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Expensive Tickets Don't Prevent Copa Del Rey Sell Out; Security Beefed Up For Match05 / 17 / 13A "full house is guaranteed at the Santiago Bernabéu" for Friday's Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, "even though the ticket prices agreed by the two clubs and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) are the highest ever," according to Miguel Angel Lara of MARC... Tags: Events and Attractions, Europe |
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China To Host Australian Open Wildcard
The Australian Open tennis tournament is organizing a wildcard playoff event in China next month "to build on the sport’s rising popularity in Asia following Li Na’s Grand Slam success," according to Danielle Rossingh of BLOOMBERG. The 30-year-old Chinese player is the first from Asia to ...
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Typhoon Sanba's "heavy rains and strong winds" wiped out all first-round matches at the KDB Korea Open tennis tournament on Monday. Organizers of South Korea's only WTA event canceled four singles and two doubles matches scheduled at Center Court and Court 2 at Seoul's Olympic Park. The matches are ...
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Australia's Big Weekend Of Football
With key matches set in the National Rugby League and Australian Football League, Sydney is bracing itself "for the biggest weekend of football since ANZ Stadium was built more than a decade ago, and one of the biggest in the city's history," according to Brent Read of THE AUSTRALIAN. Two blockbuste ...
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India Football Tournament Postponed
The All India Football Federation’s commercial and marketing partners IMG-Reliance’s proposed two-month promotional tournament "has been postponed at least until the start of the '13-14 season," according to Rahul Bali of GOAL.com. The Indian Premier League-style football event was origi ...
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Sevens Offer Cheap Seats To Russians
Rugby union chiefs "hope to attract a new wave of Russian fans" to the sport by offering tickets for next year's World Cup Sevens in Moscow at what they say are "competitive" prices, according to the AFP. Fans will be able to watch the June 28-30 event at the Luzhniki Olympic Park for as little as $ ...
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Andalucia Masters Called Off
The European Tour's Andalucia Masters set for next month in southern Spain has been canceled after the Andalucia regional government's decision "to withdraw its funding," according to Iain Rogers of REUTERS. European Tour CEO George O'Grady said the Tour is "extremely disappointed" with the governme ...
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Wellington To Host AFL Match Next Year
Wellington, New Zealand "will host the first Australian Football League premiership match outside Australia" next year when the St. Kilda Saints play the Sydney Swans at Westpac Stadium on Anzac Day, according to the AP. The Wellington City Council, St. Kilda FC and the AFL signed an agreement for t ...
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The Brazilian federal government "will directly invest in the training of athletes" to guarantee more medals in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The program, which will be launched in the upcoming days, will have an estimated investment of R$1B ($495M) until '16 ( FOLHA DE S. PAULO, 9/12 ). ... E ...
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China To Rebrand 'Japanese' Marathon
The "gathering Sino-Japanese storm over a set of disputed islands has sent Shanghai authorities sprinting away from the Tokyo chemical company that has sponsored one of the city’s proudest sporting events for the past 16 years," according to James Areddy of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. A press co ...
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UFC Set To Make China Debut
The Ultimate Fighting Championship "brought its razzle-dazzle to town" Thursday, according to Mathew Scott of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. It declared its first-ever fights in North Asia and claimed that the event would be the "biggest show the region has ever seen with a global audience of around ...
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