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...professor and director of the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre at the University of London. That won't deter them from trying. The NBA, which in 2006 plucked its top draft pick from Italy and featured 2007 regular-season and Finals MVPs from Germany and France, can "absolutely" grow to rival soccer's popularity in Europe, says Heidi Ueberroth, president of global marketing partnerships and international business operations. The league derives 10% of its revenue from foreign markets, and basketball is already the third most-played team sport in Britain, and the second for under-18s. "I've been around long...
...vote in a field of 14 candidates - was "far from putting us in a position of privilege" and that it "puts us instead in a position of greater responsibility and obligations." (Kirchner needed either 45% of the vote or 40% plus a 10 percentage point advantage over her closest rival to avoid a runoff...
...details they are permitted to reveal, such as the identities of the two men arrested. Their names were revealed in a number of outlets on Oct. 29. Ian Strachan, aged 30, was described by the mass market daily, The Mirror, as "a Scots-born businessman" and by its larger rival, The Sun, as a "socialite smoothie." The other was identified as Sean McGuigan, aged 40, said to be Irish and, according to his neighbor quoted in the Evening Standard, "rough...
...just able to hold on despite the Crimson’s solid effort in game four.Sophomore Lily Durwood finished the match with 51 assists and 11 digs. Seniors Trimble, Laura Mahon, and Mimi Hanley all registered double-digit kills.YALE 3, HARVARD 0Harvard continued to have a tough time against rival Yale, which used a 3-0 (30-22, 30-21, 30-18) victory to bolster its run at the Ivy League title.The Bulldogs played solid defense through all three sets and served very aggressively, puttin the Crimson players back on their heels the entire match.“They served...
...presidential reelection bid in 2009, Ahmadinejad is now seeking a greater leadership role in nuclear decision-making, which is controlled by the regime's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Last week, Ahmadinejad accepted the resignation of Ali Larijani, the pragmatic conservative chief negotiator who is a bitter political rival to the President. Although all Iranian leaders defend their right to uranium-enrichment technology for purposes of producing nuclear energy, Larijani believes it is in Iran's national interests to reach an understanding with the West. But on at least two occasions, Ahmadinejad has publicly slapped down Larijani's conciliatory efforts...