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F1: Mercedes posts record £636m revenue despite fourth-place finish
Shareholders, including Toto Wolff, set to share £125m windfall.
Jun 28
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Warren Menezes
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F1: Mercedes posts record £636m revenue despite fourth-place finish
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Tottenham sues Ineos over sponsorship deal as Ratcliffe’s firm nets £41.6m Mercedes windfall
Exclusive: Manchester United co-owner’s company to collect remaining £16.6m by July.
Jun 27
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Tottenham sues Ineos over sponsorship deal as Ratcliffe’s firm nets £41.6m Mercedes windfall
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Checkered Reputations: Part Three - Without a Verstappen or Hamlin, your sport is broken
Love them or loathe them, the villains and heroes of racing keep the engines, and audiences, running.
Jun 21
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Warren Menezes
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Checkered Reputations: Part Three - Without a Verstappen or Hamlin, your sport is broken
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Puma takes the leap with Portugal and Ronaldo
More than gear, Puma’s play for football’s biggest stage.
Jun 14
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Warren Menezes
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Ipswich Town paid £16.3m in promotion bonuses amid £39.3m loss
Exclusive: Club spent nearly £6m on Premier League-related infrastructure upgrades.
Jun 7
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Warren Menezes
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Ipswich Town paid £16.3m in promotion bonuses amid £39.3m loss
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May 2025
New era, new right hands: United and Spurs search for CEO assistants
As two of England’s biggest clubs rebuild from the top down, the hunt begins for elite executive support.
May 14
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New era, new right hands: United and Spurs search for CEO assistants
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How beating Manchester United has became a strategic win for Premier League clubs
As Manchester United endure a historically poor season, rival clubs are turning victories over the Red Devils into strategic wins, in boardrooms as well…
May 8
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Warren Menezes
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How beating Manchester United has became a strategic win for Premier League clubs
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The Asterisk Update #2 – Pink, pauses, and progress
A quick note on publishing plans, site design, and category changes.
May 7
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Warren Menezes
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The Asterisk Update #2 – Pink, pauses, and progress
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FA bans transgender women from women’s football starting June 1
Scottish FA to allow only biological females to play in women's football.
May 1
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Warren Menezes
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FA bans transgender women from women’s football starting June 1
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April 2025
F1, Football: Who features in the top 50 highest-paid athletes of all time?
Ronaldo tops football, Schumacher leads F1 in all-time earnings list.
Apr 29
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Warren Menezes
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F1, Football: Who features in the top 50 highest-paid athletes of all time?
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Football mourns Pope Francis' passing as Kogan set to lead new regulator
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Apr 25
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Warren Menezes
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Football mourns Pope Francis' passing as Kogan set to lead new regulator
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Checkered Reputations: Part Two - Verstappen’s ruthless pursuit keeps fans engaged
As Formula One evolves into a global spectacle, Max Verstappen remains a throwback to pure racing, divisive, dominant, and impossible to ignore.
Apr 24
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Checkered Reputations: Part Two - Verstappen’s ruthless pursuit keeps fans engaged
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