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Maradona Wins $490,000 Suit Against Two Shanghai Firms For Trademark Infringement06 / 19 / 13Former Argentina striker and Manager Diego Maradona won a 3M yuan ($490,000) lawsuit in Beijing Monday "against two Shanghai firms which used his name and image without permission," according to the SHANGHAI DAILY. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled t... |
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Guangzhou Free Man Dissolves
China's second-tier National Basketball League team Guangzhou Free Man has dissolved, according to Jon Pastuszek of NIUBBALL.com. The team has been "bleeding through money with no rescue in the form of promotion to the Chinese Basketball Association in sight." The '12 NBL runner-up announced that it ...
Tags: Franchises, China
IOC And IOA On Collision Course
The Indian Olympic Association is objecting to the IOC's "dictate" that it should "hold its election due next month under the supervision of the world body," according to the PTI. The IOC had written two letters stating that "the election process of the IOA would have to be held in strict compliance ...
Li-Ning Will Focus On Its Origins
Following the closure of its only store in Hong Kong, sports apparel brand Li-Ning announced it "will concentrate on the Chinese mainland market for its future development," according to Zhang Ye of the GLOBAL TIMES. A Li-Ning spokesperson confirmed that the store in Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping a ...
Hockey India Set For Player Auction
The Hockey India League will have 90 of the country's "best players," including all 16 members of the London Olympics field hockey team, available for next month's player auction, according to PTI. HIL Secretary General and Chair Narinder Batra said that the "creme de la creme of Indian hockey," inc ...
Island Disputes Could Affect Tokyo 2020
The vote to determine the host of the 2020 Olympic Games is less than one year away, and Tokyo's chances of landing the event "could slip away in the wake of Japan's ongoing involvement in island disputes with South Korea, China, Russia and Taiwan," according to Gallagher & Odeven of THE JAPAN T ...
K-League Team Boycotts Rest Of Season
Korea’s professional football league, the K-League, has "relegated the military-affiliated Sangju Sangmu Pheonix to the second division for next season for failing to meet int'l club standards," according to Moon Gwang-lip of the KOREA JOONGANG DAILY. With Sangju’s demotion, "only one of ...
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China To Rebrand 'Japanese' Marathon
The "gathering Sino-Japanese storm over a set of disputed islands has sent Shanghai authorities sprinting away from the Tokyo chemical company that has sponsored one of the city’s proudest sporting events for the past 16 years," according to James Areddy of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. A press co ...
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Hong Kong Open Seals Sponsor UBS
Swiss bank UBS will return as title sponsor of the Hong Kong Open as organizers Tuesday asked the government "for extra cash to attract marquee players," according to Alvin Sallay of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. European Tour spokesperson Vicky Jones confirmed a deal had been struck with UBS just a ...
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FIFA Focused On India Facility Upgrades
FIFA officials discussed plans to improve India's football infrastructure during a four-day meeting with the All India Football Federation last week, as the country prepares to host the U17 World Cup in '17. The meetings, which concluded Saturday, were headed by FIFA Secretary General Jér&oci ...
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ICC Signs Media Deals For Sri Lanka '12
The Int'l Cricket Council has signed Sports News Television (SNTV), Perform and Reuters as distributors for the ICC World Cricket Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 event. These deals guarantee news broadcasters around the world access to news highlights from matches, press conferences, player interviews and e ...
