CAPE TOWN, 17 April 2009 – The DLF IPL today launched an R8-million scholarship programme for schools and individual learners that will be among the largest community programmes in South Africa by a sport organisation. The tournament's Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi announced the programme today at a special event at Alexander Sinton High School in Athlone, Cape Town. The school became the first beneficiary of the Help Educate And Teach (HEAT) programme when headmaster Faziel … [Read more...]
IPL All Set to Beat the Odds and Break Records
16 April, 2009 By
Cape Town, April 16, 2009: Setting up the 2009 DLF IPL tournament in South Africa inside three weeks has been an effort that stretches well beyond a logistical task unparalleled in world sport to building a brand and a legacy of enduring support in record time, says IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi. Speaking at a news conference in Cape Town today, Modi said a key driving factor for the IPL has been to engage South Africans and build excitement and enthusiasm. "Once the need to … [Read more...]
IPL Fan With Star Quality Will be off to Bollywood
16 April, 2009 By
Cape Town, April 16 2009: One lucky South African IPL fan with star quality stands to win a role in a Bollywood movie, R50 000 in cash, a business class trip to India and other prizes in the 2009 tournament's Miss Bollywood SA competition. The search for a South African lady with the potential to take Bollywood by storm was announced in Cape Town today by IPL Chairman and Commissioner, Lalit Modi, and Bollywood superstars Shah Rhuk Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Preity Zinta. "We're looking … [Read more...]
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