The News Review:
- Wall St. Journal plans a move and a sports page
- BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | Football | Teams | Derby County | Derby…
- ‘Make sport part of school curriculum’
- Tesla Sports Car Gets Air Bag Waiver
Wall St. Journal plans a move and a sports page
International Herald Tribune – Jan 28, 2008
, its new corporate parent, according to people briefed on the matters. Finally, it seems, Rupert Murdoch has found a way to make The Journal's staff — which works from offices across the street from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, New York attacks — happier. Specifically, barely a month after taking over The Journal, Murdoch is making good on his plans to integrate it with his media empire and to broaden the paper's interests and appeal.
BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | Football | Teams | Derby County | Derby…
BBC News – Jan 28, 2008
Their arrival initially prompted protests among the Old Trafford faithful, while Tom Hicks and George Gillett’s control of Liverpool continues to attract controversy. However, Randy Lerner’s regime at Aston Villa has rejuvinated the Midlands club and proved that investment from across the pond can reap rewards. Derby, the latest club to look to the States for a cash injection, will hope that General Sports and Entertainment (GSE) can achieve similar success and revitalise the club heading towards the Championship. BBC Radio Five Live’s Pat Murphy, who has closely followed developments at Derby, assesses the Andy Appleby-led £50m takeover of the Premier League strugglers.
‘Make sport part of school curriculum’
Independent Online – Jan 28, 2008
IFP member of parliament Bonginosi Dhlamini said the department of Education and the department of Sport and Recreation were responsible for the dismal state of youth sport development. “It is time for government to acknowledge that they are not doing enough to promote and develop sport at school level,” he said. He said the party would be calling for school sport to be part of the curriculum as it was a priority.
Tesla Sports Car Gets Air Bag Waiver
ABC News – Jan 28, 2008
Tesla, based in San Carlos, Calif. , has pre-sold all of its 2008 Tesla Roadsters, a fully electric sports car that sells for $98,000. The company expects to begin deliveries in the first quarter of this year but needed the waiver to be able to sell in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would give the company a three-year exemption from the advanced air bag rule, noting that Tesla tried to comply with the requirements and would still have standard air bags on the vehicle.
