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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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English FA To Introduce Quotas
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New Arena Crucial To Spurs Ambitions
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Leeds Near Completion Of Takeover
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Bradford City Regains Place In FA Cup
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PFA Apologizes To Player In Race Row
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Olympics, Euro Dominate U.K. TV Ratings
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Hibs Boss Says Rangers Won't Get Help
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