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Oct 29 Vol 01, Issue 1063

TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES

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 McLaren7

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

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

Manish Tewari new I&B Minister as cable digitisation deadline looms

Manish Tewari sworn in as new Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, with the 31 October deadline for digitisation of cable services in the four metros looming large

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

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

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

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



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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













BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Mallya will not sell ‘family silver’ for Kingfisher(Mint )

Media sector may touch Rs.1.75 trillion in five years(Mint )





CRICKET

Sourav Ganguly calls stumps, won't play in next IPL(Times of India )

China gearing up to make mark in next T20 world cup (Yahoo! )





MOTORSPORTS

Formula 1 Opus launched in India(SportzPower )

Two races in India? Not right now(Hindustan Times )

Marussia Formula One Team eyes strategic partnerships in India(Economic Times )

Low turnout of spectators at BIC as compared to last year(Business Standard )

My feet are on the ground and I don’t fly off: Bernie At 82, it’s still business as usual for the boss (Telegraph )

Mallya to reveal team in November(Deccan Herald )

Breaking the glass ceiling, and how(Gulf News )

India bids Schumacher goodbye(Reuters )

Formula E as competition for F1? Stupid, says Bernie Ecclestone(Hindu Business Line )

French GP in line for return in 2013, says Ecclestone(Independent )





OTHER SPORTS

4 cities in running to host WTA Championships from 2014(SportzPower)

WADA produces video awareness campaign(SportzPower )

40,000+ school students expected to run Salwan Marathon on 4 Nov(SportzPower )

Bengal Olympics body needs to show urgency in taking up key issues(Hindu Business Line )

Asia set to host 2019 swimming World Championships(Inside the Games )

Denmark vies to host Kabaddi World Cup(Zee News )