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The investment vehicle set up to house a string of prominent sports assets is launching a β¬2.7bn (Β£2.3bn) debt-raising process aimed at funding its ambitions to become a global powerhouse. Sky News has learnt that Global Sport Group (GSG), which is owned by CVC Capital Partners and counts a stake in Six Nations Rugby among…
A “significant” step has been taken in establishing a national restorative justice programme for victims of the Post Office’s Horizon IT scandal. Children of affected postmasters, as well as those directly hit by the faulty accounting software, will be part of the partially Fujitsu-funded programme, as the UK’s Restorative Justice Council acknowledged more than financial…
βSouth Parkβ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who this summer landed one of the richest TV deals ever, are being called Scrooges by performers at their Casa Bonita restaurant near Denver. In late October, the performers, including the famed cliff divers, went on a three-day strike, citing unsafe working conditions and stalled negotiations over…
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DETROITΒ βΒ Heβs the hottest player in the NBA. Not even the NBAβs technical foul rule can slow Luka Doncic down. The NBA rescinded Doncicβs 16th technical foul, the league announced Sunday, allowing Doncic to avoid a mandatory one-game suspension that would have kept him out of Mondayβs game against the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons. Doncic and…
Rachel Reeves has insisted her spring forecast will be a quiet affair as she wants the autumn budget to be the sole major fiscal event of the year. The chancellor will deliver her financial update on the afternoon of 3 March in the House of Commons. An exact time has yet to be confirmed, but…
AUSTIN, TexasΒ βΒ One of the most anticipated events at this yearβs SXSW Film & TV Festival wasnβt a movie at all, but a speaking appearance by director Steven Spielberg. The talk, a live taping of the podcast βThe Big Pictureβ lead by co-host Sean Fennessey, covered many aspects of the Hollywood legendβs career, with a through…
A lazy, lovely afternoon at Chavez Ravine was startled awake Sunday by three blue-curdling screams. The Dodger bullpen had struck again. Eighth inning, one out, Dodgers leading the Toronto Blue Jays by a run, rusty Blake Treinen on the mound. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., boom, nooooo! Addison Barger, boom, nooooo! Ninth inning, game tied, Alex Vesia…
AMMAN, JordanΒ βΒ When Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire earlier this year, it brought into question the fate of militias Israel cultivated during the devastating two-year war as an alternative ruling force in Gaza. Many expected that Hamas β still the dominant force in the Strip β would hunt them down. Instead, Israel has shifted the…
Heβs one of the biggest name in show business β and itβs possible youβve never heard of him. At 54, Swedish songwriter and record producer Max Martin has written more No. 1 singles than any artist, aside from Paul McCartney. He counts Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande and the Weeknd among his…
