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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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A divided Asian Football Confederation is gathering for its annual awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday "amid an increasingly toxic atmosphere." Suspended President Mohamed bin Hammam has called those in charge "puppets" and claims he has the support of most AFC national association ...
NRL Appoints David Smith As New CEO
Flush with cash from the new broadcast deal, the Australian Rugby League Commission "has appointed departing Lloyds Bank CEO David Smith as the game's new CEO," according to Brad Walter of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. ARLC Chair John Grant has described Smith as a person who "knows business, who knows ...
F1 Plans For Future Without Ecclestone
F1 is conducting detailed preparations to remove F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, according to Neudecker & Ott of the SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG. If Ecclestone is charged with bribery, an interim CEO will take over the F1 business. Ecclestone "could face bribery charges for his involvement in the bribing ...
DFB Looks To Establish Rescue Fund
The German Football Federation (DFB) "is considering to establish some sort of rescue fund to offset the financial losses for teams that are relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga," according to FOCUS. DFB Dir Ulf Schott, who is in charge of the 3rd League, said, "Those clubs have often established a hig ...
ABL Down To Seven Teams
The fourth season of the Asean Basketball League will tip off on Jan. 11, now down to seven teams and a slight change in format, according to Kng Zheng Guan of THE STAR. The AirAsia Philippines Patriots, which were the '10 champions, have dropped from the league, "as they are turning their attention ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia
West Ham Fans Use Anitsemitic Chants
The Metropolitan police have confirmed that it has "received a complaint from someone inside White Hart Lane following the alleged antisemitic abuse that came from a section of West Ham supporters during their team's Premier League match against Tottenham on Sunday," according to James Riach of the ...
American Football Expanding In China
Although there may not be any NFL games planned in China, "American football is taking off," according to Andrew Chin of SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. In the past 18 months, 10 teams have been formed, the first of their kind in the country. The players are amateurs and pay for their own equipment, but t ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, China, NFL
Blatter Hands FA Check
The relationships between FIFA and the FA has now improved to the extent that football's governing body has awarded £314,000 ($503,373) in Goal project funding to St. George's Park, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The relationship between the two parties had "reached an all ...
CBA Teams To Receive Cash Boost
Local media in China reported that Chinese basketball teams are "set for a major cash injection after the league secured marketing tie-ups with more than 20 sponsors, including a five-year deal worth RMB 1.7B ($273M)," according to Alastair Himmer of REUTERS. A Beijing News report revealed that the ...
IOA Slams Gov't Over Letter To IOC
The Indian Olympic Association "has strongly objected to the Sports Ministry's letter to the IOC that sought a meeting with the world body and requested the Dec. 5 IOA elections be put off," according to the Delhi MAIL TODAY. Sports Ministry Secretary PK Deb had written to IOC President Jacques Rogg ...
