<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625</id><updated>2011-04-21T21:12:19.993+01:00</updated><title type='text'>BOSM Extra - Managing the Impacts of Sports</title><subtitle type='html'>Supporting The Business of Sport Management [BOSM], edited by John Beech and Simon Chadwick, © 2004, Pearson Education. Content of this site is the responsibility of the editors, NOT Pearson Education. This blog is regularly updated, so please revisit often for the latest developments in Sport Management. In a small number of cases, links lead to websites that require registration. We only post stories that are on sites that make no charge for registration.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-112846285883647438</id><published>2005-10-04T22:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-10-16T20:21:50.223+01:00</updated><title type='text'>October 2005</title><content type='html'>Last updated 16 October 2005&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;British Lions tour to NZ has &lt;a href="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/media/story/0,12123,1588533,00.html"&gt;massive&lt;/a&gt; impact on local economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;A1 Grand Prix to &lt;a href="http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&amp;news_item_id=158499"&gt;generate&lt;/a&gt; $10 million worth of local economic activity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brazil bans brothel &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4276082.stm"&gt;adverts&lt;/a&gt; as F1 comes to town.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-112846285883647438?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112846285883647438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112846285883647438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/10/october-2005.html' title='October 2005&lt;br&gt;'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-112630302766537162</id><published>2005-09-09T22:56:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-10-04T22:54:42.213+01:00</updated><title type='text'>September 2005</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;National prestige &lt;a href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/68b2f98e-26dc-11da-b6fe-00000e2511c8.html"&gt;fuels&lt;/a&gt; success of football in Ukraine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;NASCAR announces &lt;a href="http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&amp;news_item_id=158266"&gt;plans&lt;/a&gt; for grassroots development.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-112630302766537162?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112630302766537162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112630302766537162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/09/september-2005.html' title='September 2005&lt;br&gt;'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-112496098950476006</id><published>2005-08-25T10:02:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-09-09T22:57:28.196+01:00</updated><title type='text'>August 2005</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;Athens stadia &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4168658.stm"&gt;become&lt;/a&gt; white elephants.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-112496098950476006?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112496098950476006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112496098950476006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/08/august-2005.html' title='August 2005&lt;br&gt;'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-112025346984582524</id><published>2005-07-01T22:29:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-10-04T22:55:04.880+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Jul05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;London Olympics to &lt;a href="http://www.travelwirenews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000046/004611.htm"&gt;reap&lt;/a&gt; massive rewards for British tourism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inquest over NHL lockout &lt;a href="http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050716/BIZ/507160331/1001"&gt;continues&lt;/a&gt; apace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;US World Cup qualifying game &lt;a href="http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2864399"&gt;adds&lt;/a&gt; $13 million dollars to venue’s local economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;More &lt;a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--nhllockout-busine0715jul15,0,5701819.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork"&gt;reflections&lt;/a&gt; on the impact of NHL lockout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;How much damage did it do? &lt;a href="http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?id=04accd30-8ccb-4ff6-ada6-ad928e97e8b4"&gt;Counting&lt;/a&gt; the cost of the NHL lockout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Retailers &lt;a href="http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzhock4342401jul14,0,4012493.story?coll=ny-business-headlines"&gt;relieved&lt;/a&gt; as NHL lockout comes to an end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Football and its impact on &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_football/4670865.stm"&gt;Brazil&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;London 2012 Olympics 'good for &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4656405.stm"&gt;Scotland&lt;/a&gt;'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;London 'set for house price &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4656927.stm"&gt;boom&lt;/a&gt;' because of Olympics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Building shares &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4656553.stm"&gt;up&lt;/a&gt; on London's Olympics win.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can London make the 2012 Olympics &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4653491.stm"&gt;profitable&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assessing the impact a &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4618833.stm"&gt;successful&lt;/a&gt; Olympic Games bid can have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Celtic and Rangers together &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4635535.stm"&gt;generate&lt;/a&gt; £120 million worth of economic activity.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-112025346984582524?