Business & FinanceSports 23 November 2021, 12:22 pm 1 minute Reuters revealed that a FIFA proposal for a World Cup every two years and changes to the Club World Cup could cost the big domestic soccer leagues and UEFA around 8 billion euros ($9 billion) per season in lost TV rights and match day and commercial agreements,…
Sports 01 August 2021, 2:13 pm 1 minute Reuters was the first to report how a Belarusian sprinter said she was taken to the airport against her wishes to board a flight back home after she publicly complained about national coaches at the Tokyo Olympics. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was due to compete in the women’s 200 metres, told…
Entertainment & LifestyleHuman InterestSports 20 July 2021, 2:11 pm 1 minute First his torch relay was canceled because of COVID-19 fears. Then spectators were banned from the Games’ first-ever surfing competition. In a Special Report, Reuters details how 78-year-old “Ted” Adegawa and the surfing town he helped build, symbolize the disappointment in Japan over this…
Entertainment & LifestyleHuman InterestSports 20 July 2021, 2:11 pm 1 minute First his torch relay was canceled because of COVID-19 fears. Then spectators were banned from the Games’ first-ever surfing competition. In a Special Report, Reuters details how 78-year-old “Ted” Adegawa and the surfing town he helped build, symbolize the disappointment in Japan over this…
Entertainment & LifestyleHuman InterestSports 20 July 2021, 2:11 pm 1 minute First his torch relay was canceled because of COVID-19 fears. Then spectators were banned from the Games’ first-ever surfing competition. In a Special Report, Reuters details how 78-year-old “Ted” Adegawa and the surfing town he helped build, symbolize the disappointment in Japan over this…
Sports 04 May 2021, 2:14 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Budapest has been removed as host city of the Billie Jean Cup Finals after its contract with the International Tennis Federation was terminated. Fed Cup is seeking a new host after Budapest organizers said they could no longer hold the event because of…
CNN — For Alexis Ohanian last summer, it started with a simple phone call. The entrepreneur and co-founder of Reddit was in London and his friend wanted him to come to Paris, “He’s like, you’re an idiot if you don’t come down to watch the USA play France.” Shortly afterwards, Ohanian was alongside 45,000 other…
CNN — Lyon stunned Manchester City on Saturday to qualify for the semifinals of the Champions League, winning 3-1. The French side made the perfect start, stifling Manchester City’s attacking play and eventually taking the lead after 24 minutes thanks to Maxwel Cornet’s inventive finish from just outside the box. In the second half, the…
CNN — When dreams clash with reality; when life reaches a daunting crossroads; when we must decide whether to be or make history. Right now Neymar is at the crossroads. A 21st century football brand fueled by endless promise; a nouveau-riche social, commercial and cultural phenomena; a superstar who’s no stranger to the scrutiny of…
CNN — Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who wear it at protests and rallies to show their political allegiance to the Brazilian president, is causing…
