Worcestershire County Cricket Club have announced a surplus after tax of £182, asthma 412 for the 12 month period ending December 31, symptoms 2015.
This compares with a surplus after tax of £58, capsule 772 for the previous period and is the sixth successive year that the County have recorded a surplus after tax.
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Tennis has been hit with allegations of match-fixing after secret files were uncovered with evidence of widespread suspected match-fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, according to a report by the BBC and BuzzFeed News.
The report states that “over the last decade, 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions they have thrown matches.”
All of the players, including winners of Grand Slam titles, were allowed to continue competing.
The BBC’s report added: “Eight of the players repeatedly flagged to the TIU over the past decade are due to play in the Australian Open.”
ATP chief executive Chris Kermode has rejected claims that the tennis authorities are not investigating match-fixing thoroughly enough or are involved in any cover-up.
A statement released by the tennis authorities at the Australian Open in Melbourne, which got underway on Monday, said it “absolutely rejects any suggestion that evidence of match fixing has been suppressed for any reason,” it said in a statement released in Melbourne, site of the Australian Open.
Speaking to the BBC, Kermode said: “It is simply not true that we are sitting on evidence. What happens is that information and intelligence are given to the Tennis Integrity Unit and they then have to turn that into evidence.
“There is a big difference here between information and intelligence as to evidence. Every single bit of information that the Tennis Integrity Unit receives is investigated properly.
“We take this so seriously. Their [the TIU’s] job is to eradicate any of this going on. We are aware that it is there. I think that it is on an incredibly small level, and it is our business going forward that we keep acting upon this in the best possible way.”
Kermode added: “While the BBC and BuzzFeed reports mainly refer to events from about 10 years ago, we will investigate any new information.”
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Global food chain McDonald’s has signed a renewed three-year contract with Manchester United assistant manager and former player Ryan Giggs.
The Welshman will continue to support their ongoing Community Partnerships with the four Home Nation football associations until 2018.
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National Football League (NFL) franchise the Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Spanish football giants Real Madrid as the world’s most valuable sports team, according to Forbes.
Forbes’ annual survey of NFL teams’ valuations put the Cowboys at £2.6bn, meaning they overtake Real Madrid who topped the list in July with a valuation of £2.1bn.
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The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has named Czech Republic as the hosts for the 2017 Eurobasket Women.
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Thibaut Potdevin has joined the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) as marketing and sales manager. He will be attached to Frédéric Lénart, the ACO general manager, and will also report to Gérard Neveu, general manager of the Le Mans Endurance management (LMEM) company, a subsidiary of the ACO in charge of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series.
In direct collaboration with Frédéric Garcia he will ensure the development of marketing partnerships and TV coverage of the World Endurance Championship.
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A new business networking group has been launched by the organisers of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race to help former crew members make valuable connections with each other and race partners, sales as well as receiving helpful insights from guest speakers at regular events.
Clipper Connect is aimed at entrepreneurs drawn from more than 3, prostate 300 alumni spanning almost 20 years of the race.
It held its inaugural event at St Katharine Docks in London last night alongside one of the latest matched fleet of twelve Clipper 70 ocean racing yachts.
Caroline Marrows, a round the world crew member in the 2013-14 edition of the Clipper Race who originally worked for Lloyds Bank, has been recruited into the new role of Senior Propositions Manager – Alumni, to lead the Clipper Connect initiative.
“We had a fabulous response to our launch event last night,” Caroline commented.
“There was a huge energy in the room and everyone thought it was a great way to connect with former crew and our partners, who may be able to support each other and even do business together.”
The aims of Clipper Connect are:
– To interact with other like-minded professionals
– To build business networks across a number of mediums
– To share learnings from previous Clipper Races on leadership and team building
– To access discussion forums hosted on an invite only LinkedIn Group (Clipper Round the World Yacht Race)
– To access to exclusive events programme
Former crew and Clipper Race partners at last night’s launch were very enthusiastic about the new initiative.
Before circumnavigating the globe in the Clipper 2013-14 Race, Helen Jones had worked in wealth management for one of the world’s leading investment banking firms, Goldman Sachs.
Now, in her new career as an Executive Coach, she fully supports the Clipper Connect objectives: “So many people do the race for the chance of a lifetime, the adventure, to see the world.
“But they also do it to change their lives. They want a new career, a change of direction and supporting them through that is very important.”
Robin Mitchell, who was a Project Manager for Sainsbury’s before competing in the Clipper 2011-12 Race, says the challenging environments he faced crossing various oceans, gave him a different perspective on his professional career: “I realised on the race how much I enjoyed my current career but I did go back and walk a lot taller in that role.
“You develop a confidence that you simply couldn’t get from any other environment, working with people from such a diverse range of backgrounds and crossing oceans together.
“I was promoted very quickly after returning from the race and have been with the same company ever since.
“After our race we helped some of the younger guys out with work experience so it makes total sense to have the Clipper Connect initiative to support people in making connections that will enhance their careers when they are further up the ladder.”
Clipper Race Chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston told attendees that he was pleased to hear how the race experience had influenced their lives, especially in translating teamwork and leadership lessons from the ocean back into their businesses.
“I tell crews at the end of every race that I want to hear them say ‘this is the best thing I’ve done in my life’ and then I want them to add ‘so far’ because then I know we’ve made a real difference and opened up their horizons, whether it’s to take on more adventures or return to work with a new sense of confidence.
“Clipper Connect is the perfect platform for us to continue our relationship with crew members beyond the race, to follow their progress, share new insights and potentially stimulate new business opportunities. I would certainly recommend former crew to get involved.”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it will launch the tender process on 11 May 2015 for the sale of the broadcast rights for all territories within Europe for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018) in PyeongChang, herbal South Korea, drug and the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2020) in Tokyo, Japan.
The IOC has appointed IMG for consultancy services related to the European Broadcast Rights tender.
The Invitation to Tender issued by the IOC will provide organisations interested in acquiring the rights with specific guidelines relating to bid submissions.
The IOC will ask for bids to be submitted by 15 June 2015. All parties interested in receiving the broadcast and exhibition rights Invitation to Tender for Europe should contact: broadcastsales@olympic.org
The IOC will assess bids on their ability to meet the highest standards in broadcast quality, their capacity to reach the broadest possible audience across different media platforms, their commitment to promoting the Olympic Games and the values of the Olympic Movement, as well as on the financial offer.
Bidders will also be asked to outline how they would partner with the IOC on the new year-round Olympic Channel initiative, including through content and distribution support.
The IOC will consider bids on a multi-territory or on a country-by-country basis.
German sportswear brand Adidas have begun the search for a new CEO to replace long-time Chief Executive Herbert Hainer.
The brand failed to meet profit targets and have decided to make a change after pressure from investors.
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