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    Glasgow to host scaled-back Commonwealth Games in 2026

    Scottish city secures bid after Victoria pulls out due to concerns over spiralling costs

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    Sports group backed by Saudi wealth fund seeks stake in European basketball

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    London scraps funding for Euro 2028 stadium upgrade in Northern Ireland

    Hilary Benn blames move on ballooning cost of rebuilding Belfast’s Casement Park for Uefa tournament

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    Man Utd’s losses rise after tough season and costs of Ratcliffe deal

    Higher spending on players and wages has not yet translated into better results for football club

    Joshua Zirkzee of Manchester United shoots under pressure from Andy Robertson of Liverpool during the Premier League match between the two clubs at Old Trafford on September 1
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    AC Milan owner says private equity investment has ‘massively inflated’ sports valuations

    RedBird Capital Gerry Cardinale criticised his rivals saying sector has been ‘bad for ecosystem’

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    Car designer stands to make more than most drivers on the grid

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    Can LA end its love affair with cars?

    Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, the city has quietly become the leader in US public transport investment

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  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
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    Student experience: Game, set and marketing match

    Pernilla Wohlström combined sporting skills with those from her masters in management

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    Power struggle looms at Chelsea FC as US co-owners’ relationship sours

    Ties between Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have frayed since the record £2.5bn takeover

  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
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    Manchester City closes transfer spending tap — but hopes wins will keep flowing

    Club that once dominated England’s transfer market opts to rely on current, strong squad

    Pep Guardiola poses for a photo with the trophy and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the chairman, Ferran Soriano, chief executive officer and Aitor Txiki Begiristain, director of football at Manchester City.
  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
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    Plus, new twist in football spending rules

  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    English cricket auctions stakes in 8 teams in The Hundred tournament

    Sport’s governing body hopes to raise up to £500mn from selling 49% in each of the participating sides

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  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
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    Rolex reaffirms its long-term commitment to the vintage race event while the future of its F1 sponsorship is in doubt

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    Southern France drinks brand’s withdrawal follows anger from rival Olympique de Marseille supporters

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  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    How the Olympics changed Paris 

    The city’s mood has shifted from disaster mitigation to opportunity

  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Tej Parikh
    Why is India so bad at sport?

    It underwhelms in the Olympics relative to its population and economic heft

    Illustration of an athletics track with the lanes in the colours of the Indian flag
  • Saturday, 31 August, 2024
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    Premier League clubs slash summer transfer spending

    England’s top football clubs constrained by financial rules and Saudi Arabia shows more restraint

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  • Saturday, 31 August, 2024
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    The NFL teaches sport a lesson, who dominated transfer spending, climbing soars, and more

  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
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    Private investment firm is the latest to seek greater exposure to the talent market

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  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
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    ‘The beef is settled’: the club taking grudge fights off the street

    Members of the Spartan Bare Knuckle Fight Club arrive battling their demons. In an eight-foot by eight-foot pit, they find a different way

  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
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