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Rugby: New Zealanders key in an all-Irish final
Time was, when any meeting of Irish provincial rugby teams was little more than a storm in an Irish tea cup. Irish television might cover it for the Guinness guzzlers in the pubs of Ireland but no one got terribly excited
Australia, New Zealand hail new rugby World Cup deal
Reuters – MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand , the top two rugby nations by world ranking, have welcomed a new financial model for World Cup revenue set to boost their shares of takings from the quadrennial showpiece. The sports global governing body, the International Rugby Board , announced the new model at a meeting in Dublin this week which promised an additional 50 million pounds for the game’s development over 2012-2015. New Zealand , which hosted last year’s World Cup, threatened to boycott the 2015 tournament in Britain over revenues, claiming it had cost the union NZ$13 million due to restrictions on sponsorship and foregone revenues from the abridged Tri-Nations rugby competition
Rugby World Cup 2015 to kick off on September 18
AFP – The Rugby World Cup England is to host in 2015 will kick off on the compromise date of September 18, rugby union’s governing body, the IRB , announced on Tuesday. The decision, the IRB said, was the “result of an exhaustive and collaborative review process which culminated in the recommendation of September 18 by Tier 1 chairmen and chief executives last week as the most suitable start date within the September-October Rugby World Cup window “. England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) had wanted a September 4 start to the sport’s showcase event, but the southern hemisphere unions preferred a September 25 kick-off to minimise disruption to the Rugby Championship, the tournament that is replacing the Tri-Nations after the inclusion of Argentina.
Advocaat to quit Russia after Euro 2012 (The Associated Press)
MOSCOW (AP) Russian media reports that Dick Advocaat will not extend his contract and will quit as Russia coach after the European Championship. Advocaat signed a two-year contract in April 2010 with an option for two more years and the primary goal of qualifying for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, which runs June 8-July 1. Russian sports daily Sport-Express didn’t elaborate on why he is leaving but said money was not an issue
Old-timers fete oldest of ballparks on 100th b-day
By JIMMY GOLEN | Associated Press – BOSTON (AP) — For one more afternoon, Yaz had the Fenway fans cheering, Pedro had them celebrating and Johnny Pesky brought tears to their eyes. Scenes from Fenway Park ‘s first 100 years played out on the major leagues’ oldest ballfield again on Friday, when the Boston Red Sox celebrated its centennial by welcoming more than 200 former players and coaches back onto its landmark lawn. In a ceremony before their game against the New York Yankees , 100 years to the day before they opened the building against that very rival, the Red Sox held a birthday party for the only ballpark in the majors ever to last this long.
At N.Y.U., Worshiping Baseball, for Credit
Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Wearing a Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers jersey, John Sexton led a discussion in his class, “Baseball as a Road to God.” On the night before opening day, the end of a baseball fan’s version of Advent, John Sexton entered his classroom at New York University to speak of Joe DiMaggio
Ivan Rodriguez retiring in Texas on Monday
Associated Press – ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ivan Rodriguez is going back to Texas to retire. The 14-time All-Star catcher who won a record 13 Gold Gloves will formally announce his retirement as an active player Monday at Rangers Ballpark , the home of his original team
Apps Take Positions in the Topps Baseball Lineup
This baseball season, one of the game’s most beloved and bygone traditions will try for a comeback: the baseball card. For men (and some women) of a certain age, baseball cards evoke childhood memories of stuffed shoeboxes stored beneath the bed and the flutter of cards clipped to bicycle wheels.
David Estrada: Get ready for Formula 1 racing in Texas
PORT ARTHUR — 2012 marks the year Formula 1 auto racing and its legions of fans will descend on Texas. After the Olympics and World Cup soccer, Formula 1 is the third most viewed sport in the world and Austin will be the grand stage of the United States Grand Prix Nov.18th
Cards spoil Marlins’ debut in new ballpark, 4-1
By STEVEN WINE | Associated Press – MIAMI (AP) — The sellout crowd in the Miami Marlins ‘ new ballpark cheered the introduction of their starters, who were accompanied by women dressed as Latin showgirls. There was another roar for Muhammad Ali, who delivered the first pitch.