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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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Money Issue Over Turkish GP Return
The Turkish Grand Prix could return to the F1 schedule next year "provided the organisers can reach agreement" with F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone over money, according to the AFP. The Turkish Automobile Federation (TOSFED) said in a statement that Ecclestone and the new circuit manager, businessman Vural ...
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BBL A Big Gamble
A confidential Cricket Australia report revealed that this summer's Big Bash League will lose more than A$10M ($10.5M), according to Peter Lalor of THE AUSTRALIAN. However, the organization's "obsessive dedication" to promoting the tournament aims to recoup those losses through a new media rights de ...
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The second annual UAE Beach Soccer League will begin on Friday at Al Mamzar Park in Dubai. The event will bring together eight teams from Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah. Defending champions Al Ahli will take on Ajman, while Al Shabab will play Dibba Al Hosn on the opening day ( ...
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Bird's Nest To Host Shaun White
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest for its design and often referred to as a "white elephant," will be covered with snow on Saturday for the third edition of the Oakley and Shaun White Air + Style snowboard competition. Leading up to the event, Oakley ran online campaigns and ...
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The World Badminton Federation has confirmed that the Hong Kong Open will retain its status as a Super Series event for another four years ( SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 12/5 ). ... The inaugural 2013 FIVB Volleyball U-23 World Championships Open will be hosted by Brazil and Mexico. Brazil will host ...
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RFU Declines Welsh World Cup Offer
Wales' "ambitious but unlikely hopes" of persuading England to play its World Cup pool game at the Millennium Stadium appeared to have been "comprehensively dashed Tuesday after the Rugby Football Union insisted that the showpiece should be staged at Twickenham," according to Mark Souster of the LON ...
Rugby World Cup 2015 Draw Announced
England rugby has been drawn against Wales and Australia in what is already being dubbed the "group of death" at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, according to Simon Rice of the London INDEPENDENT. The group is also made up of "Oceania 1," which is "expected to be Fiji," and a playoff winner. The top two te ...
Turkey To Make F1 Comeback In '13
F1 "could celebrate its return to Istanbul, Turkey as early as '13," according to Roman Wittemeier of MOTORSPORT TOTAL. Motorsports governing body FIA is hosting its annual general assembly from Monday-Friday at the European-Asian metropolis. There, FIA will adopt a final version of the '13 F1 calen ...
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ONE FC, GSI Join Forces
Asian mixed martial arts promotion companies ONE Fighting Championship and Glory Sports International "have announced an agreement on a fighter exchange program," according to Dan Riley of the PHNOM PENH POST. The "internationally recognised organisations have entered into a mutually beneficial excl ...
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Rome will be "the backdrop for a race in the new Formula E world championship in '14. The series is being "backed by McLaren, which is supplying cars powered exclusively by electric energy" ( AFP, 12/1 ). ... IMG has confirmed that next year's Perth Int'l golf tournament will return to Lake Karr ...
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