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112025346984582524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/112025346984582524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/07/jul05.html' title='Jul05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-111868560458595786</id><published>2005-06-13T18:58:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-09-09T22:57:46.596+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Jun05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;Football a force for &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_football/4227225.stm"&gt;good&lt;/a&gt; in divided Liberia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Liverpool’s defence of Champions League set to &lt;a href="http://www.sport.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/06/11/sfnliv11.xml&amp;sSheet=/sport/2005/06/11/ixfooty.html"&gt;cost&lt;/a&gt; English football millions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;San Antonio Suns &lt;a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/06/06/story3.html"&gt;help&lt;/a&gt; to boost local economy following NBA title.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Winning Olympic bid will give Paris economy a &lt;a href="http://www.newsjunkie.co.uk/newspage.asp?x331703885"&gt;boost&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-111868560458595786?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111868560458595786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111868560458595786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/06/jun05.html' title='Jun05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-111496482813992412</id><published>2005-05-01T17:26:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-08-25T10:10:11.433+01:00</updated><title type='text'>May05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;Soccer &lt;a href="http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/05/23/news/news3.txt"&gt;unites&lt;/a&gt; in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;When a PGA event hits town, businesses &lt;a href="http://article.wn.com/link/WNAT463F1713765F697BF7CD202FF70C3E86?source=templategenerator&amp;template=europesportnews/index.txt"&gt;smell&lt;/a&gt; money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cardiff’s &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4568741.stm"&gt;hosting&lt;/a&gt; of FA Cup final estimated to have been worth £100 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mozmbique expects sport to have major impact on &lt;a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200505190553.html"&gt;all&lt;/a&gt; aspects of life in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ashes series set to have &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4562897.stm"&gt;major&lt;/a&gt; financial impact on English cricket.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;BAR’s commercial managers count the &lt;a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1359836,0046.htm"&gt;cost&lt;/a&gt; of missing F1’s most glamorous race.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Horse racing stands to lose big money of Channel 4 &lt;a href="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/horseracing/story/0,10149,1480882,00.html"&gt;withdraws&lt;/a&gt; coverage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sport set to &lt;a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200505091260.html"&gt;ease&lt;/a&gt; political tensions in Zimbabwe?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl Football Classic has &lt;a href="http://bizneworleans.com/109+M545567e440b.html"&gt;major&lt;/a&gt; impact on local economy in New Orleans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;F1 Grand Prix proving to be the &lt;a href="http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=111137&amp;Sn=BNEW&amp;IssueID=28046"&gt;impetus&lt;/a&gt; for growth in Bahrain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4520621.stm"&gt;Illegal&lt;/a&gt; car and race ban set to cost BAR dear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/a54da5ec-bcab-11d9-b1e3-00000e2511c8.html"&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on the positive effects football can have on business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;English Schools Football Association decides &lt;a href="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/157/157004_rooney_banned_from_coaching_youngsters.html"&gt;not&lt;/a&gt; to use Wayne Rooney in its activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Norwich City &lt;a href="http://business.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline&amp;category=Business&amp;tBrand=bizonline&amp;tCategory=business&amp;itemid=NOED29%20Apr%202005%2020%3A13%3A06%3A467"&gt;fears&lt;/a&gt; the impact of Premier League relegation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Local businesses in London to &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4489021.stm"&gt;fight&lt;/a&gt; Olympic bid.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-111496482813992412?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111496482813992412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111496482813992412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/05/may05.html' title='May05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-111235728602670611</id><published>2005-04-01T13:07:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-07-01T22:33:38.950+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Apr05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;'&lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/4399989.stm"&gt;Death threats&lt;/a&gt;' to Windies' seven.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-111235728602670611?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111235728602670611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111235728602670611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/04/apr05.html' title='Apr05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-111023956567806114</id><published>2005-03-07T23:50:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-01T22:34:05.083+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Mar05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;Golf's Portugese Open almost &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4395455.stm"&gt;cancelled&lt;/a&gt; on environmental grounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Greece lays out &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4395449.stm"&gt;post-Olympic&lt;/a&gt; plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Triathletes &lt;a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/travel/tourism/2005/03/28/pacific_story7.html?f=et186"&gt;flex&lt;/a&gt; economic muscle in Hawaii.