia,
with all 16 players who were seen at London 2012, and Pakistan make up
the largest group in the list of 91 players who will be available for
bidding in Hockey India League's upcoming auction |
| Mahi Racing to set up academies; aims to win 2013 championship |
| Mahi
Racing Team India is planning to set up racing academies, one each in
Delhi and a still to be announced city in South India after the 2013
season is over |
| News Corp takes 49% stake in Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network |
| News
Corp takes 49% stake in Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, a
move seen as part of the Rupert Murdoch controlled media giant's larger
ambition to launch a rival to ESPN in the US |
| Kings XI pays Rs 10 million and buys peace with BCCI |
| The
IPL franchise from Mohali, Kings XI Punjab has decided to pay a penalty
of Rs 10 million and finish all pending issues with the Board of
Control for Cricket in India |
| IPL players' auction in January; Pakistani cricketers' participation decision to be taken |
| The
players’ auction for the sixth edition of Indian Premier League will be
held on 12 January, 2013 in Chennai or a week later in Kolkata |
| United States GP: Red Bull Racing Clinch Constructors’ Championship |
| PIT
STOP PUNDIT - HRT is hoping to seal deal with interested buyers by
first week of December; rumours still abuzz that if sale isn’t completed
by then, team will shut shop |
| Ponty Chadha killed; cloud over HIL Delhi franchise |
| Fratricidal
feud leaves liquor and real estate kingpin Ponty Chadha and his younger
brother dead, throws status of Hockey India League's Delhi franchise up
in the air” |
| Modi says new tweet on Tharoor reason for extradition action |
| Lalit
Modi alleges recent efforts by the government to enforce his return are
motivated because of his tweeting regarding the "impropriety of
re-inducting" Shashi Tharoor into the Cabinet |
| Nike closes for $570m sale of Cole Haan to Apax Partners |
| Under
a month after offloading football brand Umbro, Nike reaches definitive
agreement to sell its Cole Haan affiliate to Apax Partners for $570m |
| AIFF elections on 20 Dec; exco ok for Kerala Premier League |
| AIFF
executive committee has given permission to the Kerala Football
Association to launch its proposed franchise based Kerala Premier League |
| Trace Sports HD launches in India |
| Positioning
itself as the E! for Sports, the channel's core TG is Male 16-34;
Sports reality TV, lifestyle magazines, news & gossip make content
mix of Trace Sports HD |
| Headliner - Crowded Out: Learnings from Hillsborough |
 The
Hillsborough Stadium crush of 1989 (“Hillsborough Crush”) is a key
moment in the history of sports arena construction and crowd
management, as it led to the removal of standing terraces in all first
division and second division football club stadiums and adoption of
sound crowd management practices, through a reduction in capacity of all
stadium terraces by 15% and the prohibition of the practice of free
seating for ticket holders. |
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