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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
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  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
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    The motor-racing chief on the big-money rivalries at the heart of Formula One — and his championship hopes for Abu Dhabi

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  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
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    While other sports struggle to find ways to engage with a new generation of fans, Mark Shapiro believes he has found the answer

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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
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    Blavatnik-backed streaming service will screen matches for free

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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
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    Growth of player power spurs four-way football agency merger

    Private equity-backed deal continues wave of tie-ups in sports and talent representation industry

    Moises Caicedo and Bruno Fernandes
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
    In sport, the race is on to let technology decide who wins

    Human arbiters are set to be increasingly phased out as machines become more efficient at making critical decisions

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    In November, Netflix aired its first live sporting event and more than 100mn viewers tuned in. This report analyses the ways sport now interacts with its fans and commercial backers, through the latest technologies and new takes on old traditions

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    How darts became a global phenomenon

    Luke Littler – and a bit of business savvy – have helped turn a boozy hobby into a juggernaut

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    Coventry seeks to break the mould as IOC presidency race heats up

    Zimbabwean athlete could be the first African and first woman to hold one of the most powerful positions in world sport

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    Will 2025 be a ‘generational moment’ for women’s rugby?

    World Cup hosts and favourites England aim to replicate the football team’s European success and create a lasting legacy

    The England women’s football team celebrates their victory, holding the UefaA trophy high under an arch with confetti raining down. Players are wearing white kits and gold medals, cheering with joy
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    America’s Cup fights to boost audience while preserving heritage

    British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie sees ‘huge potential to grow’ if the world’s oldest sporting trophy can tweak its rules

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    How analysing fans’ behaviour helped a marketing agency win big

    Two Circles’ data crunching enables sports organisations to understand what supporters want to see

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
    Brands flock to F1 as female engagement soars

    Popularity of the sport grows among women, boosting hopes for greater commercial opportunities

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  • Saturday, 30 November, 2024
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    Plus, Gulf and US influence continues to grow in F1

  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
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    Man Utd hope Amorim is final piece in football jigsaw

    Portuguese coach joins raft of off-field hires charged with restoring the Premier League club to its former glory

    Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim gives instructions to striker Marcus Rashford
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
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    Qatar wealth fund to take stake in Audi Formula One team

    QIA to hold 30% of racing venture that has taken over Sauber as Gulf interest in sport grows

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  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
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    On your marks. Get set. Glow?

    Leading female athletes, including Serena Williams, explain why beauty has become core to game-day preparations

  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
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    US carmaker due to join the competition in 2026 as the 11th team

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  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Football
    French fight tests limits of football’s hottest investment trend

    Olympique Lyonnais owner John Textor at odds with regulators over team finances and multiclub ownership model

    Lyon midfielder Rayan Cherki eyes the ball during the French L1 football match between Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Etienne on November 10
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