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“You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.”

– Herb Brooks

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SPORTS INCLUDED IN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Sports in the post-2015 Development Agenda. Sport is now included in the final outcome document as an “important enabler” of sustainable development for the goals, which were adopted by the UN Member States with a commitment to implement them by 2030.Paragraph 37 of “Transforming our World acknowledges the same. Paragraph 37 of “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” reads: “Sport is also an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognise the growing contribution of sport to the realisation of development and peace in its promotion of tolerance and respect and the contributions it makes to the empowerment of women and of young people, individuals and communities as well as to health, education and social inclusion objectives.” This new UN Agenda specifically acknowledges the important role that sport plays promoting healthy lifestyles, education and social inclusion.

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TEAM PLAWYERED

Editorial Board

Gaurav Misra , Publishing Editor , Plawyered

He is currently pursuing B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Chanakya National Law University, Patna. A voracious reader and an ardent Arsenal supporter, Plawyered is his way of bringing his love for law and sports on one single platform. .

Tejaswini Ranjan, Managing Editor, Plawyered

She is currently pursuing B.A. LL.B. from Chanakya National Law University, Patna. She is a sports enthusiast and a big fan of cricket. It is her love for sports that made her come up with this portal. Apart from this, she also holds the experience of working with several legal portals and research journals. .

Authors

Abhijeet Andrews is currently pursuing his B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Faculty of Law,IFHE University, Telangana. His interests in life ranges from soccer, yoga, debating, movies, cooking, visiting places of historical significance and other varied activities.

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Gurjot Singh Khurana is a 4th year student of B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) in University Institute of Laws, Punjab University, Ludhiana. He has been a part of research team of mindbatteries- an online startup. Apart from being an activist, he is also a member of Rotaract Chandigarh, youth wing of Rotary International.

Naresh Pujari is a student of DSNLU, Visakhapatnam; currently working as the off-site Research Associate for Legal Solutions and Novojuris services Private Limited, Bangalore. He researches extensively in the field of sports and has authored research papers in the field. He aims to pursue a career in the field of sports and is

determined to use his legal and sports knowledge to make India a

sporting power.

Ujjwal Kumar Singh is currently pursuing B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Chanakya National Law University, Patna. He is a die hard Manchester United fan and holds critical opinion about every sporting domain. He has represented the university at various sporting categories at All India level. .tournaments.

*The views expressed in the articles are solely the views of the respective authors.

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#1 BLOOD DIAMOND : THE

NARRATIVE CONTINUES…

UJJWAL KUMAR SINGH

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Do you remember the movie starring Well this story reflects of a similar Leonardo De Caprio which depicted plight, pain and exploitation of Africa the story of plight, pain and but the diamond here is not the one exploitation of African nations for showcased in a jewellery shop but the possession of a precious Diamond that ones that dazzle in the football field. the whole world wanted to acquire? The hunt for the next Ronaldo, Messi,

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Neymar or Saurez is on, and the search strong fixed to the ground. But its fruit party comprises of all the mega rich bearing branches are only in Europe, European clubs and even some of the therefore anyone willing to taste its second tier (financially) clubs, who are fruits has to have a foothold in venturing into far off, never before European football. This is why rich visited virgin lands of football business men from all over the globe scouting, searching for talents like Peter Lim, the Singapore based parallel to these stars which would billionaire or the oil field owning either save them millions in transfer sheikhs like the owners of Manchester fees in case of the mega clubs or earn city and Paris Saint German and shady them millions in transfer fees in case Russian billionaires still looking to of those belonging to the financial legalize the wealth looted at the time of second tier. disintegration of USSR are rampantly investing in European football clubs. The globalization of football propelled Hence, the concentration of wealth in by over reach of television, and one region is gradually increasing and internet has turned it into a billion the more impoverished regions are dollar orphan who is cared for by its only providing nourishment to this adoptive parent FIFA only because it money tree but are getting little in gets allowances that is a source of a form of its fruits. The rhetoric that is steady income and is otherwise treated echoing again, corruption again is like the orphan that it is. Like all other following money. Firstly, the scandals effects of globalizations the largest involving Sepp Blatter, the former share of this booming football FIFA president have brought the economy is owned and controlled by governing body to its knees and have the Europeans. This unequal given the world a glaring view of the distribution of wealth has led to rot that has set in and is killing this everyone wanting to climb this global sport like a cancer, pushing it growing money tree but while this towards despair and oblivion. Now the money tree of football has roots Madrid giants transfer ban saga has everywhere which provide for the brought another dark side of European nourishment, and keep it firm and football money lethally impacting

P a g e | 7 global football. It has led to the pulled up for violation of the same emergence of black markets for statutory regulations. budding football talents where young On 14th January 2016, FIFA in a boys are being traded like cattle by the statement on its website stated that so called merchants of fortune who are “FIFA disciplinary committee has promising diamond mines to everyone sanctioned Spanish clubs Real Madrid involved in this sham. and Atletico De Madrid for breaches THE SCANDAL relating to international transfer and registration of players under the age of It started with Barcelona, the famed 18. The statement further read that Catalonian club and the proud “both clubs are to serve transfer ban proprietor of La Masia, one of the best that prevents them from registering football academies in the world, when any players at national and a transfer ban expanding over two international level for next two registration periods was imposed over complete and consecutive registration the club as part of a sanction for periods for breaching Article 5, 9, 19 having flaunted FIFA’s regulation for and 18bis as well as annexure 2 and 3 registration of underage footballers of of the regulation on the status and other nationalities. It was anticipated transfer of players”. The clubs have then that more clubs will be slapped also been slapped with fines of with such transfer bans in future 360,000 CHF (Swiss Francs) in case of because this violation had become Real and 900,000 CHF in case of somewhat normative and it was Atletico. The FIFA notification states something being practiced all over that the registration period ban would Europe and other less transparent not affect the impending transfer footballing ecosystems as well. And so, window of January and the women, the prophecy has come true albeit at futsal and the beach soccer teams the cost of two other Spanish super associated with the clubs have also clubs based in the countries capital. been exempted from it. It directs the Ironically all the three Spanish La Liga clubs to regularize the situation of all champions of this decade have been the concerned players within 90 days.

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However, the statement doesn’t the encouragement of player training mention anything about the role of the by Clubs and the protection of Spanish FA or point out any representative teams, in special mishandling on the FA’s part. These regulations.” The Articles of the breaches were brought to light by regulation governing the transfer of preliminary examinations done by players which Real and Atletico have FIFA transfer matching system GmbH been sanctioned for breaching are (FIFA TMS). On its misgivings Articles 5, 9, 18bis, 19 and annexure 2 regarding the transfers, a thorough and 3. Firstly, we have to understand investigation of the matter was the purpose of each of these Articles conducted by the FIFA disciplinary and then see it in the light of FIFA’s committee as part of its disciplinary effort to prevent child trafficking in the proceeding. The time period for the name of football. investigation was from year 2005 to Article 5 of the regulation talks about 2014 for Real Madrid and from year three important things. Firstly, it 2007 to 2014 for Atletico De Madrid. states the importance of a player The FIFA statement in its last part registering with a club in accordance talks about FIFA’s commitment with Article 2 of the regulation either towards protecting the rights of minors as professionals or as amateurs. By and stopping child trafficking in the registering with a club the player name of football. agrees to abide by the statutes and FIFA’S REGULATION ON THE regulations of FIFA, the confederation STATUS AND TRANSFER OF and the association. Secondly, it PLAYERS mandates that a player can only be registered with one club at a time. This regulation derives its authority Lastly, it states that during the course from Article 5 of FIFA STATUTES of of a season a player can be registered 2003. Article 5 states that “The with a maximum of 3 clubs and can Executive Committee shall regulate the play competitive matches only for 2 status of Players and the provisions for clubs. It also talks about the integrity their transfer, as well as questions of the competition and prohibition of relating to these matters, in particular

P a g e | 9 players from representing more than of 18 years is permitted. But this article two clubs in the same league or cup also mentions three exceptions to this competition. rule. Firstly, if the parents of the player move to the country where the new Article 9 deals with the issuance of club is situated for reasons not related International transfer certificates. This to football. The second exception is article provides that players registered related to the transfer of players within with one association can be registered the European Union or the European with another association only after the Economic Area. In this case the player former has issued an international must be aged between 16 and 18 years transfer certificate (ITC) to the later. and the club must provide some ITC are to be issued free of charge and minimum requirement to ensure the a copy of it has to be lodged with FIFA player’s proper education is taken care by the issuing association. The second of. The last exception talks about part of the article states that an ITC is players from neighbouring not required for a player below the age associations. In these cases the player of 12. must be living within 50 kilometres of Article 18bis deals with third party the border of the neighbouring involvement in player contracts and association and the club with which he prohibits any such third party from wishes to register must be within 100 influencing terms of employment, its km of the border of his country. In this transfer policy and also the case the player must continue to live at performance of its teams. This article home and the two associations forms the crux of the third party concerned must give explicit consent. ownership debate. It gives power to the Annexure 2 contains guidelines for the FIFA disciplinary committee to take players who are eligible to represent action against anyone violating this two or more associations on account of article. his/her nationality. It states that such Article 19 talks about the protection of a player can only play a match for such minors. It states that international an association if he fulfils the criteria transfer of players only above the age mentioned under this article.

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Annexure 3 provides for the out from the first team for the period administrative procedure for transfer of the ban. The point is that the of players between associations. This punishment is so insignificant that annexure has 4 articles. They deal with these resourceful clubs can easily find the procedural aspects of issuance of a way around it and make it ITC for professionals and amateurs as insignificant while the crime being well as the loaning out of players. perpetrated by these clubs is impacting the lives of millions to the point of TOKEN PUNISHMENT driving them to bleakness and As we have understood about the food obscurity. chain of current football THE LOST DIAMONDS superstructure and how for their substance the clubs high up in the food Africa is the continent with the fastest chain need to continuously posses top growing GDP, but still poverty and lack talents. This continuous pursuit by of opportunity is so rife that everyone these top European clubs is creating a wants to move out into a dream land systematic hazard and that is why the full of opportunity, all albeit for transfer bans being imposed by FIFA reasons of their own. Micheal Essien, have acquired great significance in Didier Drogba, the Toure brothers, these desperate times. It is also felt Samuel Eto’o, John Obi Mikel are the that the two window ban being few rags from riches stories that imposed on clubs violating these corroborate the impossible dreams of regulations are insufficient as its young aspiring African footballers, to inadequacy was highlighted by one day achieve the impossible of Barcelona when after the ban being beating circumstances, breaking imposed in April, it went on to buy 6 shackles of poverty and hunger and first team players who were each leaving the bleakness and hopelessness significant in its second treble winning behind into a world which at least campaign in its history. A year later it promises to give them an opportunity again secured the signing of 3 more at life. This lays down a fertile ground important first team players while the for these poor and ignorant people to ban was still persisting and kept them be misled by greedy agents or those

P a g e | 11 who claim to be sports agents with way below most African countries in European contacts. The perception of FIFA ranking. majority population of West African These players after landing in Europe countries like Benin, Burkina Faso, or whichever part of the world they are Ivory Coast, Gambia and Ghana sent to are not fortunate to even get a towards football is of an ultimate get trial with a proper football club in out of poverty free card. This has led to most cases and with no one to look the emergence of thousands of after them or to care for them they are unregistered, unregulated and illegal left to fend for themselves in cruel, football academies covering the brutal alien world. Starting with the landscape of major cities in the region dream of becoming a millionaire like Accra and Abidjan. The instances footballer all that they end up of parents selling their homes and all becoming is fake Prada hand bag their scarce possession to give the sellers on the streets of cities like opportunity to any fledging football Madrid, Milan and Paris. All they get talent in the family so that they might for their troubles is a miserable life in one day bring better life for their kin the slums and ghettos of these cities are endless. These people are asked by and all they become in most cases are these impersonating football agents to drug addicts and criminals. While for pay on an average 4 to 5 thousand their family and parents the misery dollars which is a fortune in these only gets compounded as they have parts, so that their kids could make the nowhere to go and to ask for help or dangerous trip across the advice. The FA’s in their native Mediterranean Sea into Europe. All countries are as ineffective and corrupt this is done so that they can have a as it gets anywhere in the world trail with one of the clubs of their dreams which hardly one in a In their desire to unearth the next big thousand qualify. These kids being thing in football, the next Drogba or transported in the number of Eto’o, these clubs are robbing an entire thousands are sometimes as young as continent of its precious talent and 8 years and in some cases land in future while they are laying most of countries like Laos which is ranked that to waste. These lost children of

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Africa are only contributing to the premium to another super club. This continued narrative of exploitation and model of player ownership is even discrimination for its colour. This also more dangerous and exploitative than indicates towards an unchanged global the scouting system, because it carries perception that people from these all the previous dangers but with even parts are still disposable after all. For less accountability and more greed. all his demonic deeds and relentless According to the Danish magazine on corruption for decades, Sepp Blatter sports and society, The Sports rightly equated the acts of these super Executive, these sports investment rich European clubs to committing the groups are based in tax havens like the acts of social and economic rape on the Cayman Islands, The British Virgin socially backward and economically Islands or Qatar which provides the impoverished regions of the world. men behind these investment groups With the emergence of football super complete protection of identity, in clubs in Asia this problem only looks legal terminology, there is no lifting of like intensifying given to the human corporate veil under these tax regimes. rights record of countries like China They therefore operate through shell and Qatar who happen to come closest companies led by straw men who end to a the definition of a slave state in the trail to the actual owners. The modern times. magazine in its detailed report states that the men behind these face less There is another facet to this problem investment groups range from FIFA as well, which is the emergence of executive members, heads of national sports investment groups. These are FA’s, national and club team coaches investment companies that buy and to star footballers based in Europe. control players and their movement. This system is only helping expand the They hold stakes in players and help already wide spread black market of those clubs who cannot afford to buy football talent. players having certain evaluation help to buy such players and they recoup ALL IS NOT LOST their minimal investment on these Culture Foot Solidaire is a non- players when the player is sold at a profit organization established by the

P a g e | 13 former Cameroon international Jean- conference was attended by the Claude Mbvoumin based in France. representatives of major players like The organization helps parents based UN, the big Spanish, Italian and in Africa who cannot track their French clubs and also by the children who left home to become star representatives of major European footballers but have lost contact with FA’s. The effort by the organization is them ever since. Mbvoumin himself huge and deserves much praise and having achieved his dream albeit with appreciation but it may just be too his share of difficulties knows better little, too late. For, these lost children than most, the aspirations and their are in thousands scattered all over collateral costs having experienced the Europe or even beyond as in the case dizzying highs and depressing lows, all of those kids found in Laos. They need first hand. The organization in immediate help and the need of the collaboration with FIFA is devoted to hour is for swift action. The protect young African footballers in responsibility to stop this madness is Europe and helping them adapt into upon FIFA and the organization must the new culture and environment do more to bring the perpetrators of adequately. Mbvoumin has been these acts to justice and save the life’s honored with the United States Sports of thousands of Africans who have Academy’s Jacky Robinson Award for already been transported in worst form the year 2015 for his incredible effort than cattle to all across the globe. A to improve the lives of migrating whole hearted effort by this young footballers. The Foot Solidaire’s beleaguered organization will do no has materialized into a number of harm to its reputation as it has none at international conferences like the moment. It will on the other hand International Conference On Young go a long way to re-establish its image African Footballers which are as the protector of the game. A ban of gradually bringing about global two transfer windows on the guilty awareness on the issue. In May 2015, clubs may not be enough or may not Foot Solidaire also succeeded in even qualify as an honest effort. The organizing a United Nations punishment needs to be harsher for Conference on the subject. The the perpetrators while, there needs to

P a g e | 14 be a serious crack down on the middle coming from anywhere ranging from men and stringent check on narcotic industry or terrorism and the irresponsible agents. Also, FIFA needs profits made through these to re-examine its policy towards third investments in third party ownership party ownership as the situation is could be going back to its original already out of hand in some part for channels which could be anywhere. It’s example, it is reported that in Brazil high time that FIFA acts on Gorge 90% of the players playing league Mendes and Mino Raiola from football are third party owned, while climbing the rungs of the most the number of the rest of American influential people in football charts continent barring the MLS is also as year on year. Football needs to be high as 75%. The third party saved from being owned by the middle ownership culture is on a rapid rise in men. The blood needs to stop spilling the smaller leagues of Europe as well. for one reason or the other, either for The peril of this culture is that the the real diamond or the metaphorical money being used by these faceless one. investment fund groups could be

As a child Muhammad Ali was refused an autograph by his boxing idol, Sugar Ray Robinson. When Ali became a prize-fighter, he vowed never to deny an autograph request, which he honoured throughout his career.

