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Clubs demand I-League be spun off as separate entity

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

NEW DELHI: Finally some forward movement on the frustrating lack of initiative that has been the norm for too long in top flight Indian football. A four-hour meeting here Tuesday between the I-League clubs on one side and the All India Football Federation and its commercial partner IMG-Reliance on the other has raised expectations that the game is heading in the right direction.

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Chiragh bags PGTI 'Player of the Year' award

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

NEW DELHI: Chiragh Kumar has received Rolex Player of the year 2011 in the Professional Golf Tour of India Annual Rolex Awards 2011 honored the top performers of the 2011 PGTI season.

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SNTV extends digital rights with German, Brazilian & French football

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

NEW DELHI: SNTV, the joint venture between The Associated Press (AP) and IMG Media, announced it has secured key digital rights for customers of its SNTV Digital service which launched at last October’s Sportel.

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Mercedes launches W03 car; Isofoton is new team partner

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

NEW DELHI: Mercedes AMG Formula One team has launched new W03 car in Barcelona and also confirm a new partnership with ISOFOTON, a specialist in the design, manufacture and delivery of solar energy solutions.

Based at the Andalusia Technology Park in Malaga, Spain, ISOFOTON began operations in 1981 producing photovoltaic cells based on silicon wafers.

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PLS deferred by 'at least a month'

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

MUMBAI: Premier League Soccer (PLS), the star-studded joint initiative of the Celebrity Management Group and the Indian Football Association, the state association governing football in West Bengal, has been deferred by at least a month, organisers said Tuesday.

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PUMA signs on Armaan Ebrahim, flags off 'Fastest Indian' hunt

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

NEW DELHI: India’s brightest F1 prospect Armaan Ebrahim has joined the PUMA family and flagged off Puma Fastest Indian challenge a hunt for India's Fastest to be held in 7 cities across India including Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi NCR and Chandigarh who will be sent to Zurich to meet Usain Bolt.

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Bridgestone becomes title sponsor for WSH

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

NEW DELHI: Bridgestone, the world’s largest tyre & rubber manufacturing company, has come on board as the ‘Title Sponsor’ of World Series Hockey (WSH), the biggest-ever hockey league in the world.
 

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Power Behind The Throne Set For Coronation

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

THE GREAT Kapil Dev retired in 1994. An effective player like Manoj Prabhakar exited the scene in 1996.

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‘Messi’ah or Pariah: why Indian football needs more

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

IF ONE were to follow the domestic developments in football over the past couple of months, there would appear to be a marked increase in the attention the sport has received from Indian and international stakeholders alike.

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If BCCI's Test Planning Is Bad, It's Even Worse For International T20s

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

LONG term vision and planning has never been part of the BCCI’s lexicon.

Otherwise why would Indian Test cricket be at crossroads and why would India’s Twenty20 team be in some mess.

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Indian Motorsport - Growth Opportunities And Challenges In 2012

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

SO HERE’s my first SportzPower column of 2012 and there’s a lot of positives about Indian Motorsport to share with my readers.

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'We will launch boxing league once Aiba gives green signal'

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

These are exciting times for Indian boxing, with the emergence of new champions across mens, womens and juniors category, the sport is carrying country’s hopes of medals in the 2012 London Olympics. As the secretary general of the Indian Boxing Federation, Brig PK Muralidharan Raja is the man who is at the helm of affairs to take boxing to new heights.

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'Chennai has become the indisputable home of Tennis in India'

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

After sustained efforts of more than a decade the Chennai Open has established itself as a quality Tennis tournament which not only attracts quality talent from around the world but also draws corporate sponsorship. In an interview with SportzPower's Javed Farooqui, IMG Reliance COO Ashu Jindal believes professionalism is the key to creating a successful property.

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Dravid delivers Sir Donald Bradman Oration for 2011

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

MUMBAI: Invited to deliver the annual Sir Donald Bradman Oration for 2011 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra Wednesday night, Indian gre

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'WSH will change the face of Indian hockey'

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

Sabbas Joseph, one of the founder directors of India’s leading event management company Wizcraft International, also the owner of Delhi franchise of World Series Hockey is a big believer in national sport.

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The Great Fall Classic That Most Indians Missed

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

INDIAN fans have traditionally not ventured out beyond sports close to home. When it comes to an eclectic appetite, we tend to focus on the staples that include tennis, football, occasionally basketball, and of course, cricket.

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Brazilian GP Brings Curtains Down On Exciting 2011 F1 Season

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

THE FORTNIGHT leading up to the Brazilian Grand Prix always gives me a mixed bag of feelings.

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Abu Dhabi Double Points Finish Cements Force India's 6th Position

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

THE ABU Dhabi Grand Prix is held on the picturesque Yas Marina Island in Abu Dhabi. The track runs around the famous Yas Marina hotel, which is one of the most posh hotels I have visited till date.

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No Test Crowds? Shortchanged Indian Fans Voting With Their Feet

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

THERE HAS been much talk about how there is no crowd interest for Test cricket in India.

This is an absolutely wrong assessment of the situation in the country.

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Indian GP Done And Dusted: What Next?

Wed, 2012-02-22 10:32

THE FIRST-EVER Indian Grand Prix has been done and dusted and quite literally so. The inaugural race in India has been signed off as a success by the teams, drivers, officials and even the Formula1 fans.

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