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Executive Transactions05 / 21 / 13F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas has reached an agreement with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes for British motor racing engineer PADDY LOWE to join the team on June 3. Lowe will assume the title of exec director and work closely with Team Principal ROSS BRAWN , Exec Dir TOTO WOLFF and the team's senior ... Tags: People and Pop Culture |
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The senior team that was behind venues and infrastructure at London 2012 has "joined forces to launch Trivandi Major Project Consultants." The int'l firm -- established by JAMES BULLEY , PAUL MAY , GUY LODGE and JONATHAN BRANSON -- "will advise on the delivery of major projects in the spo ...
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Publication "Business Book GP" has revealed the salaries of the drivers presently making up this year's F1 teams, and "the rich kids" of the F1 grid are Ferrari driver FERNANDO ALONSO and his ex-teammate LEWIS HAMILTON . Both "earn the enviable amount" of €20M ($26M) per season. In ...
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FIFA President SEPP BLATTER : "Just heard Sir Alex Ferguson is retiring at end of season. His achievements in the game place him without doubt as one of the 'greats'." Real Madrid striker CRISTIANO RONALDO : "Thanks for everything, Boss." U.K. Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON ...
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Drouet Accuses John Tomic Of Assault
Tennis Australia "is taking steps to find a new full-time coach" for BERNARD TOMIC after allegations that he was bashed by his father, JOHN , according to Margie McDonald of THE AUSTRALIAN. Tomic's training partner THOMAS DROUET told French sports newspaper L'Equipe that he had "allegedly seen ...
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Mourinho Considers Staying With Real
Real Madrid coach JOSE MOURINHO "appeared to flip speculation that he is destined for Chelsea on its head today by telling reporters that he had 'considered staying on' at Real Madrid," according to Simon Rice of the London INDEPENDENT. It has "appeared for some time that Mourinho will leave the B ...
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Leonardo Could Face 1-Year Suspension
Ligue 1 Paris St. Germain Athletic Dir LEONARDO could be suspended for up to one year "for pushing a referee of the game his team played Sunday against Valenciennes," according to the EFE. The Brazilian coach's case was analyzed Tuesday by the French Football Federation's Discipline Commission, wh ...
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The FC Bayern Munich AG supervisory board has extended the contract with Chair KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE for three years from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 30, 2016. The contract with Marketing Dir ANDREAS JUNG , set to expire on June 30, 2014, was also extended by two years until June 30, 2016. The superviso ...
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U.S. rapper JAY-Z 's entertainment company Roc Nation is creating a sports department with the goal of "transforming players into true stars with worldwide impact and visibility," according to Germán Cardoso of ES. Brazilian footballer NEYMAR is one of the company's priorities to be signed ...
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BBC Sport's RICHARD CONWAY : "So to sum up: Fifa want racism observers, 2 strikes and you're out (fines followed by relegation, pts deductions), harmony across football." SI's GRANT WAHL : "Not a fan of saying a player is "out for the season" when there's less than a month left to play. Mak ...
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Bernard Tomic's Father Faces Charge
Australia tennis player BERNARD TOMIC 's father, JOHN , "is being investigated by police and the men's tennis tour over an alleged assault that left his son's practice partner unconscious in Madrid," according to Courtney Walsh of THE AUSTRALIAN. Frenchman THOMAS DROUET "was left with a broken n ...
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