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    Josh Noble

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    Josh Noble is the FT's sports editor, based in London. He leads a team covering the intersection of sport, money and power across the globe.

    In 15 years at the FT, he has held a variety of editing and reporting roles in both London and Hong Kong. Among them were Asian financial markets correspondent and weekend news editor. He began his FT career on the video desk after a stint as a producer at CNBC.

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    • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
      News in-depthSport
      England’s lawn tennis clubs gripped by padel fever

      Venerable institutions introduce waiting lists for court space as the new game takes hold across the country

      Members of Sundridge Park Club in south London playing padel
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      OutlookSport
      Why the race to host world sporting events has slowed to a halt

      As costs have soared, there is less appetite to build sporting complexes which are destined for white elephant status

      Photo of the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Golf
      Talks between PGA Tour and Saudi sovereign wealth fund set to drag into 2024

      Compensation for players who stuck with the US tour and LIV’s team-golf format are among the big stumbling blocks 

      Rory McIlroy plays his second shot
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Everton Football Club Co Ltd
      Everton FC docked 10 points for breaching financial rules

      Sanction is the toughest yet handed out to a Premier League football club

      Everton signage outside Goodison Park stadium
    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      The Washington Post
      Washington Post names Will Lewis as new chief executive and publisher

      Former Daily Telegraph editor had been in the running to bid for British broadsheet

      Sir Will Lewis
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      News in-depthFIFA World Cup
      ‘The pieces fell into place’: how Saudi Arabia won football’s World Cup

      Sponsorship diplomacy, intensive lobbying and Fifa rule changes cleared path for Gulf kingdom to host 2034 event

      Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
    • Tuesday, 31 October, 2023
      FIFA World Cup
      Fifa names Saudi Arabia as sole bidder for 2034 football World Cup

      Move will accelerate kingdom’s push into football and broader expansion into global sport

      Former Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema in action for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad
    • Saturday, 21 October, 2023
      Football
      English football legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86

      Former Manchester United footballer was a key member of the World Cup winning team in 1966

    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      News in-depthManchester United PLC
      Jim Ratcliffe and the uphill task to transform Manchester United

      Ineos founder looks to secure minority stake in club and take control of football decisions as unconventional deal nears

      Montage of Manchester United’s logo, Joel Glazer and Sir Jim Ratcliffe
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      Premier League
      Premier League to test broadcaster appetite for football rights

      The multibillion-pound auction starts as French and Italian leagues suffer setbacks

      Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus, left, and Manchester City’s Joško Gvardiol during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on October 8 2023
    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      Football
      Jim Ratcliffe closes in on deal for Manchester United stake

      Withdrawal of Sheikh Jassim bid clears path for minority investment from Ineos founder

    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
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      How the UK taxman finally caught up with Bernie Ecclestone

      Former motor racing mogul has agreed to pay £652mn to settle decades-long battle over offshore assets, with HMRC ‘slowly turning the screw’

    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      Sport
      Daily Mail publisher invests in fast-growing sport of padel

      Venture capital arm of group has bought stake in new Madrid-based competition

      French former professional football players Florent Sinama-Pongolle and Robert Pires play padel
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      FIFA World Cup
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      Riyadh could emerge as sole bidder for 2034 tournament after decision to spread 2030 edition across 3 continents

      Asian Football Confederation president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and Russia’s president Vladimir Putin (L-R) during the opening ceremony prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
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      Spain, Portugal and Morocco to host 2030 World Cup

      Euro 2028 men’s tournament set to be awarded to UK and Ireland after Turkey withdraws from bidding

      Lionel Messi lifts the trophy after Argentina won the 2022 World Cup
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      Sport
      Women’s golf tour explores capital-raising in bid to boost sport’s profile

      LPGA hopes to benefit from growing interest in women’s sport

    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Gaming
      Electronic Arts kicks off rebranded football video game with strong demand

      Robust pre-release sales of ‘EA Sports FC’ marks end of 30-year Fifa franchise

      A still image from the ‘EA Sports FC’ video game by Electronic Arts
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      News in-depthFootball
      Olympique Lyonnais seeks to raise €300mn and sell assets in turnaround push

      New owner John Textor says he wants to sell ‘non-core assets to focus on football’

      Lyon’s French forward Alexandre Lacazette, left, fights for the ball with Le Havre’s Senegalese defender Arouna Sangante
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Cricket
      English cricket to gain own regulator in push to combat racism and sexism

      Package of measures, including higher fees for female international players, comes after damning report

      England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt batting during an international cricket match in Leicester this month
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
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      An innovative motor-racing series aims to create more opportunities for women in the sport

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    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      Can European football clubs ever be profitable?

      Momentum is growing for tougher financial regulation as transfer fees and wages for star players rocket

      Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham and Neymar
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      Scoreboard
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      Plus, Rugby World Cup preview and an investigation into the betting groups backing top flight football clubs

    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Football
      Saudi cash fuels record transfer window for European football

      English Premier League pays out £2.36bn in fees this summer

    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Rugby
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      Comments by Mark Robinson come ahead of men’s World Cup in France

      New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett is tackled by South Africa’s Faf de Klerk during a World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham last week
    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      Football
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      Luis Rubiales barred from contacting Spanish player Jenni Hermoso while governing body investigates

      Luis Rubiales and Jenni Hermoso
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