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American Haskell Makes Move To Buy Coventry City, Take Half-Share Of Ricoh Arena05 / 17 / 13American multi-millionaire Preston Haskell IV has "made his move to buy" League One Coventry City Football Club and half the Ricoh Arena, according to Andy Turner of the COVENTRY TELEGRAPH. The bids were turned in on Haskell's behalf by suspended Sky Blues President Joe Elliott and former Vice Chair... Tags: Franchises, United Kingdom |
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Strauss Resigns From Cricket
England Test captain ANDREW STRAUSS has retired from cricket, with immediate effect, according to Patrick Kidd of the LONDON TIMES. The 35-year-old ended his final press conference "to a spontaneous outburst of applause," saying "much for his accomplishments" in the past three years and for the "g ...
Sponsors Use Opening Ceremony For Ads
Sponsors EDF, Lloyds TSB and Samsung "have launched fresh marketing drives" to mark Wednesday's Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, according to Sebastian Joseph of MARKETING WEEK. EDF Energy "is running a competition" in Wednesday's Daily Mail Paralympic supplement to win £10,000 ($15,700). Ll ...
Tottenham Release New Kit In FIFA 13
Tottenham FC has "raised the bar considerably" among EPL clubs, which "try and outdo each other for the most novel way to launch their new kits," according to Adam Shergold of the London DAILY MAIL. Tottenham has come up with a "cool tie-in with the eagerly-anticipated" video game FIFA 13 by teaming ...
Man City Launches Kids Website
Man City has launched a website "aimed at targeting young football fans" as part of a new kids' membership theme called City Kicks, according to Daniel Farey-Jones of MARKETING MAGAZINE. City Kicks costs £20 ($32) a year and offers a seven-day trial that "allows youngsters to try before they b ...
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Twenty20 Cricket To Lose Title Sponsor
Insurance group Friends Life is giving up its title sponsorship of cricket's Twenty20 county format when its four-year deal ends next year, according to Daniel Farey-Jones of MARKETING MAGAZINE. The move will come "ahead of a general review of the county game" by the England and Wales Cricket Board ...
ManU Bans Corvettes From Players
ManU Manager ALEX FERGUSON has "banned the club's young stars from driving flashy sports cars" from new sponsor Chevrolet, according to Ian Ladyman of the London DAILY MAIL. The club recently signed a multi-million-pound deal with the American company. As a gesture of goodwill, Chevrolet immediat ...
Coe No. 1 Hope For BOA Chair
There is "increasing confidence" in Whitehall that LOCOG Chair Sebastian Coe, "whose stock is high after successfully delivering a memorable Games," can be persuaded to take over as the British Olympic Association Chair, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Earlier this month, Coe was th ...
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Olympics Fiasco Costs G4S $79M
Security firm G4S CEO Nick Buckles said he is "deeply disappointed" by his company's Olympic security failure, as he revealed a £50M ($79M) hit from the fiasco forced profits down 60%, according to Andrew Trotman of the London TELEGRAPH. The group, which failed to recruit enough staff to cover ...
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Former Newcastle CEO Feltcher Dies
Former Newcastle United CEO FREDDIE FLETCHER has died at the age of 71, according to Louise Taylor of the London GUARDIAN. Fletcher, who was diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer in January, "played a pivotal part in the club's transformation during the early '90s when he had a key role in KE ...
Paralaympics Set Mark For First Sell Out
LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton has confirmed that 2.4 million tickets have been sold for the Paralympics, with 10,000 "set to be released on each day of competition," according to the London TELEGRAPH. This will be the first Games to sell out, ensuring they will be "the most successful Paralympics in histo ...
