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Paris Olympic budget issues could force cuts, says government report
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» PARIS: The 2024 Paris Olympics are coming in significantly over budget because of an "incomprehensible lack of understanding of the complexity of the IOC's specifications", France's Court of Audit has found.
Todd Boehly: Can he mimic Dodger title revamp at Chelsea
AFP, Published on 09/05/2022
» LOS ANGELES - For Todd Boehly, the billionaire US businessman heading the consortium buying Chelsea in a 4.25 billion-pound ($5.2 billion) deal, ownership of a Premier League club is a long-sought move.
Europe's clubs caught between a financial pit and hallowed grounds
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» PARIS - As European football clubs struggle to make up for revenue lost in the pandemic, one untapped source of revenue is stadium naming rights, but exploiting them may not be straightforward.
New clubs can start off on a strong footing
Sports, Published on 07/03/2021
» The only golf club I ever was a member of was when I was a young boy back in England, and my dad paid my yearly membership subscription fee of £3.
Red wine to Bluetooth: Connectivity becomes precious commodity in sports science
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» PARIS - When the Greek runner Spiros Louis lit the flame under the Olympic ideal by winning the first marathon in the 1896 Olympics, he did it fuelled on a traditional Mediterranean diet.
Will Premier League with no fans be worth the wait?
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» LONDON: The Premier League is adamant that it can overcome huge logistical challenges to get players back on the pitch during the coronavirus crisis but has long since accepted there will be no fans in the stadiums.
Cricket Australia boss Sutherland replaced by insider Roberts
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» SYDNEY - Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday named insider Kevin Roberts -- who spearheaded an ill-fated attempt to slash players' pay last year -- to lead the troubled organisation in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.
Ecclestone: Formula One's 'Napoleon' with a nose for business
AFP, Published on 08/09/2016
» PARIS - Bernie Ecclestone started out as a simple second-hand car salesman and went on to transform Formula One into one of the most profitable sports in the world.
Chinese investors in deal to buy AC Milan
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» MILAN - Silvio Berlusconi agreed on Friday to sell more than 99 percent of AC Milan to a group of Chinese investors, announced Fininvest, the holding company of the Berlusconi family.
No end in sight to China's football spending spree, say experts
AFP, Published on 07/06/2016
» BEIJING - China's extraordinary spending spree on football assets shows no sign of slowing down -- but the bubble is also unlikely to burst for some time to come, experts say.