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The operating budget for the Paris Olympics is “under control,” the president of the organizing committee said Tuesday. With one year to go before the opening ceremony, organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said partnership deals are on track, with 22 new sponsors joining since the start of the year. “Just recently, we passed the 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) mark in secured revenue from our partners,” Estanguet said. “This is unprecedented. It’s obviously the first time that a sporting event in France has raised so much money from companies and partnerships.”

Cristiano Ronaldo said there is no chance of him playing club football in Europe again and that the Saudi Arabian league is better than Major League Soccer, where his great rival Lionel Messi has chosen to begin the next chapter in his career. Ronaldo, who joined Al Nassr in December on a 2-1/2 year contract following his exit from Manchester United, said he had paved the way for other top players to sign with Saudi teams and that more would make the move to the Kingdom.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Santiago Gimenez scored the game-winner minutes after entering the match on Sunday as Mexico beat Panama 1-0 to win a record-extending ninth CONCACAF Gold Cup crown. The final of the regional championship for North and Central America and the Caribbean was a fast-paced physical affair between a Mexico team eager to […]

“Playing in front of 70,000 Mexicans in Los Angeles was not easy and the team gave their all at all times,” says Christiansen.

The retrial of ex-Manchester United player Ryan Giggs over domestic violence allegations has been abandoned after the charges were withdrawn by Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Tuesday. Giggs, 49, faced charges of causing actual bodily harm to his former girlfriend, Kate Greville, along with controlling and coercive behavior. He also faced a charge of common assault of Greville's sister, Emma.