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#2 RIGHT TO FIRST REFUSAL: CLAUSE OF CONCERN?

NARESH PUJARI

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Contractual arrangements in business Specifically, terms and conditions of relationships or otherwise are the contract are vital and Right of first considered invaluable for the simple refusal is one such important clause reason that they regulate the conduct which has been the talking point not of the parties in any relationship. only in the business deals but also in Legally binding agreements are the the in sports contracts more so in the order of the day and have ventured endorsement contracts. It is crucial into every sphere of life and sports are for the players, agents, sponsors and no exception. Sports sponsorship, etc involved to know the implications endorsement, player contracts are all of the agreement they are entering into critical in their own sense taking into and to be more specific and RIGHT OF accounts the circumstances of each. FIRST REFUSAL clause.

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Right of first refusal as defined in the court with a claim that Yuvraj Singh Black’s Law dictionary is “A right violated the contract by not informing in a contract where the seller must Percept or giving them an opportunity give the other party the chance to to match the deal of Globosport and match the offer that a third party has made both Yuvraj Singh and given to buy a certain asset”. In the Globosport parties in the case. In Indian scenario, Yuvraj Singh and other words, Percept Talent Zaheer Khans cases stand out in the Management company primary sporting sphere and qualify to be contention violation of the “right of precedents to understand the nuances first refusal” clause which has been of the concept of right of refusal. In enumerated under clause 19.1 of the Percept Talent Management Pvt vs. agreement has been violated and Yuvraj Singh and Globosport India, Yuvraj Singh devoid the company of The Bombay High court heard a the opportunity to hear about his deal matter over the issue of right to first with Globosport when he was under refusal wherein Percept, a sport contractual obligation and failed to Management Company entered into an fulfill it and thus invoked legal action. agreement with Cricketer Yuvraj Singh Percept failed to convince the district and to act as the official agent for court in the first instance and with a Yuvraj and owned the personality contention that the Yuvraj Singh is rights of the cricketer by way of a liable to compensate the company for contract. The said agreement has been contracting with another party and entered between the parties in the year signing a deal with a competitor 2003 and the period of the agreement company without notice. The district was fixed and agreed to be four years court ordered in favor of Yuvraj Singh by the parties. However, after the stating that the cricketer was under no completion of the term of the contract obligation to inform the company of Yuvraj Singh has signed a similar deal the deal after the expiry of the term of with Globosport Private Limited to act the contract and the any such as an agent and handle the marketing restriction shall amount to “restraint of and media affairs of the cricketer. trade”. Percept appealed the decision Subsequently, Percept approached the before the division bench. The High

P a g e | 17 court had looked into the clauses 19.1 19.2 Right to First Refusal. and 19.2 which were vital to decide the After the Term of this Agreement, in case at hand. the event the good faith negotiations

initiated under clause 19.1 fail to 19.1 Negotiation: result in mutually agreeable terms of extension of the agreement, Yuvraj Percept shall have the unconditional shall be free to negotiate with right to renew this Agreement for a any third party. Provided always further period of 4 (four) years in that Yuvraj agrees not to accept any accordance with the procedure set out offer for his endorsement, promotion, in this clause 19. During the Term of advertising, or other affiliation with this Agreement, and in any event not regard to any goods or services or for later than August 16, 2007 if Percept arrangement similar to the at its sole discretion may require, the transaction hereunder including the Parties shall meet to commence appointment of another agent without discussions with a view to the first providing Percept with written extension of their relationship beyond notice of such offer and all the terms the Term. For sixty (60) days and conditions thereof including the thereafter, Yuvraj agrees to negotiate final draft of the contract offered by in good faith only with Percept, and such third party and offering Percept not with any third party, concerning the right to match the third party the renewal /extension of the offer. Percept shall thereafter arrangement contemplated under this have the right, exercisable by Agreement and/or for the right after written notice to Yuvraj within the Term to the use of his endorsement ten (10) days of receipt, to accept or for the arrangement contemplated such offer on the same terms and by this Agreement in association with conditions offered by such third any goods or services. Only after such party. If Percept does not accept such sixty days (60) day period, Yuvraj offer, Yuvraj shall thereafter shall have the right to negotiate with have the right to enter into an other persons, subject however to sub agreement with such third party on clause 19.2.

P a g e | 18 terms not more favourable than the the clause of right to first refusal, in terms offered to Percept. such circumstances the law is expected to provide for a remedy and dodge the The high court focusing on the issue of pitfalls due to contracts of such nature right of first refusal has thrown light taking into consideration the interests on the above clauses and stated that of the athlete and the company. In the period mentioned in clause 19.1 both the cases, it was observed that the under negotiation reads percept shall factor that caused a dispute rift is, the have the right to own the image of brand value of the player that has Yuvraj singh even after the expiry of escalated due to the on- field the period of the contract. The court performances and brands that are agreed with the decision rendered by looking for an image that could market the district extended the reasoning the product tries to associate with given to Percept and countered their stars/personalities that are popular. In claim that right of first refusal was a India, given the popularity of the separate agreement altogether and the game, cricket stars endorse majority of appeal which initially came to the the products and services and all the court after an arbitration proceedings top brands in different sectors make as mentioned in the agreement in case the cricketers the faces of their of dispute. The court relied upon products and while bound by the terms section 27 of the Act which talks of of the contract there is likelihood of restraint of trade and if percept the players performing better in their continues to gain rights over the image respective sport and which actually of Yuvraj Singh they are going beyond makes him a popular figure and the term of the contract and the endorsements follow with little delay. Honorable court referred to Percept In such circumstances, the D'Markr (India) Pvt. Ltd vs Zaheer promotional agreements should be Khan & Anr in which the issue was of addressing the issues keeping in mind similar nature and the supreme court the nature or the game and the dismissed the appeal stating that there personality in order to avoid difference was no merit in the claim of the of opinion at a later stage of the company. To further the debate over arrangement. Apart from right of the

P a g e | 19 first refusal clause, there are other not only gives space for both the important clauses that are to be parties to review their business carefully to be outlined at the time of relationship, conduct and renew it drafting the contract to compliment accordingly. the ROFR clause but also reduce Negotiation window friction between the parties in case of disagreement. There are instances wherein the promotion agreement does not have a Renewal negotiation window and which One of the major issues that have been discourages the endorser to negotiate deliberated is the importance of with other competitors during the time frequent renewals. The renewal clause of the present contract or even may is one which specifies the probability force the endorser to exit with notice. of the renewing the contract between Negotiations should be open during the parties depending upon the the last but one month of the relationship and the brand value of the completion of the term of the contract athlete. Generally, the companies with so that endorser and the company has an intention to seal the opportunity to sufficient time to reassess their deal market their product tend to sign for a thereby not contravening with the substantial number of days in his/her ROFR clause and gives both the parties best performing sporting days. equal opportunities to be heard and Instead, to avoid disputes, it is best for evaluate their current agreement and if both the parties to agree upon for negotiations fail, then as per the ROFR small periods ranging from 1to 2 years rule the endorser has the option to exit and later renew the contract as it gives from the contract or the endorsee to a both the parties to assess and match and renew the contract. One evaluate their reach of advertising should be mindful of the scope of the using the image of the athlete. The competitor clause and during the company can estimate the negotiation window it has to be performance of the players brand value notified to the endorser company depending upon the on-field stating that the relationship is not performances in the given time. This benefitting monetarily.

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Remedies difficult to predict and there’s possibility of the athlete being lured From a company’s perspective as a last with additional incentives to endorse resort is to a file an injunction for his product. There are companies breach of contract, which was exactly which offer more money to the athlete what happened in Yuvraj case. The only so that the present endorsee injunction can be filed for fulfilling the company raises their remuneration for endorsement contracts however, the the endorser which is popularly known company’s does not take this route as as “poison pill”. There would new it may tarnish the image of the leagues and more transactions and the company and the investments might endorsement and other sporting get effected. Apart from that, the agreements entered or signed by the endorser has the option of moving the parties will increase manifold but it is court under section 27 of the contract important to note that the terms of Act for specific performance conditions especially with reference to Broadening the scope of clauses ROFR and other completing clauses scope should widened thinking far Sports Leagues are being viewed as ahead to sustain the business platforms for showcasing one’s brands relationship and making beneficial for considering the viewership and both the parties and long lasting. support sports receive globally. It is

Thai prisoners are released early if they take part in special kickboxing matches against foreigners.

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#3 SPIDERCAMS: TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION

GURJOT KHURANA

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As Ron Johnson, CEO of JC Penney and attachments as vertebrates have. said, “Innovation is this amazing And therefore spiders can have intersection between someone’s impossible range of locomotion: - they imagination and the reality in which can walk, run, jump, balloon, swim they live. The problem is, many and tumble and so does this camera, companies don’t have great which can move left-right, forward- imagination, but their view of reality backward and up-down- all thanks to a tells them that it is impossible to do four point system of cables attached to what they imagine.”Luckily, Jens. C the light poles high above the crowd. Peters, founder of CC Systems Inc., This high- definition camera was first thought differently and developed a used in Europe in Austria where it was wire suspension system for a camera successfully tested in 2003. In 2004, it that allowed it to move almost without was employed on Television a limitation just like the spiders that production in Austria. Its initial uses don’t have internal bones, which were for live events like concerts as means they don’t have same muscles that Kylie Minogue in Australia,

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Robbie Williams in Great Britain and unintentional moving or The police in Argentina – television slipping programs such as the Eurovision Song 3. Pulleys:- contest in Greece and Finland, and The pulleys deflect the lifting sporting events such as the European cable from Winch to the Dolly. Swimming Cup in Hungary, Red Bull Their positions define the flying X-fighters in Mexico and Spain and area and maximum height. International football matches. In 4. Control Station:- cricket , Spidercam was first used in The Control Station houses the the Indian Cricket League, followed by entire Control Software, and the semi-finals of the 2010 Indian acts as the working place for Premier League in Mumbai and then pilot and camera operation. in Champions League twenty20 in 5. Camera:- South Africa. It was first used at the The Spidercam is not restricted Gabba in Brisbane during the 2012 to a single camera type, but can South African tour of Australia. be equipped with various cameras. Typical parts and features:- 6. Lens:- 1. Flying Area:- Not only the camera choice is Entire area which can be flexible, it can also equip reached by the dolly or lifting different lenses on spidercam. cable during operation. 2. Winches:- Working Process:- The electric winches are installed in self-supporting 1. The spidercam operates with aluminium frame with clear four motorized winches screens. positioned at each corner at the The winches can move and base of the covered area, each of setup due to the four wheels. which controls a Kevlar Cable The winches don’t need to be connected to a gyro-stabilized weighed down though they have camera-carrier or dolly to be secured against

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2. By controlling the winding and camera have been criticised by unwinding of the cables, the players and sportspersons on system allows the dolly to reach the field. any position in the three- M.S. Dhoni said in an interview, dimensional space. “I have always felt that... 3. The inputs of the spidercam anything that disturbs the game ‘pilot’ are processed by software of cricket, I don’t like it.” which forwards the commands Chief executive of the to the winches via fibre optic International Cricket Council, cables. David Richardson, said that we 4. Two of the Kevlar cables also are going to make sure it does have fibre optic cables woven not interfere with play. We have into them to carry commands to guidelines for its usage. India the camera and the remote was denied a boundary in 19th head, and bring the camera’s over when Virat Kohli shot hit high definition signal back to the gadget, prompting umpires the control-station. to call it dead ball. If any player 5. The remote-head, which houses has any concern about the the camera, provides pan and placement of Spidercam, they tilt movement and includes the can ask the umpires for it to be lens remote which controls moved. Any ball that strikes the focus, zoom and irising. spidercam is considered to be a 6. A gyro-sensor in the dolly deadball. stabilizes the horizons. During a Sydney test match, 7. A specially trained spider cam Australian Captain Steven camera operator controls the Smith dropped a catch after camera. being distracted by one of the wires of the overhead spidercam Despite being a technological in his eye line. revolution, there have been certain instances where the Just like every rose comes with spider movements of the its own set of thorns but its

P a g e | 24 beauty and fragrance continues experience of the audience of to make people elated, similarly, the game by providing them a this technological innovation splendid view. keeps on improving the

Boxing gloves are actually more dangerous and result in more deaths than bare-knuckled boxing.

Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of a fight because he had a dream that he

was going to kill his opponent in the ring. After a priest and

minister convinced Robinson to fight, Robinson went into the ring

and killed his opponent, Jimmy Doyle.

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#4 CORRUPTION : EATING SPORTS?

