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Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’
Letter to governing body accuses Saudis of using sports to ‘distract from the regime’s brutal human rights reputation’. More than 100 professional female footballers have signed a letter calling on ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Liberty Sponsors Pre-Negotiated Parade Floats, Owner Says
Some New York Liberty sponsors pre-negotiated championship parade floats prior to the start of the season, according to owner Clara Wu Tsai. Liberty partners, including Bumble, will have their own ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Dozens of MPs sponsored parliamentary security passes for working lobbyists
FT found that three people did not have their roles disclosed in register of interestsWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
Olympic medalist suspended in doping investigation
Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood dopingSports - ABC News - November 1 -
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Olympic snowboarder wanted by FBI for cocaine distribution and murder
Ryan Wedding, 43, accused of running cocaine ring Wedding competed for Canada at 2002 Winter Games A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Broken-leg Olympic marathon star resumes training
Rose Harvey completed the race in Paris despite running most of it with a fractured femur.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company
Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash
Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Camellia Bowl gets a new name and title sponsor. It's now the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
The annual college football bowl game held in Alabama’s capital is changing its name to the IS4S Salute to Veterans BowlTech - ABC News - October 16 -
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird challenge corporate sponsors to invest more into women’s sports
In an exclusive Meet the Moment interview, two-time Women’s World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe and four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird discuss the popularity of women’s sports with Kristen Welker, ...Politics - NBC News - October 18 -
FedExCup Fall update: Nico Echavarria nears Next 10; Joel Dahmen inside top 125 after sponsor invite
Echavarria jumped from No. 113 in FedExCup points to No. 65 while Dahmen is now No. 124.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27 -
Florida House GOP member becomes 100th sponsor of Puerto Rico Status Act
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) signed on to the Puerto Rico Status Act this week, The Hill has learned, becoming the 100th sponsor of the bill. The legislation would authorize a federally sponsored ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Cadbury’s ‘snack right’ slogan is hard to swallow when the company is a sponsor of war | Catherine Bennett
While owner Mondelēz continues to do business in Russia, should we truly just ‘enjoy the moment’? . On its bicentenary the chocolate maker Cadbury is keener than ever to remind consumers of its ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case
A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four peopleSports - ABC News - October 17 -
Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in cocaine ring out of LA
Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympic snowboarder, is facing federal charges alongside 15 other defendants in what prosecutors have described as a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Former Olympic snowboarder accused of running large drug trafficking group
Ryan Wedding, 43, a former Olympian from Canada who now resides in Mexico, is among 16 people charged in a federal indictment.Top stories - ABC News - October 17 -
Former Olympic Snowboarder Wanted by F.B.I. on Murder and Drug Charges
Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says
A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril
While the NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement, they also imposed roster limits for sports, many of which did not previously exist.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers
The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2 -
The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say
A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer OlympicsWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Bottom Line: Coaches call in hired guns for Olympics, sponsorship solution
Coaching FGS Global registered to lobby for a “federal solution that protects Olympic sports programs and broad-based sports sponsorship” on behalf of several associations representing sports ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Raygun quits competitive breakdancing over backlash to her viral Olympics performance
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has announced that her professional breakdancing career is over, citing the online reaction to her Paris Olympics performance.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn retires from competitive breaking after Olympic upset
Australian was hounded online for performance in Paris Carrying on ‘seems a really difficult thing for me to do’ Breaker Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Raygun Retires From Competitive Breaking After Intense Olympic Backlash
The 37-year-old Rachael Gunn became the subject of widespread ridicule after her unorthodox Olympic routine.Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Olympic champion Noah Lyles races streamer IShowSpeed in 50-meter dash
IShowSpeed challenged the Olympic champion to a race for $100,000 and a shot at being the fastest man in the world.Sports - ESPN - Yesterday -
Canada’s Olympic drone spying scandal a symptom of an ‘unacceptable culture’
Independent investigation’s report sent to Canada Soccer Governing body promises ‘decisive action’ inside a week The drone spying scandal that erupted during Canada’s women’s football team’s ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Canada Soccer Association says Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep
The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstepSports - ABC News - Yesterday -
Russian Olympic Committee president to step down. Neutral athletes competed at Paris Games
The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee plans to step down after six years in chargeSports - ABC News - October 15 -
Furniture of Champions: How Paris Olympics Tables and Chairs Are Finding a Second Life Online
Sold and auctioned off to small businesses, Olympic Village decor lives on in a seemingly endless chain of resellers.Business - Inc. - October 16
