Aug 4 Vol 01, Issue 995
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| TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES |
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Tickets sold out for ICC World T20 Sri Lanka 2012 Finals |
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fast sellers include the Super Eight matches in Pallekele, the two
semi-finals at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and some of the
matches from the first round of games. |
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Indian Olympic athletes help promote polio eradication |
| Over
a dozen members of India’s Olympic contingent, including members of the
men’s boxing, men’s and women’s weightlifting, and men’s and women’s
wrestling teams participating in the “This Close” campaign. |
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40 drivers in fray for Rotomax national karting 3rd round |
| 40
karting drivers vying for honours in third round of JK Tyre Rotax Max
National Karting Championship being held Saturday and Sunday. |
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StanChart corporate soccer kicks off |
| Championship
registered in the Limca Book of Records as the largest and longest
running corporate soccer event in India for corporate executives. |
| TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK |
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'Champions League and WWE not only give us good advertising traction, they also deliver higher sticky revenues' |
| POWER
INTERFACE - Atul Pande, CEO of Sports Business, Essel Group, speaks on a
range of issues impacting his network and the industry as a whole. |
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Hungarian GP: When Formula1 And Olympics Clash |
| PIT
STOP PUNDIT - Many drivers will be involved in discussions for contract
renewals with their teams during the mid-season break. |
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Jaypee becomes Punjab franchise owner of HIL |
| Hockey
India has announced Jaiprakash Associates Ltd as one of the six
franchises in the inaugural Hockey India League; JAL will be the owner
of the Punjab franchise. |
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BWF upholds disqualification of 4 teams; India's appeal for fresh draw rejected |
| Hopes
Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa harboured that they might yet have a shot
at getting into Olympic knockouts dashed; Australia, Canada, Russia,
South Africa benefit from disqualifications. |
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BCCI sends venue list to PCB for Pak tour to India |
| BCCI proposes New Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Chennai as venues for Pakistan's scheduled tour later this year. |
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Azerbaijan boxing scandal returns to haunt Aiba at London Olympics |
| A
corruption scandal that had hit the world of amateur boxing last year
following a BBC Newsnight investigation blows up again in the face of
sport's world governing body Aiba. |
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Philippines, Nepal possible replacements for Kenya in Nehru Cup |
| All
India Football Federation left scrambling to find a replacement for
Kenya in upcoming Nehru Cup 2012, after East African nation suddenly
pulls out. |
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IRB widens trial for concussion assessment |
| IRB
commissions study to examine potential impact of head injuries and long
term health outcomes following exposure to professional Rugby. |
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Airtel partners with Mercedes AMG Petronas for 2012 Indian GP |
| Airtel
will also leverage the prominence of team and its drivers Michael
Schumacher and Nico Rosberg to further strengthen its connect with F1
fans and youth across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. |
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Chargers fate in balance as Deccan Chronicle financial woes multiply: Report |
| Financial
problems for owners of IPL team Deccan Chargers multiply with financial
institution IFCI seeking liquidation of company's assets for alleged
non-payment of dues. |
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Dhoni, Tendulkar top list of world's highest earning cricketers |
| Led
by Indian cricket's Big 2 of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar,
six Indians and four Australians figure in the Top 10 list of the
world's highest earning cricketers. |
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BOA calls for IOC to take responsibility for ticketing at future Games |
| British
Olympic Association calls for IOC to centralise its ticketing policy
for future Games, after organisers failed to fill swaths of seats in the
first days of competition. |
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Olympics sponsorship gives Coke brand lift, not so McDonalds |
| London
2012 sponsors Coca Cola, Samsung and P&G derive considerable value
from ongoing Olympic Games but same cannot be said for American fast
food giant McDonalds. |
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Chevrolet becomes shirt sponsor of Manchester Utd |
| Chevrolet
in 7-year deal as Manchester United shirt sponsor; flagship brand of
General Motors will replace Aon, whose partnership with the club began
in the 2010/11 season. |
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Tennis stars dominate 'Forbes' list of 10 highest-paid female athletes |
| Seven
of Forbes' Top 10 list of highest paid female athletes are tennis
players? Clearly, the top echelons of tennis is the best place to be for
women as far as the money goes. |
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HI signs multi-yr b'cast deal with ESS for upcoming Hockey India League |
| ESS
to broadcast all HIL matches; broadcast deal also covers telecast of at
least 5 international hockey test matches under Hockey India every year
for 5 years. |
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Tamil Nadu continues sports development push with fresh initiatives |
| Tamil
Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa embellished her pro sports credentials
further Sunday in announcing a slew of measures to improve facilities
in the State. |
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NBC closes in on $1.2bn Olympics revenue, totes record US viewership |
| NBCUniversal
expects $1.2bn in total revenue from London Olympics, even as the US
network on Sunday announced record audiences for its TV coverage. |
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4 international teams finalised for Nehru Cup 2012 |
| Upcoming
Nehru Cup 2012 will see the participation of four international teams -
Maldives, Syria, Kenya, and Cameroon - along with hosts India,
competing. |
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IOC awards 2014, 2016 Olympics b'cast rights in China to CCTV for $160m |
| CCTV
has acquired the rights across all broadcast platforms, including
free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile
phone. |
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Q2 net profit fall od 29.2% sees Puma downgrade earnings outlook |
| Following
weaker than expected second quarter net earnings, Puma revises its
previous guidance for 2012 net sales growth from a high-single digit to a
mid-single digit rate. |
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Nike launches 'Find Your Greatness' campaign |
| Centre
piece of campaign is a "Find Your Greatness" film that broke through
social media and digital channels. The film also started playing out on
TV in 25 countries from Friday. |
| Current Affairs - Gridiron Games: Analysing the NFL Concussion Litigation |
 With
an average team value of over 1 billion USD, the National Football
League (“NFL”) is the most valuable sports business in the world. Formed
in 1920, it is divided into two conferences - the American Football
Conference and the National Football Conference, with each conference
consisting of 16 teams. The regular league season runs from September to
late December or early January. |
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