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Amid talk of a trade war, Trump's tariffs have also raised questions over the atmosphere at the various sports events it is due to host, not least the Ryder Cup in the US later this year. With European Union...
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There is a "high degree of uncertainty" over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.In a report, the Public Accounts...
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Outgoing UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger says it is "frustrating" that Britain is not staging more major events over the next decade, warning of "a big gap"."We risk public investment, we risk global reputation, we risk opportunities for...
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One of the claimants in the rugby league case is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 1980s having initially played football for Liverpool reserves and Bolton Wanderers. He has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia...
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St Helens - who lost to Warrington on Friday - are the most successful club in the Super League era, and were champions four years in succession between 2019 and 2022.But McManus, who has been owner and chairman since...