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    Sara Germano

    US sports business correspondent

    Sara Germano writes about the business of sport, based in New York. She won a 2020 SABEW Best in Business award for her reportage on racial diversity within sports companies and in their advertising.

    Prior to joining the FT, she spent nearly a decade at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered retail, sports, and was a Berlin correspondent.

    Email Sara Germano @germanotes  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Sport
      Private equity plunges into US college sports with Learfield deal

      Fortress, Charlesbank and Clearlake take control of marketing group representing campus teams and athletes

      The University of Texas at Austin defeated the University of Alabama football team last week.
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Media
      Disney and Charter settle dispute that blacked out TV programming

      Stand-off which left millions without premium live sports was seen as test for the future of cable business

      Buffalo Bills players run on to the field for an exhibition game in Orchard Park, New York
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      Scoreboard
      Tennis blackout is a sign of the times Premium content

      Plus, Rugby World Cup preview and an investigation into the betting groups backing top flight football clubs

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Streaming services
      Disney vs Charter: a dispute that leaves future of cable TV in doubt

      The stand-off between the companies has left millions of US households unable to watch live sports

    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Disney throws a lifeline to US Open tennis players amid cable blackout

      Media company gives some tournament participants access to matches amid battle with Charter over fees

      Daniil Medvedev during the US Open earlier this week in New York
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Scoreboard
      The Miami fund eyeing Everton Premium content

      Plus, Djokovic returns to New York, Saudi Arabia bets on combat sport

    • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
      Inside BusinessSport
      The battle for TV rights could upend US college sports

      ‘Conference realignment’ threatens more than a century of athletic tradition

      Quarterback Tanner McKee attempts a pass during a college football game between Stanford Cardinal and the BYU Cougars in Palo Alto, California
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Disney’s ESPN moves into US sports betting with $2bn Penn deal

      Cable network agrees tie-up with casino and online gambling group that displaces Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Sportsbook

      The ESPN logo
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast21 min listen
      Institutional investors take to the pitch

      Is private capital the new source of funding for US pro sports?

    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      News in-depthFootball
      ‘Let’s drop Messi into the mix’: how Miami became the US sports capital

      Largely Latino city jubilant as Argentine footballer’s arrival cements a drive to expand the diversity of events

    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      National Football League
      Commanders’ owner fined $60mn by NFL over harassment and misconduct claims

      American football league’s report on Dan Snyder comes as it approves sale of franchise to private equity billionaire Josh Harris

      A Washington Commanders NFL game
    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
      Golf
      Saudi Arabia sought central role in professional golf

      PGA Tour officials tell US Senate their planned tie-up with LIV is best chance to preserve sport’s independence

      Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic senator from Connecticut, speaks during a hearing in Washington into last month’s surprise agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf
    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      Qatar Investment Authority
      Qatar Investment Authority takes 5% stake in Washington Wizards owner

      Sovereign wealth fund invests $200mn in US sports franchise owner Monumental Sports

      Washington Wizards’ Quenton Jackson aims to dunk basketball during a match
    • Friday, 23 June, 2023
      National Basketball Association Inc
      San Antonio Spurs look to French basketball sensation Wemby to revive fortunes

      NBA team hopes 7ft 4in teenage star Victor Wembanyama will transform its prospects

      Victor Wembanyama dunks the ball during a game
    • Friday, 23 June, 2023
      PGA Tour Inc.
      PGA Tour rushes to contain fallout from golf tie-up with Saudi fund

      Many players remain frustrated while deal faces scrutiny in Washington

      Montage of logos of PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s PIF and a golf player
    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      National Basketball Association Inc
      Michael Jordan agrees to sell majority stake in NBA’s Charlotte Hornets

      Hedge fund billionaire Gabe Plotkin and CD&R’s Rick Schnall strike deal valuing basketball team at about $3bn

      Michael Jordan
    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      Sport
      Stanley and Josh Kroenke, global sports tycoons on a winning run

      US family’s six clubs spanning four sports include Arsenal, the LA Rams and new NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets

      Denver Nuggets compete against Miami Heat
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Golf
      Golf’s warring factions finally swing a peace deal

      Wall Street power brokers at heart of detente between US PGA Tour and Saudi-funded upstart LIV

      Rory McIlroy, Jay Monahan, Yasir al-Rumayyan and Brooks Koepka
    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Major League Soccer LLC
      Lionel Messi says he will join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami

      Argentine to add star power to US club amid global war for talent

      Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final in Qatar in 2022
    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Golf
      McIlroy says PGA Tour-LIV deal will ultimately be good for golf

      Face of resistance to Saudi Arabia-backed venture says he still ‘hates’ rival tour after shock tie-up was announced

      Rory McIlroy at a press conference ahead of the RBC Canadian Open
    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      PGA Tour Inc.
      Saudi Arabia to spend billions on shock merger of PGA Tour and LIV Golf

      Deal resolves bitter dispute between established series and breakaway league that has divided men’s game

      PGA Tour and LIV Golf logos montage with player driving
    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Media
      NBA’s Phoenix Suns set off US sports television dispute

      Billionaire Mat Ishbia’s basketball club seeks to ditch cable contract and shift to free broadcasts

      Phoenix Suns NBA player Devin Booker argues with a referee
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      NBC Universal Inc
      NBCUniversal chief Shell ousted over ‘inappropriate relationship’

      Dismissal comes after investigation led by outside counsel, says parent company Comcast

      NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell
    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
      Bed Bath & Beyond files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

      Once popular US home goods retailer failed to keep up with the rise of online shopping

      A Bed Bath & Beyond shopping trolley
    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      National Football League
      Josh Harris nears record $6bn bid for NFL’s Washington Commanders

      Apollo co-founder’s offer would make the team the most expensive ever sold as franchise valuations continue rising

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