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April 18 Vol 01, Issue 905 TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES ESS launches its on-ground division ‘Event Management Group’ in India ESPN Star Sports announces launch of its on-ground division ‘Event Management Group’ in India; EMG has fronted over 1000 events in 11 countries in the region till date. Haryana identifies 3 facilities to develop into centres of sporting excellence The three centres that have been chosen are - Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai; Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Rohtak and District Sports Centre, Gurgaon. United Sikkim top Div II to earn I-League 2012-13 entry A little over a year after United Sikkim Football Club was relaunched with new co-owners inducted, USFC has delivered its first goal of entering the I-League. Mahindra NBA Challenge hosts ‘Generation adidas Players Program’ Generation adidas will launch in each subsequent city with a goal of identifying and nurturing the next generation of basketball talent across the country. Qatar to host 2012 PSA World Championship $300,000 event, the second richest in the sport's history, will take place at Doha's Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex from 7-14 December.. Premier League helps boost UK profile overseas Premier League boss Richard Scudamore says recent trade mission to Far East has helped boost UK's profile in some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. OGQ signs Luge talent Shiva Keshavan Shiva is India's only known and accomplished face at the Winter Olympic Games, and has been so for 14 years now, when he first qualified for the Nagano Olympic Games in 1998 at the age of 16 Learning Module – An Overview of Match Fixing in Sport The recent averments made by Mohammed Amir that he was blackmailed into bowling no-ball deliveries by Mazhar Majeed and the spot fixing assertions against professional football, volleyball and baseball players of South Korea have brought the much debated issue of match fixing in sporting activities under the spotlight once again.
FROM THE HOME PAGE   INTERVIEW 'In every country where WWE has worked, UFC has been a huge success '- MSM CEO Man Jit Singh ANALYSIS 2012 Chinese GP: Rosberg, Bahrain Steal Thunder PIT STOP PUNDIT - Mclaren’s co-owners are Bahraini nationals in the form of Mumtalakat Holding Company and hence I would expect them to be the most pro-Bahrain team on the grid.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Audi to buy motorbike maker Ducati for $1.1 bn(Business Standard) Bharti Airtel rebrands B2B business as airtel business(Financial Chronicle) Coke posts 20% sales volume growth(Financial Express ) Ad regulator ropes in AdEx to monitor TV, print media(Hindu Business Line ) Post Ertiga launch, Maruti aims at 50% market share again(Economic Times ) Gopinath likely to launch new airline(Business Standard )
IPL 5
Godrej Appliances and Kings XI Punjab launch green initiative(SportzPower) This season could lift IPL to next level(Hindustan Times) Time the Board helped those who have gained very little(The Hindu) Few takers for IPL match at Barabati(Business Standard)
CRICKET
Champions Trophy to end after 2013(Deccan Herald) PCB asks BCCI for a ‘favour’(Telegraph)
FOOTBALL
Premier League Signs Four-Year Agreement for Global Radio Rights(Bloomberg) Asia's football future may hang on bin Hammam case(AFP) Turkey applies to host Euro 2020(AFP) Sky pays up to tighten grip on German soccer(Reuters)
MOTORSPORTS
Ecclestone casts doubt on New Jersey race in 2013(Reuters) Armaan finishes 12th in Indy series(Indian Express)
LONDON OLYMPICS
Mini-games organised to celebrate Olympic countdown(SportzPower) Not just a dream, it's about glittering metal(Hindustan Times) Olympic Protesters Plot Disruption With 100 Days to London Games(Bloomberg)
ACTION SPORTS
Alli Sports, Mountain Dew announce 4-yr extension and new Dew Tour(SportzPower)