ABHIJEET ANDREWS

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“The beautiful games that attract fans through skill, hard work and talent in a over the world have in the recent past concerned sport. How has the love and seen players and top officials involved respect for a particular sport been in anti-social activities that have permitted to be diminished to such an made sport more like a film than an extent that our well respected and actual game.” remunerated athletes have to resort to various forms of cheating. Scandal is a word that is now synonymous with sports. Athletes now Athletes from various sports have been seem to be driven by the lust for indulging in underhand practices to money rather than proving their mettle cheat their way to the top. From

P a g e | 26 cricketers such as Salman Butt, International Association of Athletics Sreesanth and Mohammed Amir Federations, have aided in concealing caught being involved in spot fixing to the doping or blackmailing athletes the doping scandal engulfing the who were caught. Shocking is that such Russian Athletic Federation which has a practice of greedy officials harvesting resulted in a ban on Russian Athletes illegal payments have directly from 2016 Olympics. Then we have Mr undermined fair competition. Sepp Blatter along with Michel Platini Such scandals have not only tainted all and their shenanigans which has global competition but discourages shamed FIFA beyond repair. upcoming and aspiring young athletes The prior instances are just the tip of who are influenced this kind of the iceberg. The grim reality is that corruption and could chose to corruption is slowly creeping its way conclude that only through doping into sports. Whether it is the role of success can be achieved. the administrators or the athletes Such conduct both on and off the field themselves, cheating has become the lay bares the fact that there is still a norm. Over recent years there has been sizeable effort to be put in a steady flow of cases involving match- international sports before doping and fixing, spot-fixing and the misuse of other devious practises ceases to be an inside information from across many option. The only viable way to change sports and countries. Claims of doping the existing culture is to prosecute and and straight-up cheating have dogged punish all guilty officials and athletes the sports world this year, tarnishing who encourage and profit by it. everything. Spotless legacies of players were marred, leaving fans with little As a result, the debate within sport left to unconditionally adore. integrity circles has focused around a

Recently World Anti-Doping Agency key question: how best to organize the released a report portraying the dismal relevant stakeholders to overcome reality of sports administration in these constraints in order to tackle which top officials o the ruling body of sports betting corruption effectively? global track and field, the

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The four key stakeholders in the fight together. Openness in decisions and against corruption in sport are: policies is vital. Governments along with anti-fraud organizations ought to  The sports industry (namely: athletes, closely monitor suspicious behavior governing bodies, employing clubs and among athletes as well as allegations of other participants like officials and corruption against sports support staff); administrators. Then they can follow  The Betting industry (regulated and the money in betting. Sporting unregulated, legal and illegal, punter organizations would have to rewrite and bookie); their respective anti-corruption  Governments; and measures so as to ensure clarity as to  Law enforcement authorities. the consequences of such underhand actions. Lastly enforcement of such Each key stakeholder has different rules is a must if we are to see any real imperatives and priorities, different change in sports with respect to resources and a different vested corruption. interest in tackling sports fraud; but

each has an increasing interest in the Sponsors can play their part by subject as scandal after scandal breaks promoting ethics in sport as part of and it becomes clear that, where a their corporate responsibility market exists, someone is trying to programmes. The media also has the manipulate it and the only question power to raise awareness about becomes whether or not they are corruption in sport. With these succeeding. changes to the rules of the game, the

Much can be done to break the ties sector can regain its reputation for fair between sport and corruption. But we play. need to get everyone involved to work

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#5 BETTING TO BE LEGAL NOW ? LODHA COMMITTEE REPORT ON BETTING AND REFORMS

TEJASWINI RANJAN

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A perusal of the relevant BCCI and IPL disciplinary committee. By and large, regulations relating to Anti-Corruption these provisions seem to be show that the offences are classified satisfactory to govern the BCCI, but it under Corruption, Betting and Misuse would be necessary for the Disciplinary of inside information, and detail the Committee referred to therein to be standard of proof, the investigation appointed by a Committee of the and sanctions to be imposed by a Ombudsman, the Ethics Officer and

P a g e | 29 the CEO so that there is some well, with age and identification details independence in the grievance recorded. Strict penal sanctions would redressal process. Relevant have to be imposed on those amendments would therefore be transgressing the license and other necessary to the BCCI and IPL requirements. Betting by regulations in this regard. As far as Administrators, Players, Match Betting would serve both the game and Officials, Team Officials, Owners, etc., economy if it were legalized as has shall continue to be an offence under been done in the United Kingdom. It the BCCI and IPL Rules & Regulations. cannot be overlooked that the The need to educate and sensitize worldwide legal sports betting market young players and debutants about is worth over 400 billion dollars. game ethics, the need to inculcate However, it would always be necessary discipline and integrity among players, to protect and invoke transparency and the need to spread awareness from those involved in the game. The about the ills of betting, match/spot- recommendation of the committee is fixing and other game related that the legislatures ought to legalize malpractices is well accepted and betting in cricket, these must be with recognized. In fact, BCCI has already the following safeguards: introduced the ACSU education module involving lectures by ICC Regulatory watchdogs would be instructors. But this is inadequate. It is necessary to ensure that the betting therefore necessary for BCCI to take houses as well as those transacting the following additional measures to there are strictly monitored, failing ensure that cricket players in which their registrations would be particular, youngsters understand, susceptible to cancellation. The appreciate and practise the ethics Players, Administrators and others relating to the game: closely associated with the sport would be required to furnish the details of 1. Prepare a Cricketers their incomes and assets for the sake of Handbook for young transparency. Licenses would have to players, on the lines of be issued to those placing the bets as Athletes’ Handbook, 2013

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(prepared by Go Sports very rosy. Equally disturbing is the Foundation) containing the trend of young players suddenly Do’s and Don’ts and FAQs. exposed to riches by way of IPL not 2. Arrange for Lectures being suitably guided on responsible (preferably in local conduct, with the result that in order languages apart from to maintain their extravagant lifestyles, English) and frequent they are lured into misadventures in interactions with cricket the form of betting and match/spot- players and sport persons of fixing. Attention should be bestowed unimpeachable integrity in by BCCI to give education about ethics regard to game ethics. and financial management to 3. Create an Integrity Unit youngsters and to secure the post- consisting of former cricket cricket life of all players. Experience players of repute, committed has shown that when a betting or to the cause of cricket, to act match/spot-fixing incident occurs, as mentors and guides, BCCI is ill-prepared to deal with the whom young players can same. BCCI should therefore meet on designated dates to coordinate with State machinery so as discuss their doubts, to create a dedicated special problems and grievances investigation wing in the police to be related to the game. activated whenever there are complaints, and also to ensure that Financial insecurity, short professional such events do not occur. This can be career and huge disparity in the done by BCCI agreeing to bear the contract money paid to different expenditure of such special wing. It classes of players are some of the has been brought to the notice of the factors which tempt players towards Committee that the official post-match malpractices. While reputed parties of the IPL which mandate /glamorous players, particularly those player presence have not been with international exposure have huge conducive to the game and the conduct incomes, the position of other national of the players; which has now been players, let alone fringe players, is not discontinued. BCCI should be careful

P a g e | 31 not to offer any avenues which may These are some of the measures which affect the game and the conduct of the may help in preventing illegalities in players. A database of undesirable regard to the game. The Justice elements (bookies, fixers, etc.,) though Lodha committee submitted its report maintained by BCCI-ACU, is not on the structural changes in the Board shared with the Players and Team of Control for Cricket in India. Among Officials, with the result that they several recommendations made to the remain in the dark and might deal with Supreme Court, the one on eligibility them unwittingly. Such non-sharing criteria for becoming a BCCI office- may even enable a technical defence of bearer may end the career of at least ignorance when such incidents surface. two septuagenarian cricket The sharing of such information administrators. The Lodha panel should be in good faith to protect the report states that a BCCI office-bearer interest of the person to whom such (president, vice-president, secretaries communication is made and for the and treasurer) must not be a minister public good of the game. Such a or government servant and they must caution should clarify that it does not have not held office in the BCCI for a seek to cast any aspersion on the period of nine years or three terms. person regarding whom any The Lodha committee also stated that information is shared. Any person no BCCI office-bearer must be over 70. associated with the governance or If the Supreme Court makes the age- management, or employed or engaged factor binding on BCCI, then Sharad by the BCCI has a duty to inform the Pawar and N. Srinivasan will never be Apex Council or the CEO of any able to become Board chiefs again. undesirable activity or approaches Pawar, who is the president of the which have a bearing on the game or Mumbai Cricket Association, is 75 the functioning of the BCCI. In while Srinivasan, who is the president addition to this, when conducting of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association franchise auctions, the BCCI shall is 71. Srinivasan, in particular, was verify and ascertain whether the keen on a second term as BCCI person controlling the prospective president till he was stood down by the franchisee has criminal antecedents. Supreme Court in the wake of the IPL

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2013 betting scam that featured his they do, they will not be allowed to son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan. hold posts in the Board. Shah has been Saurashtra Cricket Association a past secretary while Bindra was supremo Niranjan Shah, who is 71, president. If the Lodha Panel Punjab Cricket Association top bosses recommendations are made legally Mohinder Pandove and Inderjit Singh binding by the Supreme Court, then Bindra, who are both over 70, may find Srinivasan and Pawar will have no it difficult to continue in their roles to play in the BCCI. respective state associations. Even if

Recommendations of the Mudgal Probe Committee

The consolidated set of Section 415 read with Section 420 of recommendations and suggestions in the Indian Penal Code the applicability this report are thus aimed at ensuring of these provisions in matters of fixing that corruption/ malpractice such as of games/ spots/ sessions is debatable. those that have already been disclosed The status of law in regard to betting in the Report, be eradicated from the and fixing has therefore created game of cricket and the game of cricket operational impediment on the part of and in particular, the IPL be cleansed. investigating and prosecuting agencies The recommendations may be broadly in combating these corrupt influences categorised as: in the sport. It is most imperative to enact a substantive law making all INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION forms of manipulation of sports, corruption and malpractices a criminal Betting and gambling being a State offence. The law so enacted must be subject in the 7th schedule of the applicable uniformly in the country Constitution of India, there is no and should stipulate the creation of an consolidated uniform law applicable to independent investigating agency, a the entire country. In view of the dedicated prosecuting directorate and specific requirements stipulated in a separate judicial forum for

P a g e | 33 expeditious trials. The law must other source. The ACU must establish provide for stringent deterrent a system of accountability in the punishments, similar provisions as in performance of its Anti-Corruption Section 18 of the MCOCA and officers and also create an exhaustive restrictive bail provisions as in NDPS database of bookies, fixers, kingpins of and other similar enactments. This is illegal betting and match fixers and necessary because influx of hawala make such information available to all money and involvement of terrorist stakeholders. As have been noted the elements in matter of betting and betting and fixing racket in sports fixing of sports is causing serious functions most efficiently as one well- threat to national security. In view of oiled machine throughout the country. the national interest involved, it would The law enforcement authorities on be necessary to explore the options the other hand reveal lack of co available to the Parliament and the ordination and trust amongst Legislatures of various States to adopt themselves and more often than not the procedure stipulated in Article 252 function at cross purposes. This has of the Constitution of India. The BCCI resulted in increasing the vulnerability must adopt a “Zero Tolerance Policy” of the country’s economy and remains in matters of corruption in the game. It a matter of concern for national must adopt a far more pro-active role. security. It is necessary that the Pending enactment of such law by the Hon’ble Supreme Court may create a Parliament it is necessary that the Special Investigation Team or a Joint Anti-Corruption Unit of the BCCI be Investigation Team so as to include substantially strengthened with officers from all specialised agencies immediate effect. The BCCI should such as enforcement directorate, create a dedicated fund for Directorate of revenue intelligence, development of sophisticated income tax authorities etc. The JIT investigating machinery responsible may have either the CBI or the NIA as for preventing betting and fixing in the nodal agency. The SIT or the JIT cricket matches as well as for will take over all pending cases and investigating any information to this investigate all available information in effect available from players or any the various tapes referred to earlier

P a g e | 34 and submit its report to the Hon’ble are ambassadors of their country and Supreme Court within a stipulated the sport. The restrictions therefore time frame so as to obtain appropriate ought not to isolate them or expect orders for prosecution and trial. them to lead a monastic existence. The aim obviously is to prohibit ACCESS TO PLAYERS unauthorised access by unsuitable It is evident that access to players, /unscrupulous persons under more so during the IPL, is far too free unsuitable circumstances. Measures and easy leading to significant number which can be considered in this regard of approaches being made to fix include: players or lure them to join the illegal 1. The introduction of an betting syndicate. Supervision of accreditation system; only players and an increased measure of BCCI/IPL/ Team control over their activities, though Management accredited may be a sensitive issue, is necessary. persons should be permitted The BCCI ACU and the ICC ACSU have access to players, in interalia made various circumstances approved by recommendations pertaining to hotel the team management. accommodation of players, visitors 2. Prohibition on access to access to their hotel rooms, temporary player’s hotel rooms except leave of players from hotels and for immediate family attachment of security and anti- members. corruption officers with all IPL teams 3. Strict control of telephonic constantly. The proposals merit access; only cellular serious consideration by the BCCI telephones issued to players subject to the caveat that while by the BCCI should be ensuring that the players are protected allowed and details of calls from contact of undesirable elements, made and received should be the restrictions themselves should not available so as to allow be such which may ultimately affect monitoring by the BCCI. the morale of the team. It is necessary Possession of an to remind ourselves that the players

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unauthorised cell phone penalties to be imposed for non- should be a punishable reporting. Such events would include offence which automatically any approach (of whatever nature) by a will entail deterrent bookie; punter; colleague; official or punishment. anyone else making any such attempts 4. Contact by players with to the player even though the same media representatives, may said to have been made casually. representatives of sponsors This requirement be made applicable and the public generally for all cricketers at all levels of the should be through the team game. management specifically. It should be made mandatory to make DISCLOSURES BY PLAYERS full and immediate disclosure by

Another set of measures, aimed at players and officials of any gifts reducing the possibility of players received (possibly above a certain being vulnerable to improper value) or additional income earned approaches, include: besides the contracted fee. It must be clarified that “gifts” would mean any The imposition on all concerned of an interest or income or other unusual obligation to report, not only instances benefit which is not cricket related. If a of approaches to himself, but also any player has any doubt about the information which he receives and any propriety of anyone’s conduct with knowledge he obtains, however far- regard to an offer, or potential offer, of fetched he personally may regard it, a gift, he should immediately report it concerning any other person including to the concerned official or the IPL a colleague, which is suggestive of Integrity Unit (if such exists) improper conduct. This is a sensitive alternatively to the team manager and issue amongst players. the captain of the team.

It is important to create a schedule of The BCCI Anti-Corruption Code for events which are “notifiable events’ Conduct for Participants should be and reports of such instances are to be incorporated by reference in the made compulsory, with the sanction of player’s contract and the player is to

P a g e | 36 acknowledge therein that he knows prevent unscrupulous entities from and understands the contents of the purchasing a franchise. It has been BCCI Anti-Corruption Code, the recommended by the ICC ACSU and obligations it places on him and the BCCI ACU that any auction in this penalties for disobedience thereto regard should be subject to a pre including forfeiture of the contracted auction verification of the intending fee etc. participants at such auctions.

