I sold Hugh Grant a pair of white socks while working a single day as a temp at Ralph Lauren.
July 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I sold Hugh Grant a pair of white socks while working a single day as a temp at Ralph Lauren.
From funding decades of seed and soil research to financing other tournaments around the world - how Wimbledon is almost single handedly keeping grass court tennis alive.
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How Wimbledon keeps grass court tennis alive
[FREE TO READ] A short playing season and high maintenance costs mean playing on turf is under threat
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July 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
From funding decades of seed and soil research to financing other tournaments around the world - how Wimbledon is almost single handedly keeping grass court tennis alive.
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Talented and devout: Crystal Palace faithful look to make south London history and topple Manchester City giants
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FA Cup final: Crystal Palace faithful look to defeat Manchester City
[FREE TO READ] South London club among aspirational teams pushing back against Premier League’s Big Six
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May 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Talented and devout: Crystal Palace faithful look to make south London history and topple Manchester City giants
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FC Barcelona executives hope a €1.5bn stadium revamp will help the club escape its financial purgatory. But construction delays and looming debt repayments risk making things even worse.
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FC Barcelona races to finish crucial €1.5bn stadium rebuild
[FREE TO READ] As football club fights for La Liga title, delays to the Camp Nou revamp are exacerbating its precarious financial position
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May 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
FC Barcelona executives hope a €1.5bn stadium revamp will help the club escape its financial purgatory. But construction delays and looming debt repayments risk making things even worse.
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A budget of €20mn. A staff of 20. Yet Norway’s fearless “fish hippies” have beaten some of Europe’s biggest clubs on the way to tonight’s Europa League semi final against Spurs.
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‘Fish hippy’ minnows from the Arctic Circle hope to take down Spurs
[FREE TO READ] A giant-killing run to a European semi-final puts Norwegian town and former Nato base host Bodø on map
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May 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A budget of €20mn. A staff of 20. Yet Norway’s fearless “fish hippies” have beaten some of Europe’s biggest clubs on the way to tonight’s Europa League semi final against Spurs.
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Wonder how Chinese TV manufacturer Hisense is feeling about its Club World Cup sponsorship today.
April 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Wonder how Chinese TV manufacturer Hisense is feeling about its Club World Cup sponsorship today.
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The latest from @banxtoons.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The latest from @banxtoons.bsky.social
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Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
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Superb obit here of my friend and former colleague Gwen Robinson by @edwardluce.bsky.social - she was one of a kind. Probably had the widest network of contacts of any journo I have known. Lost far too soon. www.ft.com/content/ec0b...
Gwen Robinson, FT foreign correspondent and editor, 1960-2025
The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos
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March 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Superb obit here of my friend and former colleague Gwen Robinson by @edwardluce.bsky.social - she was one of a kind. Probably had the widest network of contacts of any journo I have known. Lost far too soon. www.ft.com/content/ec0b...
March 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Indeed, who needs Waitrose when you have two M&S Foodhalls!
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Indeed, who needs Waitrose when you have two M&S Foodhalls!
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Sponsors are quitting, the TV market is in flux, and cash strapped sporting federations are struggling. Meanwhile the IOC is spending large sums on surging headcount and its own pet projects.
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
Does the Olympic business model still work?
[FREE TO READ] As it chooses a new president, the world’s biggest sporting event is facing an exodus of major sponsors and a fast-changing media landscape
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March 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sponsors are quitting, the TV market is in flux, and cash strapped sporting federations are struggling. Meanwhile the IOC is spending large sums on surging headcount and its own pet projects.
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
FT comments are different. This under a piece about female influencers in F1.
March 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
FT comments are different. This under a piece about female influencers in F1.
Sponsors are quitting, the TV market is in flux, and cash strapped sporting federations are struggling. Meanwhile the IOC is spending large sums on surging headcount and its own pet projects.
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
Does the Olympic business model still work?
[FREE TO READ] As it chooses a new president, the world’s biggest sporting event is facing an exodus of major sponsors and a fast-changing media landscape
on.ft.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sponsors are quitting, the TV market is in flux, and cash strapped sporting federations are struggling. Meanwhile the IOC is spending large sums on surging headcount and its own pet projects.
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
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Does the Olympic business model still work?
A lengthy press release. An hour of presentations. Yet absolutely zero mention of the people who actually own the club.
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Manchester United reveals plans for 100,000-seater stadium
[FREE TO READ] New ground expected to cost at least £2bn and be ‘centrepiece’ of regeneration of surrounding area
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March 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A lengthy press release. An hour of presentations. Yet absolutely zero mention of the people who actually own the club.
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Manchester to London on a Sunday. Standing room for 3+ hours and no functioning toilet. British infrastructure at its finest.
February 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Manchester to London on a Sunday. Standing room for 3+ hours and no functioning toilet. British infrastructure at its finest.
The US owner, the local auditor and the French regulator of Olympique Lyonnais are at loggerheads over whether other team’s players count as “shared assets”. The fight is setting the limits of what multiclub ownership is about.
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French fight tests limits of football’s hottest investment trend
[FREE TO READ] Olympique Lyonnais owner John Textor at odds with regulators over team finances and multiclub ownership model
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November 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM
The US owner, the local auditor and the French regulator of Olympique Lyonnais are at loggerheads over whether other team’s players count as “shared assets”. The fight is setting the limits of what multiclub ownership is about.
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My afternoon with Oleksandr Usyk…
“Our brain is sly. It doesn’t want to work. It wants to lie in bed and look through Instagram. But the brain is a muscle, you have to train it.”
“Our brain is sly. It doesn’t want to work. It wants to lie in bed and look through Instagram. But the brain is a muscle, you have to train it.”
Oleksandr Usyk’s toughest opponent is himself
Ahead of his heavyweight bout with Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian boxer’s schedule is punishing — just how he likes it
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My afternoon with Oleksandr Usyk…
“Our brain is sly. It doesn’t want to work. It wants to lie in bed and look through Instagram. But the brain is a muscle, you have to train it.”
“Our brain is sly. It doesn’t want to work. It wants to lie in bed and look through Instagram. But the brain is a muscle, you have to train it.”
First taste of the WSL. Good game so far.
December 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM
First taste of the WSL. Good game so far.
When Luton Town host Manchester City later today, English football’s Cinderella will go up against an Emirati prince. It’s probably the biggest financial mismatch in top flight history.
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David and Goliath: Luton vs Manchester City clash shows highs and lows of Premier League
After a 25-year hiatus, the world’s richest football club will face a team that has risen from the ashes
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December 10, 2023 at 9:20 AM
When Luton Town host Manchester City later today, English football’s Cinderella will go up against an Emirati prince. It’s probably the biggest financial mismatch in top flight history.
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Some of England’s oldest lawn tennis clubs have had to bring in waiting lists as they struggle to keep up with demand for padel
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England’s lawn tennis clubs gripped by padel fever
Venerable institutions introduce waiting lists for court space as the new game takes hold across the country
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November 25, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Some of England’s oldest lawn tennis clubs have had to bring in waiting lists as they struggle to keep up with demand for padel
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