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Players case against NFL to be heard on April 6 March 15, 2011 The antitrust suit filed by NFL players against the league will be heard on April 6 in a federal court in Minnesota, according to court documents released on Monday. The hearing is to be heard by Judge Susan Nelson with the players asking for an injunction against the lockout declared by the NFL on Saturday. ...	MLB puts restrictions on team debt March 15, 2011 Major League Baseball has placed restrictions on the resale of debt issued by its teams in a bid to protect the New York Mets from being squeezed by investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Citing people familiar with the league, the paper said the restrictions keep banks that hold $375 million in team debt ...	London to bid to stage 2017 world championships March 14, 2011 London will bid to host the world athletics championships in 2017, UK Athletics announced. "The World Athletics Championships is the greatest sporting event never staged in the UK and we're committed to changing that," UKA Chairman Ed Warner said in a statement. "Athletics is a hugely popular sport i ...
Canadiens owner blasts league for failing to punish Chara March 11, 2011 The NHL was wrong for deciding not to punish Zdeno Chara for a violent hit on Montreal forward Max Pacioretty and the issue of player safety was at a point of urgency, Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said on Thursday. The comments came in an open letter to fans two days after a devastating hit from Chara sent Pacioretty to ...	NFL players reject 18-game season as labor deadline nears March 11, 2011 The NFL players' union has ruled out the possibility of extending the regular season to 18 games as talks with the NFL and owners approach the next deadline with several issues still unresolved. The parties were still negotiating a range of sticking points, including how to divide more than $9 billion in annual revenues, ...	Bahrain given until May to decide on 2011 GP March 09, 2011 The organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix have until 1 May to decide whether or not they wish the troubled race to feature on the F1 calendar at a later date in 2011, the FIA has resolved. Following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Paris today (Tuesday), it has been revealed that the Bahrain Motor Fede ...
F1 corruption case takes a new twist March 08, 2011 The ongoing scandal and investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sale of F1's commercial rights five years ago has taken a fresh twist, it seems, with the German media now claiming that the shares in question were not undervalued as had been originally believed. In January, German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky wa ...	Will Melbourne backers get better deal now..? March 07, 2011 With the Australian Grand Prix inadvertently being promoted to the role of season-opener in the 2011 F1 campaign, the legal aspect of supporting the race could become clouded, according to experts. The cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix due to the recent outbreak of civil unrest sweeping the Middle East has already r ...	Owners, players are trying March 07, 2011 After receiving reprieves from two consecutive midnight executions, the NFL's collective bargaining agreement suddenly doesn't look like a dead deal walking. Are the league's owners and players prepared to gather 'round the negotiation table and sing Kumbaya? Well, no. But neither are they ready to declare a war that cou ...