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Comparing companies sponsoring cycling teams at the end of the last century with the shirts being pedalled around France twenty years later shows how the sport is changing. Ultimately the key to sustainability is to concentrate on cycling as a cultural ‘event’ rather than winners. The rise of the US and UK teams has not …
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The recent decision by bookmakers William Hill to close more than 400 shops will reduce revenues to the sport of horse racing by an estimated £50-£60 million. The story is a cautionary tale for several football clubs about the need to plan in advance. The rise and fall of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals The story …
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It’s amazing how two people can watch the same moment in sport and see two different things. You can guarantee that one person’s penalty was another person’s bad refereeing decision. Or for some it was genius, for others luck. Such differing perceptions can maintain a conversation for ages, and even bring together strangers in a …
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