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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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U.K. Athletics Appoints New Head Coach
PETER ERIKSSON , the man who led Great Britain to 29 athletics medals at the London Paralympics, "has been named as the successor to CHARLES VAN COMMENEE " as the head coach of the country’s able-bodied athletics program, according to Simon Hart of the London TELEGRAPH. Eriksson, 59, has wor ...
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NFL European Dir of Pulic Affairs DAVID TOSSELL: "For those asking, both #NFLLondon teams were able to fly this morning. The NE Patriots' landing destination to be determined during flight" GolfChannel.com's JASON SOBEL : "Rory beats Tiger at Lake Jinsha. But the real winner was the global com ...
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The British Lotus F1 team revealed that driver KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN will stay with the team through '13. Lotus announced the contract extension with Räikkönen through a YouTube video ( NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG, 10/29 ). A forma ...
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Primera Liga club Benfica has re-elected LUIS FILIPE VIEIRA as its president after he "pledged to move the broadcasting of league matches" to the club's TV channel, Benfica TV, and lower match ticket prices. The 63-year-old grabbed 83% of the votes from Benfica-registered supporters on Friday to b ...
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Manchester City Appoints New Director Of Football
Manchester City has appointed TXIKI BEGIRISTAIN as director of football as part of a new £250M ($402.4M) investment to "establish the EPL champions as the world’s foremost recruiters and developers of talent," according to Duncan Castles of the SUNDAY TIMES. The former Barcelona techni ...
Sean Yates Leaves Team Sky
Team Sky Sporting Dir SEAN YATES , "one of the men who masterminded BRADLEY WIGGINS ' Tour de France victory in July, has left Team Sky after admitting an involvement in doping," according to Brendan Gallagher of the London TELEGRAPH. Yates "has left the team with immediate effect after completing ...
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French swimmer LAURE MANAUDOU announced she will "most likely" retire after the European Championships in November. The 26-year-old won the Gold Medal in the 400m freestyle at the Athens Games ( LE COURRIER PICARD, 10/28 ). ... LIONEL MESSI "smashed through the 300-goal mark with a brace as Ba ...
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SPEED channel's F1 reporter WILL BUXTON : "Good luck to San Fran in their stickball game tonight. Hope they get a few goals." NFL European Dir of Pulic Affairs DAVID TOSSELL : "Official attendance at Wembley tonight is 84,004 #NFLLondon" ESPN Football Commentator TOMMY SMITH : "I think Torr ...
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FIS: Vonn's Request A 'Publicity Stunt'
Int'l Ski Federation (FIS) President GIAN FRANCO KASPER said that "no official request has arrived yet" at FIS headquarters in Switzerland from U.S. skier LINDSEY VONN , who recently said she "wants to start in the men's downhill race at Lake Louise," Canada. Kasper said, "The only thing there is ...
Olympic Athletes Have Medals Stolen
Two U.K. Olympic athletes have had their Bronze Medals stolen just hours after QUEEN ELIZABETH hosted a Buckingham Palace reception "to honour London 2012 competitors," according to Rhoda Buchanan of the LONDON TIMES. Women's field hockey's HANNAH MACLEOD and rowing's ALEX PARTRIDGE were out a ...
