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Maradona Wins $490,000 Suit Against Two Shanghai Firms For Trademark Infringement06 / 19 / 13Former Argentina striker and Manager Diego Maradona won a 3M yuan ($490,000) lawsuit in Beijing Monday "against two Shanghai firms which used his name and image without permission," according to the SHANGHAI DAILY. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled t... |
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World T20 Water Supplier Swapped
The official water of the World Twenty20 has been changed after several teams "have been struck down by gastric problems in the past week," according to Derek Pringle of the London TELEGRAPH. The Int'l Cricket Council has replaced LAUGFS Aqua System with a brand called American, "a considerable logi ...
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KBO Breaks Season Attendance Record
South Korea's top professional baseball league, the Korea Baseball Organization, "established a new single-season attendance record," according to the YONHAP NEWS. The previous record of 6,810,028 from last year was broken on Tuesday with fans reaching 6,810,926. The KBO said that the three games on ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia
ICC Criticized For Low Women's Rewards
The Int'l Cricket Council is "coming under fire on two fronts" at its World Twenty20 event in Sri Lanka, "as the striking gulf between the financial rewards on offer in the men's and women's competitions adds fresh embarrassment" to the chance that both could be disrupted by weather, according to An ...
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IOA Must Review Before Elections
The Indian Olympic Association on Monday decided to review the composition of its General Assembly before holding its elections, according to THE HINDU. Although it had already decided to hold the elections on Nov. 25, the IOA Exec Council that met on Monday also decided to form a standing committee ...
Singapore Cuts F1 Costs In Extension
Singapore said that its F1 race will "cost less to host in the coming five years and draw more visitors," according to Chen & Amin of BLOOMBERG. Singapore, the first to stage a night race for the Grand Prix, expects expenses to drop about 15-20%, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. ...
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Invicta Partners With Super Fight League
Invicta Fighting Championships and India-based Super Fight League revealed that the two Mixed Martial Arts promotions have formed a strategic alliance to develop women’s MMA talent out of India. The relationship is intended to support Invicta FC’s goals of identifying the best women&rsqu ...
Ten Sports Closing In On IMG-Reliance
Zee-owned sports broadcaster Ten Sports has said that it was "close to signing a deal with IMG-Reliance" for the broadcast rights of India's top football league, the I-League, and the annual Federation Cup tournament, according to INDIANTELEVISION.com. Indian business conglomerate Essel Group sports ...
UEFA Grants China, Finland Media Rights
UEFA has awarded media rights for the '12-15 UEFA Europa League in China to Great Sports Media, a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group. Each matchweek, one live match and a highlights program will be broadcast on Great Sports, BesTV and Power Sports. In addition, Great Sports will sublicense each matc ...
Tata Partners With HRT F1 Team
Tata Global Beverages and its brand Tata Tea’s will partner with Indian F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan and the HRT F1 team for the Indian Grand Prix scheduled for Oct. 26-28. Tata Global Beverages will be extensively promoting the "Tata Tea" brand via this association, with prominent Tata Tea lo ...
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Drogba Increases Shanghai Attendance
Since Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua signed former Chelsea player Didier Drogba, home game crowds have increased 30%, according to the AFP. The club is "reaping the rewards" even as "questions swirl" over Drogba's future. Drogba joined the club in mid-July for a reported $300,000-plus pe ...
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