Sat 03 July 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo has shot to the top of Instagram’s annual rich list of celebrities who can charge the most for a sponsored post, with the footballer able to command as much as $1.6m (£1.2m) to endorse a product on social media. Ronaldo is the most-followed person on Instagram with more than […]
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Sun 27 June 2021: If Muslim players make such a request while facing the media, UEFA will, from now on, remove the bottles of beer from Euro 2020 press conferences, European football’s governing body confirmed on Friday. This time #Pogba removed the #BEER bottle. 😍#Euro2021 #EURO2020 #CristianoRonaldo #Khudro #French #CR7 pic.twitter.com/XV6TLVIPg9 — khudro manush (@KhudroM) […]
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Wed 23 June 2021: Famous brands and even small businesses have always found idiosyncratic ways to profit from the sensational moves of celebrities, politicians, or sportspeople, turning them into commodities. While we still haven’t gotten over the cozy patterned mittens of Bernie Sanders that stole the show during President Joe Biden’s inauguration after memes spread […]
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Thu 17 June 2021: The president of Adiyaman 1954 Football Club has attracted attention for being the first woman in such a position to win a league championship in Turkey. Cevher Erdem’s team has won promotion to League Two. Aside from being Adiyaman’s club president, the 31-year-old mother of two is a successful businesswoman and […]
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Wed 16 June 2021: With a deadpan face and the slightest tinge of derision, star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo picks up two glass bottles of Coca-Cola, mutters the company’s name and sets them aside before holding up a bottle of water. Not long after, the Euro 2020 sponsor saw its market value drop by $4 billion. […]
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Mon 31 May 2021: Japan’s tennis player Naomi Osaka has said she is withdrawing from the French Open following the bitter fallout from her decision to boycott all media activity. On Sunday, the former world number one was warned she could be thrown out of the French Open if she continues to boycott post-match news conferences at […]
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Thu 27 May 2021: Real Madrid on Thursday officially announced the departure of Zinedine Zidane as manager. In the statement, the Spanish club said that they respect Zidane’s decision to leave Real Madrid which ended the La Liga’s 2020-2021 season in second place, two points behind Atletico Madrid. “Zidane is one of Real Madrid’s great […]
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Wed 19 May 2021: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the views of players have to be respected after Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo held up a Palestine flag following Tuesday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Fulham. Players Pogba and Diallo, the stars of the English Manchester United team, raise the Palestinian flag at […]
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Fri 14 May 2021: The department of Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has commended Cricket South Africa’s Interim Board and Member’s Council on their historic agreement to transform cricket. The Minister said this when he tabled the department’s Budget Vote to the mini plenary of the National Assembly on Thursday. “The Department continues […]
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Wed 05 May 2021: The world’s oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics because of concerns about the coronavirus, an official at her nursing home said on Wednesday, casting more shadows over an event, which is already facing significant hurdles including […]
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