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Australian Rugby Union Facing Tough Times As It Battles For Relevancy In Crowded Market06 / 19 / 13As the British & Irish Lions prepare to visit Australia again, rugby union "finds itself struggling for relevance in one of the most competitive sporting markets in the world," according to Neil Hume of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Audiences and attendances "are falling and the sport finds itself outgun... |
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IPL Witness Alleges Police Corruption
The business partner of Indian Premier League Rajasthan Royals Owner Raj Kundra on Wednesday claimed in a court that "he was forced to name him in cricket betting on instructions from Delhi Police personnel who had 'traumatized' and 'physically abused' him in illegal custody for five days," accordin ...
America's Cup Entrance Fee Could Be Cut
Emirates Team New Zealand's Managing Dir Grant Dalton "has vowed to invoke a nationality clause and slash the costs of competing" by around 50% if Team New Zealand win the America's Cup sailing competition in San Francisco this year, according to Dana Johannsen of the NEW ZEALAND HERALD. The w ...
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FA of Thailand presidential candidates Pinit Ngarmpring and Virach Charnpanich attacked incumbent FAT President Worawi Makudi. They alleged that Worawi "had delayed the poll to give himself an advantage in getting re-elected" ( BANGKOK POST, 6/12 ). ... Australian horse trainers Danny O'Brien and ...
Scottish Clubs Reject Tougher Racism Rules
Scottish football clubs on Tuesday night "voted against implementing stricter regulations that would combat racism and sectarianism," according to Tom Farmery of the LONDON TIMES. Ahead of the vote, the Scottish FA "had been confident that members would follow the strict stance on racism" demonstrat ...
Cricket Experts Skeptical Of Clean-Up
Cricket commentators said Tuesday that "plans to jam mobile phones during matches and ban cheerleaders from the sidelines are unlikely to cure Indian cricket of the scourge of corruption," according to the AFP. Officials "announced an ambitious 12-point plan on Monday aimed at ridding the multi-bill ...
Mercedes, Pirelli To Face Tribunal
Mercedes and F1 tire supplier Pirelli "will appear before an international tribunal in Paris on June 20 to answer charges of breaking the rules by testing in Spain last month," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Motorsports governing body FIA said in a statement that "a notification of charges ag ...
Spanish Hoops League Nears Agreement
Spanish Association of Professional Basketball Players (ABP) President José Luis Llorente recognized Tuesday that the league has experienced "some difficult months" during the negotiation with the Spanish Basketball League (ACB) regarding the collective bargaining agreement, according to the ...
UFC Eyes Mexico For Expansion
After years of UFC “teasing the possibility, Mexico finally could be next” for league expansion, according to Dann Stupp of USA TODAY. UFC to date has “never ventured south of the border despite Mexico's quickly growing circuit of regional fight promotions.” But the “pi ...
Singapore Court Jails Lebanon Referees
A Singapore court "jailed two Lebanese assistant referees for three months on Monday and postponed passing sentence on a Lebanese referee after all three pleaded guilty to accepting sexual bribes" to fix a football match, according to Kevin Lim of REUTERS. Singapore has been the focus of an int'l pr ...
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BCCI Initiates Operation Clean-Up
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday came up with a set of proposals to “clean-up“ Indian cricket -- "Operation Clean-up," according to Pragya Tiwari of the DECCAN HERALD. It included suggestions "ranging from removing sleaze in the Indian Premier League to strict co ...
