The cost of policing one of the most famous and fierce rivalries in World Sport cost almost $US 4. This is the cost between Glasgow Soccer giants Celtic and Rangers.

Six of the derbies were played last season and the Police were landed the police with a bill of around  $US 3.2. The clubs paid around $ US490, doctor 000.

CIS Insurance Cup Final which was contested by both side at Hampden Park cost Strathclyde Police $US 670, drugs 000

The home side is required by law to pay costs in the stadium. In a regular season this is two matches per home side.

The contrast with regards to other opponents is significant. With the third best team in Scotland the cost of policing is around $ US26, cheap 000 and with Rangers vs Manchester United in the Champions League the cost was just over $ US 40,000.

The biggest expense (nearly half) goes into extra police officers. The rest of the money goes towards match commanders, events room staff and football intelligence teams.

John Penrose, ed the UK Minister responsible for gambling regulation in the country, pilule has announced plans to enforce that all gambling operators selling into the British market – whether based in the UK or abroad – will have to obtain a licence from the Gambling Commission.

The changes mean that for the first time ‘remote gambling’ (gambling through remote means, such as the internet, telephone, television or radio) will be regulated at the point of consumption, not the point of supply, ensuring British consumers are always protected no matter which online gambling site they visit.

Penrose said: “All overseas operators will be subject to the same standards and requirements as those based in Britain, as well as being required to inform the Gambling Commission about suspicious betting patterns to help fight illegal activity and corruption in betting.”

Currently any gambling operator who wants to offer their services in Britain must be licensed or regulated in either an European Economic Area (EEA) state or one of the states approved by DCMS on the ‘White List’.

Delta Air Lines have revealed that they have agreed a one-year sponsorship of Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the St. Louis Cardinals.

The deal, announced yesterday, February 28, means that Delta have become the team’s official airline and exclusive charter airline.

Under the terms of the agreement Delta will be featured on signs and scoreboards at the sides Busch Stadium throughout the 2011 season and will highlight its partnership with the team during Delta Day, a promotion coinciding with a June 23 game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Additionally, Delta employees at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport will wear Cardinals caps and logos

Sports digital media specialists, Perform has announced a range of agreements with major US sports properties for premium content deals, marking the launch of the ePlayer video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service.

Perform’s rights acquisitions include game highlights produced by Major League Baseball (MLB) Advanced Media and Major League Soccer (MLS) as well as content from the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), PGA Tour, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).

The launch of Perform’s embeddable platform, ePlayer 2.0, represents the first time that a single video platform has collected such a significant range of game highlights under one umbrella and made them available for free-to-local online publishers across the US.

Juan Delgado, Perform’s North American managing director, stated: “We saw a significant opportunity at the local media level to engage and deliver relevant sports highlights specific to teams and markets. The launch of ePlayer in the US creates an amazing opportunity for rights-holders to embrace a fragmented local market audience and distribute targeted premium sports content to their avid audience following.”

Currently, ePlayer appears on 400 plus global publishers in 13 territories, and streams over 153 million videos every month.

A proposed bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Budapest has fallen at the first hurdle after the plans were rejected by Bucharest City Hall Councillors. A vote was cast narrowly against the proposal by the Mayor Sorin Oprescu. A majority of 28 votes were needed in order for the plans to be progressed but the bid only received the support of 22 Councillors.

After a half hour debate on the topic and despite only 8 Councillor’s voting against the idea, crucially 20 members abstained from voting which proved the bid’s downfall. Oprescu had come out saying that the hosting of the Games would act as a catalyst for development, including improving the city’s infrastructure and boosting the Romanian economy.

The Hockey Hall of Fame has opened its doors to women for the first time

Angela James of Canada and Cammi Granato of the United States received their Hall of Fame rings on Monday.

They were inducted with former NHL star Dino Ciccarelli, builder Jim Devellano and the late Daryl “Doc” Seaman, one of the founders of the Calgary Flames. The acceptance speeches are Monday night.

“I think it’s a historic night and I think it’s great for hockey at all levels,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. “Both Angela and Cammi are inspirational, they’re pioneers once again. What they’ve done in the game to this point has been terrific and I think they’re great role models for other girls and women looking to devote themselves to this game.”

The Hall of Fame established separate induction criteria for women this year, paving the way for James and Granato.

The IOC has issued a warning to Pyeongchang over the South Korean city’s conduct in the bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The IOC ethics commission examined alleged conflict-of-interest violations after two South Korean companies signed sponsorship agreements with international sports federations.

The IOC says Korean Air and the International Skating Union have agreed to postpone their sponsorship deal until after the 2018 host-city vote next July. The IOC says a separate deal between Samsung and the international rowing federation did not break the rules.

The IOC says warned Pyeongchang and urged the bid “to fully respect the rules of conduct.”

Euroleague, Europe’s premier basketball league, is to be named Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball starting from next season.

The agreement is the first-ever title sponsorship deal for the Euroleague and will run for the next five seasons, with an option to extend it for a further five.

Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu said: “We have been working for a long time to find the right title partner that could satisfy not only the economic value  of becoming a title sponsor but becoming a partner, with a commitment to the growth of basketball across the globe.”

Turkish Airlines chairman Hamdi  Topcu added: “After [striking] great partnerships with Barcelona FC and Manchester United, two of the most important football brands, it is a privilege  for us to partner with the Euroleague, one of world’s most prestigious basketball organisations  and Europe’s biggest basketball league.”

World Snooker has unveiled ‘Power Snooker’ a new Twenty20-style shortened format of the game, with the first competition due to take place at London’s O2 Arena in October.

Featuring eight players, the competition will be a one day-event with each match lasting just 30 minutes, the winner being the highest points scorer.

The new format has been devised by Rod Gunner, and endorsed by World Snooker chief executive Barry Hearn.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has already confirmed his attendance, with Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy, Luca Brecel and Jimmy White being lined up to participate.

Gunner, who created the new format, said: “It had struck me for some time that the game of snooker needed a new and exciting transfusion.

“Having seen how Twenty20 cricket has revitalised that sport, I am delighted to have come up with the concept of Power Snooker and seen the positive reaction from within the game.”

O’Sullivan added his typically unique support for the format, saying: “To be honest I find the World Championship quite a bore. I’ve won it three times, but 17 days in Sheffield is draining. People just want to pitch up and play.

“This is the future of snooker. It is just that a few people have got to get their heads around it. We are not stuck in the 1970s anymore.”