S. Koreans buy over 1 million copies of Japanese comic series ‘Slam Dunk’
Feb 15, 2023 23:21 pm UTC| Life Sports Economy Business
Manga basketball comic book series Slam Dunk has sold over 1 million copies in South Korea, after a resurgence in sales since Jan. 4, when the animated film adaptation The First Slam Dunk hit local screens. The local...
NBC to bid on NBA's media rights package
Feb 15, 2023 23:04 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
NBC is bidding on an NBA package that would include playoff games to air on its broadcast network more than 20 years after it lost its rights to ESPN and Turner. The broadcasting firm is also seeking to air some regular...
The Super Bowl — what we love but mostly hate about it
Feb 14, 2023 13:17 pm UTC| Sports
This weekend, millions of North American (and worldwide) eyeballs will be glued to their TVs, beer and chicken wings in hand, to celebrate perhaps the last truly bipartisan national holiday that America has left: the Super...
PUMA joins Zero100 to cut supply chain carbon emissions
Feb 13, 2023 22:48 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature Sports
PUMA has joined Zero100 to take the next step after the company announced significant carbon emission cuts last year. Zero100 is a community of industry leaders which aims reduce carbon emissions from the supply chain...
PUMA to commemorate 75 years in biz with 'Super Puma' NFT
Feb 13, 2023 22:37 pm UTC| Economy Business Technology Sports Life
PUMA will unveil a profile picture (PFP) NFT collection this month dubbed the Super Puma to celebrate its 75 years of existence. The NFT collection is influenced by the Super PUMA comics, first published in the 1970s,...
Cambodia overtakes China as Adidas' biggest apparel supplier
Feb 09, 2023 23:49 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business Life
Cambodia was Adidas largest garment manufacturer in 2021, overtaking China, as the German sportswear giant turns to Southeast Asia to fulfill its manufacturing needs. according to the Bavaria-based firms financial...
UFC generates €33.4 million for the Paris economy
Feb 07, 2023 23:13 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) event in France last September headlined by former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa generated 33.4 million for the Paris region, according to Applied...
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