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February 23, 2012, Thursday
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THE inaugural edition of India's Premier League Soccer (PLS) featuring World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro and former France international Robert Pires has been postponed because of a lack of venues.
The six-team competition, modelled on the successful Twenty20 cricket tournament, was slated for a March 24 but the organizers said they could not secure state-owned stadiums in the Indian state of West Bengal.
"Discussion is on with the state government but even if it is sorted out by the end of this week, we would need time to prepare the fields," Dharamdutt Pandey, CEO of an event management company, said.
"These are minor issues and PLS is very much on. We are now targeting a mid-April start for the league. It would require at least one month to upgrade the stadiums to an international standard," Pandey added.
Earlier, promoters of an IPL-style nine-team motor racing league deferred the 12-race competition to next year because of logistic issues.
The six-team competition, modelled on the successful Twenty20 cricket tournament, was slated for a March 24 but the organizers said they could not secure state-owned stadiums in the Indian state of West Bengal.
"Discussion is on with the state government but even if it is sorted out by the end of this week, we would need time to prepare the fields," Dharamdutt Pandey, CEO of an event management company, said.
"These are minor issues and PLS is very much on. We are now targeting a mid-April start for the league. It would require at least one month to upgrade the stadiums to an international standard," Pandey added.
Earlier, promoters of an IPL-style nine-team motor racing league deferred the 12-race competition to next year because of logistic issues.
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