Archive for January, 2008

IPL is giving Preity dark circles

By admin ⋅ January 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Preity Zinta along with her life-partner Ness Wadia and two others has cut a lucrative deal for the Indian Premier League. Interestingly this isn’t the first time Preity is doing business with her life partner. “Go Air which I endorse is doing so well! I’m so excited. I haven’t been able to sleep! I’ve got [...]

I know about fours and sixes: Preity

By admin ⋅ January 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

As a present for her birthday on January 31, beau and businessman Ness Wadia could not have given the lovely Preity Zinta anything as exciting as a partnership in the Indian Premier League deal he cut with her and partners Karan Paul and Mohit Puri last week.
They bid Rs 300 crore and got the Mohali [...]

IPL to auction players live on TV

By admin ⋅ January 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It promises to be as exciting as Twenty20 cricket. Come February 8, and the likes of Mukesh Ambani, Vijay Mallya, Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia, among others, will appear live on SET Max to bid for players for their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) teams. The celebrities are among successful bidders for [...]

Controversy over conflict of interests in IPL bids

By admin ⋅ January 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Controversy broke out over the bidding for sponsorship of teams for the upcoming Indian Premier League(IPL) with questions being raised over conflict of interests involving a Cricket Board official. After the successful bids were announced by the BCCI, its treasurer N Srinivasan was at the centre of the controversy after the [...]

IPL Bids and Winners

By admin ⋅ January 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

IPL Bids and Winners

Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad most expensive teams of IPL

By admin ⋅ January 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With a tag of over $100 million Mumbai, Bangalare and Hyderabad on Thursday become the most expensive teams of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sponsored Indian Premier League.

Shah Rukh Khan bids for 5 IPL teams

By admin ⋅ January 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Shah Rukh Khan, who has applied in consortium with IPL Chairman Lalit Modi and placed bids for five teams, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Jaipur.

BCCI invites bid for IPL title sponsorship rights

By admin ⋅ January 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

 The Cricket Board on Thursday invited bids for global title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The winning bidder would have its name attached to the domestic 20 overs per side league involving franchised teams based in the country, IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi said in a statement. The title sponsorship rights [...]

Sony, World Sports Group pact for IPL rights

By admin ⋅ January 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sony Entertainment Television has partnered with Singapore-based World Sports Group to pay more than $1 billion for cricket rights in India. Deal is the biggest in the history of cricket. SET and WSG agreed Monday to pay $918 million for 10-year broadcast rights, with a further $100 million committed for promotion of the Indian Premier [...]

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