Access to bank accounts and other A separate Code of Conduct should be financial documentation should be enacted for Owners and Team officials, available to the BCCI ACU with the similar to the Minimum Standards for player’s prior consent; this consent players and match officials with a could be incorporated into the player’s specific provision prohibiting owners contract. Access and information and team officials from betting. The received from such access must be kept Code should also prescribe sanctions/ absolutely confidential. Access to punishments. similar documents of a player’s A separate code should be enacted for immediate family members and/ or the registration and accreditation of other members of the family or their Players agents/Managers by the BCCI, respective agents may well be justified where no player should be allowed to in appropriate circumstances. align with an agent not registered and CONTROL AND SUPERVISION accredited by the BCCI. Before accreditation of players agents, their It is necessary to incorporate credibility should be ensured by the comprehensive and stringent rules and appropriate authority. Accreditation regulations in the Operational Rules so should be time specific and subject to as to bind all the stakeholders renewal after review of the including journalists, commentators, performance and integrity of the broadcasters, etc. agents/managers. The BCCI/IPL should frame specific EDUCATION & TRAINING rules for assessing/ evaluating the credibility of owners in order to

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It has come to the notice of the the possibility of authoring a Committee that bookies maintain a cricketer’s handbook incorporating close vigil on players from an early FAQs for the young Indian Cricketers stage in their career and lure them in the line of the Athletes Handbook with gifts and cash for a sustained 2013 published by the Go Sports period of time and eventually Foundation, Bangalore. introduce them into illegal betting and There has been a unanimous appeal to fixing syndicate. It is therefore critical create an Integrity Unit by the BCCI, that cricketers from their earliest days quite apart from the IPL governing in the game, in addition to learning Council, comprising of former senior how the game is played, be made players such as Shri Sachin Tendulkar, aware of the spirit of the game and the Shri Saurav Ganguly, Shri Rahul rules of fair play, honesty and integrity Dravid, Mr. V.V.S Laxman, Mr. Anil to the game. This education in the Kumble and any such other persons ethics of fair play should be ongoing, with impeccable character, integrity bearing in mind that the further a and honesty. Induction of such players cricketer progresses, the greater are into the unit will give greater the pressures put upon him. Education credibility and command the respect programs such as the BCCI ACU and confidence of the teams and find Education module needs to be acceptance. Such a unit will be able to imparted to player’s right from the counsel and mentor young players, beginning of their training days, and who are suddenly caught in the midst be extended to include cricket schools of fame and glory of IPL making them and academies both run privately as extremely vulnerable to temptations. well as run by the State associations. There has been a split response to the The BCCI should monitor continuous Anti-Corruption education that is education of all registered cricket being imparted to players by ICC players in the country, from the club ACSU during the IPL season. The level onwards and disseminate critique of the Education module has educative materials in form of booklets been primarily based on the fact that to all budding cricketers of the education is imparted in English by country. The BCCI may like to explore

P a g e | 38 facilitators/ trainers to players who are There should be a complete ban on not well versed with the language. This post-match parties or any other parties criticism has been taken note of and it organised by private individuals or is recommended that if BCCI continue sponsors. In any official function, no with the services of ICC ACSU and outsider may have access without continue to impart its Education official authorisation. BCCI while Program during the IPL season, the entering into contracts with its official same be conducted in vernacular sponsors should incorporate languages as well along with English. prohibition on availing the services of The Integrity Unit can be associated any banned player by the official with this program. There is a huge sponsor in any manner, including as disparity of contract money paid to IPL TV/radio commentator, during the players due to the distinction between period of such ban. Players should capped and uncapped players. Reputed receive ongoing psychological support players, particularly those who enjoy concentrating particularly on stress international status, are well very paid. management and counselling with However, it is also a fact that the regard to the pitfalls of success and professional life span of a cricketer is vulnerability to approaches from short and it covers a crucial period of unsuitable people. It has been their lives when they might otherwise disclosed to the Committee that the be qualifying themselves for their life’s BCCI ACU maintains a database work, in a profession or other calling. incorporating therein the names and The fact that there is a palpable details of undesirable elements like financial insecurity amongst general bookies, fixers etc. Similarly ICC ACSU and fringe players is undeniable. It is also maintains a separate database. It important therefore to ensure the is surprising that the details of the financial security of players both in the database are not shared by the Anti- immediate and the long term future in Corruption unit with the players, order to curb corruption in cricket. match officials, administrators etc. Some of the players with whom the OPERATIONAL MECHANISMS Committee interacted have stated that though they have been told to report

P a g e | 39 any approach by such undesirable It is incumbent upon the IPL elements, they were not aware as to Governing Council and the BCCI to who these undesirable elements are. send a clear and emphatic message On being questioned as to why such that dishonesty in cricket will not be databases are not shared with tolerated and the most effective way of concerned stakeholders the officers conveying this message is by the replied that they were concerned with prescription and imposition of severe possible retaliation by actions of and stringent punishment. Most defamation. Under the Indian laws, significantly, the punishment must be this is incorrect, since a number of a deterrent; which implies that it exceptions to Section 499 of Indian should deter not only the offender but Penal Code take care of such concerns. also others, like minded, from The concern being totally misplaced, it offending. It is important to inform is imperative that the details of such players that, where appropriate, an act unscrupulous undesirable elements be of misconduct shall be referred to the shared with all stakeholders including Police, in addition to whatever internal players, umpires, match officials, disciplinary measures are taken. It is support personnel, administrators etc. desirable that the various forms of punishment be clearly delineated; PUNISHMENTS AND SANCTIONS ranging from the lightest to the most severe.

Fans sent “Get Well” cards to Evander Holyfield in advance of his fight with Mike Tyson where he was the 25-to-1 underdog. He went on to win the fight in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history.

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#6 UPDATES FROM CAS (THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORTS)

THE BULGARIAN WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION REMAINS BANNED FROM ENTERING THE NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) held a hearing with the parties at the CAS has issued its decision in the arbitration headquarters on 25 January 2016. With procedure between the Bulgarian respect to the fine, the Sole Arbitrator Weightlifting Federation (BWF) and the found that the IWF President had no International Weightlifting Federation jurisdiction to take such decision alone. In (IWF). The BWF remains banned from accordance with the IWF Rules, it is for entering the next edition of the Olympic the Executive Board to rule on the issue of Games. However, the fine of USD 500,000 the fine. imposed on the BWF is set aside. In The decision of the IWF President with December 2015, the BWF filed an appeal respect to the ban on entering the next at the CAS against the decision taken by Olympic Games is confirmed as the Sole the IWF President on 9 November 2015 in Arbitrator found that the regulations do not which the BWF was fined USD 500,000 specifically determine that the Executive and banned from entering the next Board of the IWF should take such Olympic Games after 11 of its athletes decision, and also because the were found to have committed anti-doping precondition for the imposition of such a rule violations. In appealing to the CAS, ban was complied with (9 or more athletes the BWF sought to have the IWF were found to have committed an anti- President’s decision annulled. With the doping rule violation within one sporting agreement of the parties, an expedited season). The Arbitral Award, with the procedure was conducted and the Sole grounds for the Sole Arbitrator’s decision, Arbitrator appointed to decide the case will be issued in due course. (Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke (Germany))

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CAS ALTERNATIVE HEARING CENTRE IN SHANGHAI TO HOST THE HEARING IN THE ARBITRATION BETWEEN FIFA, KOREA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION & KANG SOO II

The Fédération Internationale de Football CAS, FIFA seeks to increase the player’s Association (FIFA) has filed an appeal at suspension to two years. The CAS the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Alternative Hearing Centre in Shanghai, against the Korea Football Association China will host the hearing on 5 February (KFA) and the Korean football player 2016, during which the CAS Panel in Kang Soo II in relation to the decision charge of this matter (Mr. Rui Botica issued by the Disciplinary Committee of Santos (Portugal), President, Mr. Efraim the Korea Football Association on 12 Barak (Israel), and Mr. Peter Van Minnen August 2015 in which the athlete was (Netherlands) will hear the parties’ found to have committed an anti-doping arguments. The Panel will then deliberate rule violation and received a 6 month before issuing an Arbitral Award period of ineligibility. In its appeal to the containing its decision at a later date.

VALENTIN BALAKHNICHEV, ALEXEI MELNIKOV AND PAPA MASSATA DIACK FILE APPEALS AT THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS)

Three appeals have been filed at the Court Coach for long distance walkers and of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the runners, and Papa Massata Diack, former International Association of Athletics marketing consultant to the IAAF, all seek Federation (IAAF) Ethics Commission to have their life bans from involvement in decision dated 7 January 2016. Valentin the sport of track and field annulled. CAS Balakhnichev, former President of the All- arbitration procedures are in progress. The Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), CAS will not comment any further at this Alexei Melnikov, former Chief ARAF time.

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#7 CASE LAW ALERT

Decision Number 02/2016 PANEL OF THE IAAF ETHICS COMMISSION

In the matter of: (1) Valentin Balakhnichev, (2) Alexei Melnikov, (3) Gabriel Dollé and (4) Papa Massata Diack and the IAAF Code of Ethics.

DECISION

The central issue in this case is b) Alexei Melnikov , former Senior whether each of the Defendants was in ARAF Coach for long distance walkers breach of various provisions of the and runners; IAAF’s Code of Ethics (the “Code’’) by c) Gabriel Dollé , former Director of their involvement in the suppression of the IAAF’s Anti-Doping Department; findings of anti-doping violations by and the female Russian marathon runner, Lilya Shobukhova , and the exaction of d) Papa Massata Diack, former monies from her as the price to pay for marketing consultant to the IAAF and enabling her, by virtue of such son of the IAAF’s then President, suppression, to compete in athletics Lamine Diack . competitions. The Panel has come to The case comes before the Panel in the the clear conclusion that the alleged manner prescribed by the statutes and breaches are made out. procedural rules of May 2015 of the The Defendants are: IAAF’s Ethics Commission. a) Valentin Balakhnichev , former President of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (“ARAF”) and Honorary Treasurer of the IAAF; Procedural Background

In April 2014, the EC received a from Sean Wallace-Jones who is the complaint in relation to the matter Senior Manager, Road Running of the

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IAAF. On 1 July 2014, the Chairman of Kawamura and Mr Thomas Murray. the EC, the Honourable Michael J On 14 September 2015, charges were Beloff QC, determined that there was a sent to the Defendants, who thereafter case fit for investigation and appointed submitted their defences and the Right Honourable Sir Anthony supporting evidence in accordance Hooper, (“Sir Anthony”), a former with a schedule directed by the Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal of Chairman of the Panel: England and Wales, to investigate the a) In accordance with the Chairman’s allegations made and issues raised by directions, and a subsequent extension the complaint. On 5 August 2015, Sir of time, GD’s defence was provided on Anthony submitted his investigation 25 October 2015 but his defence was report to the EC recommending that embellished in further correspondence disciplinary charges be brought against with Sir Anthony up to and including all four Defendants for various alleged on 15 December 2015. breaches of the Code. On 14 August 2015, Kevan Gosper, a member of the b) AM’s defence and exhibits were EC, who had reviewed the outcome of provided on 26 October 2015. He the investigation and the investigator’s provided further documentation on 5 recommendations, endorsed the November 2015. c) VB’s defence and recommendations, in consequence of exhibits were provided on 26 October which the Chairman directed that 2015. adjudicatory proceedings be d) PMD’s defence was provided on 26 commenced. On 14 September 2015, October 2015; his supporting evidence the Chairman appointed the Panel was provided on 6 November 2015. consisting of himself, Mr Akira Sanctions

The provisions on sanctions are set out accordance with the Procedural Rules in the Rules, as follows at paragraph where applicable: D17 of the Statutes of the EC: (i) to caution or censure; The Ethics Commission shall have the (ii) to issue fines; following powers to be exercised in

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(iii) to suspend a person (with or but in his case for 5 years only; his without conditions) or expel sins were those of omission, not the person from office; commission. The Panel thereby (iv) to suspend or ban the person imposed these bans with effect from taking part in any from the date of this decision. Athletics- related activity; The Panel considered that it would (v) to remove any award or be appropriate also to mark the other honour bestowed on gravity of their offences by the person by the IAAF; imposing fines as follows: a) VB: (vi) to impose any sanctions as US$25,000. b) PMD: US$25,000. may be set out in specific c) AM, whose role seems, given his Rules; and lower place in the ARAF hierarchy (vii) to impose any reasonable compared to that of VB to have sanction that it may deem to been mainly, if not merely, be appropriate, including ministerial: US$15,000. The Panel community service within saw no need to do the same in the athletics and/or restitution; case of GD; the declaratory effect of …” its finding (coupled with the ban) The Panel considered in the light of was proportionate punishment. its findings that VB, AM and PMD The World Anti-Doping Agency should be banned for life from any (WADA) acknowledged the further involvement in any way in decision by the IAAF Ethics Board the sport of track and field; any to sanction four individuals for lesser sanction would not meet the various breaches of the IAAF’s gravity of their offences. In GD’s Code of Ethics in relation to a case such ban was also appropriate specific doping case.

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#8 ANTI DOPING UPDATES

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WADA on Kenyan Athletes Doping Bribery Allegations

The World Anti-Doping Agency period of four years on 27 November (WADA) was extremely troubled by 2015. The Associated Press news media reports alleging that Kenyan report highlights the claims of the two athletes were bribed in return for a athletes that they were each asked for reduction of their doping suspensions. – and refused - a 2.5 million Kenyan shillings bribe [USD24,000] by an The athletes, Joy Sakari and Francisca Athletics Kenya (AK) official in return Koki Manunga, were both suspended for a reduction of their suspensions. for anti-doping rule violations for a

WADA Update on RUSADA Non-Compliance

The World Anti-Doping Agency 2015, the WADA Foundation Board (WADA) is taking joint efforts to help declared RUSADA non-compliant with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency the Code. Soon thereafter, in (RUSADA) during their period of non- December, a team of experts from compliance with the World Anti- WADA and UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) Doping Code (Code). On 18 November met in Moscow, along with RUSADA

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni has never scored an ODI century outside Asia.

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#9 MONTHLY UPDATES

Tennis investigation reportedly uncovers evidence of match-fixing by core group of 16 professional players The BBC and BuzzFeed News alleged of an investigation set up in 2007 by that the Tennis Integrity Unit, the the organizing body, the Association of sport’s anti-corruption body, had Tennis Professionals (ATP). The failed to thoroughly investigate a group documents show the inquiry found of 16 players that bookmakers, foreign betting syndicates in Russia, northern police and other investigators had Italy and Sicily making hundreds of warned it about. The BBC and thousands of pounds betting on games BuzzFeed News have not named the which investigators thought to be players because without access to their fixed. Three of these games were at phone, bank and computer records it Wimbledon. was not possible to determine whether they took part in match-fixing. Tennis Among the accusations: authorities have denied suppressing evidence of match-fixing or . Winners of singles and doubles titles at overlooking suspected cases amid Grand Slam tournaments are among reports on the opening day of the the core group of 16 players who have Australian Open alleging widespread repeatedly been reported for losing corruption at the top level of the sport. games when highly suspicious bets The BBC and BuzzFeed News quoted have been placed against them. Nigel Willerton, director of the TIU, as . One top-50 player competing in the saying: “All credible information Australian Open is suspected of received by the TIU is analyzed, repeatedly fixing his first set. assessed, and investigated by highly . Players are being targeted in hotel experienced former law-enforcement rooms at major tournaments and investigators.” The news organizations offered $50,000 or more per fix by said they had obtained a cache of corrupt gamblers. documents that included the findings

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. Gambling syndicates in Russia and . The names of more than 70 players Italy have made hundreds of appear on nine leaked lists of thousands of pounds placing highly suspected fixers who have been flagged suspicious bets on scores of matches – up to the tennis authorities over the including at Wimbledon and the past decade without being sanctioned. French Open.

