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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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IMG-Reliance, AIFF Not Seeing Eye To Eye
The financial future of Indian football is "facing big roadblocks" with the national federation and its commercial and marketing rights holder IMG-Reliance "not seeing eye to eye," according to THE HINDU. The All India Football Federation "finds itself in a bind" after IMG-Reliance failed to secur ...
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ICC Defends Event Scheduling
The International Cricket Council "defended the scheduling of the World Twenty20 as monsoon rains threatened to ruin the tournament in Sri Lanka," according to the AFP. An ICC spokesperson said, "This was the only period available in the Future Tours Programme this year to conduct the tournament. Al ...
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Lin Helps NBA Rockets Land New Sponsor
The NBA Houston Rockets signed a three-year marketing agreement with East West Bank in "the latest association" between the team and a company with operations in China, according to Nancy Kercheval of BLOOMBERG. The agreement, "which gives East West in-arena and on-air exposure to fans" through the ...
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F1 Is CVC's Most Profitable Investment
F1 has generated the "biggest return from a single investment in the past 12 months" for investment firm CVC Capital Partners, according to Anne-Sylvaine Chassany of BLOOMBERG. CVC has "marked up the value of its stake to 4.7 times its initial investment." The leveraged buyout firm "has already reap ...
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Hong Kong Open Prize Money Has Been Cut
Prize money for the Hong Kong Open has been cut by $750,000 to $2M, and organizers are "blaming the state of the world economy," according to the AFP. The deduction comes despite the golf tournament, one of the biggest in Asia, recently retaining its sponsor Swiss bank UBS. Hong Kong Golf Associatio ...
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Political Dispute Pulls Japan From Sevens
Japan has pulled out of the second leg of the Asian Sevens Series in Shanghai "amid a worsening political crisis over disputed islands with China," according to Sudipto Ganguly of REUTERS. The Japan Rugby Football Union has decided against making the weekend trip to Shanghai. Coach Tomohiro Segawa s ...
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IOC Tells IOA To Inform Election Date
The "simmering war of words" between the IOC and the Indian Olympic Association "intensified with the IOC slamming the IOA for refusing to accept an observer for its upcoming elections and threatened to take action" if the poll date is not furnished by Sept. 25, according to the PTI. In response to ...
Nissan Retains Yokohama Stadium Rights
Automaker Nissan is expected to extend its naming-rights contract for Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, according to KYODO. Nissan will retain the rights to name the 72,000-seat stadium, which was previously called Int'l Stadium Yokohama. Nissan Stadium is home of the Yokohama F. Marinos profession ...
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Alcohol To Stay At NZ Sevens Tournament
New Zealand's Wellington Sevens tournament GM Steve Walters said it is "unlikely" the event will be forced to go alcohol-free in the future, according to Daniel Richardson of the NEW ZEALAND HERALD. The ongoing debate about drinking at the annual February event was reignited when veteran commentator ...
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League Notes
The Japan Basketball Association announced that its current Japan Basketball League will be relaunched as the National Basketball League for the start of the '13 season. The letter 'N' of NBL also represents "New" and "Nippon," which means "Japan" ( JIJI PRESS, 9/19 ). ... Business house Wave Grou ...
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