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Friday, 20 May, 2022

Sport
Tennis governing bodies strip Wimbledon of ranking points over Russia ban
Move by ATP and WTA escalates dispute over how much the invasion of Ukraine should affect Grand Slam events
Thursday, 19 May, 2022

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Why Ukraine and Russia are fighting over a teeny island
Weak earnings from US retailer Target spooked US stocks on Wednesday
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Football
US women’s football team agrees equal pay in milestone agreement
Labour terms end long dispute between sport’s governing body in US and defending World Cup champions
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Nike Inc
Nike’s diversity head to leave company after two years
Felicia Mayo will be the second executive to leave the role at the world’s largest sportswear maker in as many years
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022

News in-depthNational Basketball Association Inc
NBA extends global reach with international stars
Top three contenders for US basketball league’s most valuable player award this year were born outside the country
Wednesday, 11 May, 2022

Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka leaves talent agency IMG to start her own venture
Four-time tennis Grand Slam champion and agent will form new business called Evolve
Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Russia
Basketball star Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia, US says
Arrest of WNBA player elevated to diplomatic matter amid tensions over Ukraine invasion
Friday, 29 April, 2022

Chelsea FC PLC
Boehly leads race for Chelsea after Jim Ratcliffe tries to gatecrash deal
US consortium backed by private equity group Clearlake Capital told it can enter exclusive talks to buy the London football club
Saturday, 23 April, 2022

Chelsea FC PLC
Ares backs two bidders for Abramovich’s Chelsea FC
Investment group prepared to add minority stake in English Premier League team to its sport portfolio
Wednesday, 13 April, 2022

News in-depthUS society
Subway shooting deepens New York’s dread over fraying public safety
City on edge about rising gun violence, lawlessness and hate crimes as it reopens after Covid
Wednesday, 13 April, 2022

US gun violence
Police seek ‘person of interest’ in New York subway shooting
Gunman fired at least 33 times in subway car at rush hour, hitting 10 people
Saturday, 2 April, 2022

FT Magazine
The joy of ‘March Madness’, America’s weirdest sports ritual
NCAA college basketball’s showpiece offers a more profound insight into the US than the Super Bowl
Thursday, 24 March, 2022

Football
Two US billionaire-led bids lead £3bn race to buy Chelsea FC
LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly and private equity tycoons Josh Harris and David Blitzer become frontrunners
Tuesday, 22 March, 2022

FIFA World Cup
Fifa adds Crypto.com as football World Cup sponsor
Deal underscores growing ties between sport and digital assets
Friday, 18 March, 2022

Football
Billionaires bank on UK establishment to burnish Chelsea bids
Initial offers for club owned by Roman Abramovich for almost two decades due on Friday
Thursday, 17 March, 2022

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NIL: the revolution in US college sports | FT Scoreboard
University sports stars can now make money from their name, image and likeness - but will they ever get paid to play?
Friday, 11 March, 2022

Chelsea FC PLC
UK to loosen Chelsea restrictions amid Abramovich sanctions crisis
Government to increase caps on club spending like travel costs to allow matches to continue
Tuesday, 8 March, 2022

Football
Former Apollo executive Josh Harris explores bid for Chelsea FC
Roman Abramovich has put the football club up for sale following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sunday, 20 February, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics
Beijing Winter Olympics close after fortnight of competition and controversy
Norway tops medal table in ‘safe’ Games but event was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal
Friday, 18 February, 2022

News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics
Valieva affair overshadows sport as Beijing Winter Olympics concludes
Games will be best remembered for the furore over the teenage Russian figure skater
Friday, 18 February, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics
Olympics chief slams coach’s ‘chilling’ treatment of Russia’s Kamila Valieva
Thomas Bach issues unusually frank criticism after teenager who failed drug test was berated
Thursday, 17 February, 2022

News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics
Winter Olympians grapple with nerves, Covid and isolation
Pressures from pandemic protocols coincide with greater focus on mental health in elite sport
Wednesday, 16 February, 2022

News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics
China’s best performance at Winter Games helped by top foreign coaches
Host nation has hired overseas stars to train its athletes in bid to become an Olympics power
Monday, 14 February, 2022

News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics
Russian figure skater furore sparks fresh anger over Olympic doping
Athletes’ groups condemn decision clearing 15-year-old Kamila Valieva to compete despite positive drug test
Monday, 14 February, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics
Kamila Valieva to skate at Winter Olympics despite failed drugs test
Teenage athlete wins appeal to continue competing as US team accuses Russia of showing ‘disregard for clean sport’