BOSM Extra - Managing Sports Leagues and Competitions

October 2005

2005-10-04T22:37:00.000+01:00

Last updated 16 October 2005

Addressing the uncertainty of outcome in rugby.

Teams unsure of position ahead of final 2006 World Cup games.

F1 manufacturers and Bernie Ecclestone – let the stand-off commence!

Australian Open Tennis championships announce rise in prize fund.

Harshest rule in golf set to change.

A1GP’s first race proves to be a great success.

The big football turn-off debated. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Rugby gets a foothold in East Africa.

September 2005

2005-09-07T22:38:00.000+01:00

Threat of financial ruin breeds culture of fear in English Premier League.

Too much football on TV – why is the Premier League in decline?

Are Chelsea killing English football?

The Champions League – the uncertain saviour of football?

Uncertainty of outcome in American football – is it really true?

Chairman of Wigan Athletic calls for football player salary cap.

Boring, boring football – Sam Allardyce rejects claims being levelled at Premier League.

Fans debate the apparent demise of the Premier League.

A1 series steps up to challenge F1’s dominance.

Threat of F1 breakaway subsides as financial issues bite.

Indy Racing League cuts racing schedule.

LPGA tournament suffers due to lack of sponsorship.

Sepp Blatter pushes for controls on foreign player imports.

FIFA agrees to 2012 British Olympic football team.

English Rugby Football Union ponders what to do with the professional game.

What’s the problem with baseball?

Is cricket the new football?

August 2005

2005-08-21T19:01:00.000+01:00

Problems for professional tennis in lead up to US Open.

Twenty 20 cricket set for international expansion?

Major stars to miss Wentworth World Match Play.

Twenty20 Champions League takes shape.

Three more countries sign up for A1 GP.

Premiership rugby structure simplified.

FA to bid for 2018 World Cup?

Bella Cooli Heli Sports launch new snowboarding competition.

Commentators express concerns about state of World Athletics Championship.

Nimbus Sports International to be sole commercial partner of cricket’s Afro-Asian Cup.

A1 Grand Prix series grows in stature.

Twenty20 cricket proves to be an ongoing success. 1 and 2

Jul05

2005-07-01T22:38:00.000+01:00

Hutchison denies having an interest in F1 acquisition.

Celtic and Rangers push for inclusion in English Premier League.

Enyimba still waiting for prize money following African championship win.

Can baseball become a European phenomenon?

African Leopards to boost profile of rugby across the continent.

Hutchison to buy Formula One for $1 billion?

Authorities concerned by the state of golf following the British Open.

Chinese Golf Association launches new professional tour.

Titleist wary of the impact new golf balls will have on British Open scores.

Olympics Games to drop baseball and softball.

Bernie Ecclestone refutes claims that F1 will split.

Death for the Thames Valley Tigers?

Plans for extended F1 championship come under fire. 1 and 2

ATP to spice up tennis doubles matches.

Jun05

2005-06-03T17:40:00.000+01:00

Hearts set to be investigated by Scottish Premier League.

Cricket authorities agree to football style substitutions.

Glazer nears almost total control of Manchester United.

Kenyan National Rally Championship to make changes.

Max Moseley rejects criticism of his Indiana race handling.

Commercial necessity sees British men’s athletics team reinstated to European Cup Super League.

Maria Sharapova becomes the millionaire face of Wimbledon. 1 and 2

Hibernian FC benefits from Liverpool’s entry to the Champions League.

Where now for Formula One?

UEFA considers changes to Champions League format.

The strength of Mexican football analysed.

F1 team owner calls for F1 chief Moseley to resign.

F1 teams may face points penalty.

GB men’s athletics team has relegation over-turned.

Dodgeball set to hit big league as sport reappears.

FIA launches charges against Michelin following US GP problems.

Claims that Indiana GP fiasco will set back F1.

Indiana may lose future F1 events.

Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium retains Carling Cup final.

UEFA defend decision to allow Liverpool to defend Champions League trophy.

Rugby’s Celtic League collapses.

New Zealand netball set to introduce new play-off system.

