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| NBA: Labour talks break off putting more games in doubt Posted: 21 Oct 2011 07:12 AM PDT
The two sides met for five hours on the third straight day of talks with federal mediator George Cohen but emerged without a breakthrough, nor any schedule to re-convene. "Ultimately, we were unable to bridge the gap that separates the two parties," NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver told NBA TV. "We understand the ramifications of where we are. We're saddened on behalf of the game." NBA Commissioner David Stern was unable to attend yesterday's meeting with the flu, but the outstanding differences between the parties will likely see him scrap more games. The pre-season and the first two weeks of the regular season had already been cancelled due to the protracted lockout that began on July 1 after the players and owners failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. NBA owners contend the league lost US$300 million (RM944.9 million) last season with 22 of 30 teams in the red and initially demanded players cut their share of basketball-related income from 57 to 47 per cent from the previous collective bargaining agreement, along with a firm salary cap and shorter contracts. The players offered to reduce their share from 57 to 53 per cent, and lowered that to 52.5 per cent yesterday. The owners have formally proposed a 50-50 split but the players union rejected the offer and both sides remain divided on the core issues. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Tevez inquiry gets underway at Manchester City Posted: 21 Oct 2011 07:10 AM PDT  Tevez is being investigated following his alleged refusal to come off the bench during Manchester City's Champions League match at Bayern Munich on September 27. — Reuters pic The 27-year-old Argentine striker is being investigated following his alleged refusal to come off the bench during Manchester City's Champions League match at Bayern Munich on September 27. A City spokeswoman said the club did not expect a quick resolution to the question of Tevez's future and would anticipate an appeal from the player's representatives should the findings go against him. City confirmed last week that Tevez would face disciplinary proceedings for alleged breaches of contract after manager Roberto Mancini had said he refused to come on as a substitute against Bayern. According to Mancini, he instructed Tevez to come off the bench with around 35 minutes of the game to go and the player refused. The Italian also said Tevez was "finished" at City while he was manager. The Argentine has since said he was not asked to come on but to warm up, and he felt he had already warmed up sufficiently. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
NEW YORK, Oct 21 — Marathon talks between NBA players and owners to resolve a long-running labour dispute that has put the entire season on hold broke off yesterday with little sign of progress toward a deal, raising the likelihood of more games being cancelled.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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