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June 9 Vol 01, Issue 948 TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES 28 Indian players sign up for Hockey India League 28 Indian players, including forward Shivendra Singh, Tushar Khandker ,Yuvraj Walmiki. sign on to play in the inaugural season of the Hockey India League. Rs776.445m assistance to states under PYKKA: Sports Ministry Sports Ministry sanctions Central assistance of Rs776.445m to 26 states for conducting annual sports competitions during 2012-13 under PYKKA scheme. HI announces 32 core probables for annual contracts All 32 core probables among the senior men will be given annual retainership fee which is in the process of finalization for both senior men & women. Hertz becomes title sponsor of 2012 British MotoGP As title sponsor, Hertz has rights to branding opportunities at the circuit, including at trackside, bridge, starting point, winners' podium backdrops, and clothing of the Paddock Girls Well-heeled shoppers speeding up shift from products to experiences in global luxury market Shift from owning a luxury to experiencing a luxury is accelerating and is a huge growth opportunity, says new report from The Boston Consulting Group. TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK News Corp to buy out ESPN from ESPN STAR Sports JV THE BIG STORY - News Corporation and ESPN announced Wednesday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which a unit of News Corporation will buy ESPN’s 50 percent equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports. Former Taj Television COO Peter Hutton will head the new entity. 'I-League has to be improved as a product first' POWER INTERFACE - Nandan Piramal, director in the sports business at the Ashok Piramal Group and chairman, Pune FC, offers his take on the state of his club as well as that of professional football in the country. MSM Ready For A SIX In IPL 2013; Will Build On Solid Foundation Laid In IPL-V SPORTZPOWER VIEW - Success of IPL-5 will ensure that official broadcaster MultiScreen Media is on a solid wicket despite a drop in revenues during this edition. Hockey India targets Jan '13 for pro league launch With a clear window in hand and a promise that it can secure the best hockey talent - domestic as well as international - HI is offering six franchises for sale. Toyota to launch single make racing series next year in India Etios Motor Racing series planned as six-race event in Buddh International Circuit in Noida IPL-5 finals score big at 8.92 TVRs KKR's win over CSK register 8.92 TVRs; tournament ratings stand at 3.45 TVRs with cumulative reach of 162.934 million. ManU-Juve match in Kolkata: Bengal state govt expects to get AIFF go-ahead "This match will be held only after AIFF's approval. There was a communication gap. But, everything is fine now," West Bengal sports minister Madan Mitra asserts. Neo, Airtel bet big as Euro 2012 set for kick-off Neo Sports and Airtel, which hold the TV and mobile rights respectively for India, both betting big on world's biggest sporting spectacle this year after the London 2012 Olympics. Former IMG exec Ravi Krishnan launches wellness co. Stepathlon Ravi Krishnan launches wellness company Stepathlon in partnership with Shane Bilsborough, international nutrition & exercise expert and author. Learning Module – Liability under tort law for injury to co-participants A question that most frequently visits sport is - who is responsible for injuries resulting from sporting accidents? The answer to this question lies in a branch of law known as “tort” law. Unlike other legal words such as “contract” and “crime”, tort does not form part of our daily vocabulary and is therefore unfamiliar to many people.
FROM THE HOME PAGE   INTERVIEW 'WSH 2 will be bigger, better and grander' - YANNICK Colaco, COO Nimbus Sport and frontman for World Series Hockey, SPECIAL FEATURES Monaco Grand Prix: Webber Becomes 6th Driver To Win In 2012 PIT STOP PUNDIT - India’s budding racers Aditya Patel and Sailesh Bolisetti have done India proud by scoring victories in their racing categories in Europe.