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Aug 29 Vol 01, Issue 1013
TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES
HI announce annual bilateral series with Pakistan; to appoint high performance manager
An annual bilateral series with Pakistan is scheduled to start from next year, which will also include other top teams, Hockey India has announced.
BCCI and banks in fight regarding control over Deccan Chargers: report
Even as Deccan Chargers' owners try to salvage financial situation and save the team, new fight emerges between BCCI and banks who have lent money to Deccan Chronicle Holdings, the team's promoters.
Godrej Eon becomes title sponsor of Tour De India race 2012
This year, ‘Godrej Eon Tour De India’ will see over 60 celebrity participants, 20 teams and around 40,000 people attending the races across three cities.
London Paralympic Games 2012 declared open
Greeting over 4,000 athletes from 164 teams, Seb Coe promises that the London 2012 Paralympic Games would see exceptional levels of public engagement.
UCI postpones Tour of Hangzhou till 2013
UCI announce that first edition of Tour of Hangzhou will not take place as scheduled from 17th to 21st October, but will seek to be part of the World Tour calendar in 2013
ESPN's 'Sport Science' comes to Disney XD
Hosted by John Brenkus and Leo Howard, black belt and star of Disney XD's hit series "Kickin' It," short-form series brings together pro athletes in scientific facilities to test limits of human athletic abilities
10,000 players to participate in a Squash match in support of sport's Olympic bid.
1More than 10,000 players will take part in the biggest squash match in history on World Squash Day 2012 in support of the sport's Olympic bid
Learning Module – Player Selection Disputes: Comparative Legal Analysis
One of the most challenging tasks for any national or international governing body of a sport is the development of fool proof criteria for team selection. However, a large part of the selection process comprises a subjective element that cannot be quantified. Therefore, prior to any major sporting event, and, particularly the Olympics, there arise many disputes over team selection.

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Consistent Recognition And Rewards Necessary For Athletes To Bring In The Gold
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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
UFA Sports establishes new community & CSR marketing unit(SportzPower )
Sports Ministry sanctioned Rs48.5m to Himachal under PYKKA(SportzPower )
Coke gets nod to produce energy drinks in India(Business Standard )
WPP moves New York Court to dismiss NDTV complaint(Hindu Business Line )
CRICKET
The waiting game(Mint )
Pak T20 league to be launched next year: PCB(Cricket Next )
SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat(Cricinfo )
Dravid wins Test player of the year award(The Hindu )
FOOTBALL
Woman IAF officer to officiate in Subroto Cup matches (Times of India )
African great could play in proposed football league in India(Times of India )
EXCLUSIVE: England to be kitted in Nike as American giants agree deal to replace Umbro (Daily Mail )
Blatter opposed to age limits for FIFA officials(Reuters )
FIFA Gets New Information on Latin American Soccer Player Trades(Bloomberg )
Transfer deadline day: Which clubs are happy and which are panicking?(Daily Mail )
GOLF
Golf for all(Mint )
Anirban Lahiri ready to pen new chapter at Omega European Masters(Times of India )
OLYMPIC GAMES AFTERMATH
Hockey Debacle: ‘It was system failure at London’(The Hindu )
Medal of opportunity(Mint )
London call attended, athletes bask in afterglow(Hindustan Times )
LONDON PARALYMPIC GAMES 2012
'Get with the Games or get out of our way' (Tehelka )
CYCLING
Armstrong defiant in face of doping allegations (Times of India )
Exclusive: Armstrong set to be allowed to keep Sydney 2000 Olympic medal despite drug ban(Inside the Games )
OTHER SPORTS
Dope tests for domestic ties from this year(Hindustan Times )
Boxers’ best friend(The Hindu )
Sports-crazy nation doesn’t remember Sports Day(DNA )

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