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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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Brazil Approves $105M Tourism Plan
The Brazilian federal government approved a R$212.4M ($104.6M) Plano de Turismo (Tourism Plan) for the 2014 World Cup, according to PORTAL2014.org.br. The money will be spread across the 12 World Cup host cities. The largest investment will go to Rio de Janeiro, which will receive R$25.9M ($12.8M) ( ...
Singapore Cuts F1 Costs In Extension
Singapore said that its F1 race will "cost less to host in the coming five years and draw more visitors," according to Chen & Amin of BLOOMBERG. Singapore, the first to stage a night race for the Grand Prix, expects expenses to drop about 15-20%, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia
Invicta Partners With Super Fight League
Invicta Fighting Championships and India-based Super Fight League revealed that the two Mixed Martial Arts promotions have formed a strategic alliance to develop women’s MMA talent out of India. The relationship is intended to support Invicta FC’s goals of identifying the best women&rsqu ...
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The Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE signed an agreement with its counterpart in Moscow to "train and prepare senior motorsport officials and volunteers for the inaugural F1 Grand Prix of Russia" in '14. The on-the-job training "will be delivered during the staging of the 2012 F1 Etihad Airway ...
Wellington Rugby To Buy Hurricanes
The Wellington Rugby Union confirmed its bid to "buy the licence to run the Hurricanes franchise," according to Toby Robson of THE DOMINION POST. The New Zealand Rugby Union revealed this week it has "moved into the final phase of negotiations" after opening four of its five Super Rugby teams up to ...
F1 Releases Provisional 2013 Calendar
A provisional F1 calendar for '13 has been released with Valencia being replaced by New Jersey and the British Grand Prix at Silverstone brought forward by a week, so it "does not clash with the Wimbledon final," according to Tom Cary of the London TELEGRAPH. Although there are "few surprises in the ...
Rugby Format Causing Low Numbers In NZ
Discontent is growing among New Zealand's provincial unions about rugby's "ridiculous" National Provincial Championship format and dwindling crowds, according to Liam Napier of the DOMINION POST. More than halfway through the compressed eight-week competition, "poor crowd attendances and compromisin ...
China Investing In New Olympic Sport
The Beijing Sport Bureau is set to invest HK$1.22M ($157,000) to send a group of rugby sevens players and coaches to New Zealand "to learn the art of sevens from the world's finest exponents of the game, including mastermind Gordon Tietjens," according to Alvin Sallay of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ...
EPL To Talk About Player Spending
The Premier League clubs will meet this week "to discuss the imposition of some radical new cost control measures," according to Louise Taylor of the London GUARDIAN. Among the ideas up for debate is a proposal from Sunderland Owner Ellis Short "that clubs should agree to limit any increases in play ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, United Kingdom, English Premier League
Swedish Hockey League Lifts Ban
The Swedish government Friday "declared illegal the Elitserien's ban on signing locked-out players to short-term contracts," so the influx of Swedish NHL stars to the 12-team league is on, according to Jeff Z. Klein of the N.Y. TIMES. In '05, almost 75 NHL players spent the lockout in the Elitserien ...
