Spanish league bounces back from Covid with record cash and crowds
MADRID: The Spanish league recorded total revenue of €5.69bn for the 2022-23 season as revenues rose 17.8pc compared with the previous campaign and surpassed the €5.07bn from 2019-20. The LaLiga growth was boosted by record commercial revenues (up 28.6pc), as well as growth in matchday […]
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Another hat-trick for Palmer as Chelsea hit awful Everton for six
LONDON: Cole Palmer hit three goals in the first 30 minutes and four in all in Chelsea’s 6-0 Premier League demolition of Everton to claim his second successive hat-trick at Stamford Bridge. He struck the first after 13 minutes when he nutmegged Jared Branthwaite, played […]
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‘Neverkusen’ no longer after Alonso’s men seal Bundesliga with five games left
FRANKFURT: Bayer Leverkusen’s record-breaking run to their first Bundesliga title ended a 31-year drought which had earned the nickname ‘Neverkusen’. Coach Xabi Alonso’s team made sure of the crown with five matches left after a 5-0 home victory over Werder Bremen extended their league run […]
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Olympic revolution as World Athletics decides to pay prize money to Games gold medallists
—- Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the modern Olympics, might be turning in his two graves after World Athletics said it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the Games – rewarding athletes financially for achieving the pinnacle of sporting success, […]
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Premier League to launch Semi-Automated Offside system next season
LONDON: An English Premier League shareholders’ meeting has unanimously agreed to the introduction of Semi-Automated Offside Technology. The system was first widely implemented to major advantage at the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar n November and December 2022. A statement said: “The new system […]
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AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024
THAILAND STUN IRAQFOR DREAM START.—- Al Wakrah: A disciplined and clinical display from Thailand saw them defeat Iraq 2-0 on Tuesday evening to get their AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ campaign off to a perfect start, thanks to goals from Waris Choolthong and Teerasak […]
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Olympic flame for the Paris 2024 Games is lit in Ancient Olympia
ATHENS: On the eve of 100 days to go, the flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has been lit. It was ignited at the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia in Greece. The Olympic flame, embodying peace and hope, will now […]
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Alekna breaks the discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma
—- Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna broke the longest standing men’s world record, throwing an incredible 74.35m* to smash the discus mark at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona. That throw improves the world record of 74.08m set by Jurgen Schult in 1986 – 16 years […]
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