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Concert and sports demand fuels summer ticket market in HK
The excitement of high-profile sporting events and major chart-topping concerts continues to fuel Hong Kong's live entertainment market, carrying strong momentum through the summer season. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Highlighting this trend…
Why Notre Dame jumped into the jersey patch game with the richest deal in college sports
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman opened training camp with Notre Dame's latest business partner over his shoulder. As the Irish head coach fielded questions about a football team with national title aspirations, the LED board behind him…
FTSE 100 drifts as miners offset JD Sports tumble
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Thursday, closing…
Rotherham snooker champion returns to the sport at 74
A former disability snooker champion has been able to rediscover his love for the game at the age of 74 with help from his care home and a community group. When Steven Smith, from Rotherham, mentioned to staff at Moorgate Lodge that he would love…
The $1 million sports card club: LeBron James leads, Macklin Celebrini enters before legends
A $1 million sports card sale doesn't feel as momentous as it might have been a decade ago, five years ago or even one year ago. There's been one or more publicly known sports card sales of $1 million or more in each of the last nine months, and in…
Premier League predictions 2026-27: BBC Sport pundits pick their top four
Chris Bevan BBC Sport journalist Arsenal ended a 22-year wait to be Premier League champions last season, but can they successfully defend their crown? That is the next target for Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, whose side finished seven points clear of…
JD Sports Shares Tumble After Profit Guidance Cut
Shares were down 12% at 82.40 pence during Thursday morning European trading, leading the FTSE 100 index fallers. They are currently down 2.3% over the year to date. JD Sports cut its fiscal 2027 guidance for adjusted pretax profit--the company's…
Private equity is coming for your kid's sports league
Private equity didn't force its way into youth sports. It walked through a door that opened when public money left. Between 2009 and 2013, American parks and recreation budgets fell roughly 21%. COVID delivered a second blow. Municipalities stopped…
BBC Sport weekly quiz: Golds, photobombs and Community Shield
Happy birthday to our weekly sports quiz - it will be exactly a year on Friday, 21 August since we relaunched it in 2025. Thank you for playing along, and here's to another 12 months. Our first quiz included questions on VAR drama, The Hundred and…
BBC Sport quiz: Five in Five football quiz No 4
Welcome to our Five in Five game. The rules are simple. Each day, we want you to give us five correct answers inside five minutes. Will you beat the clock? Take part and return for more tomorrow. Today's question set by BBC Sport's Joe Rindl. After…
FTSE 100 drifts as miners offset JD Sports tumble
The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Thursday, closing little changed, with miners and oil stocks providing support and balancing a hefty fall in JD Sports Fashion after a profit warning. The FTSE 100 index closed up just 4.81 points at…
Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance
Sports fashion retailer JD has slashed its profit forecasts as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells a range of sports brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread…
JD Sports says cost-of-living squeeze hitting sales despite football kit boost
JD Sports has said consumers being squeezed by cost-of-living pressures such as higher fuel prices has dragged on its global sales, despite getting a boost with the demand for football kits in the UK. The retail chain said it was downgrading its…
JD Sports says cost-of-living squeeze hitting sales despite football kit boost
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. JD Sports has said consumers being squeezed by…
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