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Real Madrid top football rich list as Liverpool surge
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» LONDON - Real Madrid stayed top of football’s rich list as Liverpool outstripped their English rivals for the first time, according to Deloitte’s Money League study on Thursday.
Uefa 'reluctantly' approves European league games in US, Australia
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» LAUSANNE - European football governing body Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) on Monday said it had "reluctantly" approved the staging of a Spanish La Liga and an Italian Serie A match in the United States and Australia respectively despite fan protests.
BWF, Etihad partnership elevates badminton globally
Sports, Published on 01/10/2025
» Bangkok, September 29, 2025 -- The partnership between the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Etihad Airways marks a significant milestone in combining elite sport with global connectivity.
India faces second world football ban in three years
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» NEW DELHI - India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after Fifa and the Asian governing body demanded it adopt a new constitution by Oct 30 or risk suspension.
LA 2028 to sell venue name rights in Olympic first
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will sell naming rights for some competition venues to "unlock an additional revenue stream" in a move that breaks with Games tradition of forbidding brand names on stadiums and arenas.
Liverpool splash out in bid to stay atop Premier League
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» LIVERPOOL - Fresh from storming to a record-equalling 19th English top-flight title, Liverpool have not held back in transforming the squad in pursuit of an era of Premier League dominance.
Atletico cash in on Real Madrid's Bernabeu concert woes
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» MADRID — Mired in legal setbacks, Real Madrid are losing the lucrative star-studded concerts for which their costly Bernabeu stadium revamp was designed -- and cross-town rivals Atletico are cashing in.
MMA draws thousands in Nigeria as fight sport gains ground
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» LAGOS - The arena was packed on Friday night in the upscale Lekki neighbourhood of Nigeria's bustling commercial capital, Lagos.
Club World Cup marks 'new era' for football: Infantino
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» MIAMI - FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, marks a historic "new era" for the game, comparing it to the first World Cup held in 1930.
Premier League ‘under strain’ despite record £6.3bn revenue
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» LONDON - The combined revenue of Premier League clubs rose to a record £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) in the 2023-24 season, but fan unrest and worsening competitive balance are cause for concern, according to the management consultancy Deloitte.