How legalized sports betting has transformed the fan experience
Feb 05, 2023 10:29 am UTC| Sports
A couple of days before Christmas, I went to see the NHLs Nashville Predators play on their home ice against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. Amid all the silliness of a modern pro sports...
UK's JD Sports to quit South Korea after five years due to deepening deficit
Jan 31, 2023 22:59 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Sports
UK activewear label JD Sports will withdraw from South Korea after five years of operation, due to a deepening deficit since the Covid-19 pandemic. All JD Sports Korea personnel have been informed of the withdrawal...
Puma aims to elevate look, feel of its golf wear
Jan 31, 2023 22:30 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Sports
Puma is moving toward a more mature look with its golf wear, starting with the technical construction and down to the colors, trim, collars, and logo. According to Chris MacNeill, Pumas senior global product line...
Swissôtel to open in Serbia's largest ski resort
Jan 31, 2023 22:16 pm UTC| Life Sports Economy Business
Accor is set to expand in South-East Europe with the signing of Swisstel Kopaonik in Serbia, offering 175 guestrooms, a selection of restaurants, a cigar bar, spa and wellness, business space, and a ski room. Guests...
LG to showcase screen golf solution at PGA Show 2023
Jan 29, 2023 22:14 pm UTC| Sports Life Economy Business
LG Electronics Inc. will showcase customized indoor golf solutions, including its premium commercial-use laser projector, the ProBeam, for four days at the annual global golf industry meetup PGA Show 2023. The LG...
Manga hoops film Slam Dunk boosts sales of basketball merchandise in S. Korea
Jan 26, 2023 23:58 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Sports
South Korean online shopping malls SSG.com and Gmarket and Auction posted increased sales of basketball-related merchandise after the Japanese basketball animated film The First Slam Dunk hit theaters. SSG.com enjoyed a...
Jan 25, 2023 04:46 am UTC| Sports
Football in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as in much of the world is intertwined with politics. In the central African country, football clubs have long been a way for the regime in power to build political...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight