G2 Strategic announced that it is launching a European division, following its recent contract extension with the French Football League (LFP). G2's decision to establish a greater presence in Europe -- with a special emphasis in France and Spain -- responds to increasing demand from clubs and leagues that are committed to increasing revenues in the face of new challenges (G2 Strategic). ... In a "major legal victory" for Hockey India, the Court of Arbitration of Sport has "dismissed Indian Hockey Federation's (IHF) plea to be the sole governing body of the sport in the country, thereby drawing curtains on a seven-year old power tussle." The IHF has filed a case in CAS in Switzerland in relation to its "de-recognition by the Indian Olympic Association and subsequently by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in '08." The CAS judgment not only dismissed all IHF's appeals, it has also "directed the de-recognized body to bear all the litigation and arbitration costs" and pay CHF6,000 ($6,180) each to HI and FIH (TIMES OF INDIA, 9/19). ...