Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
After Mario Balotelli Instagram for investigated by the FA
After Mario Balotelli Instagram for investigated by the FA
Football Association (FA) is to investigate social media posts by striker Mario Balotelli for Liverpool that seems to contain references to anti-Semitic and racist.
Balotelli, 24, removed the post from his from Instagram page Nintendo Super Mario characters in computer games.
Italy then tweeted the post text from denied the offensive.
The FA confirmed it was looking into the post, while Liverpool have said they will talk with Balotelli.
A spokesman for the club said: "we are aware of a post that has since been deleted immediately by the player.
"We will talk to the players about the issue."
Responding to criticism on Twitter, Balotelli tweeted: "my mother was Jewish so that all of you silent please."
He also described the reposting images as "my lucky moments".
However, the former FA Executive and current chief executive of the Jewish Leadership Council Simon Johnson says Balotelli had to face action.
"We abhor all forms of racism, wherever it is found," Johnson said the Daily Telegraph.
"We call on the FA to investigate this not true social media posts and take action if appropriate if we are to succeed in kicking racism out of football."
Social media guidelines under the FA, the minimum ban for race-related rules is five games.
In September, police investigating Merseyside racist comments made to Balotelli on Twitter after he posted a message during the defeat of Manchester United 5-3 against Leicester City.
Friday, November 6, 2015
MotoAmerica secures the 2015 Deal With CBS Sports TV
MotoAmerica secures the 2015 Deal With CBS Sports TV
MotoAmerica, the new home of the AMA Superbike series, today announced that it has obtained agreement for broader coverage of the multimedia of the series starting in 2015. This of course is great news for the sport, such as series fail to secure the TV Pack by 2014 under the management of DMG.
According to the press release MotoAmerica, all MotoAmerica events will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network, as part of a multi-year agreement between Torque.TV and CBS Sports Network announced earlier this year. Programming will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network on weekend afternoons and in primetime. 2015 Schedule television will be released at a later date.
Extensive digital coverage of MotoAmerica Series, including event highlights, features and other content will also appear on www.Torque.TV.
"Have a television and online coverage of our MotoAmerica series is the key," said three-time 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey and MotoAmerica President. "It's important for our fans, our team, our drivers, and the entire industry. We're pleased to report that we have been able to complete this arrangement, ensuring fans across the country will be able to watch and enjoy the on-and off-track series action we will provide. "
The provisional schedule of 2015 MotoAmerica Series are as follows:
• April 10-12 Circuit of the Americas – Austin, Texas
• April 17-19 Road Atlanta-Braselton, Georgia
• 15-May 17, Virginia International Raceway-Alton, Virginia
• May 29-31 Road America-Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
• 12-14 Juni Barber Motorsports Park-Birmingham, Alabama
• 17-19 Juli Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca-Monterey, California
• 7-09 August Indianapolis Motor Speedway-Indianapolis, Indiana
• Motorsports Park 11-13 September New Jersey-Millville, New Jersey
Thursday, November 5, 2015
The Volkswagen Group is considering the future of Formula 1 entry
The Volkswagen Group, the second biggest car maker in the world, are conducting a feasibility study into a potential Formula one entry.
Sources say the review is being done by former Ferrari chief Stefano continued studying, hired by VW'S Audi brand earlier this year.
Interest was piqued by a global marketing success achieved by rivals and the new Mercedes F1 champion.
But each entry would depend on the management changes at VW or F1.
Ferdinand Piech, head of VW Group Board of Trustees, and F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone has long had a difficult relationship.
At least one of them will have to leave their current positions before the VW brand Group could enter F1.
VW is in the Working Group of the automaker decided a new hybrid turbo engine rules introduced to F1 this season, but decided to go at that time – and, in General, do not change the attitude since.
But the source said that several senior Board members who now believes F1 will become a global promotional tools more effective than motorsport program in existence.
Among the brands Volkswagen Audi Group, as well as VW and Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bugatti's, Bentley, Skoda and Seat.
VAG currently has three major Motorsports program – with Audi and Porsche in the World Endurance Championship, Audi in Germany Touring Car Championship (DTM) and Volkswagen in the World Rally Championship.
The value of global advertising television appearances of Mercedes ' formula one during the campaign by 2014 is $ 2.8 bn (£ 1.8 billion).
Experts believe that a value equivalent to VAG and touring sports car program they are around $ 30 million (£ 19 m).
Mercedes spent euro net 130 m (£ 103M) in formula one, sponsors and prize money after the external counts. VAG spend around 320m euros (£ 254m) in DTM and sportscars.
Some reports have linked back with Austria team VAG potential Red Bull-Piech has a close relationship with owner Dietrich Mateschitz's Red Bull.
But sources say that VAG rejected approaches from Red Bull a few years ago and that if it entered F1 with his own team will be based in Germany.
Lewis Hamilton
Asked for comment, the spokesman did not deny the information but pointed to an interview with the Chairman of the Board Martin Winterkorn VW management in the Germany newspaper Bild Am Sonntag last month, in which he suggested the Group was happy with the existing commitments.
Winterkorn said: "our brand in motorsport was as successful as ever, both in the DTM with the Audi or Le Mans with Audi and Porsche, or in the World Rally Championship with the Volkswagen we felt we have a position that is really good.".
Audi Chairman Rupert Stadler said in an interview with Germany's other newspapers, Heilbronner Stimmer, that have expressed a desire for continued studying doesn't work in motorsport and that he was working on "new businesses and organizations in the field of services and mobility".
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