Sports and Development: An Economic Perspective on the Impact of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa Jo Swinnen and Thijs Vandemoortele LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Version 2 February 2008 Introduction The relationship between sports and development can be analyzed from different angles – some of these have received quite a bit of attention in the literature‚ others less. An important share of the literature focuses on football
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the region‚ which would not only generate income for the sporting bodies but also for a number of other industries such as the hotel‚ airline and food sectors. This can be witnessed from the amount of tourism that was generated during the 2007 Cricket World Cup‚ which brought thousands of people to the region and generated a significant amount of business for locals. Sporting activity can also be used as an avenue to a higher education‚ as a number of well-known Caribbean sportspersons have obtained
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Cricket‚ my favourite game‚ is one of the most popular games all over the world. Though many people of the world have been playing cricket‚ very few players have made their mark in cricket. Many of them are admired‚ but my special admiration goes to all-time-great Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar‚ the name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers and captains all around the world. The Star of Indian Cricket‚ more like a GOD in India‚ is the best player ever gifted to the game of
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MATCH FIXING Heroism is essential to sport and cricket is no exception. Boys need players to worship and so their fathers. Film stars are wonderful but all know that their world is fantasy-with players it is different. Their art is real. Today‚ the line dividing the rigged and the real becoming blurred and this blurredness promise nothing for the game but an uncertain future. Cricket‚ a great a gentleman’s game is shrouded in shame. It is a game stained beyond caliper measure. Every sport is allowed
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Essay on cricket Match fixing in Pakistan Match fixing has been a curse to the game of cricket since the time the game was invented. Pakistan is one of those countries‚ which has been accused of match fixing more than any other country has ever been accused of. The first major accusation came under the Justice Qayum report according to which various Pakistani cricketing stars were involved in fixing matches‚ these included Wasim Akram‚ Waqaq Younis‚ Inzimam-ul-Haq‚ Mushtaq Ahmed and various
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has abandoned him and his mother runs a small business. He makes extra income by giving mathematics tuitions. Ishaan (Ish) He is a big cricket freak and also a patriot at heart. Ishaan has been the best cricketer in his locality and school. He suggests the name of their business as "Team India Cricket Shop". He helps Govind’s business by organising daily cricket coaching camps. Omi He is the son of the Hindu priest of the local temple. His family enjoys great respect among the people. Through
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motivated and sufficiently guided they want in their life. B. The youth will have to compete with sporting spirit.Youth must be sportive and competent enough to face challenges of the World. Just look at the spirit of Indian cricket Team. With the start of any cricket tournament‚ no matters which team wins‚ Cricket wins‚ Youthfulness will win. The spirit of oneness will win. United we can achive many successes. C. The youth can play a vital role in eliminating terrorism. Proper utilization of
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com/watch?v=FftZt-Dw_hQ The question I will be looking at is: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? It is an ad from KFC Australia‚ called the KFC Cricket Survival Guide. It shows a white supporter of the Australian cricket team surrounded by the supporters of the opposite team: The West Indian cricket team. All the supporters of that team are black. The only white person (whose name is Mick) is clearly annoyed by the cheering and drumming of the other supporters. He asks
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people want Sachin Tendulkar to carry on in terms or his cricket career. Do you agree or disagree about the fact that he is too old and should retire or should he carry on with being Captain? To be biased or not I guess there are many opinions in this case! I would tend to agree that Sachin Tendulkar should pursue his career in cricket because I personally feel that‚ yes he is nearing his forties which is quiet a milestone for a cricket player‚ he is and has so much more of his strengths to
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mathematics tuitions. He continues these tuitions even after starting the cricket shop business. He is the narrator of this story and the one who makes the "Three Mistakes". During the course of the story he falls in love with Vidya‚ Ishan’s younger sister for whom he is a private tutor. Govind is the one who looks after the financial part of the business as he has good business sense and mathematical skills. Ishaan: He is a big cricket freak and also a patriot at heart. Ishan has been the best cricketer
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