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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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BCCI May Stop Giving Money
India's sports ministry made a "unilateral'' decision to merge a joint fund of Rs 80 crore ($15.1M) created four years ago -- including Rs 50 crore ($9.5M) from the Board of Control for Cricket in India -- to "bail out cash-starved sports disciplines into a larger corpus," the National Sports Develo ...
Troubles Of F1's Global Expansion
F1's expansion into the global market has brought with it "some bumps in the road," according to Thomas Mersch of HANDELSBLATT. In the last 10 years, F1 has entered markets such as China, UAE's Abu Dhabi and India and will soon host races in New Jersey and Sochi. However, the racing series' expansio ...
Mini Discontinues WRC Involvement
BMW-owned car brand Mini "decided to terminate its factory involvement in the World Rally Championship after the '12 season," according to MOTORSPORT-TOTAL.com. MINI Business Coordination and Brand Management Senior VP Kay Segler said, "Mini will discontinue its factory involvement in the WRC after ...
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Cycling Australia will meet this week "to discuss what action it will take" after former road racer Matt White admitted involvement in the Lance Armstrong doping conspiracy. The 38-year-old said that he was "part of a strategy" when he rode on the Armstrong-led U.S. Postal Services team from '01-03. ...
Honda Could Return To F1 in '14
Honda "could make an F1 comeback in '14," according to AUTO BILD. Honda Research & Development CEO Yoshiharu Yamamoto said that he "would welcome an F1 return." Yamamoto said, "It is true that we watch the races and hope to return at some point." Although Yamamoto does not believe in an immediat ...
Jaguars, 49ers To Play In London In '13
The NFL on Thursday announced that the San Francisco 49ers will be the Jacksonville Jaguars' opponent in the '13 regular-season game at Wembley Stadium. The game, scheduled for Oct. 27, will mark the 49ers' second appearance in the NFL Int'l Series. The team in '10 won a 24-16 game against the Bronc ...
Autralian Open Talks Look Positive
Australian Open officials said that they "held constructive talks with players pressing for a greater share of revenue" at the tournament, according to the AFP. Tennis Australia CEO Steve Woods said that he met representatives of the ATP and Player Council on Thursday at the Shanghai Masters "about ...
BCCI Planning Administrative Makeover
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, "often criticized for lack of professionalism, could undergo a makeover very soon," according to K Shriniwas Rao of the TNN. It plans to bring in professional managers "to improve the administrative machinery." The board's goal is to have three general mana ...
Cambodia Uses USGA System
The Cambodian Golf Federation has introduced a national system for male and female golfers' handicaps of differing skills, "so that they can compete on a level playing field," according to H S Manjunath of the PHNOM PENH POST. The formal handicap system, which came into effect on Sept. 1, "followed ...
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NBA, CBA Extend Coaching Deal
The NBA and Chinese Basketball Association agreed to a multi-year extension of their joint coaching program, which has trained more than 580 CBA pro and junior level coaches since '09. Through the extension, the two leagues will continue to work together to improve coaching, which will result in you ...
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