Oct 6 Vol 01, Issue 1045
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES |
Chelsea extends partnership with Singha till 2017 |
Agreement
will see the Thai beer company remain a sponsor of the club until 2017
and further underlines Chelsea FC's growth and popularity across Asia |
Eurovision, VGTRK appointed host b'caster for IAAF World Athletics C’ships 2013 |
Eurovision
and VGTRK will deliver all host broadcast services, including the
global integrated broadcast feed, additional feeds and a daily
highlights programme |
Korean Air becomes prestige partner of 2014 Incheon Asian Games |
Korean
Air became the first prestige partner for the 17th Asian Games in 2014
and also for the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2013 |
Envent to support ITBP Half Marathon; over 25000 people register |
Marathon
a celebration of bravery and dedication of the jawans of ITBP, an elite
border guarding force and a cheer to their glorious contribution to the
nation in the past 50 years |
ESS signs Shane Warne as an expert analyst |
Warne’s
sharp analysis of the game starting with the England tour of India
later this year in addition to Australia’s upcoming tour of India |
TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK |
This season's I-League could prove a tipping point for pro football in India |
While
the problems that bedevil Indian football have been well documented,
this year's I-League, notwithstanding the fact that IMG-R has still to
find it a title sponsor, has a lot of positives going for it |
IMG-R signs b'cast deal with Ten Sports for I-League, Fed Cup |
Awards
I-League telecast rights across multiple platforms for three years
starting fiscal 2012–13 & Federation Cup rights for 2013 and 2014 |
Tata Steel MD voices support for franchise based football league |
Tata
Steel managing director HM Nerurkar strongly advocates franchise based
football league on the lines of IPL to improve the standard of the game
in the country |
Vote math appears to favour Randhir Singh in upcoming IOA polls |
Randhir
Singh camp poised to bag at least 110 seats, enough to defeat Suresh
Kalmadi tent bearers, despite big money allegedly being circulated to
capture votes from various federations |
Indian Badminton League to launch in February |
Badminton
Association of India says world's top players will participate in
franchise based league, for which BAI has secured permission for seven
years from BWF |
WSH 2 to have only 7 teams as 2 Punjab franchises merged |
The tournament will now have 45 matches played over 5 weeks, as opposed to 59 matches over the same period in the first edition |
JPSI launches single day tickets for Airtel Indian GP |
JPSI
announces sale of single day tickets for all categories of the 2012
Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix which will take place at BIC 26
October to 28 October |
ESS enhances studio coverage of Spanish La Liga with Sky Sports hook-up |
Coverage
will include Sky Sports studio presentations for the leagues’ matches,
featuring match previews and reviews of key matches from current and
former managers, as well as professional players |
PCB chief seeks Gavaskar's inputs on Pakistan Premier League |
Sunil
Gavaskar accepts invitation to visit Pakistan; batting legend
reportedly promises that he will try to bring former Test cricketers to
Pakistan to discuss holding of PPL |
TDSAT directs DD to furnish Rs200m bank guarantee to ESPN |
Tribunal
directs Prasar Bharati to furnish Rs200m bank guarantee to ESPN
Software in a payments dispute over matches telecast by DD under the
Mandatory Sharing Act |
Bridgepoint brings MotoGP, World Superbikes under common management |
Currently,
Dorna runs FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (“MotoGP”),
whilst Infront organises eni FIM Superbike World Championship
(“WorldSBK”) |
PHF bosses in India 5 Oct to seal Pak hockey tour itinerary |
Pakistan
Hockey Federation president Qasim Zia, secretary Asif Bajwa to visit
India on 5 October to review matters related to restoration of hockey
series between the two countries |
UFC kicks off search for 16 contestants for The Ultimate Fighter: India |
Ultimate
Fighter is the UFC’s long-running reality TV show where 16 of the most
talented unsigned martial artists compete for a contract with the UFC |
Australian Open 2013 offers biggest prize money purse in history of tennis |
Players
will be vying for a share of a record A$30m ($31.1m) next January at
the Australian Open; A$4m hike is the biggest single increase in the
history of the event |
IRB announces Women’s Sevens World Series |
System
mirrors men's series, with each 12-team event featuring six core teams
who will play across all four events and six teams who will be invited
based on regional tournament rankings |
Feature – Taxing Times: Professional Athletes and Tax |
Professional
athletes or sportsmen are perhaps among the most mobile and high income
individuals in the world today. The income earned or generated by such
individuals is diverse and is spread across various jurisdictions. |
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