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Nov 3 Vol 01, Issue 1068 TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES Sports Ministry terms Chautala election a ‘big fraud’; IOC likely to hit IOA hard if Bhanot elected gen secy Suresh Kalmadi camp looks to have edge in numbers game ahead of IOA elections, but Sports Ministry and IOC might yet influence the outcome of the conteste Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Sunday's New York City Marathon cancelled The 2012 edition of the New York Marathon stands cancelled, race organisers New York Road Runners confirmed late Friday evening (local time) Aita appoints Hironmoy Chatterjee as CEO The All India Tennis Association has appointed Hironmoy Chatterjee,the secretary of the Bengal Tennis Association, as its chief executive officer Red Bull extends 2-yr partnership with telecom co. Du for Abu Dhabi GP As part of agreement, du’s logo will appear on team cars, the overalls worn by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and the race shirts of Christian Horner and Adrian Newey TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK India enters Digital TV era India officially enters era of digitisation as Mumbai and New Delhi - the country's most important advertising markets - switch off analogue cable delivery Govt clears Pakistan cricket series hoping for home win Triumphant series on home ground providing a feel-good factor across the country would have been uppermost on the minds of India's ruling party while sanctioning Pakistan's tour for a five-match series Corporates should look beyond cricket: experts Panel discussion on sports and entertainment organised by CII underscores need for creating platforms for going beyond cricket Sports becomes no. 1 category for global mobile ad revenue: report Mobile advertising report for third quarter of 2012 reveals that sports became no. 1 category for mobile ad revenue; report highlights key trends in mobile advertising worldwide ICC approves day/night Tests; only 2 powerplays in ODI The amendments have been approved by the ICC Board following proposals made by the ICC Cricket Committee at its meeting in London in May Attendance drops at BIC for Indian GP; key will be to build momentum in market critical for F1 "So the facilities are good but I think that this is such an important market for anyone, we've got to build on the passion we saw (last year)," points out Martin Whitmarsh of McLaren Jitendra Singh is MoS Youth Affairs & Sports as well as Defence Jitendra Singh elevated from Minister of State for Home to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports; also allocated portfolio of MoS for Defence New sports minister stresses on transparency and accountability "I would like to speak to all the associations and take everybody on board. But of course, the dominance should be on sportsmen and sports," Jitendra Singh says Ten Sports renews Windies cricket rights for 7 yrs Ten Sports commits $100m for global broadcast rights along with production rights; main payout is for 2 India tours guaranteed during 7-yr cycle ESS scores with 6-yr FA Cup rights Multimedia platform deal, which allows the content to be made available across television, internet and mobile, was made with international media rights company MP & Silva Entertainment & Media industry may touch Rs 1750 bn by 2016: CII-PwC study India’s Entertainment & Media sector expected to exceed Rs1750bn growing at a CAGR of 17% from 2012 to 2016 as per CII-PwC’s latest reporte BCCI floats tender for IPL title sponsorship BCCI is reportedly aiming to double the Rs2bn DLF had paid it over five years or Rs800m per year for the new title rights cycle that runs from 2013 to 2017 BCCI bars firms from 'reselling' IPL title sponsorship BCCI makes it clear that companies which intend to sell off the IPL title sponsorship rights after winning the bid are ineligible to apply Shetty resigns as IHF president; new president election on Nov 5 RK Shetty resigns as Indian Hockey Federation president citing personal reasons, IHF will elect new president at a special general body meeting scheduled for 5 November Indian Grand Prix: Vettel All The Way PIT STOP PUNDIT - Let’s remember that this is only its second year of hosting and with time to come, I expect the followership and acceptance of the sport to go up hence boosting ticket sales Randhir Singh centre of IOA polls soap opera Support building for Abhay Singh Chautala, expected to contest against Raja Randhir Singh for president's post in 25 November elections of the Indian Olympic Association IOA presidential polls: 3 top officials pledge support to Chautala “Raja, a good sportsperson, submerged himself with IOC activities, rather than politically managing the federations so, he might not be the winning horse in the upcoming polls,” a top sports expert says Indo-Pak hockey series in March: PHF Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Asif Bajwa announces that the much-awaited bilateral series against India will be revived in March next year BBC resolves radio commentary dispute with BCCI Live radio commentary of England's tour to India will be available as initially planned after BBC reaches deal with BCCI to broadcast Test Match Special coverage Hockey World Cup field to expand to 16 teams in 2018 2014 World Cup, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, will still host a 12-team field for both the men and women; new 16-team format will take effect in 2018 Pak cricket chief jumps the gun; makes impractical statements on joint leagues Pakistan cricket board chief thinks that a combined T20 league by the two countries is the way to creating the biggest league in the sport Denmark interested in hosting Kabaddi World Cup Kabaddi Federation of Denmark head Allan Bo Jakobsen hopes to get financial support from Danish Olympic committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark for development and promotion of sport UCI bows to global pressure, to set up independent external commission Tour de France titles (1998-2005) stripped from Lance Armstrong will not be awarded to any riders, and the American cyclist and his teammates will have to return their prize money Lalit Modi loses appeal against Chris Cairns libel verdict UK's Court of Appeal dismisses Lalit Modi's plea against the £90,000 libel awarded to former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns, whom he had unfoundedly accused of match-fixing OGQ signs 4 new shooters for 2016 Olympics "OGQ will be preparing a 4-year road map for our shooters and ensuring that they get the best possible coaching, medical support, equipment and foreign exposure to improve their performance,” Rasquinha says Akshay Kumar to pump Rs30m into 4th edition of his martial arts tourney The fourth edition of Hindi film action star Akshay Kumar's martial arts tournament will see increased investements and higher prize money. Pankaj Advani wins 8th World Championship title Pankaj Advani won his eighth World Championship title, beating defending champion and seasoned English cueist Mike Russell, 1895 - 1216 Feature - All In: Legal status of Poker as a Game of Skill in light of DiCristina In June 2012, the New York Federal District Court convicted poker club owner Lawrence DiCristina on charges of operating and conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business in violation of the U.S. Federal legislation The Illegal Gambling Business Act, 1970 (“IGBA”). DiCristina (The “Defendant”) brought a motion for acquittal, arguing that the operation of poker games did not violate the IGBA.
FROM THE HOME PAGE   VIEW POINT IPL gets a reality check with sharp drop in team value; dampens hopes of teams looking for buyers SPORTZPOWER VIEW - Lalit Modi tweets far cry from ground conditions; economic factors overpower super-club sheen; business groups check RoI and stay away COMMMENTARY ApoCalypso INSIDE OUT - Due to the lacklustre display by the Indian sub-continent teams, there is little to celebrate for the stakeholders when it comes to the results of the T20 World Cup