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Women's sport a winner as money pours into India cricket league
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» MUMBAI - India's inaugural Women's Premier League cricket has generated hundreds of millions of dollars even before a ball is bowled on Saturday, with experts calling it a game-changing moment for women's sport.
Ex-F1 chief Ecclestone faces fraud trial next October
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» LONDON: Former Formula One (F1) supremo Bernie Ecclestone will stand trial in October next year on charges of failing to declare a multi-million pound trust in Singapore to the British tax services, a judge in London said on Tuesday.
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.
Covid adds fuel to the match-fixing fire: expert
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» PARIS: A record number of sports matches are likely to be fixed in 2021 after the Covid pandemic "added fuel to the fire", an executive at one of the world's leading sports technology companies has told AFP.
Focus switches to PSG as tearful Messi confirms it's over at Barca
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» BARCELONA: A tearful Lionel Messi confirmed Sunday he is leaving Barcelona after 17 trophy-laden years, with Paris Saint Germain his likely next port of call for a career swansong.
Rugby shake-up goes on with new Autumn Nations Cup
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» LONDON - The inaugural Autumn Nations Cup starts with Ireland facing Wales in Dublin on Friday as rugby union continues to deal with the fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic.
'Complete bombshell': Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» MADRID: Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona he wants to "unilaterally" terminate his contract with the Spanish giants after a calamitous end to the season, a club source confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.
Rugby league: a sport at the beating heart of communities
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» LONDON: Rugby league does not boast a global reach or the deep pockets of other sports as it attempts to navigate its way through the financially perilous coronavirus crisis.
Matchfixing a vital battle to win: UEFA integrity chief
AFP, Published on 28/09/2016
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Combating match-fixing in football is absolutely crucial for the integrity of the sport, says Emilio Garcia UEFA's head of disciplinary and integrity matters.