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Canadian GP In Talks With F1 About 10-Year Extension For Montreal Race Until '2406 / 18 / 13Canadian F1 Grand Prix promoter Francois Dumontier said that "the race is negotiating a new ten-year contract extension," according to ESPN. The Montreal race's "agreement ends next year," yet talks between F1 Management -- led by CEO Bernie Ecclestone -- and the different levels of government "bega... |
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Klitschko Rejects Fight Request
Boxing promotional firm Sauerland "has offered heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko a bout against cruiserweight world champion Marco Huck for €5M ($6.4M), according to the DPA. The Klitschko Management Group, however, "has rejected the offer." Sauerland revealed that German fashion company ...
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India Cricket To Host Pakistan
The Board of Control for Cricket in India "has confirmed that Pakistan will come to play a series in December and January, with the first Twenty20 int'l taking place in Bangalore" on Dec. 25, according to Will Davies of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a statement that ...
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Ryder Cup Ticket Demand High For 2014
Organizers have not yet determined the prices for 2014 Ryder Cup tickets, "but it is likely the 45,000 briefs up for grabs on each of the three match days at Gleneagles will cost in excess of £100 ($130) per day," according to Martin Dempster of the SCOTSMAN. Tickets for the match itself "will ...
England Int'ls Enjoy Record Ticket Sales
The Rugby Football Union is "set to enjoy a record-breaking autumn windfall as the unexpected sell-out of England's Test against Fiji at Twickenham on Nov. 10 will lead to ticket-sales revenue of £17.5M ($28.2M)," according to Chris Foy of the London DAILY MAIL. All of the forthcoming QBE Int' ...
Ferrer Added To Federer Gillette Tour
The Gillette Federer Tour revealed that "an additional day" will be added to the event along with the presence of two more tennis players from the ATP tour, according to GAZETAESPORTIVA.net. The event, staged in the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil will be played from Dec. 6- ...
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The heavyweight fight between former All Black Sonny Bill Williams and South African veteran Francois Botha "has been postponed until next year." The bout was scheduled to take place in Brisbane, Australia on Nov. 24, but Williams' chest injury suffered playing Japanese club rugby last weekend "has ...
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Two Heineken Cup Proposals Debated
Heineken Cup organizers will examine two alternative models for the rugby tournament as they "seek to resolve the acrimonious arguments over the future of European club rugby’s most prestigious tournament," according to John Westerby of the LONDON TIMES. English and French clubs, who said in J ...
Top Two Miss China Tournament
Manyof the world’s leading players are in China this week for the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shenzen, but the world’s top two players are not among them "and the sponsors are not pleased," according to Peter Dixon of the LONDON TIMES. The tournament is dubbed “Asia&rsqu ...
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Japanese Skaters To Compete In China
Japanese figure skaters will take part in the Cup of China this week as planned, "despite fears of simmering anti-Japan sentiment in the host country," according to the AFP. Japan Skating Federation President Seiko Hashimoto said, "The Chinese skating federation, wishing to host as many internationa ...
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The WTA has announced the four candidate cities that are bidding to host the WTA Championships from '14 and beyond. Based on their applicant files, the cities of Kazan, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; and Tianjin, China have been selected by the WTA to enter the final phase of the bidding pr ...
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