The Dubai Sport Council have agreed a partnership with the Dubai Autodome to promote the venue.

Dubai Sport Council secretary general Dr.Ahmad Al Sharif hosted Dubai Autodrome general manager Richard Birch, along with the venue’s Operations Manager Abdulla Lanjawi at the Sport Council offices in Dubai. 

The meeting was part of ongoing co-operation between the two organisations, with the aim sustaining promotion of the UAE’s first purpose built race circuit to the community as a whole.

Mr.Birch briefed Dr.Al Shariff about the activities which will be taking place at the Autodrome during the next several months, of which the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai is the international highlight of the calendar at the Motorcity venue.

Dr.Al Shariff pointed out that more has to be done to educate the community about all activities at Autodrome – which include motorsport from grassroots level to UAE national level – but also the fact that running, skating and cycling are also on offer at the venue free of charge.

It was agreed that co-operation between the two organisations will be ramped up in a joint effort to continue to promote the venue and its activities.

Mr.Birch commented, “It was an honour to meet Dubai Sport Council secretary general Dr.Ahmad Al Sharif who showed genuine interest in our venue and reaffirmed the council’s commitment to help further promote Dubai Autodrome and our activities in the future.”

Prague in Czech Republic has made its way back on the European Tour, anabolics the first time since 1997, medstore with the announcement it will host the inaugural D+D Real Czech Masters at the Albatross Golf Resort from August 21-24, prostate 2014.

The tournament, which will carry a €1 million prize fund in 2014, will be held for at least the next five years and will be promoted by Relmost AS, who have also promoted the D+D Real Czech Challenge Open on the European Challenge Tour for the past two years.

Albatross Golf Resort was voted the Golf Resort of the Year in both 2011 and 2012, while the 7,315 yards (6,689 metres) par 72 Championship Course was judged the best golf course in the Czech Republic by Golf Digest USA.

Keith Waters, Chief Operating Officer of The European Tour, said: “We are naturally delighted to have reached an agreement to host the D+D Real Czech Masters for the next five years, which is a real commitment and statement of intent by the sponsors and promoters.

“Albatross Golf Resort is an excellent venue worthy of hosting a European Tour event. The Tour always strives to stage tournaments in different cities and I’m sure the people of Prague will enjoy watching some of Europe’s best golfers in action, just as our Members will enjoy their visit to Albatross Golf Resort.”

Dr. Ji?í Šimán?, Owner of Albatross Golf Resort, said: “I was very pleased to hear that The European Tour is coming back to the Czech Republic, and it is a great honour and privilege for us that Albatross Golf Resort has been chosen as the host venue. We have hosted the Ladies European Tour twice in the past, and have already started preparations for this important event.

“We will do our utmost to make this tournament successful, and I hope it will become a permanent part of The European Tour.  We all are really looking forward to it.”

The last time the Czech Republic hosted a European Tour event was in 2011, when England’s Oliver Fisher succeeded Swede Peter Hanson as the Czech Open champion in the city of ?eladná.

The only previous occasion on which Prague has hosted a European Tour was in 1997, when Prague Karlstein GC hosted the Czech Open.

Cricket is the most watched sport on TV in Australia following sports data report from Oztam

Oztam’s TV viewership and sport data has revealed that cricket is the most watched sport on TV in Australia.

Over 9.6 million people tuned into international cricket for five or more minutes and astonishingly over 18.4 million people watched at least some international cricket on TV nationally.

The viewer data (metro and regional combined) is from the past 12 months across Free To Air TV (FTA) and included all major sports.

When analysing the data, abortion including all metro and regional viewers, cricket once again is the winner with more Australians watching cricket compared to any other sport on Australian television.

A standout success for Cricket Australia has been the broadcast of KFC T20 International matches which out-rate most other sports. Nine’s broadcast of the 2011-12 T20 Internationals averaged in excess of 1.4m in the capital cities and 738,000 in regional markets for a combined national figure of over 2.1m people per match.

Over the last ten years, the Vodafone Test Series has attracted an average daily audience on Nine of over 860,000 viewers and the Commonwealth Bank Series over one million viewers in metro markets alone. Nine’s night sessions of One Day Internationals attracted a metro audience average in excess of 1.1m for each game in the 2011-12 season.

Nine’s trusted commentary team and world class broadcast technology and innovation continue to attract new viewers to the game and provide truly pioneering vision as the various forms of the game soar in popularity.

The broadcast of BBL|01 on FOX SPORTS achieved an average 280,000 viewers per match, making it one of the most successful sporting events in subscription TV history.

Cricket Australia CEO, James Sutherland, says: “Cricket is Australia’s favourite sport and these viewership results speak for themselves.  We’re thrilled to have so many fans across the country and Cricket Australia, along with our broadcasters Channel Nine and FOX SPORTS, is committed to delivering our fans the best viewing experience and the latest innovations.”

These TV viewer figures follow on from the Australian Cricket Census that revealed a record 880,291 participants picked up a bat and ball in 2011-12, making cricket the number one participation sport in Australia.

Cricket Australia’s international and domestic matches are broadcast in Australia on the Nine Network, FOX SPORTS and on ABC Radio.

These impressive viewer and participation figures indicate that cricket really is Australia’s favourite sport.

NFL team, Buffalo Bills has agreed in principle to a one-year lease extension with the Erie County that would allow the team to continue playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium next season.

County executive Mark Poloncarz announced the agreement Wednesday after Bills CEO Russ Brandon raised concerns about the lack of progress in negotiations to reach a long-term deal, and with the current lease set to expire July 31. Poloncarz said the agreement was reached after he and Brandon spoke on Monday.

