It’s been a demanding Ramadan for the faithful of Istanbul. With this year’s fast occurring in summer, observant Muslims faced long hot days without food, cigarettes and water. Low levels of blood…
about 4 days ago
Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox baseball team a century ago, was so stingy that he charged his players 25c a day to wash their uniforms. Some refused to pay, and played in dirty unifo…
about 2 weeks ago
“If Arsene Wenger’s so clever,” a senior international manager once asked, “why does he never buy a proper goalkeeper?” Years later, the question remains valid. Arsenal manager Wenger, a per…
about 3 weeks ago
“This is gonna be our season,” say the ads for Manchester City on the sides of Manchester buses, and no wonder. City have spent the summer testing an economic proposition: if you outspend all othe…
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During the last World Cup, a curious sideshow played out at expensive breakfast tables in Johannesburg’s business district of Sandton. The actors: lobbyists and officials. The stake: the right to ho…
about 2 months ago
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