The America's Cup yacht race will once again allow more than two teams to enter next year, Larry Ellison, the boss of this year's winning team has said.
Other teams were excluded from the 2010 event because Oracle and its opponent, the 2009 champion Alinghi, could not agree on the format.
"The next event will be multi-challenger," said Ellison, as reported by the BBC. "We will develop bases for many teams."
San Francisco, San Diego, and Newport, Rhode Island were being considered as the venue for the 2011 race, Ellison said. The America's Cup winner has the right to chooose the venue for the next year's event.
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Sports News Update: Soccerex European Forum from March 2-3 in Manchester
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of the European Club Association (ECA) and FC Bayern Munich chief executive, will announce the outcomes of its General Assembly at the Soccerex European Forum from March 2-3 in Manchester.
The ECA’s General Assembly is also hosted in Manchester, from March 1-2.
Rummenigge will be joined at the Forum by ECA General Secretary Michele Centenaro and other Executive Board Members to unveil the association’s plans and thoughts on the most pertinent issues affecting the world of football.
For more information visit http://www.soccerex.com, call +44 (0)20 8742 7100 or email enquiry@soccerex.com.
The ECA’s General Assembly is also hosted in Manchester, from March 1-2.
Rummenigge will be joined at the Forum by ECA General Secretary Michele Centenaro and other Executive Board Members to unveil the association’s plans and thoughts on the most pertinent issues affecting the world of football.
For more information visit http://www.soccerex.com, call +44 (0)20 8742 7100 or email enquiry@soccerex.com.
Sports news Update: Kentaro adds Nike to Brazil World Tour
Rights agency Kentaro has added apparel brand Nike to the sponsorship programme for the latest leg of its Brazil World Tour.
Under the agreement Nike will have broadcast sponsorship Brazil versus Republic of Ireland on ITV1 in the UK and RTE in Ireland. The match is being played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on March 2 .
Nike will also have a majority of the LED inventory and a range of other rights, including the use of a red ball and red goal nets.
Other Brazil World Tour sponsors for this match include Brazilian blue-chip companies ITAU Bank, Ambev and Embratel.
The Brazil-Republic of Ireland game will be the fifth Brazil World Tour game Kentaro has taken to the Emirates.
Under the agreement Nike will have broadcast sponsorship Brazil versus Republic of Ireland on ITV1 in the UK and RTE in Ireland. The match is being played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on March 2 .
Nike will also have a majority of the LED inventory and a range of other rights, including the use of a red ball and red goal nets.
Other Brazil World Tour sponsors for this match include Brazilian blue-chip companies ITAU Bank, Ambev and Embratel.
The Brazil-Republic of Ireland game will be the fifth Brazil World Tour game Kentaro has taken to the Emirates.
Sports News Update: Twenty20 cricket “ripe for corruption”
Cricket authorities need to be “very, very careful” about corruption in the Twenty20 format of the game according to international players' union (FICA) chief executive Tim May.
May also criticised leading Twenty20 league the Indian Premier League for its “arrogance” in the way it treats players, Reuters reports.
May said the shorter, Twenty20 format meant match outcomes could be more easily corrupted. "…I think it opens up a great deal of opportunities for the bookmakers to try and corrupt players into providing various different outcomes in the game, if not the result itself,” he said.
He said the IPL was pursuing a “self-defeating” policies in refusing to grant players the ability to review security arrangements, or deal with players' managers or agents.
The comments were made in an interview published in the March issue of cricket magazine The Wisden Cricketer, out on Friday.
May also criticised leading Twenty20 league the Indian Premier League for its “arrogance” in the way it treats players, Reuters reports.
May said the shorter, Twenty20 format meant match outcomes could be more easily corrupted. "…I think it opens up a great deal of opportunities for the bookmakers to try and corrupt players into providing various different outcomes in the game, if not the result itself,” he said.
He said the IPL was pursuing a “self-defeating” policies in refusing to grant players the ability to review security arrangements, or deal with players' managers or agents.
The comments were made in an interview published in the March issue of cricket magazine The Wisden Cricketer, out on Friday.
Sports News UpdatesUnsafe venues hit Olympics ticket revenues
The Vancouver Olympics is set to lose around C$1.4 million from ticket refunds due to the closure of standing room access at some events because of unsafe ground conditions.
Unusually warm weather has melted the snow that usually covers the areas. Around 28,000 fans will be denied access to the events, and ticket-holders will be refunded, Reuters reports.
Events affected include snowboard halfpipe on Feburary 17 and 18, ski cross on February 21 and 23, and snowboard parallel giant slalom on February 26 and 27,
The ticket cancellations follow closure of general admission for snowboarding events two days ago, also on grounds of safety.
“It's just too unstable out there and too unsafe to have people walking around,” said the Games' vice president of ticketing Caley Denton.
Unusually warm weather has melted the snow that usually covers the areas. Around 28,000 fans will be denied access to the events, and ticket-holders will be refunded, Reuters reports.
Events affected include snowboard halfpipe on Feburary 17 and 18, ski cross on February 21 and 23, and snowboard parallel giant slalom on February 26 and 27,
The ticket cancellations follow closure of general admission for snowboarding events two days ago, also on grounds of safety.