World Swimming Body FINA ‘Temporarily Suspends’ Mexico Federation

Swimming’s world governing body Rio Olympics this year. “In accordance FINA announced at its bureau meeting with FINA Rule C 12.1.1, FINA in Budapest that it had temporarily temporarily suspended the Mexican suspended the Mexican federation Swimming Federation for not over Guadalajara’s withdrawal as host fulfilling contractual obligations of the 2017 World Championships. It concerning the cancellation of the was not immediately clear how FINA’s 2017 FINA World Championships in action would affect Mexican Guadalajara,” the governing body swimmers’ hopes of competing in the said in a statement.

Appeals of Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid granted suspensive effect

Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid Appeal Committee until the Appeal have each lodged an appeal before the Committee has taken and notified its FIFA Appeal Committee against the decision on the merits of the appeal decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary lodged by each club. In view of the Committee that sanctioned the clubs foregoing, the chairman of the FIFA for breaches relating to the Appeal Committee assured that proper international transfer and registration and adequate appeal proceedings will of players under the age of 18.The take place and, at the same time, that appeals have been granted suspensive all rights of the clubs will be respected. effect by the chairman of the FIFA

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Indian Super League Termed Key World Event on Social Media by Facebook

The Indian Super League’s reputation mention as one of the world’s leading just grows as Facebook chairman Mark celebration of happy moments last Zuckerberg mentioned about the two- year in Zuckerberg’s announcement of year-old football tournament as one of Facebook’s quarterly results. He the key world events discussed by the shared an update on the community’s people on the social networking site progress to connect the world. last year. The ISL found a passing

UEFA Anti-doping agreement with Poland

UEFA has signed a cooperation UEFA has signed such an agreement, agreement with the Polish Anti-Doping strengthening UEFA’s efforts to create Agency. Under the agreement, the a network of coordination and organisations will coordinate their information sharing across Europe. anti-doping programme and testing This collaboration includes activities, and exchange information coordination around the out-of- and intelligence considered useful in competition doping tests in the period planning doping tests. This also leading up to UEFA EURO 2016 in includes the building up of players’ France this summer. Poland’s national biological passports. The Polish agency team has qualified for the tournament. is the 17th organisation with which

Three clubs exit settlement agreement with CFCB

The UEFA Club Financial Control Leterme, has provided updates on Hull Body (CFCB) investigatory chamber, City (England), headed by chief investigator Yves Panathinaikos (Greece) and Sporting

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CP(Portugal), who all concluded decision and communicate it by the settlement agreements last year. The end of February. The CFCB three clubs were found to have fully investigatory chamber is continuing its complied with the terms of their monitoring of those clubs who have agreements. As a consequence, they previously signed settlement have exited the settlement regime. The agreements, in particular those whose investigatory chamber decided to refer agreements are aimed at ensuring the case of Galatasaray (Turkey) to the break-even compliance during the CFCB adjudicatory chamber for the 2015/16 season: necessary actions to be taken as the Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel), Ruch club has failed to comply with the Chorzów (Poland), Rostov (Russia) break-even requirement during the and Kardemir Karabükspor (Turkey). monitoring period assessed in the More information on these clubs will 2015/16 season. The CFCB be communicated by March. adjudicatory chamber will take a

Hisense signs as UEFA EURO 2016 global sponsor

Hisense has signed as a global sponsor and UEFA Women’s EURO 2017. of UEFA EURO 2016, the first-ever Hisense is the tenth and final global sponsorship deal with a Chinese sponsor for UEFA EURO 2016, joining company in the championship’s 56- Adidas, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, year history. Hisense will also sponsor Continental, Hyundai-Kia, other UEFA national team McDonald’s, Orange, SOCAR and competitions until the end of 2017, Turkish Airlines. This successfully including the European Qualifiers for completes the sponsorship the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA programme, together with the six Futsal EURO 2016, the 2017 UEFA national sponsors. European Under-21 Championship

36 Venue Specific Training Sites approved for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

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FIFA has approved the list of Venue equipped dressing rooms and stands Specific Training Sites (VSTSs) for the with a minimum capacity for 500 2018 FIFA World Cup people that can potentially be used by Russia™ submitted by the Russia 2018 media and also spectators, should an Local Organising Committee (LOC). open-to-public training session be held The list includes 36 VSTSs in 11 Host there. It is still to be decided which will Cities – three for each one of the 12 be the two main VSTSs and the back- FIFA World Cup stadiums. The VSTSs up one associated to each stadium. will be available for training sessions of the national teams participating in All 36 VSTSs were included in the the 2018 FIFA World Cup and in the Russia 2018 infrastructure FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 ahead programme. Ten of them are newly of matches at the associated stadiums. built, while the remaining 26 are being The VSTSs must meet a number of renovated. Training sites to be used requirements in order to provide during the FIFA Confederations Cup adequate conditions for the teams. In Russia 2017 must be commissioned by particular, they must have a high- 1 May 2017, while the deadline for quality natural grass pitch compliant facilities to be used for the FIFA World with international standards, a press Cup is 1 May 2018. centre for a minimum of 100 people,

FIFA underlines its fight against match manipulation

In conjunction with the Chinese (GASC) to discuss the recent reforms Football Association (CFA), FIFA’s to football in China which include the Security Director Ralf Mutschke met signing of integrity declarations, with members of the Chinese Ministry independent checks at football of Public Security (MPS) and General matches and the establishment of a Administration of Sports in China specialized disciplinary processes

P a g e | 52 between the MPS and the GASC to symposium addressing the monitor and address suspect manipulation of sports competitions at behaviours which could indicate match the International Centre on Sports manipulation. Studies (CIES) at Neuchâtel, Keen to intensify its fight against Switzerland. The FIFA delegation match manipulation in Asia FIFA attending Wednesday’s event provided representatives stressed the an overview of the vulnerabilities in importance of strengthening co- football that can see match operation and increasing the exchange manipulation occur as well as some of of information. FIFA and its subsidiary the steps necessary to tackle it: Early Warning System (EWS) will detection, information gathering, work closely with the CFA to provide investigation, sanctions and education and support to its clubs, prevention. players and referees on how to prevent FIFA will continue in its ongoing match fixing before the beginning of efforts to combat match manipulation the new football season in China this through a variety of initiatives, which March. includes the Early Warning System, FIFA emphasised its zero tolerance education programmes and a stance on match manipulation at a dedicated hotline.

Second FIFA women’s football conference to focus on “equality through reform”

The second edition of the FIFA arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration Women’s Football and Leadership for Sports. Conference will focus on promoting equality through reform, featuring Registration is now open for the high-profile figures from the world of conference, which takes place at the sport, politics and business such as Home of FIFA on Monday 7 March recently retired world champion Abby 2016 to coincide with International Wambach and Sylvia Schenk, an Women’s Day.

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Other guest speakers include Michael Through this annual international Kimmel, a professor of sociology and conference, FIFA aims to expand its gender studies and top decision support for women’s football while makers within FIFA such as Lydia providing a much-needed platform for Nsekera, Sonia Bien-Aime and Moya debate on advancing women’s roles in Dodd. South African broadcaster Carol sport and society more generally. It Tshabalala will act as MC during the follows on from a well-received event, with further keynote speakers inaugural conference in March 2015, and panellists to be confirmed in the as well as other women’s football- coming weeks. focused initiatives such as the 6th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium, The conference will comprise three held during the record-breaking FIFA sessions focusing on the following Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, areas: and the FIFA Task Force for Women’s 1. The challenges and opportunities Football meeting in August 2015. relating to the development of women’s football More recently, the promotion of 2. The promotion of women in women and increasing the role of positions of leadership in the sports women in the governance of football industry; and have been an integral part of the 3. How FIFA’s reforms can achieve reform proposals put forward to the greater equality and opportunities for FIFA Congress. women and girls in football.

BCCI hands bans to Chandila and Hiken

The Disciplinary Committee of the pronounced the orders in the case of Board of Control for Cricket in India Ajit Chandila and Hiken Shah. (BCCI) met at Board’s Headquarters, Cricket Centre, in Mumbai today and

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1. Ajit Chandila: He is held guilty of 2. Hiken Shah: He is held guilty of misconduct and corruption within the committing breach of Articles 2.1.1; Articles 2.1.1; Article 2.1.2; Article Article 2.1.2 and Article 2.1.4 of the 2.1.3; Article 2.1.4; Article 2.2.2; BCCI Anti Corruption Code. Article 2.2.3; Article 2.4.1 of the BCCI Anti Corruption Code. Ajit Chandila is Hiken Shah is banned for five years banned for Life from playing or from playing or representing cricket in representing cricket in any form or to any form or to be associated in any be associated in any way with the way with the activities of the Board or activities of the Board or its Affiliates. its Affiliates.

Steve Cotterill sacked as Bristol City manager

Steve Cotterill has been sacked as Burnley, Stoke, Cheltenham Town and manager of Championship strugglers Sligo Rovers. The team have failed to Bristol City. Cotterill took over in 2013 win in seven matches. Assistant and won the League One title and the manager John Pemberton and Wade Johnstone’s Paint Trophy in his Elliott, boss of the club’s under-21 side, second season. The 51-year-old has will take interim charge. It is only 256 previously managed Nottingham days since Cotterill led Bristol City to Forest, Portsmouth, Notts County, their first league title since 1995.

McLaren appoint Jost Capito as new head of F1

McLaren have recruited former at an unspecified date to be agreed Volkswagen motorsport boss Jost between McLaren and VW. Jonathan Capito as the new overall head of their Neale, who had been in that role Formula 1 programme. He will be following the sacking of Martin appointed chief executive officer of Whitmarsh in early 2014, has been McLaren Racing, reporting to moved out of the racing department. chairman Ron Dennis. Capito will join

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Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh Linked to 45,000 Crore Ponzi Scheme: Reports

Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh All ponzi schemes, including the ones could be facing investigators probing run by Pearls group, require an the 45,000-crore Pearls Group ponzi unsustainably large pool of investors to scheme. According tomedia reports, uphold the scam. In this pyramidal the Central Bureau of Investigation structure, the schemer starts by taking (CBI) is preparing a list of celebrities Rs 1,000 from investors, promising to who were involved with the scheme double it within a month. But instead that duped crores of gullible investors. of investing their money, he pays them Yuvraj and Harbhajan allegedly with funds garnered from other received plots of lands in Mohali as investors roped in as the scheme gifts. progresses.

On January 9, the managing director The Pearls Group also roped in former of the Chandigarh-based Pearls Group, speedster Brett Lee to be a brand Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, was arrested ambassador in Australia. The group, for duping investors in blatant which sponsored the Kings XI Punjab violation of the law. The group was team in the Indian Premier League, accused of fleecing investors by has commercial interests in kabaddi running operations under new names. and golf leagues in India.

FIFA sanctions several football associations after discriminatory chants by fans

FIFA confirmed sanctions imposed on during 2018 FIFA World Cup several football associations for qualifying matches. Following match unsporting conduct of fans in relation reports and additional evidence to insulting and discriminatory chants generated by the Anti-Discrimination

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Monitoring System that has been the anti-discrimination match implemented for the qualifiers, FIFA observer’s report and the relevant opened disciplinary proceedings evidence available. The committee has against the associations of Argentina, absolute discretion regarding the Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and evaluation of proof (cf. art. 97 par. 1 of Uruguay. Argentina, Mexico, Peru and the FDC). The concerned parties have Uruguay have each been fined CHF been notified of the decisions. 20,000 for individual cases while Chile Meanwhile, proceedings against the has been fined a total of CHF 70,000 Honduras Football Association for for four cases, which occurred at apparent homophobic chants by its different matches but relate to similar supporters are ongoing. instances of unsporting conduct by supporters. All of the proceedings The Anti-Discrimination Monitoring relate to homophobic chants by the System is coordinated by FIFA and respective team’s fans, with the FIFA implemented in collaboration with the Disciplinary Committee finding the Fare network, an organisation with associations to have violated article 67 long experience in the fight against of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC). discrimination in football and the The Disciplinary Committee took the deployment of neutral match decisions after analyzing all of the observers. The monitoring is being specific circumstances of each case, in done across all confederations, with particular, the position adopted by the observers deployed at identified high- association (if applicable) as well as risk matches.

Kuwait sanctioned after unplayed FIFA World Cup qualifier

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee Cup Russia. The Group G match of the reached a decision in the case Asian zone qualifiers between involving the Kuwait Football Myanmar and Kuwait that was Association (KFA) following an scheduled for 17 November 2015 did unplayed match in the preliminary not take place and the matter was competition for the 2018 FIFA World subsequently referred to the FIFA

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Disciplinary Committee for its the Regulations 2018 FIFA World Cup consideration. The Disciplinary Russia™ and art. 56 of the FIFA Committee decided that the match Disciplinary Code. The decision was should be forfeited, in accordance with reached after a thorough analysis of all art. 31 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, relevant information pertaining to the and ordered the KFA to pay a fine of case, in particular the fact that the KFA CHF 10,000 after being found to be has been suspended since 16 October liable for the violation of art. 6 par. 5 of 2015.

ICC Statement On Nepal Captain Raju Rijal

The International Cricket Council the CAN before the start of the (ICC) confirmed that following the competition. These documents include queries raised about the eligibility of copies of his passport and birth Nepal captain Raju Rijal, it has looked certificate, which were issued by the into the matter and is satisfied that the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, player is eligible to play in the ICC U19 as well as a signed age determination Cricket World Cup 2016. The ICC has declaration. According to the official spoken with the Chief Executive of the documents, Raju Rijal is born on 26 Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), September 1996. Players born on or concerned player and the Nepal Team after 1 September 1996, are eligible to Manager, and has again reviewed the participate in the ICC U19 Cricket documents which were submitted by World Cup 2016.

Sanjit Saha’s Bowling Action Found To Be Illegal

Sanjit was reported to the panel during carried out in accordance with Section his side’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 4 of the ICC Regulations for the 2016 match against South Africa at the Review of Bowlers Reported with Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Suspected Illegal Actions. Pursuant to Chittagong. The assessment was the Regulations for the ICC U19

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Cricket World Cup 2016, where the assessment of his bowling action Event Panel concludes that the player conducted by an appointed specialist employs an illegal bowling action, the at an ICC Accredited Testing Centre player shall be immediately suspended pursuant to the ICC Standard Analysis from bowling in any international Protocols which concludes that he has cricket until such time as the player remedied his action. submits himself to an independent

India’s Anmolpreet Reprimanded For Breaching ICC Code Of Conduct

India’s middle-order batsman 42nd over of India’s innings when Anmolpreet Singh has received an Anmolpreet, after being given out official reprimand for breaching Level caught behind, showed dissent at the 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during umpire’s decision by pointing to his the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 sleeve and shaking his head. Following semi-final against Sri Lanka, which his the match, Anmolpreet admitted the side won by 97 runs in Mirpur. The offence and accepted the sanction player was found to have breached proposed by Andy Pycroft of the Elite Article 2.1.5 of the ICC Code of Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, Conduct for Players and Player there was no need for a formal hearing. Support Personnel , which relates to The charge was levelled by on-field “showing dissent at an umpire’s umpires Gregory Brathwaite and Mick decision during an international Martell and third umpire Adrian match”. The incident happened in the Holdstek.

