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HSBC, Adidas, Land Rover Among Returning Sponsors For British & Irish Lions Tour06 / 19 / 13The British & Irish Lions Tour of Hong Kong and Australia is expected to generate a £4M ($6.2M) profit "to be shared by the four home rugby football unions," according to Anuj Gangahar of the FINANCIAL TIMES. With the tour costing about £14M ($21M), "it is no surprise... |
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London Rugby Team Faces Points Deduction
Premiership rugby side London Welsh, which was promoted to the league last season in controversial circumstances, could see its "supremely courageous bid to retain top-flight status scuppered by a red-tape wrangle" involving the scrum-half Tyson Keats and the former Team Manager Mike Scott, accordin ...
Police: Ticket Market Needs Regulation
A police unit dedicated to economic crime prevention during London 2012 said that the ticketing market "needs to be further regulated," according to Jessica Tasman-Jones. Operation Podium, set up in June '10, said that ticket fraud, which is the "most prevalent ticket crime," causes at least £ ...
New Scottish League Working On Rule Book
A rule book has been drawn up for the proposed Scottish Professional Football League, and clubs "will be able to see the documents before deciding whether or not to vote in favour of the new set-up," according to Richard Wilson of the HERALD SCOTLAND. The Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Foo ...
BT Sport Wants FA Cup Matches
The coverage of next season’s FA Cup is "likely to be the most contentious issue" in the sale of ESPN’s U.K. operation to BT Sport, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The FA’s agreement with the Disney-owned company "stipulates that the competition must be covered ...
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FA To Investigate EPL U21 Game Incidents
The FA "is to investigate after a series of ugly incidents" at Monday night's Premier League U21 clash between Liverpool and ManU, according to John Drayton of the London DAILY MAIL. Liverpool striker Adam Morgan "was confronted by a pitch invader late in the second half of the match" at Langtr ...
Chapple-Hyam Could Face Three-Year Ban
Peter Chapple-Hyam, leading horse trainer on the Flat for two decades with two Derby winners to his name, "could be banned from the sport for three years after he was charged with serious breaches of the Rules of Racing by the British Horseracing Authority," according to Greg Wood of the London GUAR ...
Ashley Sells Large Stake In Sports Direct
Sports Direct Founder & Deputy Chair Mike Ashley has sold £100M ($152M) worth of his stake, "sending the share price of the group down by almost" 7%, according to Graham Hutson of the LONDON TIMES. Ashley, who also owns Premier League club Newcastle United, sold 25 million shares at 400p e ...
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FA Pledges $227M To Improve Facilities
The FA is "committing to the improvement of thousands of run-down and dilapidated playing fields nationwide after 84% of those involved in the game's grassroots cited 'poor facilities' as their most pressing concern," according to David Conn of the London GUARDIAN. The FA will pledge the Football Fo ...
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Aberdeen Removes All Meat Products
Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen FC "has removed all meat products from the menu at Pittodrie Stadium" ahead of Tuesday night's SPL meeting with Ross County, according to the Scotland DAILY RECORD. It follows a decision made by the club's caterer, French firm Sodexo, to withdraw beef products " ...
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Barclays Replaces Lloyds As BOA Partner
Barclays will be the first new sponsorship signing for Sebastian Coe's "embattled British Olympic Association," replacing Lloyds as the primary financial-services partner, according to John Reynolds of MARKETING MAGAZINE. The bank is set to announce details of an estimated £4M ($6M) sponsorshi ...
