Quote of the Day
"It’s been very successful. Inevitably, when play moves into the peak evening, audiences are higher."-- BBC Sport Dir Barbara Slater, on why the broadcaster is asking the All England Club to change the Wimbledon schedule to include more night matches. (BLOOMBERG, 9/26)
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F1 Float Doesn't Fly In '12
Bernie Ecclestone said that F1's flotation is on hold until market conditions improve.
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has "revealed that the much-anticipated $10B flotation of his high octane motorsport series will not take place until market conditions improve," according to Sylt & Reid of the London TELEGRAPH. F1 "was expected to list in Singapore, but the IPO never got the green light from F1’s board due to the euro-zone crisis." Ecclestone said, "The float won’t happen this year, but next year it will if the markets change. No IPOs have gone through, only [football club] Manchester United. I was surprised that they let it go through at the price. First the price and secondly the amount."
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Night Moves
BBC wants Wimbledon to schedule more matches at night.
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Gassing Up
Qatar Petroleum extends sponsorship of Arabian World Cup.
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Supply, No Demand
British toymaker Hornby suffers from slow London mascot sales.
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Sleight Of Hand
French handball club Montpellier embroiled in betting scandal.
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League Of Their Own
Papua New Guinea rugby advocates want to field team in Aussie NRL.
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Thumbs Up
FIA gives Austin's Circuit of the Americas its blessing.
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A Closer Look
Brazilian Football Federation will review all contracts from Teixeira era.
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Finding A Seat
Corinthians, São Paulo officials in row over cost of stadium seats.