FIFA extends sanction for anti-doping rule violation against Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos

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The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary accordance with the terms of the Committee has decided to extend the decision passed by the disciplinary sanction imposed on 14 December committee of CONMEBOL. This 2015 by the disciplinary committee of suspension covers all types of matches, the South American Football including domestic, international, Confederation (CONMEBOL) on the friendly and official fixtures. Mr Brazilian player Frederico Rodrigues Rodrigues de Paula Santos, his club FC de Paula Santos for an anti-doping rule Shakhtar Donetsk, the CBF, the violation to have worldwide effect in Football Federation of Ukraine, accordance with article 136 ff. of the CONMEBOL and UEFA have today all FIFA Disciplinary Code. As a been notified of the decision of the consequence, Mr Rodrigues de Paula chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Santos is suspended worldwide for one Committee. (1) year as of 27 June 2015 in

Barcelona Presidents Questioned Over Neymar Transfer

Barcelona’s current and former club made by a Brazilian investment group presidents were questioned by a judge which claims it was financially harmed in a Madrid court on Monday as part when Barcelona and Neymar allegedly of an investigation into alleged withheld the real amount of the irregularities regarding the transfer of player’s transfer fee from Brazilian Brazil star Neymar. Club president club Santos in 2013. Investment group Josep Bartomeu and predecessor DIS was entitled to 40 percent of Sandro Rosell arrived together to Neymar’s transfer from Santos, but it answer questions by National Court claims it received smaller judge Jose de la Mata. Neymar and his compensation than it should have father, who acts as the player’s agent, because part of the transfer fee was are expected to testify on Tuesday. De concealed. Barcelona and their la Mata is looking into a complaint presidents have repeatedly denied any

P a g e | 60 wrongdoing. Barcelona maintain that (USD 55.5 million) going to a company Neymar’s transfer in 2013 cost the club owned by Neymar’s father. But 57.1 million euros (then USD 74 investigations in Spain later showed million). Santos officially received a that Barcelona spent nearly 83.3 payment of 17.1 million euros (USD million euros (USD 90 million) to 18.5 million) for Neymar’s transfer, acquire the Brazilian. with the remaining 40 million euros

Pep Guardiola Confirmed as Manchester City F.C. Manager From Next Season

Pep Guardiola has been appointed the Pellegrini, who will leave at the end of new manager at Manchester City F.C. the season. The contract is for three from next season on a three-year years. These negotiations were a re- deal. The former Barcelona manager, commencement of discussions that currently in charge at German outfit were curtailed in 2012. Bayern Munich, will replace Manuel

Feroz Shah Kotla To Lose 520 Seats Due to New Regulations by Delhi Municipal Corporation

Delhi and Districts Cricket Association be removed under the new regulations (DDCA) officials deposited an amount set by Municipal Corporation of Delhi. of Rs 83 lakh to the Land & The removal of 520 seats, which was a Development Office (L&DO) as land deviation from stadium plan, has assessment fee for the Feroz Shah already started. The work has started Kotla Stadium as 520 seats are set to for areas allocated for toilets which

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were earlier changed into food will be meeting Justice Mukul Mudgal courts.The top officials from GMR to discuss smooth conduct of IPL group, the owner of Delhi Daredevils, matches.

Experts assess labour conditions and workers’ safety at St Petersburg stadium

Representatives from FIFA, the Local areas and spoke to groups of Organising Committee (LOC), the construction workers. In September Building and Wood Workers’ 2015, the LOC and FIFA initiated a International (BWI), and the Russian comprehensive project to introduce Construction Workers Union (RBWU) monitoring systems of working paid a visit to the 2018 FIFA World conditions at all 2018 FIFA World Cup Cup Russia™ stadium in St Petersburg stadiums. Visits like the one we have on 5 February. Officials from had in St Petersburg will become Inzhtransstroy-SPB, the main regular and take place also at other contracting company responsible for stadiums hosting the tournament. the stadium’s construction, were also During the visit, the technical experts present. The inspection was part of the assessed health and safety risks for implementation of the 2018 FIFA workers involved in the stadium’s World Cup Sustainability Strategy and construction in St Petersburg and was the first one of its kind. The monitored how rules and regulations delegation examined the construction were being observed. Furthermore, the site at the stadium and conducted experts discussed plans to draw up interviews with members of the recommendations to mitigate those management team, as well as health risks in accordance with Russian law and safety managers from the main and international conventions ratified contractor and other key contracting by the Russian Federation. companies. They also visited worker

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Nestle Terminates IAAF Sponsorship Over Doping Scandals Nestle has terminated a sponsorship for what a commission of the World programme with world athletics’ Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) governing body (IAAF) over fears that described as “state-sponsored” doping. the corruption and doping scandals surrounding the sport could damage The head of the WADA commission, the company’s reputation. Nestle, the Dick Pound, said that Coe was almost world’s largest food company, became certainly aware of widespread drug use the main sponsor of a programme within athletics, having served eight aimed at promoting athletics for years as vice president under Diack. youths worldwide in 2012.

Nestle said it had informed the IAAF of The IAAF is facing crises on multiple its decision and would “await a formal fronts, including widespread acknowledgement from them that our allegations of corruption and bribery partnership has ended.” under disgraced former boss Lamine Diack. Separately, world athletics’ new boss Sebastian Coe has faced criticism following Russia’s ban from the sport

In the entire history of recorded Cricket, only four players have played on all ten batting positions for a team; names include Lance Klusener, Abdur Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne.

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#10 130TH IFAB AGM AGENDA CONFIRMED

The 130th Annual General Meeting football throughout the world benefits (AGM) of the IFAB(The International from consistent interpretation and Football Association Board) will take application. The topic of video place at St. David’s Hotel in Cardiff on assistance for match officials will also Saturday 5 March and will be chaired be discussed, with the AGM set to vote by David Griffiths, President of the on whether or not to approve the Football Association of Wales. The introduction of live trials. It follows the AGM will be asked to ratify what strong recommendation given by the represents the most comprehensive Board of Directors during The IFAB revision of the Laws of the Game ever Annual Business Meeting in January undertaken in The IFAB’s history. The for such experiments to be given the go new format will be more clear and ahead, subject to a set of protocols concise, with half the current word being finalized. Additional items on count and improvements to the the agenda include ‘triple punishment’, structure, layout, terminology, the use of ‘sin bins’, electronic phrasing and consistency. The revision performance and tracking systems and has been an 18-month project of The ‘Law 3 – The Number of Players’ in IFAB Technical Sub-Committee, led by terms of potentially allowing a fourth former English Premier League referee substitute in extra time. As part of the David Elleray, and has included close deliberations, The IFAB will analyse consultation with the two advisory feedback from the Football Advisory panels that were set up in 2014 to Panel and Technical Advisory Panel, support the board with greater which consist of representatives from expertise before decisions are passed. across the world of football and meet The ultimate aim is to increase the twice a year to discuss topical matters universality of the Laws by making related to the Laws. In other business, them easier to understand so that members will receive an update on the

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In October of 1998 a bolt of lightning killed an entire 11- man soccer team from the Democratic Republic of

Congo. The opposing team was completely unharmed.

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#11 T20 WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

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Mar 08, Tue Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong, 1st Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Scotland vs Afghanistan, 2nd Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Mar 09, Wed Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 3rd Match, Group A Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

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Ireland vs Oman, 4th Match, Group AHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Mar 10, Thu Scotland vs Zimbabwe, 5th Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Hong Kong vs Afghanistan, 6th Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Mar 11, Fri Netherlands vs Oman, 7th Match, Group A Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Bangladesh vs Ireland, 8th Match, Group A Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Mar 12, Sat Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 9th Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Scotland vs Hong Kong, 10th Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Mar 13, Sun Netherlands vs Ireland, 11th Match, Group A Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Bangladesh vs Oman, 12th Match, Group A Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

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Mar 15, Tue India vs New Zealand, 13th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Mar 16, Wed West Indies vs England, 14th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Pakistan vs TBC, 15th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mar 17, Thu Sri Lanka vs TBC, 16th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mar 18, Fri Australia vs New Zealand, 17th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

South Africa vs England, 18th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 19, Sat India vs Pakistan, 19th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Mar 20, Sun South Africa vs TBC, 20th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 21st Match, Super 10 Group 1 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

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Mar 21, Mon Australia vs TBC, 22nd Match, Super 10 Group 2 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Mar 22, Tue New Zealand vs Pakistan, 23rd Match, Super 10 Group 2 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Mar 23, Wed England vs TBC, 24th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

India vs TBC, 25th Match, Super 10 Group 2 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Mar 25, Fri Pakistan vs Australia, 26th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

South Africa vs West Indies, 27th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Mar 26, Sat New Zealand vs TBC, 28th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sri Lanka vs England, 29th Match, Super 10 Group 1 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 27, Sun India vs Australia, 30th Match, Super 10 Group 2 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

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West Indies vs TBC, 31st Match, Super 10 Group 1 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Mar 28, Mon South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 32nd Match, Super 10 Group 1 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 30, Wed TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 31, Thu TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 03, Sun TBC vs TBC, Final Eden Gardens, Kolkata

West Indies opening pair Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith hold the world record of 145-run partnership for the 1st wicket (against South Africa) in any T20 world cup match.

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#11 RIO OLYMPICS ROUND UP

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Rio 2016 organisers receive sustainability certification

The work of the Rio 2016 Organising On 27 January, Rio 2016 President Committee to deliver the Olympic and Carlos Arthur Nuzman received a Paralympic Games – and a positive plaque confirming ISO 20121 legacy – in a sustainable manner has certification on behalf of the Olympic been recognised with the award of the and Paralympic Games Organising top global certificate for sustainability Committee, from Vanda Nunes, in the event sector. director of SGS, the leading inspection Created in 2012, and first applied to and certification company. “We went that year’s Games in London, the ISO through a very thorough external audit 20121 international standard which certified that we are serious establishes sustainability criteria for about sustainability and assuming event organisation, providing guidance good management practices,” and best practice advice for organisers. explained Nuzman. The 2012

P a g e | 71 international standard was developed emphasises the importance of by the International Organization for planning and good management. Standardization (ISO) to ensure that events leave a positive economic, For Rio 2016 Sustainability Manager environmental and social legacy, with Julie Duffus, securing the certification minimum waste, energy consumption, reflects the organising committee’s or strain on local communities. It wholehearted efforts to produce a sustainable Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 reveals plans for sustainable and minimal impact Games

On 29 January, the Tokyo 2020 The High-level Sustainability Plan is Organising Committee confirmed its the framework outlining the basic readiness to deliver a minimal impact approach for ensuring sustainability in and sustainable Games when it Games preparations and operations. unveiled its High-level Sustainability Tokyo 2020 aims to finalise its Plan and Fundamental Principles for sustainability plan by the end of 2016, the Sustainable Sourcing Code. and to obtain the ISO 20121 international standard for event Among the recommendations adopted sustainability management. in the Olympic Agenda 2020 is the important theme of sustainability. The Fundamental Principles for the Tokyo 2020 has also made Sustainable Sourcing Code will ensure sustainability one of its overriding the sustainable sourcing of products priorities and will include and services deemed vital to the sustainability in all aspects of the 2020 successful delivery of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Games with full consideration given to of economic rationality, fairness and equity.

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These two documents together provide information from various delivery a framework for ensuring partners, such as the Tokyo sustainability from the planning stage Metropolitan Government, the onwards, but there is also plenty of national government, private entities, scope for further development through and NGOs/NPOs. the collection of ideas, opinions and

CIFP launches Rio2016 Fair Play Awards

The International Fair Play Committee Commenting on the launch, CIFP (CIFP) has announced the launch of President and previous award-winner the Rio2016 Fair Play Awards. A joint Dr Jeno Kamuti said: “There is no initiative with the International sport without ‘fair play’. We are proud Olympic Committee (IOC), this year’s to endorse the Olympic Movement awards will recognize acts of fair play Code and are extremely pleased with and sportsmanship at national and the co-operation of the IOC on similar continental Olympic qualifying events matters related to fair play. I and the Rio Games themselves. For the encourage all members of the Olympic first time in the history of the CIFP’s Movement, ANOC, Sport Accord, the fair play awards, which were first IF’s, NOC’s, judges, athletes, coaches, presented in 1965, members of the media and others to raise the public across the globe are invited to awareness of these incredible acts by nominate candidates, which they can engaging in this effort actively.” Sport do so via the CIFP website, Facebook, has the unique power to bring people Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. A together from all cultures and jury made up of CIFP and IOC backgrounds,” added IOC President representatives, athletes and the media Thomas Bach. “Sport teaches us to will meet at the Rio Games to choose practice the values of respect and fair the winners, with the awards being play in all our activities. This is why made at a ceremony to be held at The the IOC wholeheartedly supports this Olympic Club. initiative because it spreads these Olympic Values to the world.”

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IOC publishes unprecedented Olympic Movement Code for preventing competition manipulation

A first of its kind, the Code aims to standards of disciplinary procedures provide the Olympic Movement and its and the scope of sanctions. All members with harmonised regulations National Olympic Committees (NOCs), to protect all competitions from the International Federations (IFs) and risk of manipulation. Any sports their respective members at the organisation bound by the Olympic continental, regional and national Charter is expected to respect the levels, as well as IOC recognised provisions of the new Code, which was organisations, are called upon to approved by the IOC Executive Board implement regulations in compliance during its meetings last week. On the with the Code. This does not prevent occasion of the publication of the sports organisations from having more Code, IOC President Thomas Bach stringent regulations in place. In order said: “We must do everything we can to ensure its application, these to protect the millions of clean athletes stakeholders are also requested to around the world. Protecting them undertake educational measures for goes hand in hand with ensuring the their officials, judges and referees as environment in which the athletes well as for their delegations to operate is safe from corrupting international competitions and to influences. Today’s publication of the multi-sports events. The first Code is an important step in fighting implementation of the Code at a manipulation in sport. It is a joint Games edition will be in Rio de Janeiro effort of various key stakeholders of next August, following last week’s the Olympic Movement, particularly approval by the IOC Executive Board the International Federations, and of the Rules of Application for the another tangible outcome of Olympic Olympic Games. The IOC took the lead Agenda 2020.” The Code is a in preparing such a Code following regulatory framework defining the the International Forum for Sports different kinds of violations, minimum Integrity last April. The Olympic

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Movement was called upon to develop Competitions. It also coincided with global standards regarding the the IOC’s renewed commitment to manipulation of competitions and protect clean athletes and the integrity related corruption in compliance with of sport as outlined in Olympic Agenda the Council of Europe Convention on 2020, the IOC’s strategic roadmap for the Manipulation of Sports the future of the Olympic Movement.

