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Heineken Cup Meeting Makes Progress, But Future Hinges On TV Deal05 / 21 / 13An emergency meeting called before the Heineken Cup final in Dublin "produced a breakthrough in the bid to save the tournament," according to Paul Rees of the London GUARDIAN. However, the signing of any accord "still hinges on the destination of the television contract." The meeting "saw agreement ... |
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WADA: Release Names Of Puerto Case
The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency "has called on Spanish authorities to ensure the names of athletes across all sports linked to the 2006 Operation Puerto doping scandal are revealed," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Seven years ago, dramatic raids on laboratories, offices an ...
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The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said that "it is conducting fewer tests on cyclists because screening is more sophisticated and the government agency is no longer responsible for drug controls at Tour Down Under." The federal government-charged investigation into Cycling Australia "showe ...
FIFA Presidents Could Get 12-Year Limit
European football associations suggested that future FIFA presidents "should serve an initial term of eight years and a maximum of 12 years overall," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. The 53 member associations of UEFA also called for an age limit of 72 for all elected FIFA officials, "includi ...
Korea FA To Select New Chair
The Korea FA will select its new chairman Monday, with ex-K League Commissioner Chung Mong-gyu and entrepreneur Heo Seung-pyo "considered the top contenders," according to Jung Min-ho of the KOREA TIMES. The other two candidates are former Korea Middle School FA Head Kim Seok-han and ruling Saenuri ...
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Blucher Out For Year Over Draft Play
The fallout over Australian Football League player Kurt Tippett's "draft-tampering scandal" continued Thursday when his manager was banned from acting as a player agent for a year, according to the AAP. The AFL Players Association's Agent Accreditation Board suspended Peter Blucher after hearing a s ...
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UK Athletics has unveiled a new brand and will be known as British Athletics. The new name will be on show for the first time at the British Athletics Glasgow Int'l Match at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Saturday ( ATHLETICS WEEKLY, 1/24 ). ... The IOC has denied "asking Russia's government to ...
Taxpayers Pay Millions To Host F1 Race
Victorians are paying more than A$30M ($31.7M) a year for the right to host the Australian F1 Grand Prix "under a top-secret deal" with F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, according to Hudson & Johnston of the HERALD SUN. Grand prix documents show the overall cost of Ecclestone's licence fee -- "kept secr ...
UK Sport, Sport England Merger Scrapped
The U.K. government has confirmed that the planned merger of elite funding body UK Sport and grassroots organization Sport England, responsible for investing £375M ($594M) a year of public money between them, "has been scrapped," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Sports Minister ...
Pakistan Admits Warning May Affect PSL
Pakistan on Wednesday "tried to brush aside security worries over its first major Twenty20 league but admitted a warning from the international players association not to take part may have an impact," according to the AFP. Pakistan Super League adviser Haroon Lorgat insisted that the dire warnings ...
India's American Football League 'Unnoticed'
Season one of the Indian American football league "passed by mostly unnoticed," according to Ranjita Ganesan of the Indian BUSINESS STANDARD. Launched in '11, Elite Football League of India, the first men's professional American football league in the subcontinent, "has not garnered much interest." ...
