India's Mahesh Bhupathi celebrates after he and his teammate Leander Paes (unseen) won the Davis Cup doubles tennis match against Romania's Adrian Cruciat and Horia Tecau in Bucharest September 20, 2008. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
(Reuters) - The first leg of the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) has been shifted from Bangkok to Manila because of the political unrest in Thailand, organisers said on Saturday.
Thailand's politicians have been unable to forge a compromise over a nearly decade-long split between the royalist establishment and a populist former telecommunications tycoon, whose sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, was ousted as prime minister on Wednesday.
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