June 19, 2013

NFL Super Bowl XLVII: More on two Super Bowl XLVII controversies

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Cary Williams #29 of the Baltimore Ravens is held back by Dannell Ellerbe #59 and head linesman Steve Stelljes #22 from Bruce Miller #49 of the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (February 2, 2013 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America) [...]

Intense ambush marketing likely at London Games

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(Reuters) – Companies will try to piggyback this year’s London Olympics to win themselves free advertising, despite some of the strictest rules ever, by upstaging rivals paying millions of pounds to be official sponsors, a survey said on Thursday. Sponsorship spending has soared during the past 20 years, attracting so-called ambushers, companies trying to associate [...]

FIFA’s Blatter considers row over racism comments ‘closed’

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter, seen here in October, stopped short of a full apology and brushed off calls for his resignation on Friday while addressing his recent comments on racism. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter reckons he has apologized enough for his recent comments on racism that triggered [...]

CAS dismisses Olympic ban on doping offenders

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(Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the way for several dozen former doping offenders to compete at next year’s Olympics on Thursday after dismissing the validity of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) eligibility rule. Introduced in 2008, the controversial Rule 45 banned athletes from participating at the next Olympic Games if [...]