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  • Ten Sports bags 3-year telecast rights to Moto Grand Prix

    MUMBAI: Ten Sports has bagged the telecast rights for18 Moto Grand Prix races in the 2006 season as well the complete 2007 and 2008 seasons. The telecast will be available live on the India and Pakistan beam of Ten Sports.
     
     

    “In the last couple of years, we have developed a substantial and growing viewership for MotoGP and are delighted to cater to their interests with this new contract,” said Taj Television Ltd CEO Chris McDonald.

    While Valentino Rossi of Gauloises Yamaha Team has shown imperious form this year and is all set to wrap up the title, his countrymate from Italy, Max Biaggi on Repsol Honda is itching to get even, which should add to the excitement in 2006, states an official release.
     
     

    Among the major sporting attractions on Ten Sports (on either the Indian, Pakistani or Middle East beams) in the coming months are India’s much anticipated cricket tours to Pakistan and the West Indies, England’s Tour of Pakistan, the Champions Trophy hockey and the US open tennis championship, the release adds.

  • Ten Sports to air Moto Grand Prix live

    Ten Sports to air Moto Grand Prix live

    MUMBAI: It’s action time on Ten Sports this weekend. On 17 April, the channel will air the battle for supremacy of World Champion Valentino Rossi and challenger Gibernau Sete in the round two of the 2005 Moto GP World Championship; the Portuguese Grand Prix.

    The championship will be aired live from 3:30 PM from Estoril, Portugal.

    Rossi retained his spot at the top by beating Sete at Jerez in a controversial nail-biting spectacle when he made his break in the 25th lap at a bend to overtake his arch rival. Rossi will be looking forward to retaining his position with Sete eager to avenge his defeat.

    The inaugural championship race saw Honda sealing the top six places as Sete led the way from the start and set an extremely fast pace whilst Melandri battled it out behind him, racing like a true veteran and picking up third as Nicky Hayden crashed out. Four-time world champion Biaggi finished seventh.

    It remains to be seen whether Honda will win the number one position on the podium in Estoril this time or will Yamaha once again take another bend to lead the race?