14 h. ago TV viewing figures for the NWSL are down: is there cause for concern?

Star names have been missing but second half of campaign should bring renewed interest after ratings spike last yearHalfway through the NWSL’s 13th regular season, the league reported TV ratings were trending down. But August has already shown glimmers of recovery and context adds important caveats to that downward slope.As first reported by Sports Business Journal, when the league took a month-long break midway through the year this July, ratings were down by 8% across their multi-platform media partnership. That partnership, which is now in its second year, was signed in November 2023 with CBS, ESPN, ION (Scripps Sports) and Prime Video for a deal worth $240m– a huge increase from their previous one-party partnership with CBS worth $4.5m. In its first year, the league saw a big uptick in viewing numbers as matches proliferated across a variety of outlets, reaching a wider audience. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago 'Quality addition': Huge Celtic transfer confirmed as hitman Adam Idah signs off on low note

Swansea have confirmed the departure of Celtic hitman Idah just 12 months after his permanent arrival at Parkhead.

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36 h. ago Man City dealt huge injury blow as defender withdraws from international duty

Manchester City centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov will miss the September internationals after he picked up a calf injury against Brighton.

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40 h. ago Hamilton ready for ‘huge pressure’ at Ferrari’s home GP after crashing out at Zandvoort

Ferrari driver ‘fine mentally’ despite Dutch GP errorHamilton will have five-place grid penalty at MonzaLewis Hamilton has admitted the pressure is on as he prepares to make his debut as a Ferrari driver at the team’s home race in the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, having unceremoniously crashed out of the Dutch GP on Sunday after an unforced error.The seven-time world champion suffered an unusual exit at Zandvoort as he went wide on the painted surface outside turn three, made slippery by light rain. He lost the rear and could not hold the car, which slid into the barriers, ending his race. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Dundee derby delight for United as 'huge gamble' pays off but Steven Pressley left searching for 'sweet spot'

Both managers react as United claim 2-0 victory at Dens

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58 h. ago Arsenal suffer huge Premier League title blow as William Saliba offered worrying update

William Saliba was forced off injured after just five minutes of Arsenal's clash with Liverpool, with the Gunners suffering a major blow in their Premier League title race

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58 h. ago Wowcher's Sunday roast carvery deal feeds 4 for just £8 each

Enjoy a roast dinner on a budget

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61 h. ago Huge decision before Liverpool and Arsenal clash as VAR ref removed for blunder

PGMOL have made a huge decision ahead of Liverpool's crunch Premier League clash with Arsenal after a VAR blunder over shadowed Chelsea and Fulham's fixture

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3 d. ago Mikel Arteta agrees huge deal for defender to be eighth signing

Arsenal have agreed a loan deal with an option to buy for Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen, with the Gunners set to bolster their defence ahead of the Premier League resumption

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3 d. ago Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta agrees huge deal for defender to be eighth signing

Arsenal have agreed a loan deal with an option to buy for Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen, with the Gunners set to bolster their defence ahead of the Premier League resumption

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4 d. ago Huge F1 crash red flags Dutch GP session as Max Verstappen shows immediate concern

A red flag was brought out in FP2 of the Dutch Grand Prix following a huge smash as Lance Stroll suffered a big crash in the barriers at the unforgiving turn three

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5 d. ago 'I covered huge royal event for BBC but made mortifying Princess Anne blunder'

Clare Balding, who is known for her sports coverage, also commentated at a huge royal event, but was left red-faced after finding out something she said may have been interpreted "differently"

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8 d. ago Tennis star's huge meltdown as US Open descends into chaos after photographer enters court

Daniil Medvedev was left furious at the US Open after a photographer entered the court during his first round match against Benjamin Bonzi - and the umpire was not spared either

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8 d. ago Tennis star's huge meltdown as US Open descends into chaos after snapper ambles on to court

Daniil Medvedev was left furious at the US Open after a photographer entered the court during his first round match against Benjamin Bonzi - and the umpire was not spared either

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood's huge prize money was sent to wrong person by mistake

The Englishman, 34, held off Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley to triumph at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday

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9 d. ago Serena Williams’ huge net worth now as body transformation leaves her unrecognisable

The tennis icon looks a lot different to her playing days and says she feels 'sexier' as a result

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1 week ago Ilona Maher's relationship status, huge net worth and WWE offer

Ilona Maher is the world's most famous rugby player on social media and faces England tonight

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1 week ago Manchester United confirm huge appointment from Premier League rivals

Man United have officially appointed a new director of the academy, with Nick Cox leaving the club to join Everton.

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1 week ago Can a nation in crisis rely on the baby boomer generation to step up? I think the UK is about to find out | Phillip Inman

A raid on property wealth and pensions is being signalled by the Treasury, and it has sound reasons for doing just thatDear baby boomer, the government is coming for you and your store of wealth. The property and pensions built up over the past 40 to 50 years are, for the first time, in play. The triple lock on the state pension might be guaranteed, at least for the time being, but for the wealthier boomer, it looks like their private assets are being laid out on a chopping board, ready to be carved like a Sunday roast and fed to hungry government departments starved of funds for almost two decades.These are desperate times and taxing the wealthy is a desperate measure. No government wants to do it. If you tax the rich, they might fly away in their private jets. That’s happened in Norway, one of the few European countries to retain a wealth tax. It’s true that older middle-income voters are more likely to stay put, but they also have a tendency to vote with their self-interest in mi...

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2 w. ago Manchester United are importing a sinister US tactic: Public money for stadiums

Similar grand promises made when building US sports arenas are now being used to justify a huge outlay in the UK, with little return to show for themIn March, Manchester United officially unveiled images and plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium to replace their current aging home, Old Trafford. While the grandiosity of the circus-tent-like structure attracted widespread attention, something else did, too: as part of this project, United are planning to secure land not by paying for it themselves – but by having the UK government do it for them.In order to clear the site that the club wants to use, a rail freight hub will need to be moved to out near St Helens, a town in between Manchester and Liverpool. The cost of moving the hub is estimated to be between £200m and 300m ($270-405m), but that may be an optimistic appraisal; in the past, the project budget was estimated at closer to a £1bn ($1.35bn). Continue reading...

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