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17 May
Chelsea and Manchester United meet in FA Cup final this weekend, but does anyone really care?
Since 1871, English football teams have been competing for the FA Cup.
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10 May
Lawmakers are turning on loot boxes but it’s business as usual for video game publishers
Belgium has followed the Netherlands in banning the sale of loot boxes in video games, as Europe begins to crack down on what it deems to be illegal gambling operations run by major game publishers.
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25 Apr
The sponsorship deals that made LeBron James the highest paid athlete in basketball
With years of dominance on the basketball court, his own brand of Nike trainers, numerous successful acting roles and partnerships with many of the world’s biggest brands, Michael Jordan is the National Basketball League’s most recognisable figure.
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24 Apr
Six reasons why Mo Salah is viewed as a king in Egypt
Despite facing tough competition from the likes of Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was named as the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Player of the Year last week.
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24 Apr
How Sheikh Mansour bought Manchester City Premier League success
Manchester City supporters flooded on to the pitch at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday following the club’s 5-0 thrashing of Swansea City to celebrate winning their third Premier League title in seven years.
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20 Apr
Arsene Wenger resigns as a very rich man after 22 years at Arsenal
Premier League football club Arsenal has confirmed that Arsene Wenger’s reign as manager will come to an end after 22 years in charge.
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13 Apr
From Virat Kohli to AB de Villiers: which India Premier League 2018 player earns the most?
One of cricket’s most beloved events of the season, the 2018 India Premier League (IPL), has just kicked off in Mumbai, with eight teams from across the country bidding to pocket the equivalent prize money of $4 million. Reigning champions Mumbai Indians will look to retain their crown after their one-run win against Rising Pune Supergiant
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11 Apr
A timeline of Ronda Rousey: 17 key moments on Rousey’s Road to WrestleMania
A second consecutive Ultimate Fighting Championship defeat seemed to bring the curtain down on Ronda Rousey’s fighting career in 2016.
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11 Apr
One third of the Cameroon Commonwealth Games team has gone missing in Australia
The Cameroon Commonwealth Games team has flown home from the Gold Coast early following the disappearance of eight of its 24 athletes.
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10 Apr
Footballer tax avoidance scheme could cost Premier League players up to £250 million
Some 129 top level football players face financial ruin after a tax avoidance scheme popular with the rich and famous went bad.
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10 Apr
What golf’s black sheep Patrick Reed can expect after his Masters win
Patrick Reed — the American 27-year-old golfer — has claimed the first major in his career at the legendary Augusta National in Georgia at the Masters 2018 tournament.
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6 Apr
Conor McGregor’s sponsors are probably not going to be phased by his arrest
Mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Conor McGregor cannot seem to be able to keep away from the limelight, even if it puts his sponsors and reputation at risk.
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5 Apr
Masters 2018: is the exclusive Augusta National club becoming easier to join?
It’s almost tee time at the Augusta National Country Club for the 82nd edition of the Masters Tournament, one of the most prestigious golf competitions in the world.
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4 Apr
Commonwealth Games 2018: The first multi-sport event to offer medal equality
The Commonwealth Games are officially underway.
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30 Mar
Anthony Joshua’s 26 sponsorship deals show heavyweight champion has little left to prove
Despite bringing the curtain down on Wladimir Klitschko’s two-decades of dominant displays in the heavyweight division with a 11th round knockout in April last year, many still feel that British boxer Anthony Joshua has something to prove.
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24 Mar
The sponsorship deals that made Cristiano Ronaldo the world’s highest paid athlete
Cristiano Ronaldo possesses the third most followed Instagram account, third most followed Facebook page and ninth most popular Twitter account, with a combined audience of over 305 million.
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23 Mar
West Ham disunited: Counting the cost of fans crisis at the Premier League club
West Ham United owners David Gold and David Sullivan looked troubled as they walked away from their seats at the London Stadium during their club’s 3-0 defeat by Burnley.
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19 Mar
Formula One 2018: Grand Prix schedule goes from 19 to 21 as two familiar tracks return
Five months on since Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth Drivers’ Champion title in Mexico, the Australian Grand Prix will kick off another season that is likely to be largely similar to the last.
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6 Mar
With 100 days to go, is Russia ready to host the 2018 World Cup?
There are exactly 100 days to go until the 2018 World Cup kicks off at Moscow’s 81,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium.
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26 Feb
Norway won the most Winter Olympics 2018 medals, but Liechtenstein was just as impressive – here’s why
Norway won the most PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 medals, topping the table for the first time since 2002.
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22 Feb
Robots steal the show at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
Always on the front line of the latest technological innovations, South Korea has used the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, to showcase its latest creations.
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20 Feb
Sponsorship for the Winter Olympics doubled in 2018 thanks to Toyota, Alibaba and Intel
Sponsorship for the Winter Olympics has doubled in 2018 from the last games four years ago as it lures companies looking for a global audience.
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14 Feb
British Premier League football TV rights fall as growth stalls
Two British broadcasters Sky and BT Sport have agreed to pay £4.46bn to broadcast Premier League football games for three seasons from 2019-20, hundreds of millions of pounds less than the previous three-year deal.
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5 Feb
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory could add 20 percent to team’s value
The Philadelphia Eagles could see its value climb to $3.14bn following the club’s shock Super Bowl LII [52] victory over favourites the New England Patriots.
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1 Feb
Esports is set to become a $1bn industry in 2018
Esports — competitive video gaming — recorded total revenue of $756m in 2017 and is on track to become a $1bn industry by the end of the year, according to video game data company SuperData.
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25 Jan
Overwatch League revenue: how is Blizzard monetising its flagship esports competition?
As week three of the Overwatch League gets underway in Burbank, California, Blizzard are expecting another sell-out crowd.
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19 Jan
ESL Facebook deal: social media giant buys exclusive ESL esports streaming rights
Social media giant Facebook has agreed a deal to become the exclusive broadcaster of ESL’s popular CS:GO (a first-person shooter) and fantasy battle game Dota 2 esports tournaments.
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12 Jan
How do Overwatch League’s early viewing figures compare to the world’s biggest sports leagues?
Twitch agreed a record-breaking $90m deal with Blizzard earlier this week for the rights to stream all Overwatch League matches for the next two seasons.
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10 Jan
Overwatch League Twitch $90m streaming deal is the biggest in esports history
With just hours to go until the Overwatch League gets underway, Twitch has struck a last-minute deal with Blizzard to secure the streaming rights for the highly-anticipated esports competition.
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9 Jan
The Overwatch League aims to make esports more like traditional sports
Following a successful preseason, the inaugural Overwatch League season will get underway this Thursday, as Shanghai clashes with Los Angeles and London faces Florida at the Blizzard Arena.