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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
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    Basketball star Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russia over drug charges

    Supporters fear Moscow is using sportswoman as a diplomatic pawn against Washington

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
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    Plus, the women world champions earning as much as the men, Real Madrid bets on a future beyond football, and more.

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    Top three contenders for US basketball league’s most valuable player award this year were born outside the country

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    Plus, the NFT gold rush, Kretinsky buys into West Ham, and more.

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  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
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    Policy adds to tension for US league as it tries to quell resistance among some stars

  • Monday, 26 July, 2021
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  • Sunday, 11 April, 2021
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  • Saturday, 6 March, 2021
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    Digital clips change hands for six-figure sums on NBA Top Shot, a venture marketed as sports memorabilia for the digital age

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    This week in the business of sport: Lachlan Murdoch pushes Fox into sports betting, the digital collectible craze at the NBA, and more.

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
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    CVC in talks to buy stake in San Antonio Spurs at $1.3bn valuation

    Exclusive: private equity group seeks minority holding as US basketball league opens door to institutional investors

  • Saturday, 3 October, 2020
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    This week in the business of sport: the Premier League’s difficult dance with politicians over a £250m bailout for English football, the problem of American viewers with too much sports to watch, Honda leaves Formula One, and more.

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
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    Artificial sights and sounds are no substitute for real fans at sports events

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
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    Move by retired basketball legend points to growing market for US sports betting despite pandemic

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
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    Stadiums owned by basketball clubs to be used as voting locations in November’s polls

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
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    Multiple sports leagues had suspended play after police shooting of black man in Wisconsin

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    Clubs, broadcasters and advertisers count cost as catalogue of events is cancelled

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    US basketball league is pandemic’s latest sporting casualty after European events disrupted

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    Experts proffer contradictory explanations for the decline of the duvet day

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