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;NASCAR &lt;a href="http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/states/north_carolina/counties/cabarrus/11241774.htm"&gt;drives&lt;/a&gt; North Carolina tourism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Football 'a &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4385523.stm"&gt;bad&lt;/a&gt; example to pupils'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/rowing/4326467.stm"&gt;assumed&lt;/a&gt; impact of the Boat Race?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bolton &lt;a href="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/152/152013_spirit_in_the_sky.html"&gt;commissions&lt;/a&gt; Spirit of Sport statue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Welsh economy &lt;a href="http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=15320094&amp;method=full&amp;siteid=50082&amp;headline=economy-soars-after-grand-slam-win-name_page.html"&gt;soars&lt;/a&gt; after Grand Slam win.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sport 'can spruce up the &lt;a href="http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/business/business1111496215.aspx"&gt;cities&lt;/a&gt;'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Was the NHL’s season cancellation &lt;a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/17/sports/PUCK-4810729.html"&gt;really&lt;/a&gt; the best strategy?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;After the game is &lt;a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/13/travel/trath.html"&gt;over&lt;/a&gt;... an assessment of post-Olympics Athens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;UEFA referees consider &lt;a href="http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&amp;storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050315:MTFH49648_2005-03-15_14-21-54_L1524593:1"&gt;strike&lt;/a&gt; action following Anders Frisk’s supposed run in with Jose Mourinho.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;David Beckham &lt;a href="http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/index?region=global&amp;news_item_id=157034"&gt;Academy&lt;/a&gt; to open in London.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;India and Pakistan go &lt;a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/13/news/match.html"&gt;head-to-head&lt;/a&gt; in cricket.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Strike set to &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4335043.stm"&gt;test&lt;/a&gt; Paris ahead of Olympic bid team visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can cricket bring India and Pakistan back &lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7138766/"&gt;together&lt;/a&gt; again?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Football &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4321869.stm"&gt;blamed&lt;/a&gt; for UK schools problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Concerns grow that Glazer will &lt;a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/man_united/story.jsp?story=617209"&gt;inflate&lt;/a&gt; Manchester United ticket prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wigan Athletic matches may not take place as police &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/4325183.stm"&gt;withdraw&lt;/a&gt; their services.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-111023956567806114?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111023956567806114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/111023956567806114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/03/mar05.html' title='Mar05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-110781370064175923</id><published>2005-02-07T22:00:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-01T22:34:35.610+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Feb05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;An &lt;a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,6903,1426619,00.html"&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; interpretation of NHL season cancellation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol sponsorship in NASCAR: a &lt;a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?wc=true&amp;id=1992716"&gt;threat&lt;/a&gt; to children?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;NHL lockout creates &lt;a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/02/21/story5.html"&gt;headache&lt;/a&gt; for sponsors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4270203.stm"&gt;Anatomy&lt;/a&gt; of a player transfer: what has been the result of Wayne Rooney’s transfer to Manchester United?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;NHL heading for the &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/us_sport/4274389.stm"&gt;precipice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tanzanian football set to &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4265291.stm"&gt;collapse&lt;/a&gt; if English &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Premier League continues to exert influence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Protestors gather in attempt to &lt;a href="http://www.nolondon2012.org/"&gt;thwart&lt;/a&gt; London Olympic bid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href="http://bolts.tbo.com/lightning/MGB970FFA5E.html"&gt;further&lt;/a&gt; assessment of the impact the NHL’s cancellation will have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assessing the impact &lt;a href="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,14604,-4805012,00.html"&gt;cancellation&lt;/a&gt; of NHL season will have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nike thought to add &lt;a href="http://portland.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?type_news=latest&amp;newsid=11271"&gt;$2 billion&lt;/a&gt; to the Oregon economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;2011 Rugby World Cup would be a &lt;a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200502150091.html"&gt;major&lt;/a&gt; boost to southern Africa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;How might winning the Olympic bid &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4225583.stm"&gt;help&lt;/a&gt; UK businesses?