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Thornton Sports Awarded ISO14001 Environmental Accreditation

Lucy Reeves — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:58:00 +0000

Thornton Sports Ltd, which consists of Thornton Contracts Ltd, Nordon Ltd, Protech AllWeather Ltd and GTC Sports Ltd, have achieved ISO14001 environmental accreditation.

F1 to Scrap Point System

Lucy Reeves — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:20:07 +0000

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has announced that a medal system is to be introduced as a preventative measure for drivers becoming world champions “by not winning races.”

International Sports Law Conference

Lucy Reeves — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:51:06 +0000

Sport and the law are set to meet in the upcoming International Sports Law Conference.

West Ham to Appeal to CAS

Lucy Reeves — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:02:49 +0000

West Ham confirmed yesterday that their lawyers are drafting a statement of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland in relation to the case involving the club and Sheffield United.

Stanford Refuse to be "Bullied" in Sponsorship Dispute with Digicel

Lucy Reeves — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:28:24 +0000

The organisers of November’s Stanford 20/20 for 20 have accused Digicel, the main sponsors of West Indies cricket, of “bullying” tactics in their attempt to secure the billing to which they believe their five-year deal with the WICB entitles them.

UEFA Launches Inquiry Into European Club Debts

Lucy Reeves — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:20:38 +0000

Uefa has announced that it is to launch an investigation into the major financial challenges facing European football, focusing on club debts and the inequality between the financial status of clubs.

Digicel Issues Injunction Against WICB

Lucy Reeves — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:44:57 +0000

The current sponsors of the West Indies cricket team, Digicel, has insisted their rights are being infringed upon in the deal between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and promoter Allen Stanford.

Manchester City FC In Turmoil Over Shinawatra's Arrest

Lucy Reeves — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:57:57 +0000

Manchester City FC has been in turmoil following the arrest warrants that were issued on the club’s owner Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife in Thailand yesterday.

Spygate Scandal Reaches Closure

Lucy Reeves — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:18:32 +0000

A line is to be drawn under the 'Spygate' scandal that rocked Formula 1 last year, following an agreement between McLaren and Ferrari.

IRB Announces Allocation of Two RWC Tournaments in 2009

Lucy Reeves — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000

The International Rugby Board has announced that it is to allocate the next two Rugby World Cup tournaments, 2015 and 2019, at the same time.