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FSG originally made clear in 2022 that it would be open to new investment in Liverpool, either from minority shareholders or a potential full sale.It said at the time: “FSG has frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in Liverpool.”FSG has said before that under the right terms and conditions, we would consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club.”The full sale never materialised but the agreement with Dynasty in 2023 was valued at between £82m and £164m, and was hailed by FSG as helping offset bank debt…
Britain’s Joe Clarke MBE marked the opening day of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold medal in the men’s kayak cross in Oklahoma City.The 33-year-old surged to victory in the individual time trial in 46.54 seconds at the Olympics Canoe Slalom venue set to be used at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.”It feels amazing. I’ve not been running the best the past couple of days and I tweaked my neck a little bit,” Clarke said.”Yesterday’s kayak cross was probably one of the worst I’ve ever had, so to turn it around within 16 hours is fantastic and…
A trio of Premier League heavyweights all want Marcus Rashford, Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa, and Nottingham Forest look set to sign a new defender.Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all plotting a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 28, but the Old Trafford hierarchy do not want to sell him to another English club. (The I – subscription required), external Aston Villa’s Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, is a target for Juventus while Arsenal are interested in Villa’s 28-year-old England defender Ezri Konsa. (Telegraph – subscription required), externalNottingham Forest are in advanced talks to sign Sporting…
WWE‘s Cody Rhodes explains how he uses a popular episode theme from Parks and Recreation to teach his students about pro wrestling. Former Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes made a surprise appearance on Good Hang with Amy Poehler. During the conversation, he explained how he uses the episode “Bowling for Votes” (Season four, episode 13) to teach his students at his wrestling school. In the episode, Leslie Knope (Poehler) hosts a focus group for her city council campaign. Despite overwhelmingly positive feedback, one guy says he won’t vote for her because she doesn’t look like someone he would go bowling…
The French Open has become the first grand slam tournament to offer players a share of the event’s revenue in a significant step forward in the row over prize money. Officials from Roland Garros made the offer to the players’ representative, Larry Scott, in talks at Wimbledon a fortnight ago in a move that will increase pressure on the US Open, which is due to announce its prize fund for this year’s tournament at the start of next month.While an agreement has yet to be reached, the French Open’s willingness to commit to a revenue-share model to determine prize money…
Chelsea are interested in signing England defender John Stones on a free transfer following his departure from Manchester City.The west London side have joined Inter Milan in considering a move for the 32-year-old, who became a free agent when his City contract expired at the end of June.Chelsea are also in talks to sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix while assessing other options in the market, including Como’s Jacobo Ramon.They are also looking to sell central defenders to make space in their squad for potential new arrivals.Fellow England international Trevoh Chalobah is in talks to join Como, while Axel Disasi…
Cindy Ord/Getty Images It’s been a comeback year for Brie Bella, who returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble back in February before going on to have a several month reign as one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions alongside Paige. And a big reason that’s happened has been because of her husband, AEW’s Bryan Danielson. In an interview with “The Sal Licata Show,” Bella gave a ton of credit to her husband for not only helping her train for her comeback, but for taking up the workload…
LIV Golf has suffered another blow with the announcement of a global alliance between the leading men’s professional tours.Masters champion Rory McIlroy has welcomed the partnership that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour have struck with the Asian Tour, which had been linked with the LIV circuit.LIV, whose next event starts at the JCB Club in Staffordshire on Thursday, is already reeling from the withdrawal of Saudi Arabian financial backing after the Kingdom ploughed in more than £3.75bn to bankroll its first three years.The PGA Tour and DP World Tour’s new partnership with the Asian Tour was confirmed in…
Jake Hager enjoyed the people inside the AEW locker room, but he wasn’t nearly as impressed with the politics surrounding them. During a conversation on the Off the Rails podcast with Jasmine St. Claire, Hager was asked about the difference between the backstage cultures in WWE and AEW. The question specifically focused on AEW’s younger roster and the company’s more modern environment. Hager acknowledged that AEW had a younger locker room where more things were accepted. He didn’t criticize the wrestlers themselves and made it clear that he generally enjoyed being around them. However, Hager also suggested that certain situations…
Wrexham, preparing for a second successive season in the Championship, meet Leeds in Tampa on Sunday, 26 July before facing Liverpool in New York four days later.Their final pre-season game is against Parkinson’s former club Sunderland on Sunday, 2 August in Philadelphia, where Wrexham co-owner Rob Mac is from.Wrexham toured the US in 2023 and 2024 with opponents including Manchester United and Chelsea and they return this year after spending the 2025 pre-season in Australia and New Zealand.”The three tours we’ve had have been absolutely incredible,” Parkinson added.”The memories which have been created on those trips and the games and…