The Klitschko brothers have confirmed their superstar status in Germany by inking a €15 million ($19.5m) deal with the RTL network, buy according to reports.

The German TV outfit will pay €3 million ($4m) for each fight involving either of the brothers, prescription fuelling speculation that Vitali is set to continue in the sport. Wladimir is set to defend his WBO, IBF, WBA and IBO belts on November 10th against Mariusz Wach, and there is talk he could face Seth Mitchell, Denis Boytsov or even David Haye next. 

 

Wie die Münchner Abendzeitung berichtet, no rx fehlen dem EHC München durch die Insolvenz von Müller-Brot in der kommenden Saison 100.000 Euro. ”

Den Schlusspfiff bei Hauptsponsor Müller-Brot gab es bereits unter der Woche, herbal er wird dem EHC zur neuen Saison verloren gehen. Bereits jetzt ist bei der Bäckerei-Kette kein Geld mehr vorhanden, abortion die Wiederaufnahme der Produktion wurde erneut ausgesetzt.

EHC-Präsident Jürgen Bochanski bestätigte noch einmal: „Müller-Brot hat alles bezahlt, wir können nur abwarten, was passiert.”

In der vergangenen Saison zierte das Logo des insolventen Unternehmens noch das EHC-Trikot als Brustsponsor, aktuell ist nur noch der Schriftzug „München“ auf der Vorderseite der Trikots zu sehen. 

Zum Glück haben wir vier Großsponsoren, also noch drei weitere“, so Bochanski weiter. „Im Gesamten können wir das verkraften.“. Neben Müller-Brot zählen die Unternehmen Aktiv Assekuranz, Canadian Solar sowie FTI Touristik zu den weiteren Großsponsoren des Eishockeyclubs.

 

The Premier League has announced that Super Sports Media Group has been awarded the exclusive live audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013/14 – 2018/19 in Mainland China and Macau.

Premier League Chief Executive, buy Richard Scudamore, tadalafil said: “We have worked with Super Sports Media Group for the last two years and are extremely pleased to extend our partnership until 2019. They will continue to deliver a premium offering that will showcase the Barclays Premier League to our many fans in Mainland China and Macau.

“The main reason for agreeing a six year partnership with Super Sports is our recognition of their innovative and successful business model and that their coverage and reach makes our matches available to fans in all provinces across Mainland China and Macau.”

Mr. Jianguang Li, allergy board member of Super Sports Media Group added: “The Premier League has developed a profound understanding of the sports broadcasting market in China and we are very pleased to have formed this long-term partnership with them.

“This agreement demonstrates the Premier League’s strong commitment towards China and Chinese football fans. It will further increase the Premier League’s profile in China and give them the opportunity to make it one of their fastest growing markets.”

Beleaguered Rangers chairman Craig Whyte has stepped down as secretary of a troubled stockbroking firm and two other companies to concentrate on the troubling affairs at the Glasgow-based club.

Sources close to the tycoon say he’s no longer at Bournemouth-based Pritchards Stockbrokers to avoid “another distraction” from recent events surrounding the administration-hit club.

Pritchards has been forced to halt business after falling foul of regulators.

Whyte was secretary and a minority shareholder in the firm.

The millionaire businessman has also resigned his posts at two other companies, Merchant Corporate Recovery and Merchant Strategic Renewal.

A source close to Mr Whyte said this did not suggest any involvement in what went wrong at Pritchards.

A statement by Pritchard said it was required by the regulator to freeze all client funds, and it was “taking professional advice to secure the best interest of our clients”.

Rangers were forced to call in administrators on Tuesday over an unpaid tax bill of £9 million accrued since Whyte’s takeover in May.

Last week, the administrators revealed they did not have “visibility” of £24 million which had come from a deal on future season ticket sales with the firm Ticketus.

They subsequently said they had new information on the takeover and running of Rangers which would help form a full picture of club finances.

Pitch International has secured new long-term contracts with Racecourse Media Group and Ascot Racecourse for the global distribution of their international TV rights.

The deals take effect on January 1, viagra 2013 and mean that the 33 RMG-managed racecourses and Ascot will benefit from increased global exposure delivered by Pitch International.

They do not include betting rights but encompass all territories with the exception of the Middle East, which is covered by recently-announced four-year deals between RMG, Ascot and Dubai Media Inc.

Television coverage will include Royal Ascot, QIPCO British Champions Day and the Betfair-sponsored King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (all from Ascot), the Investec Derby Festival (Epsom), the QIPCO Guineas Festival (Newmarket), the Cheltenham Festival, the John Smith’s Grand National meeting (Aintree), York’s Ebor Festival, Glorious Goodwood and many other of Britain’s leading race meetings.

Racing UK’s Director of Business Development, Simon Brydon, said: “We believe that our new agreement with the team at Pitch International is an excellent opportunity to grow the distribution of RMG’s non-betting media coverage around the world. We very much look forward to working with the team at Pitch International.”

Jonathan Rogers, Managing Director of Pitch International, added: “We are delighted to be entering into these new long-term agreements with RMG and Ascot. The rights represent some of the world’s finest racing and we very much look forward to marketing these events to our broadcast partners.”

English Premier League’s Wigan Athletic FC  have revealed net loss rose by £3.2million last season but chief executive Jonathan Jackson believes the club’s overall results are “encouraging”.

