Ski racers, snowboarders challenge sport’s governing body to reconsider lucrative investment chance

DENVER (AP) — A group of high-profile ski racers and snowboarders, along with executives and board members, are challenging their sport’s governing body to reconsider a lucrative investment opportunity that could be worth more than $400 million. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) was approached on Nov. 30 with a proposal from CVC Capital…

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Why Auckland FC show football is finally ready to become a major force in New Zealand: Paul Lewis

So it proved but, on the evidence of these entertaining derbies and particularly last weekend’s, there are some other clear and obvious advantages Auckland FC are enjoying right now: Their passing, particularly their short passing, was superior in accuracy and speed. They are following the sometimes-vexing modern habit of passing out from the back, but…

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More Agencies Sense Value In Women’s Soccer

Bonmatí is one of the role models in the women’s game. AFP via Getty Images Racheal Kundananji was finding the net with unerring accuracy. Her reward? The then 23-year-old striker, averaging roughly three goals every four games at Madrid CFF in Spain’s Liga F, had earned a move to Bay FC in the U.S. National…

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