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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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Chevy's 'Super Bowl' This Weekend
Chevrolet is "right in the middle of sponsorship of a huge athletic contest" this weekend with a global audience that "could far exceed that of the Super Bowl," according to Dale Buss of FORBES. When ManU and Liverpool face off in Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, Chevy will be "as tight with the cl ...
Celtic To Take Financial Hit
Scottish Premier League Celtic CEO Peter Lawwell "wants unanimous backing for the contentious league reconstruction proposals for Scottish football, insisting they offer the only way out of the 'gridlock' in which he says the game currently finds itself," according to Stephen Halliday of the SCOTSMA ...
McIlroy To Officially Join Nike Monday
World No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy "will be unveiled by Nike as its face of golf" in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday, in a 10-year deal understood to be worth £156M ($252M), according to Oliver Brown of the London TELEGRAPH. McIlroy will be accompanied at the announcement by Nike golf division President ...
Beckham Ponders 12 International Offers
David Beckham will "make a decision on his future next week" after receiving 12 formal offers from around the world, according to Martyn Ziegler of the PA. However, the former England captain is "not expected to return" to the Premier League. Beckham has been made offers from Europe, South Ame ...
Fans Chief Offers Ticket Price Warning
Football Supporters Federation Chair Malcolm Clarke has "urged the game's authorities to wake up to the growing resentment at massively inflated ticket prices or risk huge numbers of fans turning their backs on the game," according to Simon Stone of the PA. Man City sent back more than 900 tickets f ...
Cancelled Shares Equal Chelsea Profit
Chelsea's first profit under Owner Roman Abramovich from its Champions League-winning year was "only achieved as a result of one-off exceptional items," including a £18.4M paper profit on cancelled shares in a digital media joint venture with BSkyB, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARD ...
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BBC Acquires Snooker Rights
The BBC has "struck a deal" to broadcast live TV coverage of snooker's biggest U.K. tournaments until '17, according to Mark Sweney of the London GUARDIAN. A three-year extension of the current BBC deal with World Snooker, the deal "gives the corporation the U.K. TV rights to the World Championship, ...
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McCririck Sues C4 For $4.8M In Damages
Former Channel 4 horse racing pundit John McCririck is seeking £3M ($4.8M) "in damages for alleged age discrimination over the broadcaster's decision to drop him last year," according to Jason Deans of the London GUARDIAN. McCririck said he was sacked from Channel 4 Racing in October "without ...
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Rangers Might Leave Scottish Football
Scottish Third Division Rangers CEO Charles Green "has claimed the club should investigate the prospect of leaving Scottish football," according to Ewan Murray of the London GUARDIAN. Plans "are afoot to implement two divisions of 12 and a bottom tier of 18, possibly as early as next season, in the ...
Hull FC Owner Starts Recruitment Firm
Super League rugby side Hull FC Owner Adam Pearson and business partner Tony Doherty have announced the introduction of national sport specialist recruitment company Pro Sports Recruitment "providing a focused and tailor-made search facility" for sports professionals and organizations within the U. ...
