The News Review:
- Michael Grade confident football holds winning formula for ITV
- Zimbabwe: Women Can Be Better Leaders in Sport – Chidhakwa
- Johns Hopkins hoping to stop slide against Virginia – College Sports
- Nigeria: Sports Ministry Halts Keshi’s Appointment
- UN sports envoy against boycott: Beijing Olympics
- Speller tops Sport Council awards
- SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > College Sports — The best of Day…
Michael Grade confident football holds winning formula for ITV
Times Online – Mar 21, 2008
The corporation had certainlywrong-footed sports rights observers with the surprise acquisition of thesport in a five-year, £200 million deal. Formula One, the jewel in Michael Grade’s ITV Sport crown weeks ago,attracting millions to witness Lewis Hamilton’s challenge for the worldtitle, was apparently now a worthless bauble. But Grade confirmed Walker’ssuspicions when the results of a sealed bid for live Wednesday nightChampions League football matches were released at 7pm by Uefa’s marketingagents. ITV has secured first pick of 17 matches, including the final, in athree-year agreement costing the broadcaster about £160 million. It was a deal that advertisers said was vital for ITV’s short-term future.
Zimbabwe: Women Can Be Better Leaders in Sport – Chidhakwa
AllAfrica.com – Mar 21, 2008
These are the sentiments of local female sports administrator Eugenia Chidhakwa who recently attended the 4th International Olympic Committee World Conference on Women and Sport, which was held in Dead Sea, Jordan. GA_googleFillSlot(“AllAfrica_Story_Inset”);Chidhakwa, who is a commissioner in the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee’s Women and Sport Commission, was the country’s sole representative at the three-day conference, which ran from March 8-10. Chidhakwa said yesterday that she learnt a lot of things during the Jordan conference, most importantly the role that women are supposed to play in sports administration. "What I learnt during the conference in Jordan is that women in sport can be a very important tool as we have a very crucial role to play both in increasing the number of athletes and helping in shaping their future.
Johns Hopkins hoping to stop slide against Virginia – College Sports
ESPN – Mar 21, 2008
4 Johns Hopkins (3-2) is the defending champion, losing consecutive games is familiar territory for this group of star-studded Blue Jays. After starting 4-1 last season, the team lost three games in a row starting with their home contest against Virginia. This year, the team is hoping to stop their recent two-game skid against the No. 2 Cavaliers (8-0) in Charlottesville, Va. For Johns Hopkins, not losing its third game in a row means being mentally prepared to play from horn-to-horn.
Nigeria: Sports Ministry Halts Keshi’s Appointment
AllAfrica.com – Mar 21, 2008
However, if reports in the Mali press are anything to go by, should the former Super Eagles skipper agree to lower his wage demands, the federation is ready to dangle a 18m CFA (about N5m) bait for him to qualify Les Aigles (the Eagles) for South Africa 2010. GA_googleFillSlot(“AllAfrica_Story_Inset”);But the move to get the former Togo handler has been placed on hold following an announcement by the Sports Ministry yesterday that they could not afford the 12m CFA (about N3. 5m) monthly salary being asked for by the former NNB star. FEMAFOOT is, however, determined to bend over backwards to get their man and are ready to try to get Keshi to lower his wage demands to what will be acceptable by the Sports Ministry.
UN sports envoy against boycott: Beijing Olympics
Pakistan Dawn – Mar 21, 2008
com – DO NOT MODIFY –>. “A boycott achieves nothing at all, except that many thousands of highly qualified athletes who have trained for it miss out and it devalues one of the biggest sports events in the world,” Willi Lemke told German radio. “The boycott in Moscow (in 1980) was a mistake and to repeat that could be the worst answer to the situation. ”
The German politician, who on Tuesday was appointed the UN’s new Special Representative for Sports and Development, will visit China “as soon as possible” to evaluate the situation related to the unrest in Tibet. A week of protests against China’s 57-year rule of the region erupted into rioting in Lhasa last Friday.
Speller tops Sport Council awards
BBC News – Mar 21, 2008
The 17-year-old Highlands College student retained his double junior world title in October 2007. It is the second time the teenager, who is also a top bodyboarder and was crowned British Under-18 bodyboard champion, has picked up the top award. The prestigious Sid Guy Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to sport went to veteran shooter Bob Blake. Blake has been largely responsible for Jersey’s incredible haul of Island Games shooting medals over the years, not only as a talented competitor but as an administrator in all levels of the sport.
SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > College Sports — The best of Day…
San Diego Union Tribune – Mar 21, 2008
2-seeded Blue Devils trail with 15 seconds remaining but take the lead on Gerald Henderson's driving shot with 11. Xavier 73, Georgia 61
The No. 3-seeded Musketeers, trailing by 11, make a 22-6 second-half run for the comeback. Marquette 74, Kentucky 66
Wesley Matthews makes eight free throws over the final 31 seconds for Golden Eagles.
