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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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UEFA Appeals Serbia-England Sanctions
UEFA "has decided to appeal against sanctions imposed by its own disciplinary body on Serbia and England's U21 players," according to the BBC. England's Steven Caulker and Thomas Ince, as well as four players and two coaches from Serbia, were banned, "after a brawl at the game" in Krusevac, Serbia i ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Europe, United Kingdom, UEFA
Blackburn Sacks Berg After 57 Days
League Championship club Blackburn sacked Manager Henning Berg "just 57 days after taking charge," according to Simon Rice of the London INDEPENDENT. With the club "investing heavily in players" following last season's relegation from the Premier League, owners are "desperate for a quick return to t ...
Leeds Owners Take Inexpensive Route
Dubai-based GFH Capital said it would not spend "crazy money" to restore Leeds United to the Premier League after completing a takeover reportedly worth £52M ($83.6M), according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. GFH has bought the club from majority shareholder and former Chelsea Owner Ken Bates, who ...
Tags: Franchises, Middle East, United Kingdom
Suzi Perry To Present BBC's F1 Coverage
English TV presenter Suzi Perry will replace Jake Humphrey as presenter for BBC's F1 coverage "from the start of next season," according to the BBC. Perry, 42, previously presented the BBC's MotoGP coverage for 10 years, as well as reporting on other sports. Perry: "Motorsport is my life, and I've r ...
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Bullock, Dee Exit UTV's TalkSport
UTV Media, owner of radio broadcaster TalkSport and Sport magazine, has "been dealt an end-of-year hammer blow" with news that Managing Dir of Sales Adam Bullock and Program Dir Moz Dee are leaving the company, according to Arif Durrani of MEDIA WEEK. The pair are "planning to launch a new media com ...
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Fergie Feels Threatened By Bundesliga
ManU Manager Alex Ferguson believes that the German Bundesliga "is threatening the Premier League's status as the most exciting league in the world," according to Simon Stone of the PA. For the first time since '99, more teams from the Bundesliga made it out of the initial group stage of the Champio ...
Green Could Sell Ibrox Naming Rights
Scottish Third Division side Rangers CEO Charles Green said that the club is "committed to investigating the sale of the Ibrox naming rights" and is nearing a sponsorship deal "despite fears of a supporters’ backlash," according to the SCOTSMAN. Green confirmed that "significant progress has b ...
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Hearts Safe From Liquidation
Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian Dir Sergejus Fedotovas announced that the "threat of liquidation no longer hangs over" the club after more than £1M ($1.6M) was raised through the club’s share issue, according to Barry Anderson of the SCOTSMAN. Fedotovas thanked supporters for ...
Tags: Finance, United Kingdom
Sochi 2014 Lays Down Scalping Law
A law adopted by the Russian State Duma states that ticket scalpers of the 2014 Winter Olympics "could be fined" up to 1M rubles ($33,000), according to XINHUA. Ticket prices for all sports events to be held in the city of Sochi "have been set by the Russian government" in coordination with the IOC ...
Tags: Olympics, Russia, United Kingdom
U.K. Racecourse Payouts Rise 15%
Prize money at Britain’s biggest racecourses "will jump 15% to £40.4M ($66M) next year," according to Danielle Rossingh of BLOOMBERG. Governing body the Jockey Club Group CEO Simon Bazalgette said, "We're being more commercially successful, driving our profits and so we were able to put ...
