The News Review:
- Youngsters get a chance in France
- Alcohol firms face advertising curb in binge-drinking crackdown
- VietNamNet Bridge
Youngsters get a chance in France
Ireland nline – Jul 2, 2006
substring (2 11); document. Lock Mick ‘Driscoll will captain a side which includes his Munster team-mate Barry Murphy who was called up to the senior RBS Six Nations squad on the back of his recent performances in the Heineken Cup. Wasps’ Jeremy Staunton has been given the chance to show ‘Sullivan there is depth at fly-half and is one of four English-based players in the squad alongside Gavin Duffy Shane Jennings and Leo Cullen. ‘Sullivan believes he has picked a formidable outfit which will be coached by Michael Bradley with the emphasis in developing international players of the future. The Ireland head coach said: “There was a time when we picked an A team off the back of the national side the best 44 players. “ur opinion is there is not a lot to be gained by taking eight or 10 seasoned internationals into an A game against France.
Alcohol firms face advertising curb in binge-drinking crackdown
Times nline – Jul 2, 2006
Finland which is one of Europe’s biggest consumers of alcohol wants its new drink laws to become the model for Europe by 2010. Among its measures is a three-year transition period for sports associations to end alcohol advertisements. Brewers are leading sponsors of football with Budweiser paying £28m to be one of the official backers of the World Cup. Heineken is reported to have paid £20. 8m to sponsor the Champions League.
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VietNamNet Bridge – Jul 2, 2006
MsoNormal{mso-style-parent:”";margin-bottom:. 0001pt;font-size:14. 0pt;font-family:Arial;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in}–>VietNamNet ? The annual Heineken Challenger Tennis Tournament organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) the HCM City Tennis Federation and Lan Anh Club will come to an end this year because the main sponsor has withdrawn. Nguyen Xuan Lap Chairman of the HCM City Tennis Federation said ?Last year Heineken sponsored the Vietnam pen Tennis Tournament. This is a big event that draws the participation of many highly reputed players from around the world. Therefore in principle they should withdraw from smaller international tournaments in Vietnam. ? Nevertheless according to Mr… Nguyen Hong Head of the Sports Department of HCM City Television (HTV) has revealed that HTV will step in to help ensure the event goes ahead in March. It will be called the HTV Cup and organizers will still invite international players to take part in the tournament. The tournament is open to tennis players with a world ranking between 100 and 300. It?s also a great opportunity for Vietnamese players to practise and gain experience.