The News Review:
- Sports of The Times; Painful Questions Trail Barbaro’s Race for…
- Sports tribunal demotes Juventus; AC Milan escapes relegation
- To Cut Costs Rutgers to Cut 6 Sports
- University unveils sports plans
- SI.com – More Sports – 2006 Tour de France – Notebook: Breakaway…
- Call for a National Sport Strategy
- Thousands run 2006 Sport Relief Mile
Sports of The Times; Painful Questions Trail Barbaro’s Race for…
New York Times – Jul 15, 2006
ur 12-year-old dog an Australian shepherd named Bear had internal bleeding in his spleen. The vet felt that if he didnt operate immediately the dog might die. The operation would be expensive but lifesaving although only in the short run. ur dog had lymphoma and no matter what we did he might live for only six months.
Sports tribunal demotes Juventus; AC Milan escapes relegation
Malaysia Star – Jul 15, 2006
Lazio and Fiorentina also were demoted to the Serie B while AC Milan was spared demotion but given a 15-point penalty and will not play in any European competition this season. The toughest penalties meted out to individuals were against former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi and former Juventus chief executive Antonio Giraudo who received the maximum five-year ban for match-fixing and disloyalty with a recommendation to the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) to make it a ban for life. The pair who resigned in May along with the club’s entire board were accused of creating a network of contacts with FIGC officials to influence refereeing assignments and get players yellow-carded _ allegations that are at the heart of the scandal. f the 26 officials or referees accused in the scandal 19 received punishment ranging from the maximum five-year ban to a warning; five were acquitted; and two were banned for life without prosecution because they resigned before being charged.
To Cut Costs Rutgers to Cut 6 Sports
New York Times – Jul 15, 2006
4 million budget shortfall the university said yesterday. Five of the six sports to be phased out are men’s programs: heavyweight crew lightweight crew fencing swimming and diving and tennis. Women’s fencing will also be eliminated. “Any time you’re put in a position of denying opportunities for students it’s a heartbreaking situation” the athletic director Robert E.
University unveils sports plans
BBC News – Jul 15, 2006
The facilities at Iffley Road would cater for 80 sports and would include a new cafe and a three-court national competition standard tennis centre. Proposals have also been put forward to expand the cricket school and create a climbing wall and martial arts room. An exhibition detailing the plans will be open at the site until 18 July.
SI.com – More Sports – 2006 Tour de France – Notebook: Breakaway…
SI.com – Jul 15, 2006
The bunch of five riders built up a lead of nearly 30 minutes over the trailing main pack. The Tour’s history book says the biggest gap between a breakaway group and the pack at the finish was 35:54 in 2001.
Call for a National Sport Strategy
Jamaica bserver – Jul 15, 2006
sport is big business and the economic impact of sport has long been assessed and recognised since the mid 1980sInvesting in sport as our businessJamaica needs to decide how it can creatively invest in sport and make it a business if the country is to maintain and even improve its status in that sector across the world. There must be mechanisms in place to ensure that sport gets the support necessary for teams to compete in regional and international competitions and to create opportunities for growth and development of Jamaica’s economy. In getting the best value for sport Jamaica must create a National Sport Strategy: Driving Jamaica’s Economy to reduce the inequities associated with gender age and social class. It must also address the issue of finding the funding necessary to maintain the programmes which aim to reduce the inequities mentioned earlier. The strategy should therefore speak to:- improving quality of life- multi-faceted approach to complex social issues- voluntarism and active citizenship- building and maintaining sporting infrastructure- attracting major events to Jamaica – economic benefitsJamaica has some aspects of a policy in place.
Thousands run 2006 Sport Relief Mile
BBC News – Jul 15, 2006
Sponsored runners walkers and even toddlers at more than 250 separate venues completed a mile. Celebrity chef Jamie liver and lympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes were among the celebrities who took part. And GMTV presenter Jenni Falconer was crowned nly Fools n Horses Show Jumper of the Year narrowly seeing off pop music guru Nicki Chapman.
