ECA Dismisses ‘Super League’ Rumours

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Welsh Football League club Barry Town is on the hunt for a new owner, according to business transfer website, www.BusinessesForSale.com Founded in 1888 Barry Town is a legend in Welsh footballing history. The club is ranked equal with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Italian side Napoli by UEFA due to their previous successes and league title victories.

July 29th, 2009 SYDNEY, LONDON and CHICAGO - ThoughtWorks is delighted to announce that Australian BT Financial Group's 'BT Super for Life' superannuation product (www.btsuperforlife.com.au), which was developed through a BT and ThoughtWorks' partnership, has been honoured in the global CIO 100 Awards this year. The prestigious CIO 100 Awards honour 100 companies worldwide that are creating new business value by innovating with technology.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - Virgin Trains is slashing the cost of travel between London and the West Midlands by almost a third. From 3 August, passengers can travel for a lot less between London Euston/Watford Junction/Milton Keynes Central and Coventry/Birmingham International/Birmingham New Street; and between London and Rugby.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Property owners in Liverpool could rent out their driveway, garage or allocated parking bay for as much as GBP1,476 per year (or GBP123 a month) according to a new 2009 league table of parking space rental. The statistics produced by Park Let, the UK's largest parking space letting agent, show that Nottingham and Manchester are also particularly profitable areas with parking spaces earning GBP115 and GBP109 per month respectively.

June 11th, 2009 UPPSALA, Sweden - Fastest Growing Sports Community Launches Second Fantasy Cricket League: Fantasy World Twenty20 Following the success of SportsPundit.com's first online fantasy cricket tournament earlier this year, the world's fastest growing online sports community, is launching Fantasy World Twenty20. Based on the World Cup tournament, staged this year in England and running right through to the final match on 21 June, over 1,500 cricket fans are already actively participating in the competition.

May 13th, 2009 MILTON KEYNES, England - Safenames, an online brand protection services company and global domain name registrar, successfully recovered multiple domain names for five revered members of the English Premier League. In the fiercely contested English Premier League, it is rare if not unimaginable that the clubs would unite, but in order to address the shared problem of online trademark infringement cases that illegally profit from famous and beloved brands; the decision to form an alliance was simple.

April 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Oeneo, manufacturer of technical closure DIAM, has today (22nd April) successfully defended a challenge to its patented super-critical technology in the European Office of the Patent in München. The challenge was filed by cork producers against Oeneo and the government owned French Atomic Agency CEA, which jointly own the exclusive rights to the patented DIAM super-critical CO2 process.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Sheffield United has today confirmed a groundbreaking sponsorship deal with the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) that will see the 2008/2009 Hong Kong FA Cup titled 'the Sheffield United FA Cup'. Sheffield United's agreement with the HKFA has been announced in partnership with the Chengdu Blades Football Club in China.

April 14th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - SportsPundit.com expects to attract big hitters to play its first online Fantasy Cricket tournament based on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 season. Due to be staged from April 18 to May 24th, over 1000 online teams from global cricket-playing nations have already registered for the exciting competition.

March 10th, 2009 LONDON - The Raiders of New York State Have Agreed a Shirt Sponsorship Deal With Last-Minute Online Accommodation Specialist Wotif.com The Northern Raiders, one of the original AMNRL (American National Rugby League) teams, are a mainstay in the U.S elite rugby division and in 2009 will feature the logo of global accommodation provider Wotif.com across their chests. This partnership highlights the growing popularity and awareness of rugby league in North America.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - Teenage sensation Miley Cyrus has dismissed rumours that she is to exchange vows with her model-singer beau Justin Gaston. The rumours surfaced after the 16-year-old 'Hannah Montana' star joked about an engagement during a radio interview, reports contactmusic.com.

March 4th, 2009 LONDON - Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia laughed off rumours of romance with British royal Prince Harry saying that she is definitely not dating the 24-year-old. The 'Torn' hitmaker was linked to the newly single prince after she invited him to celebrate her 34th birthday in London last month, reports contactmusic.com.

March 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman has dismissed rumours that she is again pregnant - less than eight months after giving birth to her first baby. The star, who is married to country singer Keith Urban, sparked baby speculation after she was photographed posing with her arms covering her stomach during a Japanese tour to promote the movie 'Australia', reported contactmusic.com One online report claimed that Kidman 'tenderly stroked her stomach as she posed for snaps with co-star Hugh Jackman'.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - Jennifer Hudson has laughed off rumours suggesting that she's pregnant. Essence magazine had earlier alleged the Dreamgirls actress/singer was expecting her first child with fiance David Otunga, claiming they had received confirmation "through two sources close to" Hudson, reports The Daily Express.

May 20th, 2009 DURBAN - Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 116 for nine by Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Kingsmead here Wednesday. Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 116/9 in 20 overs (Parthiv Patel 32, Suresh Raina 20; Irfan Pathan 2-32, S.Sreesanth 2-23).

May 18th, 2009 CENTURION - Chennai Super Kings scored 188 for three against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Monday. Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 188/3 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 52, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 40 not out; Ashok Dinda 1-29).

May 4th, 2009 EAST LONDON - Electing to bat, Chennai Super Kings scored 178 for three against Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match here Monday. Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 178 for three in 20 overs (Matthew Hayden 43, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 58 not out; Shoaib Ahmed 1-14.)

May 7th, 2009 CENTURION - Half centuries from Matthew Hyaden and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took Chennai Super Kings to a massive 185 for three in 18 overs in a rain-affected Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Centurion Park here Thursday. According to the Duckworth Lewis system, Super Kings have to score 187 to win.

May 16th, 2009 PORT ELIZABETH - Mumbai Indians set Chennai Super Kings a victory target of 148 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) contest here Saturday. Brief score: Mumbai Indians 147 for seven in 20 overs (Jean Paul Duminy 62, Abhishek Nayar 33 not out; Suresh Raina 1-22) against Super Kings.

May 14th, 2009 DURBAN - Royal Challengers Bangalore bowled out Chennai Super Kings for 129 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Thursday. Brief score: Super Kings 129 all out in 19.4 overs (Matthew Hayden 60; Anil Kumble 2-12, Jacques Kallis 2-18, Vinay Kumar 2-30) against Royal Challengers Bangalore.