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World Cup ticket prices skyrocket on Fifa resale site
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup have skyrocketed on Fifa’s official resale platform, with seats for many matches listed at several times their face value even though most tickets have only recently been distributed following the end of the main sales phase in January.
Vivian Kong's gold at Paris Games inspires more girls to enrol in Hong Kong fencing schools
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Some fencing schools in Hong Kong are seeing a surge in sign-ups following epeeist Vivian Kong's gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, with club founders saying the triumph would encourage more girls to turn to the sport.
Michael Jordan sneakers fetch auction record $2.2m
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» NEW YORK: A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan sold for US$2.2 million on Tuesday, setting a record price at auction for game-worn sports footwear, Sotheby's announced.
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.
F1 tensions with FIA surface over 'inflated price tag' row
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» PARIS - Formula One is never more than a chicane away from an unseemly spat as last week's surfacing of tensions between the sport's custodians the FIA and its owners Liberty Media demonstrated
Liverpool FC owners weigh sale of historic UK football club
Bloomberg, Published on 07/11/2022
» The US owners of Liverpool FC have put one of England’s most successful football clubs up for sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
Qatar evicts thousands ahead of World Cup
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2022
» DOHA: Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting football fans will stay during the World Cup, evicted workers have told Reuters.
Haaland's debut headlines opening weekend of Premier League season
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» MANCHESTER: Arsenal's trip to Crystal Palace lifts the curtain on the new Premier League season on Friday, with Erling Haaland's debut in the English top flight the highlight of the weekend as champions Manchester City travel to West Ham.
Rooney ascent raises prospect of Everton return
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» LONDON: Derby manager Wayne Rooney is in contention for an emotional return to Everton after the former England star's impressive handling of affairs on the pitch despite a financial crisis at the Championship club.
Australia detains another tennis player
AFP and Reuters, Published on 07/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Czech tennis player Renata Voracova has ended up in the same detention facility as Novak Djokovic in the run-up to the Australian Open, the Czech foreign ministry said on Friday.