PREAMBLE a. Acknowledging the danger to sports integrity from the manipulation of sports competitions, all sports organisations, in particular the International Olympic Committee, all International Federations, National Olympic Committees and their respective members at the Continental, Regional and National level and IOC recognised organisations (hereinafter, ‘Sports Organisations’), restate their commitment to safeguarding the integrity of sport, including the protection of clean athletes and competitions as stated in Olympic Agenda 2020; b. Due to the complex nature of this threat, Sports Organisations recognise that they cannot tackle this threat alone, and hence cooperation with public authorities, in particular law enforcement and sports betting entities, is crucial; c. The purpose of this Code is to provide all Sports Organisations and their members with harmonised regulations to protect all competitions from the risk of manipulation. This Code establishes regulations that are in compliance with the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions 1 , in particular Article 7. This does not prevent Sports Organisations from having more stringent regulations in place; d. In the framework of its jurisdiction as determined by Rule 2.8 of the Olympic Charter, the IOC establishes the present Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, hereinafter the Code;

P a g e | 75 e. Sports Organisations bound by the Olympic Charter and the IOC Code of Ethics declare their commitment to support the integrity of sport and fight against the manipulation of competitions by adhering to the standards set out in this Code and by requiring their members to do likewise. Sports Organisations are committed to take all appropriate steps within their powers to incorporate this Code by reference, or to implement regulations consistent with or more stringent than this Code.

“official” means any person who is the owner of, a shareholder in, an executive or a staff member of the entities which organise and/or promote sports competitions, as well as referees, jury members and any other accredited persons. The term also covers the executives and staff of the sports organisation, or where appropriate, other competent sports organisation or club that recognises the competition.

1.5 “Sports Betting, Bet or Betting” means any wager of a stake of monetary value in the expectation of a prize of monetary value, subject to a future and uncertain occurrence related to a sports competition.

Article 2 Violations

The following conduct as defined in this Article constitutes a violation of this Code:

2.1Betting in relation either: a. to a Competition in which the Participant is directly participating; or b. to the Participant’s sport; or c. to any event of a multisport Competition in which he/she is a participant.

2.2 Manipulation of sports competitions An intentional arrangement, act or omission aimed at an improper alteration of the result or the course of a sports competition in order to remove all or part of the

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2.3 Corrupt conduct Providing, requesting, receiving, seeking, or accepting a Benefit related to the manipulation of a competition or any other form of corruption.

2.4 Inside information

1. Using Inside Information for the purposes of Betting, any form of manipulation of sports competitions or any other corrupt purposes whether by the Participant or via another person and/or entity.

2. Disclosing Inside Information to any person and/or entity, with or without Benefit, where the Participant knew or should have known that such disclosure might lead to the information being used for the purposes of Betting, any form of manipulation of competitions or any other corrupt purposes.

3. Giving and/or receiving a Benefit for the provision of Inside Information regardless of whether any Inside Information is actually provided.

2.5 Failure to report

1. Failing to report to the Sports Organisation concerned or a relevant disclosure/reporting mechanism or authority, at the first available opportunity, full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in conduct or incidents that could amount to a violation of this Code.

2. Failing to report to the Sports Organisation concerned or a relevant disclosure/reporting mechanism or authority, at the first available opportunity, full

P a g e | 77 details of any incident, fact or matter that comes to the attention of the Participant (or of which they ought to have been reasonably aware) including approaches or invitations that have been received by another Participant to engage in conduct that could amount to a violation of this Code g. Whether or not the manipulation included a violation of a technical rule of the respective Sports Organisation; h. Whether or not the competition was attended by the competent national or international representative of the Sports Organisation.

2. Any form of aid, abetment or attempt by a Participant that could culminate in a violation of this Code shall be treated as if a violation had been committed, whether or not such an act in fact resulted in a violation and/ or whether that violation was committed deliberately or negligently.

Article 3 Disciplinary Procedure

The contents of this Article are minimum standards which must be respected by all Sports Organisations.

3.1 Investigation

1. The Participant who is alleged to have committed a violation of this Code must be informed of the alleged violations that have been committed, details of the alleged acts and/or omissions, and the range of possible sanctions.

2. Upon request by the competent Sports Organisation, the concerned Participant must provide any information which the Organisation considers may be relevant to investigate the alleged violation, including records relating to the alleged violation (such as betting account numbers and information, itemised telephone bills, bank

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3.2 Rights of the concerned person : In all procedures linked to violations of the present Code, the following rights must be respected:

1. The right to be informed of the charges; and

2. The right to a fair, timely and impartial hearing either by appearing personally in front of the competent Sports Organisation and/or submitting a defence in writing; and the right to be accompanied and/or represented.

3.3 Burden and standard of proof The Sports Organisation shall have the burden of establishing that a violation has been committed. The standard of proof in all matters under this Code shall be the balance of probabilities, a standard that implies that on the preponderance of the evidence it is more likely than not that a breach of this Code has occurred.

3.4 Confidentiality : The principle of confidentiality must be strictly respected by the Sports Organisation during all the procedure; information should only be exchanged with entities on a need to know basis. Confidentiality must also be strictly respected by any person concerned by the procedure until there is public disclosure of the case.

3.5 Anonymity of the person making a report Anonymous reporting must be facilitated.

3.6 Appeal

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1. The Sports Organisation shall have an appropriate appeal framework within their organisation or recourse to an external arbitration mechanism (such as a court of arbitration).

2. The general procedure of the appeal framework shall include provisions such as, but not limited to, the time limit for filing an appeal and the notification procedure for the appeal.

Article 4 Provisional Measures

4.1 The Sports Organisation may impose provisional measures, including a provisional suspension, on the participant where there is a particular risk to the reputation of the sport, while ensuring respect for Articles 3.1 to 3.4 of this Code.

4.2 Where a provisional measure is imposed, this shall be taken into consideration in the determination of any sanction which may ultimately be imposed.

Article 5 Sanctions

5.1 Where it is determined that a violation has been committed, the competent Sports Organisation shall impose an appropriate sanction upon the Participant from the range of permissible sanctions, which may range from a minimum of a warning to a maximum of life ban.

5.2 When determining the appropriate sanctions applicable, the Sports Organisation shall take into consideration all aggravating and mitigating circumstances and shall detail the effect of such circumstances on the final sanction in the written decision.

5.3 Substantial assistance provided by a Participant that results in the discovery or establishment of an offence by another Participant may reduce any sanction applied under this Code.

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Article 6 Mutual recognition

6.1 Subject to the right of appeal, any decision in compliance with this Code by a Sporting Organisations must be recognised and respected by all other Sporting Organisations.

6.2 All Sporting Organisations must recognise and respect the decision(s) made by any other sporting body or court of competent jurisdiction which is not a Sporting Organisation as defined under this Code.

Article 7 Implementation

7.1 Pursuant to Rule 1.4 of the Olympic Charter, all Sports Organisations bound by the Olympic Charter agree to respect this Code.

7.2 These Sports Organisations are responsible for the implementation of the present Code within their own jurisdiction, including educational measures.

7.3 Any amendment to this Code must be approved by the IOC Executive Board following an appropriate consultation process and all Sports Organisations will be informed.

Sri Lankan off-spinner Ajantha Mendis accomplished an astonishing feat of 6 for 8 in a T20 World Cup match against Zimbabwe in 2012.

This is the best bowling figure in the tournament until now.

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#12 FEBRUARY FIXTURES

2-21: Cricket - England women in South Africa

14: Cricket - South Africa v England fifth one-day international, Cape Town

14: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Italy v England

16-17: Football - Champions League round of 16 (first leg)

18: Football - Europa League round of 32 (first leg)

19: Cricket - South Africa v England first Twenty20 international, Cape Town

20: Athletics - Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix

20-21: Football - FA Cup fifth round

21: Cricket - South Africa v England second Twenty20 international, Johannesburg

23-24: Football - Champions League round of 16 (first leg)

25: Football - Europa League round of 32 (second leg)

26: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Wales v France

26-28: Gymnastics - Scottish Artistic Championships

27: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Italy v Scotland, England v Ireland

27: Boxing - Cral Frampton v Scott Quigg - IBF and WBA super-bantamweight titles

28: Football - League Cup final, Wembley

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#13 JANUARY TRANSFER DEALS

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31st January

Emmanuel Emenike [Fenerbahce - West Ham] Loan

Florian Thauvin [Newcastle - Marseille] Loan

30th January

Patrick Bamford [Chelsea - Norwich] Loan

Mario Suarez [Fiorentina - Watford] Undisclosed

Romuald Boco [Portsmouth - Accrington] Free

Matt Miazga [New York Red Bulls - Chelsea] Undisclosed

Jimmy Spencer [Notts County - Cambridge] Free

Wahbi Khazri [Bordeaux - Sunderland] Undisclosed

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29th January

Lee Cox [Plymouth - Stevenage] Free

Mark Hughes [Stevenage - Accrington] Free

Jamie Jones [Preston - Stevenage] Free

Jamar Loza [Norwich - Southend] Loan

Michael Madl [Sturn Graz - Fulham] Loan

Jak McCourt [Leicester - Barnsley] Undisclosed

Hakeem Odoffin [Barnet - Wolves] Undisclosed

Alberto Paloschi [Chievo - Swansea City] Undisclosed

Alexandre Pato [Corinthians - Chelsea] Loan

Derek Riordan [Unattached - York]

Sandro [QPR - West Brom] Loan

Lubo Satka [Newcastle - York] Loan

Ryan Seager [Southampton - Crewe] Loan

Wes Thomas [Birmingham - Bradford] Loan

Tony Watt [Charlton - Blackburn] Loan

Mike Williamson [Newcastle - Wolves] Undisclosed

28th January

Marius Adamonis [FK Atlantas - Bournemouth] Loan

Giedrius Arlauskis [Watford - Espanyol] Loan

Sebastian Coates [Sunderland - Sporting Lisbon] Loan

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Ryan Colclough [Crewe - Wigan] Undisclosed

Chris Dawson [Leeds - Rotherham] Free

Rory Fallon [Unattached - Bristol Rovers]

Kieron Freeman [Sheffield United - Portsmouth] Loan

Scott Golbourne [Wolves - Bristol City] Undisclosed

Paolo Hurtado [Vitoria Guimares - Reading] Loan

Billy King [Hearts - Rangers] Loan

Joe Mason [Cardiff - Wolves] Undisclosed

Kevin McCann [Warriors - Falkirk] Undisclosed

Bryn Morris [Middlesbrough - Walsall] Loan

Sam Morsy [Chesterfield - Wigan] Undisclosed

Joe Pigott [Charlton - Luton] Loan

Luke Prosser [Southend - Northampton] Loan

Deniss Rakels [Cracovia - Reading] Undisclosed

Ryan Shotton [Derby - Birmingham] Loan

Charlie Telfer [Dundee United - Livingston] Loan

Gerhard Tremmel [Swansea - Werder Bremen] Loan

27th January

Shaun Brisley [Peterborough - Leyton Orient] Loan

Scott Brown [Grimsby - Accrington] Free

Adam Chicksen [Brighton - Gillingham] Loan

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David Clarkson [Motherwell - St Mirren] Loan

Diego Fabbrini [Watford - Birmingham] £1.5m

Jonjoe Kenny [Everton - Oxford] Loan

Lamine Kone [Lorient - Sunderland] Undisclosed

Shane Lowry [Birmingham - Perth Glory] Free

Dominique Malonga [Hibernian - Pro Vercelli] Undisclosed

Daniel Nardiello [Bury - Plymouth] Loan

Ramires [Chelsea - Jiangsu Suning] £25m

Andrew Shinnie [Birmingham - Rotherham] Loan

Lee Tomlin [Bournemouth - Bristol City] Loan

Andros Townsend [Tottenham - Newcastle] £12m

26th January

Emmanuel Adebayor [unattached - Crystal Palace]

Christian Atsu [Chelsea - Malaga] Loan

Shane Ferguson [Newcastle - Millwall] Undisclosed

Anthony Gerrard [Shrewsbury - Oldham] Free

Marcus Olsson [Blackburn - Derby] Undisclosed

Paul Quinn [Aberdeen - Ross County] Free

Paul Robinson [Unattached - Burnley]

Orlando Sa [Reading - Maccabi Tel Aviv] Undisclosed

Adam Taggart [Fulham - Perth Glory] Undisclosed

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25th January

Toumani Diagouraga [Brentford - Leeds] Undisclosed

Darren Jones [Forest Green - Newport] Free

Matthew Kennedy [Cardiff - Port Vale] Loan

Otis Khan [Sheffield United - Barnsley] Free

Eddy Lecygne [Stoke - Doncaster] Loan

Aaron Lennox [Unattached - Aberdeen]

Theo Robinson [Motherwell - Port Vale] Free

Steve Sidwell [Stoke - Brighton] Loan

Jack Taylor [Reading - Exeter] Free

24th January

Victor Valdes [Manchester United - Standard Liege] Loan

23rd January

Callum Chettle [Nuneaton - Peterborough] Undisclosed

Paris Cowan-Hall [Millwall - Wycombe] Loan

Sean Kavanagh [Fulham - Mansfield] Loan

Anders Lindegaard [West Brom - Preston] Loan

Deimantas Petravicius [Nottingham Forest - Stevenage] Loan

Aaron Williams [Nuneaton - Peterborough] Undisclosed

Offrande Zanzala [Derby - Stevenage] Loan

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22nd January

Daniel Amartey [Copenhagen - Leicester] Undisclosed - reported about £6m

Jordan Bowery [Rotherham - Oxford] Free

Chris Burke [Nottingham Forest - Rotherham] Loan

Devante Cole [Bradford - Fleetwood] Undisclosed

Aaron Collins [Newport - Wolves] Undisclosed

Shaquile Coulthirst [Tottenham - Peterborough] Undisclosed

Kevin Foley [Unattached - Ipswich]

Ryan Fulton [Liverpool - Portsmouth] Loan

George Green [Unattached - Burnley]

Armand Gnanduillet [Chesterfield - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed

Steve Harper [Unattached - Sunderland]

Gary Hooper [Norwich - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed

Matt Ingram [Wycombe - QPR] Undisclosed

Glen Kamara [Arsenal - Southend] Loan

Matt Palmer [Burton - Oldham] Loan

Jamie Proctor [Fleetwood - Bradford] Loan

Alan Sheehan [Bradford - Luton] Loan

Connor Smith [Watford - AFC Wimbledon] Free

Luke Wilkinson [Luton - Stevenage] Undisclosed

Jonny Williams [Crystal Palace - MK Dons] Loan

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21st January

Luciano Becchio [Unattached - Rotherham]

Brandon Comley [QPR - Carlisle] Loan

Papy Djilobodji [Chelsea - Werder Bremen] Loan

Lynden Gooch [Sunderland - Doncaster] Loan

Luke Guttridge [Luton - Dagenham] Free

Uche Ikpeazu [Watford - Blackpool] Loan

Lex Immers [Feyenoord - Cardiff] Loan

Alex Kiwomya [Chelsea - Fleetwood] Loan

Sam McQueen [Southampton - Southend] Loan

Adil Nabi [West Brom - Peterborough] Undisclosed

Harry Toffolo [Norwich - Peterborough] Loan

Mauro Zarate [West Ham - Fiorentina] Undisclosed

20th January

Nigel Atangana [Portsmouth - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed

