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June 23 Vol 01, Issue 960

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ICC lauds ECB action in Kaneria case, urges other member boards to implement domestic anti-graft codes

ICC urges other member boards to follow the example of the England and Wales Cricket Board in investigating and acting upon corruption in the game.

London 2012 opens sale of 50,000 more tickets

Additional tickets go on on sale for Gymnastics Artistic, Gymnastics Trampoline, Tennis, Basketball, Cycling Road, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Taekwondo and Archery.

Tata Motors Full Throttle Himalayan Experience flags off from New Delhi

Himalayan Experience will pass through 5 states - New Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir - and cover a total distance of 3,000 Km.

Asian Beach Games: India finishes 6th with 2 golds

The Asian Beach Games 2012 that concluded in Haiyang, China Friday saw India finishing sixth in the medals tally with 2 golds and 1 bronze.

Andhra govt announces Rs5m award for Saina, BAI adds Rs1m

World No. 5 clinched Thailand Open in Bangkok earlier this month, before winning Indonesian Super Series in Jakarta last week to add to Swiss Open title she won in March.

TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES

Poor Sportsmanship From Leander, Bhupathi; Country Biggest Loser

SPORTZPOWER VIEW - Ongoing row between Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi a great example of how not to run sports organizations; also underlines reason why we lag behind in this arena.

I-League clubs move to register assn; seek answers on IMG-R pledges

Major Indian football clubs officially form ‘I-League Professional Football Clubs Association’, which will be registered under the Society’s Act 1960 by 30 June.

More sports fans accessing sport via social and mobile platforms: Study

Data highlights growing importance of digital versus traditional media. In 8 out of 10 markets, online is now the second most popular way to follow sport, ahead of print..

Switchover to digital cable TV in 4 metros deferred; I&B sets 31 Oct as new cut-off date

Deadline for switchover of cable TV systems from analog to digital in 4 main metros of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai deferred by 4 months from 30 June to 31 October.

F1 owner confirms 21% stake sale for $1.6bn ahead of S'pore flotation

Stake sale gives Formula One $7.6bn valuation and means that CVC, which has had a 63.4% stake in F1 since 2006, now has just over 42% controlling shareholding.

Jagan assets case: CBI grills Srinivasan for 7 hrs

CBI grills Srinivasan for nearly seven hours at its temporary office in Hyderabad, in connection with the illegal assets case of Kadapa MP, YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

Sri Lanka Cricket invites bids for SLPL

As per the bid tender issued for the Sri Lanka Premier League, seven franchises not being offered for sale a la IPL but on lease. for seven years..

At $26.5m, Dhoni 31st on Forbes' 100 Highest-Paid Athletes list; Sachin #78

MS Dhoni has clocked total annual earnings of $26.5m, of which $23m is from endorsements, with salary/winnings making $3.5m, according to Forbes.

FIM appoints WSG to sell TV, mkting rights in Asia

FIM appointe WSG as exclusive agent to sell TV & media rights and marketing & licensing rights to the events managed and promoted by FIM throughout Asia, Oceania, Middle East.

Blackburn Rovers appoint Shebby Singh as global director of football

Venky's owned English club Blackburn Rovers appoint former Malaysian international and television pundit Serbegeth ‘Shebby’ Singh as their global director of football.

Euro 2012: Neo asserts 21% ratings growth in core football TG

Rating for first 18 games of Uefa Euro 2012 sees growth of 21% over last edition in the core football audience, host telecaster Neo Sports Broadcast asserts.

adidas expects 1.6bn Euro sales in football category for 2012

adidas expects to achieve record sales of well over 1.6 billion Euro in the football category in 2012, surpassing even record sales from the World Cup year 2010 ( 1.5 billion Euro in sales).

Germans win European football sponsorship league: Study

Overall primary shirt sponsorship deals are greater for the English Premiership, but averaged out by club, the Germans just edge it: International Marketing Reports.

Feature – TRAI’s Advertising Regulations and the Impact on Sports Broadcasters.

On 14 May 2012, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) issued “Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels) Regulations, 2012” (“Regulations”). These Regulations will come into effect upon due notification in the Official Gazette of India.

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VIEWPOINT
	Sports Ministry Role In BCCI Should Be A Controlled One SPORTZPOWER VIEW - BCCI should work with the government to ensure that it supports regulations which will benefit it and give the organisation a good image in the minds of the people of India, whom it is supposed to represent.