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Major Tennis Players In Favor Of New International Premier Tennis League In Asia05 / 24 / 13Thirty-eight-year-old Indian doubles tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, who has "a strong head for business," is pushing ahead with his Asian tennis league project, according to Christopher Clarey of the NEW YORK TIMES. Bhupathi believes that Asia "is under-served by high-level tennis and... Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia |
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IOC Criticizes Cricket Photo Ban
The IOC "has criticised Indian cricket authorities, accusing them of attacking press freedom by preventing photographers from covering games between Indian and England," according to the London TELEGRAPH. IOC Press Commission Chair Kevan Gosper has asked the Int'l Cricket Council "to intervene to al ...
Tags: Media, United Kingdom, India
BCCI Owes TV Channel $21.7M
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will pay more than Rs 120 crore ($21.7M) in damages to Zee Entertainment Enterprises for "arbitrarily" terminating in '07 its five-year contract with the TV channel for telecast rights of India's cricket matches played abroad, according to Dhananjay Mahapatr ...
IOA Elections To Be Postponed
The elections for the Indian Olympic Association, scheduled to be held on Sunday, looked "likely to be postponed" following the resignation of Election Committee Chair S. Y. Quraishi on Saturday, according to THE HINDU. On a day "when scrutiny of nominations was scheduled, Quraishi’s resignati ...
Japan's National Stadium Plans Unveiled
Tokyo 2020 announced U.K. architect Zaha Hadid from Zaha Hadid Architects was selected as the winner of the design contest to update and remodel Tokyo's Kasumigaoka National Stadium. If Tokyo is selected as host of the 2020 Olympic Games, the new Kasumigaoka National Stadium would host the Opening a ...
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IOC Wants 'Fair' IOA Elections
The IOC urged that elections for the presidency of the Indian Olympic Association later this month must be "fair and transparent to allow the world's second-most populous nation to tap its sports potential," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. The run-up to the IOA vote has been "mired in cont ...
HK Open Waits For $200K Sanction Fee
The Hong Kong Golf Association is "on tenterhooks" as a HK$1.6M ($206,000) sanction fee for hosting the Hong Kong Open "has still not been confirmed," according to Alvin Sallay of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. A "worst-case-scenario could see the HKGA left penniless" from the $2M event that begins S ...
Cycling Championships Site Announced
The Int'l Cycling Union (UCI) "has confirmed" the city of Ponferrada, in the mountainous area of northwest Spain, as the host of the 2014 World Championships, according to the EFE. UCI President Pat McQuaid said, "I am delighted to confirm that the Ponferrada organizers have responded quickly and ef ...
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Recently established cable-TV operator Cable Thai Holding "won the broadcast rights" for EPL games for the next three seasons '13-16, according to the BANGKOK POST. CTH major shareholder Wichai Thongtang said that the company won the rights for not only Thailand, but also Cambodia and Laos, "but he ...
Media Threatens Cricket Boycott
Major int'l news agencies are "likely to suspend coverage" of the India-England series after the Board Of Control For Cricket In India "barred photo agencies from covering the series," according to REUTERS. The News Media Coalition, which champions freedom of the media, has "urged the BCCI to lift t ...
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Now TV Wins EPL Rights In Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Now TV has regained the exclusive broadcasting rights of the EPL for three seasons, beginning with the current one in session, according to Choya Choi of THE STANDARD. The pay-TV operator had lost the broadcasting rights in '10 to Cable TV. A source reported that the new deal is costing ...
