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AFL footy is protected by anti-siphoning rules, so why must fans pay to watch some games? | Jack Snape
The Australian rules community survives on habit. More than a century old, the VFL and now AFL counts more than 1.3m club members, and hundreds of thousands fans prove their commitment each week by attending matches. Millions more watch on television, and increasingly on smart TVs, computers and phones. But …
Collectors Item can prove value bet for punters in gruelling Eider Chase | Talking Horses
At four miles, one furlong and 55 yards, the Eider Chase at Newcastle is barely a furlong shorter than the Grand National and with the ground soft in places and some rain in the forecast, it may well demand as much staying power from its winner as the Aintree showpiece …
Mexico’s Sheinbaum wins plaudits for cool head in dealings with Trump
As Donald Trump swings his sights from one region to the next, upturning diplomatic relations and confounding allies, leaders of
former US partners have clashed with him
and come offmuch the worse
. – has …Shiri Bibas not among bodies returned from Gaza, Israel says, accusing Hamas of ‘serious violation’
The Israeli military confirmed in the early hours of Friday …
MLS Year 30: A league at a philosophical crossroads as World Cups loom
Ever since its foundation in 1996, Major League Soccer has faced questions about its place within the world of American sports and global soccer. What is the relationship between MLS and the top football leagues of Europe? Is it a retirement league for aging superstars, a development league for those …
Why high-profile athletes are perfect targets for burglary gangs
As Joe Burrow led the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys last December a group allegedly robbed the quarterback’s home during a cross-country crime spree that targeted at least six high-profile athletes.
The thefts highlight the unique vulnerabilities faced by famous athletes whose salaries and work …
Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup
Magnus Carlsen’s dominance of online chess has continued this week as the world No 1 is in pole position for the concluding stages of the Chessable Masters, the first leg of the annual Champions Tour which the Norwegian has won every year since it was launched in 2020. For 2025, …
Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan
Friday briefing: Will Labour’s £270m package make a difference to an ailing arts industry?
Good morning. Everyone who has worked in the arts, from the heads of major institutions to the creatives who depend on their funding, has been warning for years about the dire state of the sector. As investment dwindled and contempt for arts and humanities education became mainstream – fuelled by …
‘Drones are above our heads’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for survival in Syria
Thirty meters under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) kept a watchful eye on the Turkish border. A plasma screen TV displayed 16 surveillance feeds to officers in a room in one of the Kurdish-led militia’s tunnels, where Kalashnikovs and SDF flags adorned the walls.
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