May05

2005-05-01T17:21:00.000+01:00

UEFA President Johannson gives hope to Liverpool.urope in new

Liverpool to represent Eureope in new World Club Championship.

Some reflections on Rugby League's relegation issue by Kevin Sinfield.
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UEFA standing firm on Liverpool.

French rugby success built on club spending power.

South African cricket retains franchise system.

F1 qualifying rules to be changed after Monaco.

Rugby Football League to consider Super League expansion plans. 1 and 2

Carlo Ancelotti supports Liverpool's bid for 2005/2006 Champions League place.

Modern pentathlon fights for its future.

Serbian footballers resist the lure of other European leagues.

Financial considerations lead rugby club owners to call for an end to relegation.

The Twenty20 cricket phenomenon hits Pakistan and India.

Australian crowd violence forces league football restructuring.

New rugby union tournament proposed.

New Zealand netball agrees to additional matches.

Women to be allowed to play in British Open golf.

Apr05

2005-04-13T21:20:00.000+01:00

New GP2 race series set to take to the tracks.

Champ Car racing series to stage Chinese race.

Mar05

2005-03-03T22:06:00.000Z

FA agrees Eriksson's request for four-week lay-off before 2006 World Cup.

UEFA reject's Manchester United's Champions League proposal.

China's football league faces major crisis.

Manchester United call for revamp of Champions League.

Now New Zealand pursues Asian Football Confederation membership.

Australia’s NBL set to make changes to play-off system?

Australian football to switch to Asian Football Confederation in order to enhance World Cup chances?

Calls for sale of World Cup 2006 tickets to be investigated.

NHL and hockey players negotiate to save 2005-2006 season.

Changes to English FA Cup cause uproar.

"Firms Make $3.5B Bid to Buy All NHL Teams".

Feb05

2005-02-02T23:26:00.000Z

League owners meet to discuss next season in wake of 2004/2005 season cancellation.

Sauber F1 team agrees to break away from official world championship in 2008.

FIFA to help Kenya set up a Premier League.

Managing and balancing interests in English rugby union. 1 and 2

Is timing matches for TV responsible for upsurge in violence at English football games?

Twenty20 cricket: the re-birth or the death of cricket?

Cricket community divided as first Twenty20 international game takes place.

NHL season finally cancelled.

Ecclestone sets out vision of F1 future.

Commentators call for shake-up of one day cricket.

Player strike set to force cancellation of NHL season.

Hamburg to be compensated for fixed German football match.

MLB in discussion to instigate a world club championship.

Is the NHL season on the verge of being abandoned?

Newry row rumbles on.

Are the New England Patriots killing the NFL?

Jan05

2005-01-06T11:02:00.000Z

The money-making machine that is the US NFL.

Nigerian basketball league sponsors push for new game format.

Championship fishing hits the big time.

Is Bernie Ecclestone trying to avert the threat of an F1 breakaway?

Chelsea abandons plans for summer football event in light of worries about crowd trouble.

Despite Ferrari’s deal with Ecclestone, car makers still keen to form own racing series.

Ferrari abandon plans to set up rival F1 series.

Benin stages major football event for the first time - will it be successful?

NFL to boost its fan appeal?

USA Track and Field introduce new competition with $1 million prize fund.

The end of the affair? The Premier League launches an investigation into the declining popularity of the Premier League.

Scotland considers bid to host World Club Championship.

Poor teams can succeed against rich teams! 1 and 2

Ray Van Barneveld calls for match against Phil 'The Power' Taylor to unify two governing bodies in darts.

Is this the end of the English FA Cup?

India’s Football League signs biggest-ever sponsorship deal.

The Nigerian view of “how not to run football”.

South African bid for 2011 Rugby World Cup set to receive state backing.

Dec04

2004-12-08T16:34:00.000Z

Are pro/am events the way forward for boxing?

Will Ireland's cross-border Setanta Cup herald a new era?

Scandanvaia's new Royal League.

Florida Marlins baseball team considers relocation to Las Vegas. 1 and 2

Football the African way.

The uncertainty of outcome - what good sport is really all about?

Wrexham Football Club receive 10 point penalty for going into administration.

NFL spreads its wings to Hamburg.