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2005/02/14/story5.html"&gt;Workforce productivity&lt;/a&gt; falls in run-up to Super Bowl 2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;It was the Superbowl that brought them to Jacksonville, but it was &lt;a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/sports_business/general/2005/02/07/jacksonville_story1.html"&gt;golf&lt;/a&gt; they spent (and will spend) their money on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can the 2006 World Cup survive the match-fixing &lt;a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/internationals/story.jsp?story=609166"&gt;scandal&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;NHL lockout &lt;a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2005/02/07/story8.html"&gt;continues&lt;/a&gt; to concern local businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can football &lt;a href="http://www.newsjunkie.co.uk/newspage.asp?x274215175"&gt;counter&lt;/a&gt; the losses incurred following the NHL lockout?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-110781370064175923?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/110781370064175923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/110781370064175923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/02/feb05.html' title='Feb05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-110501213414975415</id><published>2005-01-06T11:47:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-01T22:35:07.576+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Jan05</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;Analysts hope Super Bowl will have &lt;a href="http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/index.asp?story_id=44157"&gt;positive&lt;/a&gt; impact on future of NFL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Big games lead to big impacts? &lt;a href="http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/8149168"&gt;Assessing&lt;/a&gt; the effects of the Super Bowl.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;After the game is &lt;a href="http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/index.asp?story_id=43949"&gt;over&lt;/a&gt;... what happens to the facilities?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is Germany heading for &lt;a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,6903,1401810,00.html"&gt;trouble&lt;/a&gt; in releasing tickets now for World Cup 2006?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;NHL lock-out continues to prove &lt;a href="http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/sports/story.html?id=4cc2b373-d4be-4259-97ba-15da5e13056b"&gt;costly&lt;/a&gt; for related businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can small town professional sports teams &lt;a href="http://www.detnews.com/2005/pistons/0501/24/D10-67746.htm"&gt;survive&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cost of hosting the Olympics &lt;a href="http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/index.asp?story_id=43712"&gt;adversely&lt;/a&gt; affects a city’s credit rating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Will the NHL &lt;a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1972119"&gt;lockout&lt;/a&gt; last the whole season?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Critics &lt;a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/col/story/269409p-230783c.html"&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; whether there is any money to be made from baseball.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;South Africa has high &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4091261.stm"&gt;expectations&lt;/a&gt; of the 2010 World Cup.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-110501213414975415?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/110501213414975415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/110501213414975415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2005/01/jan05.html' title='Jan05'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9521625.post-110252384983499769</id><published>2004-12-08T16:37:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-01T22:35:34.886+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Dec04</title><content type='html'>&lt;li&gt;Paris recruits &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4099733.stm"&gt;transport&lt;/a&gt; experts for 2012 Olympics bid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Portugal announces that Euro 2004 football championship was &lt;a href="http://www.canada.com/sports/soccer/story.html?id=a379b0e1-2a26-4bb0-ae82-baec5b52c826"&gt;beneficial&lt;/a&gt; to the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arizona Cardinals’ new stadium set to &lt;a href="http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/index.asp?story_id=42123"&gt;boost&lt;/a&gt; perpetual underachievers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Indianapolis 500 found to have &lt;a href="http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/10381936.htm"&gt;massive&lt;/a&gt; effect on local economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;National Hockey League strike could put local companies &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/sports/hockey/09hockey.html?hp&amp;ex=1102654800&amp;en=c42f2c11cb9516ac&amp;ei=5094&amp;partner=homepage"&gt;out of business&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;World Cup 2010 organisers to &lt;a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200412090174.html"&gt;penalise&lt;/a&gt; single occupancy car users during the event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ukraine expects! Vitali Klitschko &lt;a href="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/boxing/story/0,10146,1369549,00.html"&gt;fights&lt;/a&gt; to retain national pride.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cost of Athens Olympics is &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4007719.stm"&gt;double&lt;/a&gt; estimate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9521625-110252384983499769?l=bosm24.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/110252384983499769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9521625/posts/default/110252384983499769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bosm24.blogspot.com/2004/12/dec04.html' title='Dec04'/><author><name>John Beech and Simon Chadwick</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
