Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen revealed that ROLAND HARTWIG and MICHAEL PREUSS will replace PETER BIER and MICHAEL SCHADE, respectively, "as members of the club's shareholder committee" (SID, 9/3). ... Austrian football Bundesliga club WAC has appointed DIETMAR KÜHBAUER as its new head coach. The 42-year-old replaces SLOBODAN GRUBOR, "who was released by the club after the team's bad start into the season" (KURIER, 9/2). ... Liga MX side Atlante fired coach WILSON GRANIOLATTI on Monday with the team winless and in last place after eight games (LA AFICION, 9/2). ... Liga MX side Pumas UNAM coach ANTONIO TORRES SERVÍN was fired on Monday night after his club lost to América 4-1. The team has not won a game this season (LA AFICION, 9/2). ... Multi Screen Media has appointed PRASANA KRISHNAN as business head of its sports channel Sony SIX. He was previously Neo Sports Broadcast COO. Krishnan "has also had stints at Nimbus Media, The Times of India Group and Arthur Andersen" (BUSINESS STANDARD, 9/3). ... Former IFA Treasurer DAVID MARTIN "has been voted in as one of the body's new deputy presidents" and could succeed President JIM SHAW "in two years' time." Martin "returned to the Association on the back of a unanimous vote at a meeting of the IFA Council on Monday" (BBC, 9/3). ... Osasuna coach JOSE LUIS MENDILIBAR "became the first coaching casualty of the La Liga season when he was sacked on Tuesday after a poor start to the club's campaign" (REUTERS, 9/3). ... European Ryder Cup Team shirt and knitwear supplier Glenmuir named MIKHEL RUIA as managing director designate and VIMAL RUIA non-exec chairman of Glenmuir Ltd. (Glenmuir). ... League Championship AFC Bournemouth Chair EDDIE MITCHELL "has stepped down" and sold the 50% stake owned by him and wife Brenda to co-owner MAXIM DEMIN (BBC, 9/2).
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