By Manasi Pathak (Reuters) – Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS has formally entered the bidding process to buy Premier League soccer club Manchester United, a spokesperson for the chemical fir[...]
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WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon resigns, Vince returns as executive chairman
(Reuters) -World Wrestling Entertainment elected former chief Vince McMahon as the executive chairman of the board on Tuesday, the company said, adding that co-chief executive officer and chairwoman S[...]
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Amazon planning standalone app for sports content – The Information
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc is working on a standalone app for watching sports content, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the plan. The move comes as Chief[...]
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Soccer-Brazil’s Vinicius Jr looking to terminate Nike deal, report says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr is trying to terminate his sponsorship agreement with Nike Inc, website UOL reported on Sunday, saying the player feels he ha[...]
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Up, down, up again: Japan’s soccer-related stocks mirror Samurai Blue’s performance
By Nobuyo Saito TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese shares of soccer-related companies had a good day on Friday as they mirrored the national team’s roller-coaster performance at the World Cup wher[...]
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Cryptoverse: Messi takes on Ronaldo in fan coin world cup
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The market for fan tokens, a volatile cocktail of crypto and sport, is heating up in the desert of Qatar. Interest in this niche breed of cr[...]
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NBA champion Golden State Warriors are sued over FTX collapse
(Reuters) -The Golden State Warriors were sued on Monday by an FTX customer who accused the reigning National Basketball Association champions of fraudulently promoting the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency[...]
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Budweiser World Cup campaign curbed, not crashed, by Qatar beer ban
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A last-minute decision to ban the sale of alcohol at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums will seriously limit Budweiser sales in the Gulf state, but will not dera[...]
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