Although the deficit for the 12 months ending May 21 2011 was up to £7.2m, for the first time in five years the Latics reported a profit in earnings before interest, tax and other associated areas. Figures released on Monday show turnover increased by 16% to £50.5m on the back of an improved Premier League broadcasting contract while salary costs remained stable.

The club’s net debt was almost unchanged at £72.2m, although more than half of that has since been converted to equity and therefore virtually written off what was owed to chairman Dave Whelan.

“Despite the increase in net loss the results overall are encouraging,” said Jackson in a statement. “By increasing turnover and controlling costs at the same levels as the previous year the club is continuing to progress to an annual break-even position.

“We continue to strive to maintain our position in the Barclays Premier League by significant investment in the playing squad whilst at the same time employing prudent financial management to ensure the club’s long-term stability.

“This position would not have been possible without the continued financial support of chairman David Whelan. The post year-end conversion of debt to equity has significantly strengthened the club’s financial position and has, to a very significant extent, written off the debt owed to Mr Whelan. The club cannot continue to make losses every year and we are continuing to shape all aspects of the club to ensure the long-term future remains positive both on and off the pitch.”

by Ismail Uddin

Melbourne Heart chairman Peter Sidwell has condemned Gold Coast United counterpart Clive Palmer’s comments critisizing the Australian A-League and his team.

Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro also expressed his disappointment at Palmer’s behaviour yesterday, joining Sidwell in calling for Football Federation Australia to deal with the situation swiftly.

Their comments came on another day of drama for the struggling A-League club.

Gold Coast chief executive Clive Mensink said coach Miron Bleiberg had been sacked, dismissing suggestions he had resigned.

Yesterday morning’s scheduled training session under new coach Mike Mulvey was cancelled, despite the team having a home game against Central Coast tomorrow night.

Palmer resumed his attack on the FFA yesterday, calling for chief executive Ben Buckley to be replaced.

Buckley said he would speak with Palmer about the club’s future, adding the FFA could strip a club’s licence if it had breached its “commitments and obligations”.

“But let’s not rush to any particular decision,” he said.

“We’ll take our time (and) evaluate the future of Gold Coast United over the next four to six weeks and the remainder of the season.

But first our priority is to make sure for the remainder of this season the integrity of the competition remains in place.”

Palmer has been attacked since he described the A-League as a “joke”, soccer a “hopeless game” and his club “insignificant” in a Sunday newspaper article.

Sidwell said Palmer’s comments were “disappointing and unhelpful”.

“While there will always be different views as to the best way to go about developing football, one cannot question the great progress made in recent years,” he said.

“In my view, any differences of view ought to be confined to a discussion with those responsible rather than venting through a media release.

“It’s probably incumbent on the national body now to address the matter to ensure that all parties’ issues are resolved in whatever form that takes.”

Di Pietro agreed.

“It is a difficult and less than desirable situation for all involved at Gold Coast United,” he said.

“It comes at a time when there is enormous optimism surrounding the A-League and football in general. Broadcast ratings are well up, crowds are up and participation continues to climb.

“Given the circumstances, it is incumbent upon the FFA to effectively manage this situation for all stakeholders involved and we have every confidence in them doing so.”

Palmer took to Twitter to clarify his weekend rant, but again took aim at the FFA.

“I like soccer but dislike how it’s run. Overpaid FFA execs also giving Fox Sports cheap TV rights. Free-to-air TV should be able to bid,” Palmer said.

by Ismail Uddin

BT has inked deals with several international football leagues including Italy’s Serie A and France’s La Ligue 1 for its upcoming sports channel.

Both the Serie A and La Ligue 1 rights include 380 HD live matches per season, mind highlights as well as weekly review and preview shows.

Today’s announcement also reveals that games from Major League Soccer (MLS) from the USA and Brasileiro in Brazil will be coming to the BT channel.

The Brasileiro rights include 100 live matches per season from Campeonato Paulista (Paulista) and Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A (Brasileirão or Brazilian Serie A) and highlights while the MLS coverage amounts to 99 games in HD and no additional programming.

The still-unnamed BT channel will prominently feature a number of UK Premier League football matches as well as exclusive coverage of English Premier League Rugby for 2013-2014.

The billionaire owner of a struggling Australian Gold Coast United soccer team has labelled the league as a “joke,” and his club insignificant. 

What’s more, he says he doesn’t even like soccer.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer is the owner of Gold Coast United of the Australia A-League. He has been a regular critic of Football Federation Australia.

He told the Sunday Mail newspaper that soccer is a “hopeless game — rugby league’s a much better game.”

Gold Coast was an expansion club in the 2009-10 season. It is in last place in the A-League and rarely attracts crowds exceeding 5,000.

Australian soccer federation chief executive Ben Buckley called Palmer’s comments “offensive to the players, coaches, administrators and volunteers who are the life and soul of Australian football.”

This comes after the current shambolic in-fighting at the club as manager Miron Bleiberg stepped down on Sunday only for Chairman Clive Palmer to claim he fired the manger. 

Bleiberg left after Palmer made 17-year-old Mitch Cooper the skipper for the loss to Melbourne Heart last week and, when Bleiberg described it as a “ceremonial gesture” he was handed a one-match club suspension which led to his departure.

by Ismail Uddin