Australian consultancy firm SMAM, whose contract was terminated by the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers for "non-performance", got the backing of top sports administrators here who said the company has been made a scapegoat in the corruption scandals that have rocked the event in India.
Australian firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) on Wednesday hit out at the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for "wrongfully, viciously and abruptly" terminating its services, saying the OC took the step to deviate attention from the ongoing corruption furore and avoid paying the company.
Stung by the CAG's interim report which has found discrepancies in some deals, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) on Thursday defended its broadcasting rights deal with Fast Track despite a high commission paid to them, saying the UK company had doubled the revenue target.
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Except for September quarter, which had net inflows of $196 million, all other quarters had outflows.
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