51 h. ago US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

USOPC won’t set transgender eligibility rules for LA28LA28 passes $1bn in sponsorship, confirms key venuesUSA Football certified ahead of flag football’s debutThe United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it will not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite growing political pressure from the Trump administration and increasing scrutiny over access and inclusion in women’s sport.Speaking Thursday after the committee’s first board meeting of 2025, chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC had no plans to define eligibility criteria, even as US president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14201 – titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – threatens to upend international participation protocols. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago The bitcoin holding company betting on being the UK stock market's answer to MicroStrategy

Former head of online at Hargreaves Lansdown Andrew Webley is in the process of launching his firm The Smarter Web Company on the stock exchange.

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66 h. ago IUA adds trio of London company market executives to its board

IUA adds trio of London company market executives to its board  Insurance Insider

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3 d. ago Why your pension could be dealt a body blow as Trump eyes tariffs for Britain's top drug firms

If the tariff-loving Trump goes ahead with his plans, it will hit AstraZeneca - the most valuable company on the UK stock market - and also rival GSK, another stalwart of the FTSE 100.

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1 week ago Detroit's 'Big Three' car makers more exposed to Trump's tariffs than German and Japanese rivals

General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis have been left particularly vulnerable by Trump's 25% import levy, according to market analysis by automotive intelligence company Jato Dynamics.

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2 w. ago TrustedHousesitters CEO, Mathew Prior, to join Maison Sport Board

Maison Sport, the leading online booking platform connecting ski enthusiasts with expert instructors across Europe, has announced the appointment of Mathew Prior to its board as non-executive director.

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2 w. ago 160 year old Scottish hotel in 'delightful' lochside town goes into administration

The company behind a historic Scottish hotel, which has been on the market since 2024, has been put into administration.

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2 w. ago NYSE’s Texas platform debuts with Trump’s social media stock

Shares of the president’s company fell on the state’s market amid a broad sell-off fuelled by his trade agenda

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2 w. ago Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion

Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1000 new homes

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3 w. ago Move fast, kill things: the tech startups trying to reinvent defence with Silicon Valley values

Venture capital-backed, $1bn companies are disrupting the way war will be waged with AI and futuristic weapons. Will they overthrow the traditional big military manufacturers, and what would that mean for the battlefield?Visit tech startup Skydio’s headquarters on the San Francisco peninsula in California and you’re likely to find flying robots buzzing on the roof overhead. Docking stations with motorised covers open to allow small drones that resemble the TIE fighters from Star Wars films to take off; when each drone lands back again, they close. The drones can fly completely autonomously and without GPS, taking in data from onboard cameras and using AI to execute programmed missions and avoid obstacles.Skydio, with more than $740m in venture capital funding and a valuation of about $2.5bn, makes drones for the military along with civilian organisations such as police forces and utility companies. The company moved away from the consumer market in 2020 and is now the largest US dro...

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3 w. ago Why are Tesla sales down? Elon Musk's politics may be to blame

The EV firm’s sales are down in many parts of Europe, while rivals are chipping away at its market share in the company’s native US

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3 w. ago Lady Gaga Has Announced A Trio Of Huge London Shows As Part Of ‘The Mayhem Ball’ Tour

Lady Gaga Has Announced A Trio Of Huge London Shows As Part Of ‘The Mayhem Ball’ Tour  Secret London

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3 w. ago ‘It’s a privilege’: Boris van der Vorst, the man who saved Olympic boxing

By forming a new governing body, World Boxing, the Dutchman prevented the sport being banished by the IOC“It feels like such a sweet week and of course I’m very happy and proud,” Boris van der Vorst says as, in his role as the founder and president of World Boxing, he takes a rare break to reflect on a mighty achievement. Just over two years ago, boxing had been struck off the initial programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 and it was about to be banished entirely from the Olympic movement. It was then that Van der Vorst set about establishing a new regulatory body to replace the discredited International Boxing Association.His work, despite intense pressure, was vindicated when Thomas Bach, the outgoing International Olympic Committee president, announced on Monday that his executive board had recommended boxing’s inclusion in the LA Olympics. The key stipulation was in place, because the IOC recognised World Boxing as the sport’s new regulatory body, and on Thursday Bach’s rec...

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4 w. ago UFC London bonuses: Trio of thrilling submissions earn extra $50K

UFC London bonuses: Trio of thrilling submissions earn extra $50K  MMA Fighting

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