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Sports clubs no longer a family affair, strictly business only
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» NEW YORK - Time was when sports teams and franchises were largely family enterprises, but now it is investment funds and consortiums buying them despite a downturn in the global economy.
All that glitters: How the money-spinning IPL turned cricket into gold
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» NEW DELHI - The Indian Premier League has made millionaires out of young players, generated invaluable publicity for team owners and made the national cricket board one of the richest governing bodies in global sport.
India's year of the unicorn: Startups in spotlight of 2021 tech boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» MUMBAI - Sumit Gupta has had a big year -- turning 30, getting married and seeing his startup become one of India's newest tech unicorns.
Euro footie deal cheers Thais
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2021
» The state-run NBT2HD TV channel will show every game at Euro 2020 live after a deal was struck at the last minute before the month-long football tournament.
South Africans to put economic woes aside and honour Springboks
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africans will put their economic woes to one side this week to come together and celebrate the Springboks' Rugby World Cup triumph in Japan with a series of parades around the country.
Ronaldo effect: Chinese fans drop Real Madrid for Juventus
AFP, Published on 05/02/2019
» SHANGHAI - Cristiano Ronaldo's move from Real Madrid has seen Juventus's popularity rocket in China, up nearly 70 percent by one measure, as top European clubs vie for supremacy in the Asian country.
Pro boxer Amnat seeks redemption
Sports, Published on 27/07/2016
» Rio de Janeiro: Boxer Amnat Ruenroeng has vowed to win a medal for his family and country at next month's Olympics.
AIBA defends Olympic pro boxers decision
AFP, Published on 25/07/2016
» SHANGHAI - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Monday denied accusations it is trying to take over the sport, following a controversial decision to let professional boxers fight at the Rio Olympics.
China's Alibaba seeks sporting gold
AFP, Published on 04/02/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to turn its hundreds of millions of users into sportsmen as it seeks to cash in on the country's growing sporting market, an executive said.