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Heineken Cup Meeting Makes Progress, But Future Hinges On TV Deal05 / 21 / 13An emergency meeting called before the Heineken Cup final in Dublin "produced a breakthrough in the bid to save the tournament," according to Paul Rees of the London GUARDIAN. However, the signing of any accord "still hinges on the destination of the television contract." The meeting "saw agreement ... |
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Russia To Spend $20B On World Cup
Russia Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that the country "plans to spend almost $20B on hosting the 2018 World Cup," according to Gennady Fyodorov of REUTERS. The projected cost is "nearly twice bigger than the original sum" originally given by then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin when Russia was awa ...
Pakistan Cricket Financially Set For India
Pakistan Cricket Board Chair Zaka Ashraf, "starved of bilateral series against India," said that the PCB is ready to bear the logistical cost of playing against the arch-rivals as well as other countries, according to the PTI. Ashraf said that the PCB was "more than willing to bear the cost" of orga ...
UEFA Suggests Cutting Backroom Staff
UEFA has publicly questioned the need for "an army of assistants on int'l duty," according to Simon Hart of the London INDEPENDENT. UEFA's technical report on Euro 2012, which was published this week, looks into whether the time has come to "limit the number of backroom staff involved in elite match ...
League Notes
NBA China will host its first NBA Fan Appreciation Day on Oct. 13 at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai. The event will feature a variety of basketball and entertainment elements, including open team practices, which will allow fans to watch NBA champion Miami Heat and the L.A. Clippers prepare ...
Circuit Of The Americas Gets FIA OK
Motorsport governing body (FIA) Race Dir Charlie Whiting "gave the green light for the newly built Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas," according to KRONE.at. Whiting said in a statement: "Everything that I’ve seen so far has been absolutely first class, and the progress that’s bee ...
Papua New Guinea Looks Into NRL Teams
The Papua New Guinea government "hasn't given up" on eventually having its own team in the National Rugby League, according to Eoin Blackwell of the AAP. Rugby league is "hugely popular" in PNG and its 7 million residents, and it is the only country that has the NRL as its national sport. Coordinati ...
BCCI To Appoint New Selection Panel
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is "all set to revamp its senior selection committee" by making at least four changes in the five-man panel following the completion of their term, according to the PTI. Four members of the current panel, including Chief Selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth, ar ...
FIFA Invests $250M In Goal Program
Thirteen years after its launch by FIFA President Sepp Blatter, the Goal Program has reached a new milestone. A total of 600 Goal projects in 199 member associations have been implemented, representing a total investment of $250M by FIFA. Goal Program has highlighted the principle of solidarity, ...
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CBF To Review Deals Under Teixeira
The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) "has changed its position" and said that it will examine all the contracts signed during the Teixeira era, according to Rodrigo Mattos of UOL.com.br. CBF President José Maria Marin "promised to examine" all the contracts signed by the CBF in relation to ...
Pakistan Ready To Train Asian Players
The Pakistan Cricket Board is ready to "provide facilities at its state of the art National Cricket Academy to train and groom players of associate members of the Asian Cricket Council," according to IANS. A PCB official, demanding anonymity, said that the board had "completed its homework to provid ...
