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Spanish Basketball League's Conflict Will Go Before Superior Sports Council05 / 24 / 13The Spanish Basketball League (ACB) and Spain's Association of Professional Basketball Players (ABP) will meet Friday at 1pm local time at Spain's Super Sports Council (CSD) to "try to reach an agreement and avoid an indefinite strike ," according to Díaz-Guerra & Llorens of AS. CSD Pres... |
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter revealed that "he wants to ban beer and cigarettes inside football stadiums." Blatter said that he is in favor of banning alcohol and cigarettes at football stadiums and added after all he "has never seen anybody smoke at the opera or the theater." Bayern Munich Exec Chai ...
Delhi HC Hands Out Derecognition Threat
The Delhi High Court asked the All India Football Federation to "follow National Sports Development Code in its Thursday polls, and asked the Centre to act in case of violation," according to the PTI. A bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said, "The sports federation i ...
Industry Hails AI Decision
The global thoroughbred racing and breeding industry "welcomed the Federal Court finding in favour of the definition of a thoroughbred under the rules of racing," according to Brendan Cormick of THE AUSTRALIAN. Auction house Inglis Managing Dir Mark Webster said that the outcome "was important" beca ...
Court Prohibits Signing NHL Players
A Swedish court has ruled that "the Swedish Ice Hockey Association is allowed to prohibit Swedish professional hockey clubs from signing locked-out NHL players to short-term contracts," according to the DPA. The court, therefore, ruled against the decision of the Swedish Competition Authority that ...
Religious Tensions Derail Basketball
Lebanon's basketball league "was postponed indefinitely as Beirut’s two rival teams -- one backed by Christian politicians, the other by Muslims -- fight over who has control of Lebanon’s most-popular game," according to Barbara Surk of the AP. The controversy between the Christian-backe ...
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The Australian Football League "has asked Melbourne to respond to evidence, which could lead to the club being charged with tanking for draft picks in '09." The AFL said that "any charges that resulted were expected to be laid in late January, after the Demons have had time to respond" ( AAP, 12/20 ...
EPL Clubs Agree On Cost Controls
Premier League clubs "have paved the way for the introduction of spending controls and a salary cap after their chairmen agreed in principle to their introduction," according to Mark Cue of the LONDON TIMES. Despite some opposition, the EPL "is keen to ensure that financial safeguards are in place b ...
Cricketers Cleared Of Ball Tampering
Australia's cricket team has "been cleared of the ball tampering accusations" that surfaced during the first Test match with Sri Lanka, according to Jason Marsh of FOX SPORTS. Images and video showing "suspicious treatment of the ball have caused a stir," and reports circulated that the Sri Lankans ...
Dortmund Asks Fans To End Protests
Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has "urged fans to avoid protests over a new league security plan" when it takes on Hannover 96 in Wednesday's German Cup round of 16 tie, according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. Many Bundesliga fans, "angry with the newly-approved tighter security rules in and ar ...
ARLC Ends 'Benefit Of The Doubt' Rule
The Australian Rugby League Commission "has scrapped the controversial 'benefit of the doubt' rule in a move it hopes will reduce pressure on referees next season," according to Honeysett & McDonald of THE AUSTRALIAN. The commission met Tuesday for the final time this year and later unveiled "se ...
