The News Review:
- King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
- GB winter sports given cash boost
- BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | ther Sport… | lympics 2012 | lympic…
- In the religion of big-time sports television ‘” not a city ‘” is the…
- JJB Sports says World Cup boosted H1 sales but margins still falling…
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
salon.com – Jul 27, 2006
27 2006 | So much for the new hero? Not necessarily. Not yet but Thursday’s shocking news that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis had tested positive for elevated testosterone levels is exactly what the sport of cycling didn’t need this week. Shocking yes surprising no. The Tour de France and the sport of cycle racing are neck deep in a seemingly endless round of doping scandals. If this keeps up it’ll be deeper than neck deep soon enough.
GB winter sports given cash boost
BBC News – Jul 27, 2006
UK Sport has revealed a £6m package for the cycle up to the next Winter lympics in Vancouver Canada in 2010. Bob skeleton and curling which have been Britain’s most successful winter sports at the last two lympics will receive the bulk of the cash. But alpine skiing has been cut by almost 50% from £1.
BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | ther Sport… | lympics 2012 | lympic…
BBC News – Jul 27, 2006
They were answered by the likes of Sebastian Coe (chairman of the London rganising Committee) lympics Minister Tessa Jowell London Mayor Ken Livingstone and lympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins. Here’s a selection of the best from the thousands you sent in. What guarantees can you give that the London lympics won’t go over budget? If they do who will pay for the extra costs – London ratepayers or UK tax payers?Vernon Marriot UK.
In the religion of big-time sports television ‘” not a city ‘” is the…
Seattle Times – Jul 27, 2006
LagosThe Sonics and Storm basketball teams may leave Seattle whether we like it or not. It is the sports-entertainment complex that makes that decision these days not us. It’s quaint to think we have a right to these teams or that they belong to this community. Sports teams ceased being part of their hometowns when they joined the big-money league of television broadcasting in the 1960s. In a world of revolving-door ownership fans should rid themselves of the homespun idea that sports teams are “community property” despite the city being part of the team’s name.
JJB Sports says World Cup boosted H1 sales but margins still falling…
Forbes – Jul 27, 2006
The Wigan-based group which has issued a series of profit warnings in recent years also cautioned there is no sign of the intense competition in the UK sports retail market easing. For the 25 weeks to July 23 total group revenue including from health clubs increased 11. 6 pct from the same period last year. The revenue increase on a like-for-like basis which strips out the impact of new space was 9.
