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Australian Football League To Overhaul Laws Of The Games Committee05 / 17 / 13The Australian Football League "has proposed an overhaul of the Laws of the Games Committee," with the league's new football operations Manager Mark Evans "having detected club disenchantment with the rules process," according to Caroline Wilson of THE AGE. Club CEOs departed Thursday's CEOs meeting... |
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NRL Players Want Higher Salary Cap
National Rugby League players "want the salary cap for next season to be more than the A$5M ($5.2M) ceiling agreed to by clubs and the Australian Rugby League Commission" and are seeking a five-year collective bargaining agreement, according to Brad Walter of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Rugby League ...
Three-Person Panel To Investigate UCI
Int'l Council of Arbitration for Sport President and Australian Olympic Council Chair John Coates will select the three-man Independent Commission to "investigate allegations" against the Int'l Cycling Union (UCI) regarding the Lance Armstrong affair and the running of cycling by its governing body ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, United Kingdom, Australia
Korea Basketball Ref Allegedly Bribed
A referee in the Korean Basketball League "allegedly received a bribe from a team in exchange for favorable calls" in '08 according to Yoon Min-sik of the KOREA HERALD. Both the referee's name and the team involved "were withheld by authorities." Police of the city of Busan said that an unnamed offi ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia
DFB Supports Euro 2020 Venue Plan
German Football Federation (DFB) General Secretary Helmut Sandrock "has spoken positively about UEFA President Michel Platini's proposal to host Euro 2020 across various European countries." Sandrock said, "We [the DFB] haven't concluded our opinion-making process, but the idea has a certain congeni ...
Ecclestone Decision Expected Soon
Prosecutors in Munich are "considering whether to charge F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone for bribery" in connection with $44M he paid to a banker in '06-07, according to Crawford & Stevens of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. The long-awaited decision is "expected in the coming weeks." An indictment of Ecclesto ...
Korea Baseball Adds 10th Team
Telecom giant KT has officially announced its plan to establish a 10th professional baseball club under the Korea Baseball Organization, according to Kang Seung-woo of the KOREA TIMES. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Gyeonggi Province and Suwon City "for mutual support in creat ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia
Rugby CEO: Refs Should Wear Mics
Rugby Football Union CEO Ian Ritchie "has suggested that football should introduce technology to help referees" and also proposed "the reintroduction of a 10-yard penalty for dissent in an attempt to improve the behaviour of players on the pitch," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. In ...
Qatar 2022 Joins Forces With Interpol
The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee has formed a partnership with Interpol, which will see the creation of the Interpol Group of Major Sporting Event Security Experts to ensure the safety and security of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee's Security Committee Chair Sheikh Abdulla bi ...
Cycling Sponsor Seeks Damages
Australian sportswear company Skins is seeking $2M in damages from the Int'l Cycling Union (UCI), claiming its brand has been "damaged by the mismanagement of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal," according to Neil Hume of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Skins has backed cycling teams since '08 and supplied the ...
FIA Increases Super License Fees
Motorsports governing body FIA "will not only increase the starting fees for F1 teams but also the license fees for F1 drivers," according to Roman Wittemeier of MOTORSPORT-TOTAL.com. F1 drivers need a so-called super license that allows them to drive in the racing series. McLaren F1 Team Principa ...
