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Dec 29 Vol 01, Issue 1114 TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES 63rd Sr Natl Basketball tips off in Punjab In all 46 teams, 25 men and 21 women are participating in the country’s top most competition played on League–cum–Knock-out basis WWE takes $45m hit as video game publisher THQ goes bust WWE is an "unsecured creditor holding a claim of approximately $45 million reflecting the entirety of the existing multi-year agreement" with THQ Gold Coast releases its vision, mission and objectives for CWG 2018 Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation targeting a $2 billion economic benefit and the creation of up to 30,000 full time equivalent jobs QPR to select 2 Indian talents from Mumbai Milind Deora Soccer Championship 2012 reaches climax, QPR FC’s head of academy Richard Allen to conduct football camp for 24 boys and 6 girls selected from this year’s tourney NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS, HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT There will be no Edition of the SportzPower Daily or The SportzPower Evening Edition on Monday, 31 December 2012 and Tuesday, 1 January 2013. We wish all our patrons best wishes for the New Year as we look forward to a super successful 2013 for the Indian Sports Sector. TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK Golf league with top players likely in India A franchisee-based golf league, with some of the world's top golfers in attendance, will be held in the first week of February 2013 in Aamby Valley Indo-Pak Cricket revival series: Blackout by intl newswires over BCCI ban on photo agencies International news agencies, which did not report on the England Test series or provide any photographic coverage, to avoid story of Pakistan cricket tour Pakistan, India to play bi-lateral hockey series next year Hockey India secretary Narinder Batra scheduled to visit Lahore on 29 December to seal agreement for a series on home and away basis every year IMG loses advantage Djokovic with loss of Nadal Rafael Nadal seems to have taken the decision to take care his own commercial affairs in family together with father, Sebastian, and the manager Carlos Costa IPL auction from 2014 likely to be in rupees The IPL auction in 2014 is likely to conducted in Indian rupees to account for the fluctuating exchange rates which is affecting the financial planning of the franchisees International Taekwondo-Do Federation suspends Indian unit: Report After action by the IOC and Aiba, the International Taekwondo-Do Federation has followed suit in suspending its Indian unit for "violating the Olympic Charter" Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs, remains available for Test series against Oz "The preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015 should begin early and in right earnest. I would like to wish the team all the very best for the future," Tendulkar said Report says Pak players will not be part of IPL 6; auction postponed to 3 Feb Franchises say they were never in the equation in any case, but media expectations that Pakistani players could figure in sixth edition of Indian Premier League belied IABF appeals to Sports Ministry that poll process above board, ready for re-election Boxing federation, through letter dated 20th December to Sports Ministry joint secretary, has appealed to the ministry to reconsider its decision to suspend the recognition of IABF Venky's sack new Blackburn manager as run of losses unabated Continuing downward spiral of Blackburn Rovers FC sees its owners, Pune based poultry major Venky's, attempt yet another management overhaul 3rd India-Oz Test shifted from Kanpur to Hyderabad Board of Control for Cricket in India changes the schedule for the upcoming tour by Australia, moving the third Test from Kanpur to Hyderabad AIFF calls core committee meeting Saturday to decide Mohan Bagan case AIFF calls core committee meeting to decide what action to take in the wake of Mohun Bagan's walkout in an I-League derby against East Bengal earlier this month Aircel Chennai Open attracts all three top Indian doubles players; Paes joins Bhupathi and Bopanna Paes is pairing with Roger Vasselin and will be looking to complete a hat-trick in Chennai following the 2011 and 2012 titles PGTI announces calendar for Jan-May 2013 The Professional Golf Tour of India’s season will tee-off with the Euro 200,000 Gujarat Kensville Open in Ahmedabad on January 31, which will be followed by six back to back events being played till March 17, 2013 HI inducts Mumbai Hockey Association into its fold Hockey India now has six associate members, with 30 affiliated members and two other members through state Olympic Associations Indian Wrestling League put off yet again; launch date now reset for 6 Nov 2013 Inaugural edition of Indian Wrestling League, country's first multi-city franchise based wrestling tournament, rescheduled yet again; organisers now set 6 November 2013 as launch date Jacques Rogge: '2012 Achievements Reflect a Decade of Change' FIRST PERSON - The London 2012 Games "were definitely an Athlete’s Games by putting the athletes at the heart of the event", International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge avers Feature – Due Process: Case Comment on Azharuddin v. Board of Control for Cricket in India On November 8, 2012, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (“Court”) overturned the life-ban handed out to former Indian cricket captain, Mohammad Azharuddin (“Azharuddin”) by the Disciplinary Committee (“Committee”) of Board of Control for Cricket in India (“BCCI”) in 2000 for his alleged engagement in match-fixing.
FROM THE HOME PAGE   VIEW POINT Why Pepsi and Aircel should be worried SPORTZPOWER VIEW - It will do no good for these big brands and similar others associated with the IPL to be seen supporting an event which is perceived as the root cause for the falling standards of the game, leading to national shame COMMMENTARY A Word About The Pause Ability value of the pause. It illuminates perspectives, on how even in a high adrenaline laced environment, there is always more time than one thinks one has