The Australian Rugby Union has called in an "external media management consultant to help
deal with the crisis surrounding Kurtley Beale's misconduct allegation"
and drafted in injured former Wallabies captain Stephen Moore to "help
steer the team back on track before the tour of Europe" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 10/15). ... Indian Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Sarbananda Sonowal said that Indian PM Narendra Modi has granted an additional Rs 450 crore ($73.8M) for
the "development of sports in the country." Sonowal said that the Indian contingent's performance at the 17th Asiad,
"where they bagged 57 medals (11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze) was below
the ministry's expectations and the country must strive hard to better
its performance in upcoming events" (IANS, 10/14). ... Rugby player Steffon Armitage's proposed move from Top 14 rugby side Toulon to Premiership side Bath Rugby and his "hopes of
representing England at the 2015 World Cup were in danger of collapsing" on Tuesday night after the Rugby Football Union stuck by its "non-interventionist policy and rejected a
late request to help" to fund the €300,000 loan deal (LONDON TIMES, 10/15).
