Falcon Retiring From V8 Supercars Glasgow Warriors See Ticket Sales Uptick Hearts Reject Roman Romanov Return Reyna Appointed MLS Director Rice Considers Role With NRL Storm RSA President Calls For Stockbridge Exit Sudirman Cup Last Even For Malaysia Pérez Facing Re-Election Competition Man City, Yankees Partner On MLS Team Hertha To Increase Spending To $87.7M
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Ford To Retire Falcon, V8 Supercars Future Uncertain After Melbourne Plant Closes In '1605 / 24 / 13Falcon's presence on the V8 Supercars grid "appear to be numbered following the carmaker's decision to end local manufacturing" in '16, according to Peter Kogoy of THE AUSTRALIAN. The company "stunned the sport" Thursday when it confirmed it would close down its Broadmeadows assembly ... Tags: Franchises, Australia |
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Glasgow Warriors See Ticket Sales Uptick
Scottish rugby team Glasgow Warriors' narrow loss in the RaboDirect PRO12 semifinals for the third time in four years "has only whet the appetite of supporters," it appears, with the club predicting a record number of season ticket sales for '13-14, according to David Ferguson of the SCOTSMAN. The ...
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Hearts Reject Roman Romanov Return
A motion to reappoint Roman Romanov as a director of Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian "was unanimously voted down from the floor at the club's annual general meeting" Thursday morning, according to Stuart Bathgate of the SCOTSMAN. The motion will still be carried, as Romanov's ...
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Reyna Appointed MLS Director
Man City has announced that former midfielder Claudio Reyna "has been appointed as director of football" of the new Major League Soccer franchise established by the EPL club and the MLB N.Y. Yankees, according to James Ducker of the LONDON TIMES. Reyna "was unveiled at the official launch" of New Yo ...
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Rice Considers Role With NRL Storm
GreenEDGE Cycling Owner and Melbourne businessman Gerry Ryan said that "he will decide early next month whether to join the consortium that has taken control" of National Rugby League Melbourne Storm, according to Steve Mascord of THE AGE. Ryan told Fairfax Media that "he wa ...
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RSA President Calls For Stockbridge Exit
Rangers Supporters Assembly President Andy Kerr said that Scottish Third Division Rangers Financial Dir Brian Stockbridge "should resign over his alleged leak" of a video showing a drunken Club Chair Malcolm Murray, according to the SCOTSMAN. Video emerged over the weekend showing Murray "drun ...
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Sudirman Cup Last Even For Malaysia
The Sudirman Cup "will probably be the last major event that Malaysia will host," according to THE STAR. Badminton Association of Malaysia is "unhappy" with the Badminton World Federation’s new ruling that "limits the national body from making some extra money through commercial rights." The B ...
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Pérez Facing Re-Election Competition
After Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez announced earlier this week that he will run for re-election as club president on June 16, Real Madrid fan club Plataforma Blanca President Eugenio Martínez Bravo said he is looking to present himself for election, according to Dermot Corrig ...
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Man City, Yankees Partner On MLS Team
Major League Soccer Tuesday morning announced New York City FC, a partnership between EPL club Man City and MLB N.Y. Yankees, will begin play in '15 as the league's 20th team. The club will begin play in an interim venue since it has yet to complete a deal for a new, football-specific stadium. MLS f ...
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Hertha To Increase Spending To $87.7M
Newly promoted Bundesliga club Hertha BSC Berlin "will spend distinctively more money next season than it did in its last season in the top flight" in '11-12, according to the SID. The club calculates expenditures of €68.1M ($87.7M), which is about €10M ($12.9M) more than during its last B ...
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Pune Warriors Withdraw From IPL
The scandal-hit Indian Premier League on Tuesday "suffered yet another blow" with the Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors India "withdrawing from the cash-rich event" due to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to "encash the team's bank guarantee following a prolonged financial di ...
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