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April 24 Vol 01, Issue 910

TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES

IMG-R needs more time to deliver pro football blueprint

Progress has been made on IMG-Reliance's "way forward plan" for professional football in India, but the final blueprint will likely take another month or so to be ready.

Kalmadi moves SC for right to contest IOA polls

Suresh Kalmadi moves Supreme Court challenging executive guidelines that bar persons from occupying national sports federation, including the IOA, posts beyond 12 years.

European Tour expands China footprint with $7mn BMW Masters

BMW Masters will bring the total number of tournaments on The 2012 Race to Dubai now to 47 and represents the third on mainland China this year.

AirAsia extends MotoGP partnership for further 2 yrs

Air Asia is title sponsor for the Japanese GP in 2012 and 2013 and the Australian GP in 2012, with option for title sponsorship of the same GP in 2013 campaign.

Wolverine Worldwide announces JV with Tata International

The new joint venture will initially be responsible for the wholesale distribution of Wolverine Worldwide's Merrell and Caterpillar footwear brands.

Mediacom, PERFORM announce connected TV ad deal

Deal will see Mediacom represented brands exclusively advertise around PERFORM's LIVESPORT.TV content on connected TVs.

Delhi to host Indian Wrestling Grand Prix from 25 May

Ajay Maken unveils logo for the Hari Ram Indian Wrestling Grand Prix to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the capital from 25 to 27 May.

Switch-Hit Sports sign drag-flicker Raghunath & forward SK Uthappa

Switch-Hit Sports' mandate is to source endorsements and other brand building activities for the duo recognized as key players in India's hockey campaign at the London Olympics.

Headliner – Sting Operations and Entrapment in Sport

Match-fixing and spot-fixing are seen as some of modern cricket’s greatest challenges, as they undermine public confidence in the authenticity and integrity of the game. Although suspected to have existed since the 1990s, law-enforcement authorities and cricket boards woke up to the challenge only in 2000, after then South African captain Hansie Cronje was implicated in a match-fixing scandal.

FROM THE HOME PAGE

INTERVIEW
	'USFC exploring revenue streams that participation in I-League can open up' - FidelisWorld CEO Navneet Sharma

COMMENTARY
	Bahrain Grand Prix: Renault Win Over Mercedes PIT STOP PUNDIT - While Force India delivered their season best performance, it was the off-track happenings that really raised a lot of questions for the sport of Formula1.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Will Trai ring the death knell?(Mint )
Café Coffee Day Chief Executive joins Orb Energy(The Hindu Business Line)
Kareena Kapoor scores a double deal(The Hindu Business Line)
Coca-Cola ropes in Tamanna as brand ambassador(The Hindu Business Line)
Madison Media bags Crompton Greaves’ account(The Hindu Business Line)
Maruti to fund new business ideas with ‘Think Big Challenge'(The Hindu Business Line)

IPL5

IPL is a tangible expression of the emerging new reality of world cricket(Cricket Country )
Cheerleading goes native in India(BBC)

CRICKET

Pak players await Twenty20 cash from Bangladesh franchises(The Statesman )
PCB still hopeful(Telegraph)

FOOTBALL

UEFA says 95 percent of Euro 2012 tickets sold(Reuters )
FIFA Officials Got More Than $15 Mln in Payments, Report Says(Bloomberg)
European lawmakers slate Blatter over bribery case(Times of India)

LONDON OLYMPICS

London 2012 anti-doping laboratory receives seal of approval(SportzPower )
Ronaldo to play part in London 2012 football Draw(SportzPower)
Aiba appoints 59 officials for London Games(SportzPower)
A hurdle too many for Asian champ Joseph(Hindustan Times)

MOTORSPORTS

Mahindra Racing all eyes on race track for 2-wheeler tips(Hindu Business Line )
Pirelli defend tyres after Schumacher blast(Deccan Chronicle)
Bahrain race shows flip side of sponsorship(Reuters)
Bahrain GP is here to stay: Bernie(Telegraph)
Bahrain not as wild and chaotic as thought to be(Hindustan Times)

GOLF

PGTI announces Rs2mn Players C'ship at Oxford(SportzPower )
Mobiles to be allowed at British Open(Times of India)

OTHER SPORTS

IRB applies for .Rugby top level domain name(SportzPower )
60,000 tickets for Haiyang’s Asian Beach Games(SportzPower)
WFI drops Geetika, proposes Anita's name for Helsinki event(Times of India)