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Berlin Chosen As Host Of 2015 Champions League Final, Warsaw Given Europa League05 / 24 / 13Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in '15 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, according to the London GUARDIAN. UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said, "Two beautiful venues for our finals for 2015." The '15 match, at Berlin's Olympic Stadium ... |
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Tour De France To Begin In Leeds
Leeds, England has "won the race" to host the opening stages of the Tour de France in 2014, according to the YORKSHIRE EVENING POST. After a "hard-fought bid by Welcome to Yorkshire," it has now been confirmed that Leeds will be "the official host city for the opening stages of the world’s big ...
Australian PGA Neared Cancellation
PGA Tour of Australia CEO Brian Thorburn has revealed "how close the Australian PGA came to being cancelled after a spat with the Palmer Group," according to Brent Read of THE AUSTRALIAN. Thorburn revealed that he received an email from the Palmer Coolum Resort "only days before the event threatenin ...
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McIlroy Waives $2M Irish Open Fee
Golf World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has done the Irish Open "a $2M favor," according to Karl MacGinty of the IRISH INDEPENDENT. McIlroy "should boost attendances" close to Portrush proportions at Carton House in June. It is "a measure of the Hollywood star's loyalty" to the Irish Open that he has waived a ...
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Japan Tour Expands OneAsia Link
The Japanese Tour has expanded its involvement with the OneAsia Tour, announcing two co-sanctioned events for '13. The announcement may have significant repercussions in the ongoing rivalry between the OneAsia Tour and the Asian Tour. The Japan Golf Tour Organisation announced it will co-sanction On ...
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Glasgow To Host Paralympics Swimming
The Int'l Paralympic Committee announced that Glasgow, Scotland will host the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. The event was originally slated as a European Championships, but with a change to the IPC calendar the competition was upgraded to a World Championships. The event will be held in the ...
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France and Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has "become the latest addition to an already star-studded line-up" of speakers for the 7th Dubai Int'l Sports Conference to be held at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai, UAE on Dec. 28-29 ( GULF NEWS, 12/13 ). ... The Madeira Islands Open in Portugal ...
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Heineken Cup Revamp Talks Continue
The involvement of Edinburgh and Glasgow rugby clubs in future Heineken Cups is "due to go under the microscope" in London, according to Bill Lothian of the SCOTSMAN. Another meeting of the tournament board has been convened and will "discuss proposals for a revamped competition including one put fo ...
Crowd Fears As Chelsea Faces Leeds
Chelsea’s ticket allocation for next Wednesday’s Capital One Cup quarterfinal against Leeds United at Elland Road has been cut by 2,000 "amid fears of potential fan disorder," according to Jeremy Wilson of the London TELEGRAPH. The London team had been entitled to bring 5,000 supporters, ...
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The ATP World Tour is set to return to Bogotá, Colombia in '13, following the ATP board of directors’ approval of the sale of the L.A. tournament, an ATP World Tour 250 event, to IMLA de Colombia, a Colombian entertainment and sports marketing company. The new tournament will be staged ...
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Aussie PGA To Find New Home
The Australian PGA Championship "will have to find a new home next year after negotiations with billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer broke down this week," according to Wayne Heming of the AAP. PGA CEO Brian Thorburn confirmed on Tuesday that the tournament, which has been played at the Palmer Co ...
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