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      LPGA hopes to benefit from growing interest in women’s sport

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      Chelsea FC PLC
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      Premier League club joins forces with US alternative asset manager as it looks for ways to boost revenue

      Nicolas Jackson, right, of Chelsea is challenged by Willy Boly during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
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      Deal makes fund the latest American investor to buy into English Premier League

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      Plus, Rugby World Cup preview and an investigation into the betting groups backing top flight football clubs

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Rugby
      France aims to put on a show as Rugby World Cup kicks off

      Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, officials strive to banish doubts over security following last year’s Champions League final

      French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, huddles with players fromteh French national rugby team ‘les Bleus’
    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Spain
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      Jorge Vilda praised by federation as its disgraced chief Luis Rubiales clings on to job despite suspension

      Spain’s team coach Jorge Vilda and Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales pose for a photograph with players
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      Rugby
      Rugby needs to be more exciting to attract younger fans, says New Zealand chief

      Comments by Mark Robinson come ahead of men’s World Cup in France

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    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      Football
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      Private prosecutions among tactics being taken by world’s richest football competition

    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      News in-depthMedia
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      Sale will be important test of broadcast spending appetite as sector prioritises cost-cutting

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      Luis Rubiales attacks ‘false feminism’ amid torrent of criticism over his embrace of Jenni Hermoso after victory in final

      Luis Rubiales grabs Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso’s head and kisses her on the lips following the country’s Women’s World Cup triumph
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      Creation of professional circuit underlines wider transformation of world sport by Gulf investors

      Padel player Maxi Sánchez hits the ball during a match
    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
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      Brazil, Germany and US keen to hold 2027 event, as governing body aims to build on success of Australia-led tournament

      Spanish players jump on each other on the ground while other team members run forwards. England players look despondent in the background
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      Company backed by Stephen Ross wants to take advantage of international gold rush in the sport

      A montage of a photo of Daniel Sillman, chief executive officer at Relevent Sports, and the logos of Relevent Sports, Uefa and La Liga
    • Sunday, 20 August, 2023
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      Spain beat England 1-0 to become Women’s World Cup champions

      Goal by captain Olga Carmona makes La Roja the first European winners since 2007

      The Spanish team lifts the trophy
    • Saturday, 19 August, 2023
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      The finalists have boosted spending to become magnets for global talent

      Spain’s Salma Paralluelo, left, who scored in the semi-final victory against Sweden, and England’s Ella Toone, who broke the deadlock against the Matildas
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      Fifa chief talks of women’s need to ‘convince us men’ ahead of final of successful tournament

      Fifa chief Gianni Infantino watches a world cup game in Australia
    • Friday, 18 August, 2023
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      Premier League to set out protocol forcing ‘bad’ owners to sell

      English top flight discusses divestment process if individuals are barred as directors

      Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich watches a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in 2017
    • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
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      England beat co-hosts Australia to reach Women’s World Cup final

      Lionesses set up clash against Spain with 3-1 victory in front of 75,000 fans in Sydney

      England’s players celebrate after their victory in the World Cup semi-final in Sydney
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      Acquisition of Neymar symbolic of how kingdom has flaunted financial might in world’s most popular sport

      Brazilian football star Neymar
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      Football
      Australians embrace ‘phenomenal’ World Cup as co-hosts eye semi-final

      Successful women’s football tournament expected to draw 2bn broadcast viewers worldwide

      Australia in action against Denmark in their last 16 match
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      Chair Todd Boehly says morale is high despite team suffering its worst season in almost three decades

      A Chelsea football game in progress
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      Football
      Chelsea owners hold talks with Ares over raising funds

      Premier League club looking to upgrade stadium and emulate Manchester City model by adding to network of teams

      Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge ground in west London
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