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I-League Clubs Mohan Bagan, East Bengal In Peril After Losing Sponsorship Funds06 / 18 / 13I-League clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal "are up against financial problems," according to Aabhas Sharma of the Indian BUSINESS STANDARD. Both were being sponsored by Indian business magnate Vijay Mallya's UB Group "for the last 15 years." With Mallya's business interests taking a severe hit ... |
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Suresh Kalmadi Pleads Not Guilty
Former Indian Olympic Association President SURESH KALMADI pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to "an array of corruption charges related to his handling of the chaotic Delhi Commonwealth Games" in '10, according to the AFP. Kalmadi, a lawmaker for the ruling Congress party, "faces charges of cr ...
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Indian Football League Aims High
India’s fledgling American football league is aiming to draw 120,000 fans to its second season opener on Dec. 31, a mark that would make it the highest-attended football game ever. The Elite Football League of India is moving from having its games played all in one location for TV production p ...
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WIFA Suspends Dodsal FC
The Western India Football Association "temporarily suspended cash-rich Dodsal FC from participating in competitions at any level" after it "failed to release six players for selection trials of the Maharashtra state team that will take part in the Santosh Trophy," which begins on Feb. 1 in Kerala a ...
BCCI Wants Small Town Test Matches
With attendance dwindling at major Test match venues across India, some Board of Control for Cricket in India working committee members "are batting in favour of staging Tests in smaller centres, a formula which seems to have worked with One-Day Internationals," according to Indrani Basu of the TIME ...
India Makes Threat Over Use Of DRS
India has again "struck down the latest attempt to bring more consistency to the implementation" of the Decision Review System by "threatening to pull out of any tour in which the host country insisted on using the technology," according to Nagraj Gollapudi of ESPN. At the Int'l Cricket Council exec ...
AITA Forms Committee To Resolve Crisis
The All India Tennis Association on Sunday "formed a three-member committee," including Justice Deepak Verma and former Davis Cup player Naresh Kumar, to resolve the issues with the rebel players, but its suggestions "apparently would not be binding on the national tennis federation," according to t ...
BCCI Targets Uniform Coaching
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday held discussions with national selectors, coaches and National Cricket Academy officials "as part of its effort to bring in a uniform coaching structure and skill management in camps as well as streamlining its operations," according to Sunil Subb ...
English Cricket Losing Players To IPL
English cricket has been "urged to produce a unified and coherent response" to the danger of losing players to the Indian Premier League prior to the new domestic Twenty20 competition launching in May, according to Andy Wilson of the London GUARDIAN. Nottinghamshire "broke new ground this winter" by ...
Indian Football League Scrapped
An Indian professional football league -- run along the same lines of the franchise-based Indian Premier League cricket tournament -- "has been scrapped due to logistical problems," according to ESPN. The tournament "was set to feature a cast of veteran players" including former Chelsea & AC Mil ...
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Jaipur Uncertain Host Of IPL Matches
In Jaipur, India, "uncertainty looms large" over the city's chances of hosting the upcoming Indian Premier League matches as the Memorandum of Understanding between the Rajasthan Cricket Association and Rajasthan State Sports Council, which had expired last year, is still "yet to be renewed," accord ...
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