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Roberto Mancini Takes Out Manchester Evening News Ad To Thank City Fans05 / 20 / 13Former Man City coach ROBERTO MANCINI Sunday used the pages of the Manchester Evening News to thank City fans for their support during his three-year reign at the Etihad, according to Tom Brooks-Pollock of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. Mancini -- who has not spoken to the media in England... |
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ManU May Squeeze Nike After GM Deal
Following ManU's record $559M sponsorship deal with General Motors, the football club is now "ready to play hard ball" with jersey-maker Nike, according to Tariq Panja of BLOOMBERG. ManU currently has a 13-year, £303M ($491M) contract with Nike, giving the company "control over the club's comp ...
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Scottish Open Moves To Royal Aberdeen
The Scottish Open "will return to Castle Stuart for a third year before moving to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club" in '14, according to the BBC. The event "moved from Loch Lomond to the links course near Inverness to offer better preparation" for The Open Championship. The European Tour and title sponsors ...
NFL U.K. Boss Explains League's TV Deal
NFL U.K. Managing Dir Alistair Kirkwood took time this week to answer fans' questions on the league's website regarding the challenges of broadcasting the league in the U.K. The NFL U.K. agreed on a three-year broadcast extension with Sky Sports just hours before the season opener Sept. 5. In a Q& ...
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Glasgow 2014 Unveils Its Mascot, Clyde
The Glasgow 2014 Organizing Committee unveiled the official mascot for the Commonwealth Games. Clyde, a patriotic and adventurous thistle, was welcomed at BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow by British Olympic swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Michael Jamieson ( Glasgow 2014 ). The HERALD SCOTLAND n ...
Woodward's Future At The BOA
British Olympic Association CEO Andy Hunt "has presented a restructuring programme to the organisation's board that will lead to a cut in the number of top staff," raising fresh questions over Clive Woodward's future as the BOA's director of sport, according to the PA. Former England Rugby Coach Woo ...
Rugby TV Deal In Breach Of RFU Contract
Rugby Football Union Chair Bill Beaumont said that English Premiership rugby clubs "could be in breach of contract" with the RFU by agreeing to a TV deal with BT, according to the BBC. Premier Rugby has signed a £152M ($246M) deal with BT Vision to show live European matches from '14, "raising ...
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Leeds United Face New Bid
Football League Championship club Leeds United Chair Ken Bates has been "offered a second option" to sell his majority shareholding in the club to Middle East investors, according to Duncan Castles of THE NATIONAL. The club has been the subject of takeover discussions for more than 100 days and is r ...
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Sale Sharks Working On Easing Traffic
Aviva Premiership Sale Sharks Rugby Exec Dir Steve Diamond revealed that the club is doing everything it can to "try to ease the traffic congestion," which marred the Sharks’ opening Premiership game at their new Barton ground against Saracens, according to Neil Leigh of the MANCHESTER EVENING ...
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Hodgson Wants A Change In EPL Schedule
England Manager Roy Hodgson wants TV companies to stop asking Premier League's top teams to play on the Sunday before an int'l, according to the BBC. Because affected players need "time to recover," Hodgson thinks such scheduling limits his amount of preparation time ( BBC, 9/20 ). The LONDON TIME ...
JJB Sports Sale Hit By Tax Investigation
The sale of retailer JJB Sports "has been dealt a blow after details of a multi-million pound tax investigation by HM Revenue & Customs emerged," according to Jonathan Russell of the London TELEGRAPH. HMRC "has been looking into allegations that the company wrongly charged value" added tax ...
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