Kentucky Derby Viewers Shatter 35-Year Record

The 11 US cities hosting 2026 World Cup matches absorb security and infrastructure costs while FIFA keeps ticket, sponsorship, and broadcast revenue.

FIFA, soccer's global governing body, projects $11B in profits, but economists question impact estimates that assume visitor spending is entirely new activity.

New Jersey is hiking MetLife Stadium train fares to $150 from $12.90 to offset a $200M deficit from extra services tied to the final.

The league needs new investors because its sole backer, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, plans to exit in 2026 after spending $6B.

Ducera Partners, a US investment bank that has advised on $850B in deals, will help LIV shift to a multi-partner business model.

This move follows LIV's recent hiring of several corporate restructuring experts to help the golf league survive the upcoming financial transition.

A consortium led by steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and vaccine tycoon Adar Poonawalla agreed to acquire the Indian Premier League franchise.

Mittal's family will hold 75% and Poonawalla 18%, with existing investors led by Manoj Badale retaining a 7% stake.

The deal includes sister teams Paarl Royals in South Africa's SA20 and Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League, pending regulatory approval.

Saturday's race attracted 19.6M viewers, making it the most-watched Kentucky Derby broadcast since 1989.

Online streaming through sports broadcaster NBC reached a record 1.3M viewers, jumping 36%.

Updated tracking methods by TV measurement firm Nielsen helped these numbers surpass other major events like the college basketball finals.

Powerhouse teams like Germany's Bayern Munich and Italy's Inter Milan are securing championships across Europe's top five soccer leagues.

The five leading clubs generated between $660M and over $1B in record revenue last season, vastly outperforming mid-tier teams.

Winning these titles guarantees tens of millions in bonus payouts, allowing these wealthy clubs to buy better players and maintain their dominance.

The American Hotel and Lodging Association, a major trade group, found that 80 percent of surveyed properties have fewer tournament bookings than expected.

Soccer governing body FIFA cancelled thousands of early room reservations, disrupting revenue plans and threatening the promised $30B economic boost for host cities.

Costly travel and strict visa rules are limiting international visitors, pushing hotels to slash peak prices by 40 percent to attract domestic fans.

The college sports governing body previously forced young athletes to forfeit pre-college tournament winnings exceeding $10K to maintain their university playing eligibility.

A new class action settlement forces the NCAA to pay $2.02M in damages to student-athletes who had to surrender their past earnings.

This major rule change allows high school athletes across all sports to keep their prize money without losing future college athletic scholarships.

The DC Preservation League, a historic advocacy group, filed the request after learning the administration plans to immediately close and renovate the course.

The National Links Trust, a local nonprofit, currently holds a 50-year lease signed in 2020 to affordably upgrade the city's public courses.

The government tried to cancel this lease late last year, claiming the nonprofit failed to meet construction timelines for the historic public property.