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Alex Ferguson Lands $3M Deal To Make 20 Appearances As ManU Ambassador05 / 23 / 13JASON FERGUSON "is masterminding" father ALEX FERGUSON 's "hugely lucrative post-management options" nine years after the ManU board pledged never to do business again with his football agency, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. Jason Ferguson's disbanded Elite Sport "ceased to a... |
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Olympic Stadium To Host Major Concerts
Music company Live Nation announced that London's Olympic Stadium will "host major music concerts this year while a permanent tenant is found," according to Hannah Kuchler of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Live Nation Europe President of Concerts John Reid said he intended to announce major concerts with "wor ...
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BBC To Drop Murray As MOTD Presenter
BBC pundit Colin Murray "is to be dropped" as the Match of the Day 2 presenter next season, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. Murray has anchored the Sunday highlights show for two years since Adrian Chiles moved to ITV. He "is to be replaced by rising BBC star" Mark Chapman, who i ...
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Kilmarnock Has To Pay To Avoid Bankruptcy
Scottish Premier League Kilmarnock Chair Michael Johnston "played down fears about the club's future after denying a winding up petition could be on its way to the club," according to Hugh Keevins of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Kilmarnock has until Tuesday to settle a £15,000 ($23,800) debt or ...
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First Artificial Rugby Pitch Unveiled
If the new artificial pitch at Premiership rugby side Saracens' Allianz Park proves fit as a rugby surface, "it is likely to herald a new era for the sport -- an era without mud," according to Michael Aylwin of the London GUARDIAN. Saracens will unveil its new pitch Sunday against Cardiff Blues, to ...
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Football League Seeking New Backers
While the Premier League generates "recession-busting revenue increases, times are tougher for the 72 football clubs outside the elite as they battle for media exposure and commercial deals," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Those clubs comprise the three-tier Football League which was "condemned ...
McIlroy Reverts To Titleist Putter
Rory McIlroy caused “a stir on Friday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship when he reverted back to his old Titleist Scotty Cameron putter for Round 2” less than one week into his career with Nike Golf, according to Rex Hoggard of the GOLF CHANNEL. McIlroy kept his Nike “head co ...
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Brylcreem Reconsiders Sponsor Stance
Hair styling products brand Brylcreem "is reviewing its strategy of using sport stars in its advertising, throwing its commercial relationship with cricket star Kevin Pietersen in doubt," according to John Reynolds of MARKETING MAGAZINE. Pietersen has been the brand's 'Brylcreem Boy' since '09, "fol ...
ManU Moves Practices To Doha
ManU has taken its "training elsewhere for a week" as it prepares for next week's FA Cup fourth round tie against Fulham, according to John Drayton of the London GUARDIAN. Less than eight hours after the draw at Tottenham -- a match, which was very nearly postponed due to the deluge of snow that fel ...
Cookson A Candidate For UCI President
British Cycling President Brian Cookson "has emerged as a strong contender to become president of the Int'l Cycling Union (UCI) should the Lance Armstrong doping scandal force the resignation of the current leadership," according to the PA. Senior figures within the IOC and cycling believe Cookson, ...
London Puts Olympic Arena For Sale
The London Olympic basketball arena "has been put up for sale," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Potential purchasers have the option of buying the venue complete with its "distinctive white rippled external shell or bidding instead for the 12,000 seats and internal fittings." GL events Slick Sea ...
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