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Former Man City Midfielder Claudio Reyna Named Football Dir Of New MLS Franchise05 / 23 / 13Man City has announced that former midfielder Claudio Reyna "has been appointed as director of football" of the new Major League Soccer franchise established by the EPL club and the MLB N.Y. Yankees, according to James Ducker of the LONDON TIMES. Reyna "was unveiled at the official launch" of New Yo... Tags: Franchises, United Kingdom, North America |
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Canada, U.S. To Join Pacific Nations Cup
The Int'l Rugby Board has revealed that Canada and the U.S. will join rugby's Pacific Nations Cup this year, "providing a boost for tier two nations with more competitive matches," according to Patrick Johnston of REUTERS. In a statement the IRB said that the North American countries will be permane ...
X Games Global Sponsorships At Four
When ESPN hosts the first installment of its global X Games series in the U.S. ski town of Aspen, Colorado this week, "it will have only four global X Games sponsors -- two fewer than ESPN hoped to have," according to Tripp Mickle of the SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. The company, which will host X Games i ...
Tags: Europe, Brazil, Asia, North America, Marketing and Sponsorship
Televisa To Increase Sports Coverage
Mexican broadcaster Televisa CEO Emilio Azcarraga said that the company "would increase its sports coverage" in '13, focusing on football, and launch an English-language channel developed by Univision and ABC News, according to REUTERS. Azcarraga did not reveal when the new channel will be launched. ...
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Report: U.S. Open Boycott Possible
The U.S. Open will be "met with a walkout from an overwhelming majority of the men’s players this year unless it comes up with a considerable improvement in prize money and reconsiders its decision to move the final to a Monday night," according to Neil Harman of the LONDON TIMES. There is "a ...
McIlroy Reverts To Titleist Putter
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Basketball A Tough Sell In Britain
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Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, United Kingdom, North America
UCI Calls Emergency Doping Meeting
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Knicks, Pistons Put Game On Global Stage
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South Australian Gov't Suing Armstrong
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