Aug 11 Vol 01, Issue 1001
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| TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES |
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London Olympics fails to meet expectations for businesses: Deloitte |
| The
Deloitte report says that 42% of companies have reported an increase in
demand since the start of the Games, compared with 27% who reported a
decrease. |
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Olympic partners play an integral role during London 2012: IOC |
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the support of the business community, without its technology,
expertise, people, services, products, telecommunications, its financing
– the Olympic Games could not and cannot happen, says IOC president
Rogge. |
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Fifa opens new investigation against Mohamed bin Hammam |
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new investigation has started less than one month after his life ban
was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) |
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Yuvraj, Harbhajan, in BCCI's 15 for World T20 |
| BCCI
announces that "star" cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh would
be a part of the 15-member squad for India's T20 series against New
Zealand and the World T20 tournament.a |
| TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK |
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‘Shooting’ Stars |
| BY
INVITATION - We are just about halfway through the Olympic Games and
India has fared quite well. What is evident is that India has the
talent, but as of today the pool of world-class athletes is still very
small. |
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Magnificent Mary settles for Bronze at London 2012 |
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times World Champion MC Mary Kom has to settle for bronze after losing
to reigning European Champion Nicola Adams of England at the Excel
Arena. |
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Fifa invests $8m in Indian youth football development efforts |
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September, New Delhi will also host this year’s International Football
Arena conference, with Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke and director
of development Thierry Regenass, both confirmed. |
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Karbonn Mobiles is title sponsor of CL T20; ESS says revenue targets on track |
| Karbonn,
which already has title rights to the Indian Premier League, takes over
from Nokia as title sponsor of world cricket's most lucrative T20 club
event. |
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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.. |
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TEN Network acquires The Football League & The League Cup till 2014-15 |
| TEN
Sports secures live and exclusive rights to broadcast The Football
League and The League Cup from 2012/13 to 2014/15 for the South Asia
market. |
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JPSI acquires TV rights to Indian round of FIM Superbike World C'ship |
| Buddh
International Circuit promoter JPSI bags TV rights for live
transmission of the Indian round of the FIM Superbike World Championship
to be held in March 2013. |
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Social Media Brand Equity Ranking: IPL, MI, KKR in Top 20 |
| IPL,
franchises Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders among top 20 brands
that have successfully generated social media buzz and positive online
public sentiment.. |
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EPL announces U21 league |
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new Barclays U21 Premier League has been devised as part of the new
system and will help bridge the gap between academy and first Team |
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Digitas India ropes in former ESS mkting head Nirmal Dayani as COO |
| Digitas
India appoints Nirmal Dayani, whose last stint was as head of marketing
at ESPN STAR Sports, as its new chief operating officer. |
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SLPL ropes in Mahindra as title sponsor |
| SLPL
gets huge lift as Mahindra takes title sponsorship, but tournament hit
by withdrawal of its biggest draw in West Indian batting sensation Chris
Gayle, citing groin injury.. |
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Sporty Solutionz picks up global TV distribution rights for SLPL |
| Sporty
Solutionz has picked up the global TV distribution rights for the
inaugural Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League cricket, which kicks off
Saturday. |
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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. |
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London 2012 set to reach 4.8 billion global audience |
| Figures
released by the BBC show that almost 90% of UK population has watched
coverage of the Games so far and 20 million watched Usain Bolt win the
men's 100m final. |
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Olympic bounce for Glasgow 2014 as sports fans inspired by thrills of the Games |
| Glasgow
2014 Commonwealth Games already gaining a major boost from the
feel-good factor generated by the London 2012 Olympics, according to
latest research.. |
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Sports, cable networks only bright spot as News Corp posts $2.85bn loss |
| News
Corp's cable networks, of which sports forms a major segment, proves to
be only bright spot for media conglomerate in quarterly results posted
Wednesday. |
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News Corp inks Dutch football rights deal |
| FOX
International Channels bUYS 51% stake in Eredivisie Media &
Marketing, which owns the rights to the Eredivisie, the top Dutch
division. |
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Leaders in Football founder buys back majority stake from bankrupt CSI |
| Founder
of firm that puts on annual Leaders in Football conference buys back
majority shareholding from administrators of Convers Sports Initiatives. |
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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. Since then,
female athletes have featured in Olympic competitions in gender specific
events as well as in several “mixed” disciplines, including sailing
and equestrian events. |
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