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		<title>Flaws in the Bowl Championship Series System</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1998, the National Collegiate Athletics Association has used the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) System to decide which ten teams will compete in a playoff system to determine the college football champion in the US. The BCS uses polls and computer...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Golfers challenge Asian Tour's ban on other tournaments </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four golfers have filed a lawsuit with the Singapore Supreme Court against the Asian Tour's ban on players taking part in other tournaments. 
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:01:18 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>HMRC to pursue 'Football Creditors' rule challenge despite Portsmouth judgment </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Her Majesty's Revenue &amp;amp; Customs (HMRC) will pursue its challenge to Football Association Premier League's rules requiring clubs to pay football creditors in full in the event of administration, despite losing a High Court case ([2010] EWHC...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Expert speakers confirmed for gambling briefing </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of expert speakers will address delegates attending Sport, Gambling &amp;amp; Sponsorship 2010, a World Sports Law Report event that will be hosted at the London offices of Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP on 14 September. 
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Opinion: WADA and the pharmaceutical industry fight doping </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 6 July, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) signed a Joint Declaration of Cooperation in the Fight against Doping in Sport. This agreement aims to facilitate...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:59:38 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Advertising: Ambush marketing: FIFA's rights protection programme </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be remembered in the Netherlands not only for the country's excellent performance, but also for FIFA's attempted prosecution of women wearing orange miniskirts bearing Bavaria Beer's logo. Kris Lines and Jon Heshka, sports...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Governance: Self-regulation of sport: arguments for and against </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sport is increasingly coming into conflict with legislation, but argues that it has the autonomy to set its own rules outside of national and international law. Simon Thorp and Adam Leadercramer, of Onside Law, examine the effectiveness of self-regulation...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Player Contracts: Appiah: compensation not due for breach of contract </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that although Stephen Appiah breached his contract with Turkish football club Fenerbahçe without just cause, he is not liable to pay the club compensation. Peter Limbert, an Associate with Hammonds,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:57:49 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Tax: International sport shuns the UK because of tax </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[International sport is increasingly realising that the UK's tax regime makes it a very unattractive place, as recent comments by Usain Bolt and the International Cricket Council illustrate. Richard Baldwin, a tax consultant who advised London's bid...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:56:25 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Event Management: Legal issues around ejecting spectators from sport events </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, there have recently been a number of instances where sporting event organisers have had to eject spectators due to their behaviour. Kelly Hudson and Rod Findlay, of McDaniel &amp;amp; Co. Solicitors, explain the circumstances behind...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
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