Sam Byram [Leeds - West Ham] Undisclosed

Jose Angel Crespo [Aston Villa - Rayo Vallecano] Loan

Danny Graham [Sunderland - Blackburn] Loan

Yann Kermorgant [Bournemouth - Reading] Undisclosed

Andrej Kramaric [Leicester - Hoffenheim] Loan

Karim Matmour [Unattached - Huddersfield]

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Nicky Shorey [Unattached - Colchester]

Luke Thomas [Cheltenham - Derby] Undisclosed

Lewis Walker [Ilkeston - Derby] Undisclosed

Elliott Ward [Bournemouth - Blackburn] Undisclosed

19th January

Joe Bennett [Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday] Loan

Anthony Caceres [Manchester City - Melbourne City] Loan

George Evans [Manchester City - Reading] Undisclosed

Ben Gladwin [QPR - Bristol City] Loan

Jose Miguel Cubero [Blackpool - Herediano] Undisclosed

Luke Maxwell [Kidderminster - Birmingham] £75,000

Jeffrey Monakana [Brighton - FC Voluntari] Free

Steven Naismith [Everton - Norwich] £8.5m

Costel Pantilimon [Sunderland - Watford] Undisclosed

Alex Pearce [Derby - Bristol City] Loan

Jermaine Pennant [Unattached - Tampines Rovers]

Anthony Stokes [Celtic - Hibernian] Loan

Jorge Teixeira [Standard Liege - Charlton] Undisclosed

Conor Washington [Peterborough - QPR] Undisclosed

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18th January

Nordin Amrabat [Malaga - Watford] Undisclosed

Lee Cox [Plymouth - Stevenage] Loan

Liam Grimshaw [Manchester United - Preston] Undisclosed

Timm Klose [Wolfsburg - Norwich] Undisclosed

Elliott Lee [West Ham - Colchester] Loan

David Syers [Scunthorpe - Rochdale] Free

17th January

Erik Sviatchenko [Midtjylland - Celtic] Undisclosed - reported about £1.5m

16th January

Karlan Ahearne-Grant [Charlton - Cambridge] Loan

Charlie Austin [QPR - Southampton] Undisclosed - reported about £4m

Jota [Brentford - Eibar] Loan

15th January

Zoumana Bakayogo [unattached - Crewe]

Mitchell Beeney [Chelsea - Newport] Loan

Mason Bennett [Derby - Burton] Loan

Will Buckley [Sunderland - Birmingham] Loan

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Anthony Caceres [Central Coast Mariners - Manchester City] Undisclosed

Adam Collin [Rotherham - Aberdeen] Loan

Matt Dixon [Hull - York] Free

Michael Doughty [QPR - Swindon] Loan

Ben Godfrey [York - Norwich] Undisclosed

Oliver Hawkins [Hemel Hempstead - Dagenham & Redbridge] Undisclosed

Stephen Hendrie [West Ham - Southend] Loan

Simeon Jackson [unattached - Blackburn]

Lee Martin [Millwall - Northampton] Loan

Aaron O'Connor [Forest Green - Stevenage] Loan

John O'Sullivan [Blackburn - Bury] Loan

Alie Sesay [Leicester - Barnet] Undisclosed

Brayden Shaw [unattached - Accrington]

Kike Sola [Athletic Bilbao - Middlesbrough] Loan

Ben Williamson [Gillingham - Cambridge] Undisclosed

14th January

Will Aimson [Hull - Blackpool] Undisclosed

Chris Atkinson [Crewe - Crawley] Loan

Gael Bigirimana [Newcastle - Coventry] Loan

Josh Brownhill [Preston - Barnsley] Loan

James Dunne [Portsmouth - Cambridge] Loan

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Mohamed Elneny [Basel - Arsenal] About £5m

Rory Gaffney [Cambridge - Bristol Rovers] Undisclosed

Chris Hackett [Northampton - Barnet] Loan

Harry Hickford [MK Dons - Dagenham & Redbridge] Loan

Keith Keane [Cambridge - Stevenage] Loan

Dame N'Doye [Trabzonspor - Sunderland] Loan

Mark Randall [MK Dons - Barnet] Free

Reece Wabara [unattached - Wigan]

13th January

Stephen Bywater [unattached - Burton]

Alessandro Diamanti [Watford - Atalanta] Loan

Jack Hunt [Crystal Palace - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed

Conor McGrandles [Norwich - Falkirk] Loan

Jonathan Parr [Ipswich - Stromsgodset] Free

12th January

Steven Caulker [QPR - Liverpool] Loan

Jordon Forster [Hibernian - Plymouth] Loan

Ntumba Massanka [Burnley - York] Loan

Richard O'Donnell [Wigan - Bristol City] Loan

Will Randall [Swindon - Wolves] Undisclosed

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Jonjo Shelvey [Swansea - Newcastle] £12m

Nathan Thomas [Hartlepool - Mansfield] Undisclosed

James Wallace [Sheffield United - Shrewsbury] Loan

11th January

Kyle Cameron [Newcastle - York] Loan

Joe Davis [Leicester - Fleetwood] Undisclosed

Lewis Grabban [Norwich - Bournemouth] About £7m

Jack McKay [Doncaster - Leeds] Undisclosed

Paul McKay [Doncaster - Leeds] Undisclosed

Ben Pearson [Manchester United - Preston] Undisclosed

Henri Saivet [Bordeaux - Newcastle] Undisclosed

Jayden Stockley [Bournemouth - Exeter] Loan

10th January

Benik Afobe [Wolves - Bournemouth] undisclosed - reported £9m

9th January

James Baxendale [Walsall - Mansfield] Loan

Joe Davis [Leicester - Fleetwood] Loan

Alex Fisher [Torquay - Inverness] Free

George Smith [Barnsley - Crawley] Loan

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Yanic Wildschut [Middlesbrough - Wigan] Undisclosed

8th January

Morgan Amalfitano [unattached - Lille]

Aimen Belaid [Levski Sofia - Rotherham] Free

Alex Cairns [Chesterfield - Rotherham] Free

Mustapha Carayol [Middlesbrough - Leeds] Loan

Mark Ellis [Shrewsbury - Carlisle] Free

Jake Forster-Caskey [Brighton - MK Dons] Loan

Gary Gardner [Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest] Loan

Stephen Hunt [unattached - Coventry]

James Husband [Middlesbrough - Huddersfield] Loan

Bojan Jokic [Villarreal - Nottingham Forest] Loan

Darryl Lachman [Sheffield Wednesday - SC Cambuur Leeuwarden] Loan

Ivo Pinto [Dinamo Zagreb - Norwich] Undisclosed

Riku Riski [Rosenborg - Dundee United] Loan

Kyle Vassell [Peterborough - Shrewsbury] Loan

Jed Wallace [Wolves - Millwall] Loan

Richie Wellens [Doncaster - Shrewsbury] Free

Aidy White [Rotherham - Barnsley] Free

Danny Whitehead [Macclesfield - Wigan] Undisclosed

Joe Worrall [Nottingham Forest - Dagenham & Redbridge] Loan

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7th January

Craig Alcock [Sheffield United - Doncaster] Undisclosed

Tyrone Barnett [Shrewsbury - Southend] Loan

Joe Cole [Aston Villa - Coventry] Free

Ashley Fletcher [Manchester United - Barnsley] Loan

Luke Hendrie [Burnley - York] Loan

Jake Kean [Norwich - Colchester] Loan

Jan Kirchhoff [Bayern Munich - Sunderland] Undisclosed

Anthony Knockaert [Standard Liege - Brighton] Undisclosed

Ian Lawlor [Manchester City - Bury] Loan

Liam Lawrence [Shrewsbury - Bristol Rovers] Free

Andy Mangan [Tranmere - Shrewsbury] Undisclosed

Oliver Muldoon [Charlton - Dagenham & Redbridge] Loan

Darren O'Dea [Mumbai City - Dundee] Free

Danny Philliskirk [Oldham - Blackpool] Undisclosed

Peter Ramage [unattached - Coventry]

Shani Tarashaj [Grasshoppers Zurich - Everton] Undisclosed (loaned back to Grasshoppers for rest of season)

Mark Yeates [Oldham - Blackpool] Free

Wallace [Chelsea - Gremio] Loan

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6th January

Nick Blackman [Reading - Derby] £2.5m

Simon Dawkins [Derby - San Jose Earthquakes] Undisclosed

Marko Grujic [Red Star Belgrade - Liverpool] £5.1m (loaned back to Red Star for rest of season)

Michael Harriman [QPR - Wycombe] Undisclosed

Dan Lavercombe [Torquay - Wigan] Undisclosed (loaned back to Torquay for rest of season)

Conor Townsend [Hull - Scunthorpe] Free

Liam Walsh [Everton - Yeovil] Loan

5th January

Elliott Bennett [Norwich - Blackburn] Undisclosed

James Collins [Shrewsbury - Northampton] Loan

Darnell Furlong [QPR - Cambridge] Loan

Jack Grimmer [Fulham - Shrewsbury] Loan

Kenwyne Jones [Cardiff - Al Jazira] Loan

Christopher Mandiangu [FC Eindhoven - Hamilton]

Kenny McEvoy [Tottenham - York] Free

Callum Robinson [Aston Villa - Preston] Loan

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4th January

Abdoul Camara [Angers - Derby] Undisclosed

Ulises Davila [Chelsea - Santos Laguna] Undisclosed

Demarai Gray [Birmingham - Leicester] £3.7m

Roger Johnson [unattached - Charlton]

Diego Poyet [West Ham - Charlton] Loan

2nd January

Paul Digby [Barnsley - Ipswich] Loan

Matthew Foulds [Bury - Everton] Undisclosed

Juan Iturbe [Roma - Bournemouth] Loan

Calaum Jahraldo-Martin [Hull - Leyton Orient] Loan

Lewis Page [West Ham - Cambridge] Loan

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#14 EURO ROUNDUP

Image courtesy:www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Hisense signs as UEFA EURO 2016 global sponsor

Hisense has signed as a global sponsor and UEFA Women’s EURO 2017. of UEFA EURO 2016, the first-ever Hisense is the tenth and final global sponsorship deal with a Chinese sponsor for UEFA EURO 2016, joining company in the championship’s 56- Adidas, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, year history. Hisense will also sponsor Continental, Hyundai-Kia, other UEFA national team McDonald’s, Orange, SOCAR and competitions until the end of 2017, Turkish Airlines. This successfully including the European Qualifiers for completes the sponsorship the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA programme, together with the six Futsal EURO 2016, the 2017 UEFA national sponsors. European Under-21 Championship

UEFA EURO 2016 prize money substantially increased

With regard to UEFA EURO 2016, a distributed to the participating teams substantial increase in the amount was approved. The 24 national teams

P a g e | 99 will share a total of €301m compared • For the two teams who take the field to the €196m distributed at UEFA for the final at the Stade de France in EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine Paris on 10 July, the 2016 European and the €184m in Austria and champions will receive €8m while Switzerland. Details of distribution are there will be a reward of €5m for the as follows: runners-up. This means that, if the winners of the title have also won all • All 24 teams will receive a three of their group matches, the total participating fee of €8m. During the prize money they earn will amount to group phase there are also €27m, compared with €23.5m in 2012. performance bonuses of €1m for a win Inter FS will stage the 2016 UEFA and €500,000 for a draw. Once UEFA Futsal Cup Finals in the Spanish city of EURO 2016 enters its knockout phase, Guadalajara. The tournament will be there are no more performance played from 21 to 24 April 2016 with bonuses. Instead, the teams the teams of SL Benfica (POR), participating in the round of 16 will Pescara Calcio (ITA), Ugra Yugorsk receive €1.5m, the eight quarter- (RUS) and Inter FS (ESP). Finally, the finalists will receive an additional UEFA Executive Committee took note payment of €2.5m. The financial of the CAS decision relating to the reward for reaching the semi-finals is provisional suspension of its President an extra payment of €4m. Michel Platini and requests a swift disciplinary process by the relevant FIFA bodies on the merits of the case.

Turkish Airlines joins UEFA EURO 2016 as Official Airline Partner

As part of the campaign, Turkish the tournament. Turkish Airlines in Airlines will be developing exclusive fact flies to 22 of the 24 competing offers such as special airfares for fans countries and covers six destinations to fly to France and charter rates for within France so is the ideal partner to competing teams to travel to and from ensure fans and players arrive relaxed

P a g e | 100 and ready to enjoy the EURO 2016. One global position tournament. Turkish Airlines becomes remains, with an announcement the ninth global sponsor to join the expected over the coming weeks. commercial programme for UEFA

Orange joins UEFA EURO 2016 as Global Sponsor and Official Telecommunications Service Provider

UEFA and Orange announced that Official Telecommunications Service Orange is officially joining UEFA Provider, Orange will be providing all EURO 2016’s commercial programme fixed and wireless communications as a global sponsor with exclusive services for the tournament. This worldwide rights, and will be the includes the responsibility for Official Telecommunications Service delivering live match signals from the Provider for the tournament. UEFA ten stadiums in France to broadcasters EURO 2016 will mark the second time and fans around the world, as well as that Orange is working together with providing staff, officials, media, UEFA to deliver Europe’s premier referees and volunteers with national team footballing event and connectivity through approximately the third biggest sporting event 25,000 access points and mobile worldwide. As part of its UEFA EURO services throughout the tournament. 2016 campaign, Orange will be Over 800 engineers and experts from developing exclusive offers, giving Orange will be dedicated to delivering consumers an opportunity to connect UEFA EURO 2016. to what is essential for them. As BBC AND ITV AWARDED THE MEDIA RIGHTS

UEFA announced that long-term EURO 2016 and UEFA EURO 2020. UEFA partners BBC and ITV have The two-tournament deal ensures free- been awarded the media rights in the to-air coverage for every match of the UK in a combined deal for both UEFA respective tournaments. Both partners

P a g e | 101 have in-depth experience of edge coverage.UK will host a total broadcasting the UEFA European seven matches: four in Glasgow, both Football Championship. English, semi-finals and the final taking place Welsh and Northern Irish fans, who in London at Wembley. The agreement will be able to follow their respective covers exclusive live and delayed rights teams’ performance at UEFA EURO across all BBC and ITV platforms, 2016 in an unrivalled manner through along with magazine and highlights BBC and ITV’s cutting programmes.

Abritel-HomeAway: EURO’s sixth national sponsor

Abritel-HomeAway is joining the June to 10 July. As part of the UEFA UEFA EURO 2016 commercial EURO 2016 partnership, Abritel.fr, the programme as a national sponsor and French portal of the HomeAway group, will also serve as the official fans’ is increasing its inventory of short- accommodation service. Abritel- term rental property listings in all ten HomeAway is the first short-term host cities in France, giving fans the rental provider ever to sponsor the opportunity to stay in an entire house UEFA European Football or apartment during the tournament. Championship. Together, we will host HomeAway properties provide a millions of fans in France this summer, spacious, flexible and affordable enabling them to participate in alternative to hotels for groups of fans, Europe’s premier national team friends or families to enjoy the event footballing event, taking place from 10 together.

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