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League Notes: FIA Backing 'Sound Generator' Development In F1

F1's governing body "is backing development of a 'sound generator' to spice up the muted tones of the current generation of power units." After the turbo V6s fitted with energy recovery systems replaced the screaming V8s of old, the sport reacted for '16 by mandating "extra tailpipes for the wastegate." F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said in Barcelona that he thought the sound "was indeed 'better than before.'" But the FIA "is still working together with teams to improve the sound even more," with the federation's engine chief Fabrice Lom confirming that it is in effect a "sound generator" (GMM, 5/24).

National Rugby League side Parramatta Eels' player Kieran Foran's lawyers "are set to take the first step towards a damages claim against the TAB over leaked details of alleged gambling transactions from his account by sending a concern notice to the betting agency on Wednesday." The Parramatta and New Zealand player has engaged Daniel McGirr of McGirr Lawyers "to pursue action" after News Ltd. reported that online bets totalling A$75,000 ($54,000) "had been placed from his TAB account on greyhounds and gallops in South Africa during a two-hour period last week." The amount of detail in the News Ltd. story, which included the size of individual bets and where and on what runner they were placed, "prompted the TAB to launch an investigation into how such personal information had become public" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 5/24).

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