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Australia and England eclipsed by an Indian age bringing unparalleled riches and one-country dominance to the sport
Teams are ‘digital-first’ from the outset, with social media and celebrity networks fuelling growth
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Offer comes as Qatari-owned club tries to force French player to end or extend his contract to cash in lucrative fee
US junk loan market hit with flurry of credit rating downgrades
Female tournaments are generating record interest but the sport is still overwhelmingly run by men
Capital makes play for holding quadrennial event after Victoria pulls out over spiralling costs
Private equity group 777 bought the struggling team for a fraction of the financier’s original €374mn investment
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American football league’s report on Dan Snyder comes as it approves sale of franchise to private equity billionaire Josh Harris
Disputes over broadcast rights and late sponsorship deals disappoint those who want to grow the women’s game
Official says event ‘all cost, no benefit’ for indebted Victoria
Seven-time champion beaten in intense five-set thriller by 20-year-old Spanish prodigy
A truce between the PGA and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund looks far from secure. Plus: how to make the sport more accessible for women; a Columbia Business School professor who revolutionised the game’s analytics; off-course golf points way to the future
Mark Broadie’s data-driven research into the millions of shots struck by players has radically altered the game
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