“Nobody wants to have a gun at their heads thinking if we don’t get it done by the end of the season then what’s going to happen,” Poloncarz said. “By doing an extension, it guarantees the Bills are here for the full 2013 season, and it gives us ample time during the next 18 months or so to continue these negotiations.”

The announcement came after Brandon went public by informing The Buffalo News that negotiations had stalled in a story published Wednesday morning. Brandon then repeated his concerns in an interview with The Associated Press.

Über 1.000 Gäste aus Management, viagra buy | Marketing, ampoule Medien und Agenturen feierten am 13. März im Düsseldorfer Musical-Theater „Capitol“ die Verleihung des Marken-Award 2012 im Rahmen der „Night of the Brands“. Während Ergo, for sale Salamander und Rotbäckchen mit den Preisen „Beste Neue Marke“ „Bester Marken Relaunch“ sowie „Beste Marken-Dehnung“ ausgezeichnet wurden, erhielt Fußballmeister Borussia Dortmund einen Sonderpreis. Damit würdigte die Jury die Leistung des Vereins, die Marke BVB als Erlebnis zu inszenieren – über den sportlichen Erfolg hinaus. Ex-Bundesfinanzminister Peer Steinbrück glänzte bei der Verleihung mit einer scharfsinnigen Laudatio auf den Sonderpreisträger BVB.

Die Sieger des diesjährigen Marken-Award wurden von einer hochkarätig besetzten Jury in einem aufwändigen, mehrstufigen Bewerbungsverfahren ermittelt. Die Jury befand, dass es Borussia Dortmund gelungen ist, den Verein als „das intensive Fußballerlebnis“ zu inszenieren – und das nicht nur in sportlicher Hinsicht, sondern auch in der Markenführung mit dem Claim „echte Liebe“. Die Jury vergibt einen Sonderpreis deshalb, weil die wirtschaftliche Wiedergeburt des 2005 fast insolventen Vereins so eng mit dem sportlichen Erfolg verbunden ist, dass sich die Markenleistung nicht herausrechnen lässt. Unstrittig ist jedoch nach Ansicht der Jury, dass die feinfühlige neue Markenstrategie ihren Anteil daran hat, die Fans hinter dem BVB zu versammeln und dem einzigen deutschen börsennotierten Fußballverein etwas wirtschaftliche Unabhängigkeit vom sportlichen Erfolg zu verschaffen.

Andrew Walker, chief marketing officer of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has justified his position on equal pay for the women’s circuit.

Walker, who helped to secure equal prize money for women, said: “From a business and marketing perspective, if you look at television, live audiences at events and sponsorship, the women’s game justifies equal pay.”

Walker has also scuppered rumours that there are too many tournaments during the season.

He said: “On the WTA side, we reformed our circuit structure to lengthen to lengthen the off season, provide more in season breaks and reduce the number of events that players have to play, while directing them to play our top events.

“Our ‘Roadmap’ Plan has resulted in healthier players (18 percent decrease in injuries and withdrawals), fans being able to watch their favourite players more often (top players are playing our top events 24 percent more) and a 36 percent increase in prize money.”

To read more on what Andrew Walker had to say in his iSportconnect featured profile click here

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The boardroom debacle at Ajax is set to increase after Johan Cruyff announced he and ten coaches at the club are to take legal action against four members of the supervisory board over the appointment of Louis van Gaal, Danny Blind and Martin Sturkenboom as directors.

Cruyff, the fifth member of a divided supervisory board, claims he was not informed of the changes and intends to take legal action against Edgar Davids, Steven ten Have, Paul Romer and Marjan Olfers.

The former Ajax and Barcelona coach, who has been backed by Wim Jonk, Dennis Bergkamp, Ronald de Boer, Jaap Stam, John Bosman, Bryan Roy, Dean Gorre, Orlando Trustfull, Michel Kreek and Marc Overmars, said in De Telegraaf newspaper: “Unfortunately, it is inevitable.

“It was a clear signal, the football players have in recent days been insulted. Therefore, we collectively decided to take legal action against the four commissioners of Ajax. So, for clarity, not against the club.”

Cruyff insists the move is not about personal issues – he and 60-year-old Van Gaal are known to not see eye to eye – but rather his desire to see a younger set of coaches have more power at the Arena.

He added: “People who say it’s about power know nothing.

“My generation should step into the background and make room for a new and ambitious group of people that will take Ajax back to the summit. It should not be that people like myself or Van Gaal take the reins.”

Rugby World Cup organisers have announced that ticket sales for the tournament have reached 75% of the revenue target for the competition.

The revenue total has topped US$167m, viagra ed with organisers of the New Zealand event forecasting sales of US$224m on expected sales of 1.35 million tickets from 48 matches. There has been a recent flurry of activity, according to organisers, with US$25m of sales having occurred over the last six weeks.

Rugby New Zealand 2011 CEO Martin Snedden announced the news ahead of the start of final phase of ticket sales today. He said: “This is a significant milestone. Prior to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the highest revenue-generating event in New Zealand’s history was the 2005 British & Irish Lions Tour, which grossed US$20m. As of today, we have achieved eight times the ticket revenue for that event.”

Snedden added: “We have now sold just over 900,000 tickets which underlines how popular this event is going to be.” Recent ticket sales have been driven by the resale of tickets to the eight matches reallocated as a result of the Christchurch earthquake. In the final phase of sales, tickets will be available for most matches other than the final.

“We’re urging fans to quickly take advantage of this sales period and secure the seats they want to witness rugby at its best. For most of the matches on sale Monday, there are still lots of tickets available in the lowest priced seating categories. For more than half the pool matches this means that fans can buy tickets for as little as US$25 or US$34 and take their kids for half that price.”