Venky's to own Blackburn Rovers

Venky's to own Blackburn Rovers: "The shares of Venky's India Ltd., is currently trading at Rs. 940 down Rs. 0.10 or 0.01% over the previous close.
Anuradha Desai, Venkys chairperson was quoted as saying that Venky's is the first Indian company to acquire a Premier League.
Blackburn Rovers’ Chairman John Williams further added that a series of meetings, including discussions with the Premier League, have followed an extensive due diligence process."

Why Jharkhand Plays Lawn Bowls

"When asked why he robbed banks, U.S. outlaw Willie Sutton is famously said to have responded: “Because that’s where the money is.”

There’s a similarly straightforward answer if you ask why India’s Commonwealth Games bowlers hail from either Guwahati in Assam or Ranchi in Jharkhand: It’s where the greens are."

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Liverpool agrees to sell club to Red Sox owners

"Liverpool's board agreed to sell the debt-riddled Premier League club to the owners of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday"

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CWG 2010 will result in economic impact of $4,940 mn

"Commonwealth Games 2010 is expected to result in an overall economic impact of $4,940 million on India's GDP during a period of four years ending 2012 and create an employment opportunity close to 24.7 lakh.

According to a Games Organising Committee document, this figure is almost three times the economic impact the 2006 Melbourne Games had on Australian GDP."

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