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Kazakhstan backs Olympic promises with oil fund
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Kazakhstan will break into its $70 billion sovereign wealth fund to help pay the bills if it wins the 2022 Winter Olympics, Prime Minister Karim Massimov said Wednesday ahead of an IOC vote.
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Neymar 'in negotiations' over Saudi move as Mbappe returns to PSG good books
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» PARIS - Neymar was "in negotiations" on Sunday to become the latest football superstar to decamp for Saudi Arabia, leaving Paris Saint-Germain just as Kylian Mbappe was brought back in from the cold by the French champions.
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The stars signing up for Saudi's football project
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» PARI: Saudi Arabia has emerged as a force in the football transfer market this year, offering eye-watering salaries that have lured a host of big names including Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the oil-rich Gulf kingdom.
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Messi's move to Saudi a 'done deal'
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» RIYADH: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a "huge" deal, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday.
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Will Man Utd become football's latest state-backed project?
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Prospective new owners of Manchester United have until Friday to reveal their interest in buying one of the world's biggest clubs, with a rumoured bid from Qatar sending shockwaves through European football.
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Rio declares financial disaster over Olympic Games
AFP, Published on 18/06/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio state authorities declared a "state of public calamity" Friday over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games due to begin in August.
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Will Brazil's mega-crisis hurt the Olympics?
AFP, Published on 27/04/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - On the streets of Rio de Janeiro, it feels like a long time since the heady days in 2009 when the city was named to host South America's first Olympics.
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We deal in reality not dreams - Almaty Olympic bid vice-chairman
AFP, Published on 29/07/2015
» PARIS - The Almaty bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics is about reality and facts, not dreams and fantasies, their bid vice-chairman Andrey Kryukov told AFP on Tuesday.
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Disappointment in Kazakhstan as Beijing clinches 2022 Games
AFP, Published on 01/08/2015
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Despondent residents in Almaty, energy-rich Kazakhstan's largest city, on Friday reacted with dismay after Beijing pipped the ex-Soviet underdog to the right to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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An Italian win in Tour de France is good for Kazakhstan
AFP, Published on 29/07/2014
» PARIS - Hollywood unleashed Borat on Kazakhstan's image, so the oil-rich Central Asian nation hit back with Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali and it believes his Tour de France victory helps put the record straight.
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