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forbes.com - Tatiana Gouveia Nery Lindenberg - Four Growth Lessons From The World Cup For Sports And Entertainment Businesses
Four Growth Lessons From The World Cup For Sports And Entertainment Businesses
Forbes

Tatiana, Senior Partner at Ogilvy Consulting, helps organizations in the US, Europe & LatAm unlock growth through data, AI & human insight. Much of the business conversation around the World Cup focused on commercialization, from premium ticket…

scmp.com - Peter Shadbolt - China's soft power play: how investing in sport is changing the game
China's soft power play: how investing in sport is changing the game
South China Morning Post

The number of rinks grew 317 per cent between 2015 and the Games in 2022, while China was able to repurpose 90 per cent of the facilities built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Expanding access means equipment makers also have more space to play.

nytimes.com - Jacob Whitehead - Cycling's stakeholders must reflect on failings that led to Fin Tarling's death. The sport has to learn
Cycling's stakeholders must reflect on failings that led to Fin Tarling's death. The sport has to learn
The New York Times

Jean-Pierre Monseré was wearing the world champion's jersey when he died, aged 22, in 1971. Known affectionately as ‘Jempi', the Belgian had entered a criterium in Retie, against his initial wishes, as training for that year's…

espn.com - Rich Cimini - Bill Rasmussen, sports TV visionary and founder of ESPN, dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen, sports TV visionary and founder of ESPN, dies at 93
ESPN

Bill Rasmussen, whose vision and ambition fueled the 1979 launch of ESPN as the world's first 24-hour television network, died Tuesday. He was 93. Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson's disease. With son Scott, Rasmussen…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - BBC Sport quiz: Five in Five football quiz No 2
BBC Sport quiz: Five in Five football quiz No 2
BBC

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 is set by BBC Sport's Joe Rindl.

theguardian.com - Alex Daniel - Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley tightens hold on Hugo Boss
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley tightens hold on Hugo Boss
The Guardian

The retail billionaire Mike Ashley has given the latest indication that his summer shopping spree may be far from over, after he increased his stake in the luxury giant Hugo Boss to nearly half. Ashley's Frasers Group, which last week bought Harvey…

mirror.co.uk - Felix Keith - Sky Sports ditch Baller League despite strong interest and Premier League claim
Sky Sports ditch Baller League despite strong interest and Premier League claim
Daily Mirror

Baller League will no longer be shown on Sky Sports after the broadcaster decided to drop the six-a-side tournament. The influencer-packed competition has been given a platform by Sky, but its upcoming fourth season will be shown on YouTube…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess Premier League footballer No 29
BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess Premier League footballer No 29
BBC

The rules are simple. Each day there's a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The fewer clues you need to get the right answer, the more points you…

scientificamerican.com - Adam Kovac - Scientists cited by Heritage Foundation report on women's sports say it misrepresented their research
Scientists cited by Heritage Foundation report on women's sports say it misrepresented their research
Scientific American

Scientists whose papers are cited by a Heritage Foundation report on women in sports say the conservative think tank, which has influenced several high-profile Trump administration policies, misrepresents their research and neglects the science.

foxnews.com - Ian Miller - Despite complaints about other sports, the NFL has become the most predictable league in America
Despite complaints about other sports, the NFL has become the most predictable league in America
Fox News

There's nothing more predictable than fans complaining about sports, and particularly, how much better things used to be. Well, there may be one thing more predictable: the modern NFL. Much of the online discourse over the past few months in the…

bleacherreport.com - Joel Reuter - Ranking the Most Valuable Sports Cards of the 1990s
Ranking the Most Valuable Sports Cards of the 1990s
Bleacher Report

Sports card collecting in the 1990s has often become associated with an era of mass overproduction, affectionately known as the Junk Wax Era. While a lack of value due to sheer print volume is true of many products from that era, the decade did…

mirror.co.uk - Nathan Ridley - Sky and TNT Sports to broadcast player-ref audio during Premier League games
Sky and TNT Sports to broadcast player-ref audio during Premier League games
Daily Mirror

The Premier League will this season allow conversations between players and referees to be heard during live broadcasts for the first time. Fans will be able to hear audio via the Premier League's domestic TV rights holders, Sky Sports and TNT…

wsj.com - Joshua Robinson - The Most Devious Chaos Agent in Sports Is Back-and He's Plotting One Final Coup
The Most Devious Chaos Agent in Sports Is Back-and He's Plotting One Final Coup
Wall Street Journal

José Mourinho had spent two decades at the pinnacle of soccer building a reputation as a serial winner. Never mind that this salt-and-pepper-haired coach with the Portuguese accent had also constructed a reputation as a sore loser, a bitter…

wwd.com - Vicki M. Young - Amer Sports Aims Higher After Firm Beats Q2 Forecast, Raises Outlook
Amer Sports Aims Higher After Firm Beats Q2 Forecast, Raises Outlook
WWD

Shares of Amer Sports Inc. rose in pre-market trading Tuesday after the sports company's second quarter earnings report that included an increase in guidance for full-year 2026. “Our global momentum continued through the second quarter with…

sportingnews.com - Jon Conahan - Super Bowl-winning QB should be on Browns wishlist after latest prediction | Sporting News
Super Bowl-winning QB should be on Browns wishlist after latest prediction | Sporting News
The Sporting News

The Cleveland Browns quarterback situation continues to be the most talked-about in the NFL, though it doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon. If the answer is Shedeur Sanders or Deshaun Watson in the short or long term, there will be…

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