Quote of the Day
"Handball isn't football. There aren't any huge sums for titles."-- THW Kiel Chair Hinrich Vater, on why the club's three titles have only generated a $33K profit. (DPA, 2/19)
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Top Stories
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Take It To The Bank
Barclays will be the first new sponsorship signing for Sebastian Coe's "embattled British Olympic Association," replacing Lloyds as the primary financial-services partner, according to John Reynolds of MARKETING MAGAZINE. The bank is set to announce details of an estimated £4M ($6M) sponsorship deal next month, which will give Barclays marketing rights to Team GB "until and during the summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016."
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Down To The Wire
Sky TV, NRL close to New Zealand rights deal as season openers loom.
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Holding Fire
Nine Net treads cautiously to avoid cricket-rights war with rival Ten.
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Spring Cleanup
FA pledges $227M to make improvements at rundown sports facilities.
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Food On The Table
Perdigão signs on as Copa Do Brasil title sponsor for three years.
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On A Mission
Dennis Rodman, three Globetrotters carry basketball message to North Korea.
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Losing Its Sheen
Gold Medal no path to sponsor riches for Aussie hurdler Sally Pearson.
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A Sales Leader
Sports Direct Founder Ashley sells 25M shares of retail outfit.
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Not Much To Show
Handball Bundesliga club THW Kiel sees only $33K in profit from three titles.
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Where's The Beef?
SPL club Aberdeen pulls meat pies from stadium over horse meat scare.