“It's just too unstable out there and too unsafe to have people walking around,” said the Games' vice president of ticketing Caley Denton.
Sports News Up Date: Al-Qaeda threat to Indian events
A leading member of terrorist group al-Qaeda has warned foreigners to stay away from the Commonwealth Games, the Indian Premier League and the Hockey World Cup, all due to take place in India this year.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Ilyas Kashmiri, head of al-Qaeda arm the 313 Brigade, said: “We warn the international community not to send their people to the 2010 Hockey World Cup, IPL and Commonwealth Games. Nor should their people visit India - if they do, they will be responsible for the consequences.”
The organisers of the events have reacted bullishly. Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi insisted this year's championship would go ahead as planned, beginning March 12.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Hooper told the Sydney Morning Herald: “The Games will not be shifted, make no mistake, the Games in 2010 will be in Delhi, there is no Plan B.
“From a planning and security point of view, there is nothing to my knowledge that would suggest that security planning for the Games is not on track. The commitment is unwavering from the Indian government to deliver a safe and secure Games.”
The Indian government is to brief hockey officials on Friday over security. The Hockey World Cup is due to start in Delhi on February 28.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Ilyas Kashmiri, head of al-Qaeda arm the 313 Brigade, said: “We warn the international community not to send their people to the 2010 Hockey World Cup, IPL and Commonwealth Games. Nor should their people visit India - if they do, they will be responsible for the consequences.”
The organisers of the events have reacted bullishly. Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi insisted this year's championship would go ahead as planned, beginning March 12.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Hooper told the Sydney Morning Herald: “The Games will not be shifted, make no mistake, the Games in 2010 will be in Delhi, there is no Plan B.
“From a planning and security point of view, there is nothing to my knowledge that would suggest that security planning for the Games is not on track. The commitment is unwavering from the Indian government to deliver a safe and secure Games.”
The Indian government is to brief hockey officials on Friday over security. The Hockey World Cup is due to start in Delhi on February 28.
Daytona 500 Fragrance - The Scent Of Racing Sports News
The Daytona 500, which is commonly referred to as the Super Bowl of NASCAR, is held each year in February. Drawing hundreds of thousands of fans each year, with even more watching at home on television, the Daytona 500 is racing's most anticipated event. The sports news media agrees with large press attendance and pre-event weekend coverage. It serves as the season opener for the new racing season, but now it serves as so much more. While sports news continuously surrounds the annual Daytona 500, it is now focused on a new men's fragrance of the same name.
Elizabeth Arden, which is the #2 American perfume creator, will begin offering the "Daytona 500" men's fragrance beginning in April 2006. In addition to being found at participating retailers, the Daytona 500 fragrance is expected to be readily available online. Elizabeth Arden believes that the scent "embodies the confidence, power and intensity of the men daring enough to race in the ultimate adrenaline rush." And what a rush it is. The Daytona 500 is arguably the most exciting race of the year and is widely published in sports news publications, as well as sports news programs.
Jeff Gordon, four-time Cup champion and defending Daytona 500 victor, already promotes another product in the Elizabeth Arden fragrance line. "Halston," which is also a men's fragrance, is promoted by Jeff Gordon, who serves as product spokesman. When Gordon signed on as a representative in February 2005, Elizabeth Arden claimed that their sales increased by 30-40% from previous sales. It is this relationship that creates the preexisting association between Elizabeth Arden and NASCAR.
With the release of the "Daytona 500" fragrance, sports news will once again be swirling around the sport. But, by April, with the Daytona 500 competition long since past, the new Daytona 500 sports news will come in the form of a men's fragrance. With this being the first racing-related fragrance, it is only fitting that it would be named after the first regular NASCAR sanctioned event. During it's earliest days, racing at the beach in Daytona quickly became the base for which the sanctioning body of NASCAR was born.
Elizabeth Arden, which is the #2 American perfume creator, will begin offering the "Daytona 500" men's fragrance beginning in April 2006. In addition to being found at participating retailers, the Daytona 500 fragrance is expected to be readily available online. Elizabeth Arden believes that the scent "embodies the confidence, power and intensity of the men daring enough to race in the ultimate adrenaline rush." And what a rush it is. The Daytona 500 is arguably the most exciting race of the year and is widely published in sports news publications, as well as sports news programs.
Jeff Gordon, four-time Cup champion and defending Daytona 500 victor, already promotes another product in the Elizabeth Arden fragrance line. "Halston," which is also a men's fragrance, is promoted by Jeff Gordon, who serves as product spokesman. When Gordon signed on as a representative in February 2005, Elizabeth Arden claimed that their sales increased by 30-40% from previous sales. It is this relationship that creates the preexisting association between Elizabeth Arden and NASCAR.
With the release of the "Daytona 500" fragrance, sports news will once again be swirling around the sport. But, by April, with the Daytona 500 competition long since past, the new Daytona 500 sports news will come in the form of a men's fragrance. With this being the first racing-related fragrance, it is only fitting that it would be named after the first regular NASCAR sanctioned event. During it's earliest days, racing at the beach in Daytona quickly became the base for which the sanctioning body of NASCAR was born.
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