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NBA Commissioner David Stern cut two more weeks off the NBA schedule, and then met with the players to see if the sides could compromise on the "guts" of a new deal. The earliest the season could begin is now December 1st.
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A basic framework for an NBA labour agreement appeared to be in place following eight hours of talks Wednesday between NBA owners and players but both sides acknowledged they were not yet close to making a deal.
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Fund management group Warburg Pincus is to take a financial stake in the Jordan Formula One team.

After 11 days of silence, the opposing sides in the NBA lockout agreed to resume formal bargaining talks later this week, in a bid to save their Christmas NBC TV schedule.

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The NBA have informed NBC that the network's Christmas Day doubleheader, featuring the Chicago Bulls and possibly Jordan, is the latest casualty of the nearly five-month-long NBA lockout.
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Michael Jordan will retire as soon as the NBA lockout ends, according to Charles Barkley.

Superstar Shaquille O'Neal and his Los Angeles Lakers are the centrepiece of a condensed post-lockout NBA schedule which forces every team to play on three consecutive nights at least once.

Stadia

Irish property developer Jim Mansfield said he was considering plans to build a circuit capable of staging a Formula One grand prix in Dublin.
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Michael Jordan announced on Saturday that he would be ending his interest in co-ownership of the NBA franchise, the Charlotte Hornets.

Formula One team chief Eddie Jordan is to join Ireland's overseas tourism promotions team as a Tourism Sporting Ambassador.

The Japanese car giant Honda will team up with British American Racing (BAR) in a three year deal worth #100m to BAR starting from next season.

Michael Jordan's signature brand, launched by Nike in September 1997, will open its first three retail concept shops later this month.

NBC's ratings for the NBA play-offs have remained surprisingly strong despite the retirement of Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan may have hung up his playing boots, but his impact on the market place continues to rocket.
Events

Allsport Photography (USA), a division of Getty Images, has renewed and extended its agreement with SportsLine USA.
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This was the year the NBA took "a big hit," Commissioner David Stern noted at his annual state of the league news conference.
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The Italian grand Prix, due to take place in Monza in September, could be in jeopardy, following a decision by the prosecution in the Ayrton Senna trial to appeal against the acquittal of two members of the William's team on manslaughter charges.
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Sports Authority, the leading sporting goods retailer, expects to post lower second quarter earnings caused by slow sales over the last two months.