CSKA Moscow land Aeroflot sponsorship deal
July 18th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) National carrier Aeroflot has become a general partner of Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow in a $9 million sponsorship deal that also sees the ... Read more...
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Gazprom inks sponsorship deal with Chelsea
July 18th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian energy giant Gazprom has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with Roman Abramovich-owned Chelsea football club.The contract announced late Tuesday commits the company, which is ... Read more...
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Betis to tour China for first time
May 8th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Spanish La Liga football club Betis will tour China for the first time this summer.
Club President Miguel Guillen explained that the club's first trip to ... Read more...
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China’s social networking site extends sponsorship deal with Villarreal
April 11th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Chinese social network site Renren extended its sponsorship deal with Spanish La Liga football club Villarreal.As per the sponsorship deal, Villareal will wear Renren's name on ... Read more...
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Santos preparing offer to keep Neymar beyond 2014
April 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has revealed the club is preparing a new proposal to keep Brazilian prodigy Neymar at the club beyond 2014.The ... Read more...
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Indian aviation will overcome crisis, says Emirates official
March 28th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) The Indian aviation industry will overcome the current crisis and things will soon return to normal, said a top official of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline.According ... Read more...
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Emirates to sponsor Deccan Chargers for three seasons
March 28th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) International airline Emirates will be the team sponsor of Deccan Chargers for three Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons.Gayatri Reddy, co-owner of the Deccan Chargers, and Orhan ... Read more...
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Sahara India to award Rs.1.29 crore for hockey team (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Hockey India's (HI) chief sponsor Sahara India Tuesday announced a cash award of Rs.1.29 crore for the Indian men's national team after the eight-time Olympic ... Read more...
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Sahara India announce cash award for hockey team
February 28th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Hockey India's (HI) chief sponsor Sahara India Tuesday announced a cash award of Rs.1.12 crore for the Indian men's national team after the eight-time Olympic ... Read more...
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India asks IOC to drop Dow as Olympic sponsor
February 27th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Indian government Monday asked International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge to remove Dow Chemicals as the sponsor of the 2012 London Games.In a ... Read more...
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Kenya football team lands $1.34 million sponsorship deal
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Feb 22 (IANS) Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) finally consummated their lucrative $1.34 million sponsorship deal with the national football team Harambee Stars.Speaking at the ceremony Tuesday, Kenyan prime minister ... Read more...
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Sahara hits back after BCCI rejcts its demands (Roundup)
February 13th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Sahara India Monday hit back at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) saying no corporate was ready to shell out more than ... Read more...
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Cannot make exceptions for Sahara in IPL: BCCI president (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) cannot make exceptions by bending rules in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to favour Pune Warriors franchise ... Read more...
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Ready to walk extra mile, but rules can’t be bent: BCCI
February 13th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS)Indian cricket board president N.Srinivasan Monday said the board was ready to walk an extra mile to address the issues raised by Sahara India on the sponsorship ... Read more...
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Decision Monday on Sahara-BCCI dispute
February 12th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) A final decision on the dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Sahara Group will be taken at the board's working ... Read more...
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Sahara India renews sponsorship deal with Hockey India
February 8th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After severing its ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sahara India Wednesday renewed its sponsorship deal with Hockey India (HI) ... Read more...
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Open for talks on IPL but no sponsorship deal: Subroto Roy
February 7th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Sahara India chairman Subroto Roy said he will continue to support Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but ruled about sponsoring the Indian ... Read more...
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Sahara to renew sponsorship of Indian hockey
February 7th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) After pulling out of cricket, the national obsession, Sahara India is all set to sign a five-year contract to renew its sponsorship deal for ... Read more...
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BCCI to clear issues with Sahara through dialogue (Roundup)
February 6th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appeared to climb down Monday and talked of reconciliation rather than confrontation with its estranged chief ... Read more...
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BCCI chief wants to reconcile with Sahara India (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There appeared to be a climb down Monday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which talked of reconciliation rather than confrontation ... Read more...
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Double blow for BCCI, Sahara walks out of sponsorship deal, Pune Warriors (Roundup)
February 4th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Indian cricket suffered a twin blow Saturday when Sahara India snapped its multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with the country's apex body of the sport and also pulled ... Read more...
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Modi slams BCCI president for Sahara’s walkout
February 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi slammed N. Srinivasan, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, for Sahara India's ... Read more...
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Will clarify to Sahara over IPL rules: BCCI (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it won't bend any rules for Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises but will address the issues ... Read more...
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Sahara’s pull out unfortunate: BCCI
February 4th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday termed Sahara's pull out from sponsorship and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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Sahara walks out of BCCI sponsorship and IPL (Second Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian cricket board suffered a body blow Saturday as Sahara India pulled the plug from its multi-million dollar sponsorship and also walked out of the ... Read more...
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Olympics ethics panel commissioner quits over Dow sponsorship (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London/Bhopal, Jan 26 (IANS) Meredith Alexander, a prominent member of the independent watchdog that monitors the sustainability of the 2012 London Games, has resigned to protest Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas survivors welcome Ethics Commissioner’s resignation
January 26th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 26 (IANS) Bhopal gas tragedy survivors and activists fighting to remove Dow Chemicals as a sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics Thursday welcomed Ethics Commissioner Meredith Alexander's resignation ... Read more...
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Olympics ethics panel commissioner quits over Dow sponsorship
January 26th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Meredith Alexander, a prominent member of the independent watchdog that monitors the sustainability of the 2012 London Games, has resigned to protest ed Dow Chemicals' ... Read more...
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Clarke achieves glory at SCG without sponsor
January 5th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Australian captain Michael Clarke struck a landmark triple century at the historical Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) but for the first time in his career there was ... Read more...
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IOA president asks IOC to remove Dow as Olympics sponsor
December 20th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), in a strongly worded letter Tuesday, asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider 2012 London Games' sponsorship deal with ... Read more...
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IOA to convey concern of Bhopal victims to London organisers
December 6th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Monday said it will convey the concerns of the Bhopal gas disaster victims to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding ... Read more...
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IT giant Infosys to sponsor I-League team Pune FC
October 22nd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 22 (IANS) IT major Infosys have made their foray into Indian football with a two-year sponsorship deal with Ashok Piramal Group-owned I-League team Pune FC.Pune FC said in ... Read more...
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AIFF signs five-year deal with Pailan Group for Indian Arrows
June 15th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the Pailan Group for the Indian Arrows team, which will now shift ... Read more...
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AIFF sets target to find sponsors for Arrows
May 20th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) If the All India Football Federation (AIFF) cannot find a sponsor within a week for its highly publicised developmental project to prepare a youthful India ... Read more...
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Sky drops Wayne Rooney’s ‘Street Striker’ show
April 10th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 10 (ANI): Wayne Rooney's reality TV series 'Street Striker' has been dropped by Sky just days after Coca-Cola ended its 600,000-pound-a-year sponsorship deal with the foul-mouthed Premier League star.The Manchester ... Read more...
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