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Ascot Signs Five-Year Deal To Take On Watchmaker Longines As 'Official Partner'05 / 24 / 13Royal Ascot "has finally succumbed to the lure and lucre of commercial sponsorship" and signed a deal with Swiss watchmaker Longines worth "several million pounds" over five years, according to Robert Lea of the LONDON TIMES. But "Ascot being Ascot," officials are "declining to admit that its presti... |
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London Sells Olympic Media Centre
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Tags: Olympics, United Kingdom
Hearts Play Down SPL Finance Scrutiny
Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian "responded calmly to renewed scrutiny" of its finances from other SPL clubs, along with suggestions that it "may have been in breach of league rules, by stressing the Tynecastle club is neither owned nor operated by Ukio Bankas, the bank that has collapsed ...
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Man City Plans To Increase Stadium
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Emirates Unveils New Arsenal Campaign
Emirates airlines unveiled a new phase of its global "Share a Smile" campaign in partnership with EPL Arsenal Wednesday, according to PAKISTAN TODAY. With the help of Emirates’ multilingual cabin crew, Arsenal players Mikel Arteta, Lukas Podolski, Wojciech Szczęsny and Theo Walcott "share some ...
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U.K. Tax Authority Targets Coaches
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