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Cape Verde have been the proverbial feel-good story of the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far. Initially viewed as a no-hoper after qualifying for the…

Wrexham are an outlier in football’s bonkers financial ecosystem. Missing out on a Championship playoff spot on the final day of 2024-25, their run of…

Whoever wins the 2026 U.S. Open will trouser a check for $4.5m, up slightly from the $4.3m JJ Spaun took home from Oakmont last year.…

The 2026 World Cup is set to be the most lucrative ever for FIFA – and by quite a margin, too. Three-and-a-half years ago in…

In a World Cup awash with controversy, FIFA’s so-called ‘hydration breaks’ have been perhaps the biggest of the lot. And certainly the most visible. The…

The NBA wants to expand into Europe. And fresh from getting his Championship ring, London-born OG Anunoby is seemingly on board. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver…

Fox chief executive Lachlan Murdoch has completed the biggest deal of his tenure with a $22bn takeover that could transform streaming and, more narrowly, shake…

Venus Williams and Serena Williams have been given a wildcard to compete in the women’s doubles at Wimbledon in a move which, on a business…

Ticket prices have been the defining issue of the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far. Coming up to a week into the tournament, attendances across…

Gareth Bale has launched a new investment fund and, among other acquisitions, wants to buy a team in the sport in which he became a…