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Saudi Arabia abandons plans to host 2035 Rugby World Cup amid funding cutback

Saudi’s PIF undergoing ‘value realization’ of plan ‘The [Iran] war would add more pressure to priorities’ Saudi Arabia has abandoned its aspirations to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup as a result of the Public Investment Fund’s new financial strategy. The sports minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal, confirmed Saudi Arabia’s interest in bidding for […]

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Ipswich in promotion driving seat but little is ever as it seems with Championship

Kieran McKenna’s team face a crunch clash with Middlesbrough but charging Southampton loom large At the end of July, Ipswich and Middlesbrough reached an agreement. If the Boro midfielder Hayden Hackney agreed personal terms he could join the Suffolk club, freshly relegated and awash with ready funds, for a Championship record fee of around £20m.

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Winter is coming … back? Super League could revamp schedule as part of NRL takeover

CEO Andrew Abdo: ‘There are clear pros and cons for it’ London Broncos key to multimillion takeover vision Super League could move back to a winter competition to allow year-round global broadcasting of rugby league if the NRL agrees a deal to take control of the British game. Andrew Abdo, the CEO of the NRL,

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Why Arsenal are still the favourites to win the Premier League

Manchester City gained ground last weekend but the league leaders have plenty of reasons to remain positive By Opta Analyst Last weekend was nightmarish for Arsenal. They lost at home to Bournemouth on Saturday with a flat, disjointed performance, and matters deteriorated further the following day when Manchester City beat Chelsea convincingly at Stamford Bridge.

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