American football is simultaneously the richest and the most geographically confined major sport on earth. The NFL generates more revenue than any other league anywhere — more than the Premier League, more than the NBA, more than Major League Baseball — while remaining almost entirely contained within a single country. That combination is not a…
A private investment company came close to owning a piece of the World Cup this summer. Not a club. Not a shirt sponsor. A fifth of the commercial machine behind the tournament itself — the rights, the money, and a say in how the competition you plan your summer around actually gets run. It had…
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The International Sports Calendar
Never miss your favorite sport again.
We mail you the International Sports Calendar — every global event worth your time, before it happens. A calendar, not news. Results stay on the site, ready when you are.
One mail a week before each month starts: every global event in the month ahead. Plus a short weekly nudge, so nothing sneaks past you.