Cup coverage suspended as money, media collide
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The push to commercialize rugby within a rapidly changing and complicated media world has indirectly led to leading international news agencies suspending coverage of the sport's World Cup.
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PSV Eindhoven won 2-0 at Vitesse Arnhem in the Dutch first division yesterday but the game was marred by a 15-minute suspension after the referee was abused by Arnhem supporters.
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KOLKATA: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly&#39;s cup of woes spilled over on Sunday when he was suspended for two international matches by ICC match referee Clive Lloyd, who found him guilty for his team&#39;s slow over rate in BCCI Platinum Jubilee match against
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Restrictions on the BBC had prevented it from publicizing developments in a scandal over allegations that honors had been traded for campaign contributions.
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Tony Stewart made outrageous remarks on his radio show and teammate Denny Hamlin openly criticized his team's performance. Controversial at the time, both incidents now seem rather tame considering how frustrated the two must be.
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Washington's decision to fund a baseball stadium highlights a debate over sports funding.
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Organizers of the rugby World Cup remained defiant on Wednesday in the face of mounting media exasperation at a row that threatens coverage of the tournament which opens on Friday.
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It&#039;s business as usual in New York&#039;s  banks and brokerages where a muted response to the World Cup  has allowed companies to turn a blind eye to staff watching  soccer matches at their desks or on trading floors.
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The much-maligned Bowl Championship Series took another hit when The Associated Press announced earlier this week that it no longer would let its media poll be used in the controversial formula
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The controversial Bowl Championship Series is sure to be overhauled again after the A.P. demanded that its news media poll be pulled from the B.C.S. ranking.
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BELGRADE, Dec. 12 (IPS) - A new debate has broken out in Croatia over freedom  of expression after two editors with the  state television were  suspended for airing a clip from an old speech by President Stipe  Mesic.
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Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will meet on Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of Wednesdayâs incident in the suspended Champions League match between Roma and Dynamo Kiev.
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NBC will begin to air its NASCAR coverage with a five-second delay, after Dale Earnhardt Jr.&#39;s use of profanity in a post-race interview Sunday.
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Supercross is shaping up to be the latest battleground in the fight over media consolidation.
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The World Cup will no longer rotate among continents, a decision that throws open a sudden race to host the 2018 tournament, which the U.S. has expressed interest in.
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A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad &amp; Tobago.
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Motor Racing Network will follow NBC&#39;s lead and add a delay to its NASCAR radio broadcasts beginning with Sunday&#39;s race at Kansas Speedway.