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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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Sponsor Eyes Cycling 'Champions League'
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step pro cycling team billionaire sponsor Zdenek Bakala, who sponsors cyclist Mark Cavendish's new team, is "poised to invest more than €20M ($25M) in the restructuring of European cycling based on a Champions League model," according to Jeremy Whittle of the LONDON TIMES. Th ...
F1 Mulls Launch Of Americas Series
F1 management is “considering creating an American version of GP2 or GP3 in order to drive popularity of the sport in the U.S.," which this weekend hosts its first F1 race in five years, according to Reid & Sylt of ESPN F1. Company documents show that it has “the working title of the ...
NBL Adds Back Two Teams
New Zealand's National Basketball League has been boosted by the "reintroduction of two major teams," according to Kris Shannon of the APNZ. The Auckland Pirates and Waikato Pistons will "take their place in next season's competition," with the Pirates' inclusion "coming mere days after Basketball A ...
NFL Enjoying China Growth
NFL China Managing Dir Richard Young said that the NFL is "enjoying rapid growth in China, but it will not stage a game there until the fan base reaches a tipping point to avoid damaging its brand equity," according to REUTERS. Rated by Forbes as the world's richest professional sports league, the N ...
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BCCI Rejects Match-Fixing Claims
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday "rubbished the fresh claims that the 2011 India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal could have been fixed, saying such a suggestion was an insult to the Indian team, which had worked hard for the victory," according to the PTI. A British sports-betting jo ...
London To Host First Formula E Race
Starting in '14, FIA Formula E races "are supposed to be hosted on a regular basis, with an inaugural race at London's Olympic Park," according to MEIN-ELEKTROAUTO.com. London's Olympic Park is currently mentioned as a possible place to host the first-ever Formula E race, FIA's electric car version ...
FIBA To Introduce New Format
FIBA revealed at its Central Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that it will go ahead and implement a new format and calendar of competition beginning in '17. After being presented with the conclusions from the latest consultations with stakeholders -- including a study of the economic paramet ...
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Wolff Chimes In On V6 Change
F1 team Williams Exec Dir Toto Wolff said that F1 has to "follow through on the decision to swap to smaller 1.6-litre turbo-charged V6 engines" in '14, according to PLANET-F1.com. Like F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, Wolff admitted he is not a fan of the smaller engines and would rather F1 have "opted to ...
FA Expects To Complete Probe
The FA expects to complete its investigation into Chelsea's claim that Mark Clattenburg made a racist comment to Mikel John Obi during last month's defeat by ManU by close of business on Friday, according to Dominic Fifield of the London GUARDIAN. FA Head of Governance Jenni Kennedy and her team hav ...
British Cycling Asks For Safety Measures
British Cycling has "called on the government to urgently improve safety measures" for cyclists on its "increasingly crowded roads" after two of U.K.'s most prominent names in the sport were involved in separate traffic accidents within 12 hours of each other, according to Brendan Gallagher of the L ...
