Posted on 09 March 2010.
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish soccer club Rangers <RFC.PZ> has received takeover interest, including from property developer Andrew Ellis, it said on Monday.
Rangers, 10 points clear at the top of the Scottish league with a game in hand, said it had been notified that Murray International Holdings (MIH) had entered into discussions with others about MIH’s stake in Rangers.
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Posted on 10 June 2009.
Emergency talks to refinance Irish sports broadcaster Setanta and save it from administration were taking place late on Tuesday, a source close to the company said.
However, the source moved to quash media speculation that the closing down of its TV channel was imminent or that staff were being called in for a meeting on Wednesday morning.
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Posted on 05 June 2009.
The Scottish Premier League’s board will meet again on Friday amid fears over broadcaster Setanta’s failure to pay £3m as part of its TV deal.
One club chairman has told BBC Scotland that the SPL must decide soon whether to stick by the Irish company or seek a new broadcasting partner.
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Posted on 02 June 2009.
Fears intensified for the future of Setanta last night as it emerged it has defaulted on a payment to the Scottish Premier League. Sources north of the border have confirmed a routine payment to SPL clubs, thought to total about £3m, did not arrive as scheduled yesterday.
Neither the broadcaster nor the SPL would comment on the matter but it raises serious questions over the viability of Setanta’s commitment to Scottish football and the other parts of its rights portfolio. Following a meeting in London, Read the full story
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Posted on 04 May 2009.
South African cricket authorities are speeding up the launch of the proposed Southern Premier League (SPL) to cash in on the huge success of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here.
Plans for an SPL featuring South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are well advanced and the first series may be hosted by South Africa in October 2011, the Afrikaans weekly Rapport said here on Sunday.
Rapport quoted unnamed but reliable sources as saying that the full stadiums and large worldwide television Read the full story
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