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  • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
    FIFA World Cup
    Spain, Portugal and Morocco to host 2030 World Cup

    Euro 2028 men’s tournament set to be awarded to UK and Ireland after Turkey withdraws from bidding

    Lionel Messi lifts the trophy after Argentina won the 2022 World Cup
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  • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
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    Beckham — footballer and sex symbol keeps a clean sheet on Netflix

    Cautious four-part series emphasises a life spent under tabloid surveillance as much as on the pitch

  • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
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    Fewer, bigger packages expected in first post-pandemic auction

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    LPGA hopes to benefit from growing interest in women’s sport

  • Saturday, 30 September, 2023
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  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
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    Robust pre-release sales of ‘EA Sports FC’ marks end of 30-year Fifa franchise

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  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
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    Agreement would provide a media partner for upstart virtual tournament helmed by Woods and Rory McIlroy

  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    Liverpool Football Club
    US private equity firm takes stake in Liverpool Football Club

    Dynasty Equity investment is latest by a sports-focused fund in a team as valuations rise

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  • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
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    Olympique Lyonnais seeks to raise €300mn and sell assets in turnaround push

    New owner John Textor says he wants to sell ‘non-core assets to focus on football’

    Lyon’s French forward Alexandre Lacazette, left, fights for the ball with Le Havre’s Senegalese defender Arouna Sangante
  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    Media
    Vivendi’s Canal+ attacks French football body over rights

    Pay-TV channel claims it would be at a disadvantage in upcoming broadcasting auction

    Rennes defender Guéla Doué, left, and Montpellier’s Téji Savanier fight for the ball during a match on Sunday
  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
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    English cricket to gain own regulator in push to combat racism and sexism

    Package of measures, including higher fees for female international players, comes after damning report

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    The artist and the two-time Wimbledon champion share their love of art, Scotland – and tennis balls

    David Shrigley and Andy Murray show off their completed exquisite corpses
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  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
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    An innovative motor-racing series aims to create more opportunities for women in the sport

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  • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
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    Premier League club joins forces with US alternative asset manager as it looks for ways to boost revenue

    Nicolas Jackson, right, of Chelsea is challenged by Willy Boly during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge
  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    Iran
    Cristiano Ronaldo flies in to offer Iranians rare glimpse of football’s elite

    Visit by the decorated player, whose Saudi team play in Tehran, provides country’s fans with a moment to celebrate

    Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates arrive at the Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran
  • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
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    Can European football clubs ever be profitable?

    Momentum is growing for tougher financial regulation as transfer fees and wages for star players rocket

    Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham and Neymar
  • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
    News in-depthEverton
    Everton’s Moshiri years: from ‘whatever I have’ to relegation fights 

    Departing owner tells north-west club’s fans that 777 Partners promise a ‘brighter future’

    Everton’s French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure scores the goal against Bournemouth in May 2023 that kept his team in the Premier League in their last game of the season
  • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
    Rugby
    France tells England rugby fans there will be no scrum for beer at next match

    Sports minister will attend World Cup game in Nice to monitor ‘every detail’ after queueing problems and drinks shortages

    Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Everton Football Club Co Ltd
    Miami firm 777 Partners agrees to buy Everton FC

    Deal makes fund the latest American investor to buy into English Premier League

    An Everton match earlier this month
  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    Private equity plunges into US college sports with Learfield deal

    Fortress, Charlesbank and Clearlake take control of marketing group representing campus teams and athletes

    The University of Texas at Austin defeated the University of Alabama football team last week.
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
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    Combination of World Wrestling Entertainment and UFC takes aim at growing global fans

    Sean O’Malley, left, and Petr Yan competing at the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Abu Dhabi in in October 2022
  • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
    Football
    Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish football chief in wake of World Cup kiss

    Head of national association who sparked outrage says he will defend his innocence in face of ‘persecution’

    Luis Rubiales
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