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Emotional Swing For Relegated Wigan, Which Could Lose $150M Despite Winning FA Cup05 / 21 / 13EPL Wigan Athletic "stunned" the football world by winning the FA Cup final against Man City on May 11, capturing the club’s first major trophy in its 81-year existence, according to Sam Borden of the N.Y. TIMES. Men "wept" and children "shrieked." Just 72 hours after its shocker at Wembley, t... Tags: United Kingdom, Franchises |
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Aussie Semi-Pro Hockey Club Hunts Fans
Australian Ice Hockey League Sydney Bears GM Wayne Hellyer says the main issue facing his semi-pro club "remains gathering crowds worthy of a fine team playing in an excellent facility," according to Will Brodie of THE AGE. Hellyer: "We’re hoping to build our home spectator base to something w ...
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Hearts Future Remains Uncertain
Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian's future "under stricken majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov took a fresh twist when it emerged an appeal has been launched against the bankruptcy proceedings started on the Lithuanian's bank, Ukio Bankas," according to Iain Collin of the SCOTSMAN. The ...
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Sharks Expect ASADA Probe To Cost $2M
The drugs crisis gripping National Rugby League Cronulla "is expected to deliver a crippling" A$2M ($1.98M) financial hit for the club, as the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency investigation "continues to drag on," according to Andrew Webster of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. Newly elected Cron ...
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Rangers' Murray Under Pressure To Resign
Scottish Third Division Rangers Dir Malcolm Murray "is under renewed pressure to quit the club amid allegations of inappropriate conduct," according to the SCOTSMAN. The club board "has accused Murray of leaking sensitive information to outsiders, including former director Paul Murray and media outl ...
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Webber Could Be Replaced By Ricciardo
Australian F1 driver Mark Webber's future at Red Bull "is in doubt and judging by comments coming from the team over the weekend, fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo may be in the box seat to replace him next season," according to THE AGE. Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has repeated his ass ...
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Tycoon Pays $1.5M For Lotus F1 Stake
British property investor Andrew Ruhan "has bought a 2pc stake in the Lotus Formula One team" for an estimated price of £1M ($1.5M), according to Christian Sylt of the London TELEGRAPH. In February, Ruhan "joined the board of the Oxfordshire-based team, but it denied that he had become an inve ...
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Rangers To Check Easdale Brothers Past
Scottish Third Division club Rangers "are being urged to conduct greater background checks on potential board members after fresh details emerged of the troubled past of two brothers who last week signalled their intention to join the board," according to Paul Hutcheon of the HERALD SCOTLAND. Former ...
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QPR To Reduce Ticket Prices For '13-14
Newly relegated EPL side Queens Park Rangers "announced a cut in season ticket prices for next season, with no seat costing more than when the club were in the Championship two years ago," according to the London EVENING STANDARD. This season, prices have ranged from £499-£949 ($766-$1,4 ...
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ManU Confirms David Moyes As Manager
ManU confirmed Thursday that Everton Manager David Moyes will be its new manager, and emphasized that "this was on the recommendation of" of outgoing Manager Alex Ferguson, according to James Ducker of the LONDON TIMES. Moyes has "signed a six-year contract and will begin work at Old Trafford on Jul ...
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Easdales Keen To Buy Rangers Stake
Scottish businessmen Sandy and James Easdale "are aiming to increase their shareholding" in Scottish Third Division Rangers and "hope to earn a place on the board as a result," according to Chris McLaughlin of the BBC. The brothers, who run Greenock, Scotland-based McGill's Bus company, are in line ...
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