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  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Sport
    Tennis governing bodies strip Wimbledon of ranking points over Russia ban

    Move by ATP and WTA escalates dispute over how much the invasion of Ukraine should affect Grand Slam events

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    European companies
    Investcorp out of race to buy AC Milan after talks with Elliott collapse

    Rival bidder RedBird the lead contender to acquire Serie A’s top football club

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Real Madrid Club de Futbol
    Real Madrid strikes €360mn events deal for revamped stadium

    Club announces partnership with investment group Sixth Street as part of efforts to diversify revenues

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Officials demand ‘watertight’ legal guarantees from Abramovich over Chelsea funds

    Concerns in government centre on whether oligarch could lay claim to £1.5bn loan in future

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Chelsea sale hits last-minute hitch as government clashes with Abramovich

    Prospects of a speedy deal in doubt as ministers say oligarch becoming ‘more punchy’

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Naomi Osaka’s big step into the unknown Premium content

    Plus, Fifa’s gaming gamble, Saudi Arabia’s golf fight, and more.

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Travel & leisure industry
    Charity campaigners criticise lack of transparency over Chelsea FC donation

    Critics concerned over potential influence of Roman Abramovich’s team in process

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Football
    Chelsea strikes sponsorship deal with crypto trading platform

    WhaleFin £20mn promo agreement preceded London club going up for sale and Abramovich sanctions

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Electronic Arts Inc
    Electronic Arts and Fifa end video games partnership after 30 years

    Two groups had been in negotiations over value of brand of football governing body

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Todd Boehly agrees £4.25bn deal for Chelsea FC

    Group led by US financier secures biggest football club acquisition in history

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Roman Abramovich denies wanting repayment of £1.5bn Chelsea debt

    As US investors close in on club’s sale, oligarch says he has not reneged on plan for proceeds to go to charitable foundation

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Elliott-owned AC Milan receives bid interest from RedBird Capital

    Private investment firm challenges asset manager Investcorp in €1bn takeover battle

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Abramovich allies set to continue running Chelsea after sale

    Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia offered option to stay by leading bidder for club

  • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
    Mino Raiola
    Football super-agent Mino Raiola dies in Milan, aged 54

    The son of Italian immigrants to the Netherlands rose to be one of the game’s most feared and influential dealmakers

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    DAZN Group
    Len Blavatnik to provide further funding for lossmaking DAZN

    Billionaire recently agreed $4.3bn recapitalisation for sports streaming group

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Boehly leads race for Chelsea after Jim Ratcliffe tries to gatecrash deal

    US consortium backed by private equity group Clearlake Capital told it can enter exclusive talks to buy the London football club

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Football
    Minister raises doubts about FA being English football’s new regulator

    Nigel Huddleston says it would be ‘difficult’ for governing body to have oversight of the sport

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    Football
    Independent football regulator to oversee game in England

    New authority will have powers to block takeovers and investigate and sanction clubs

  • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Ares backs two bidders for Abramovich’s Chelsea FC

    Investment group prepared to add minority stake in English Premier League team to its sport portfolio

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton join bid for Chelsea FC

    US tennis legend and F1 driver back offer led by City grandee Martin Broughton

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    United Arab Emirates
    UAE freezes assets of Kinahan drug trafficking gang

    Irish crime syndicate accused of using Dubai to launder money has forged ties with top-level boxers and promoters

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Sport
    Tennis divided as Wimbledon bans stars from Russia and Belarus

    ATP and WTA criticise All England Club for blocking players from Grand Slam tournament over Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Travel & leisure industry
    Rugby union bets on converting America as World Cup decision nears

    Sport’s governing body seeks to raise revenues by increasing game’s popularity in US

  • Saturday, 16 April, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    George Osborne advising US billionaire Todd Boehly on Chelsea bid

    Former UK chancellor brings political experience to auction of English football club forced by Ukraine war

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Ricketts-led group drops out of race to buy Chelsea Football Club

    Chicago family, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert decide against bid

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