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Tennis
Australian Open 2025 Breaks Own Attendance Record as Trophies Go Into Sinner’s and Keys’ Hands
The Australian Open 2025 (AO 2025) broke a record set a year before with on-court and off-court action at Melbourne Park during the tennis Grand Slam tournament. Madison Keys, the women’s champion, an...
Football
Real Madrid’s Revenue Makes Them First Billion-Dollar Football Team in History
As the first football team to earn more than €1 billion (US$1.04 billion) annually, Real Madrid CF have broken financial records. Photo: Real Madrid’s players before a 2024-25 Champions League matc...
Esport
Top 5 Nations with Fastest-Growing iGaming Industry in 2024
Some gambling markets have shown impressive growth in 2024, according to the analysis of Blask, the company dealing with data infrastructure and analytics for the iGaming industry. See the leaders in ...
Snooker
7-Time World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan Files Lawsuit Against Heads of Snooker Through His Company
The most successful snooker player in the 21st century, Ronnie O’Sullivan, set off a legal battle against snooker bosses. A £10.2 million (almost US$12.5 million) lawsuit is filed by the company in wh...
Football
World’s Richest Person, Elon Musk, Set to Buy Liverpool F.C., Current Owners Deny Such Possibility
According to Elon Musk’s father, Errol, his son—the world’s richest billionaire and the owner of SpaceX and Tesla companies—has shown interest in purchasing Liverpool F.C. Photo: Sky Sports New...
Football
Betting Sponsors Gave Brazilian Football Série A Clubs More Than US$90 Million in 2024
Looking only at the past year, betting sponsorships for elite men’s football teams in Brazil were worth more than US$90 million. Photo: Flamengo players with the Pixbet logo on the front of the...
Esport
Riot Games Gives Permission to LoL and Valorant Teams to Be Sponsored by Bookmakers
Riot Games, one of the most prominent video game producers, will let eSports teams competing in events under their "jurisdiction" look into possible agreements with reputable betting sites. Pho...
Basketball
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Makes 1xBet Official Partner
The new global partner to support all FIBA (International Basketball Federation; original name, in French, Fédération Internationale de Basketball) national team tournaments, including basketball and ...
Chess
For First Time Ever – Chess Has Joint World Champions
There will be joint individual world champions for the first time in the more than 100-year history of FIDE (the International Chess Federation) chess competitions. Photo: Nepomniachtchi vs. Ca...
