In this programme we look at how sport is more than just a source of national pride and excitement. We head to London, where officials are hoping the London Olympics next year will boost Britain’s bottom line.
Liverpool's American co-owner George Gillett is in Riyadh for talks with Prince Faisal about the Saudi royal family's alleged interest in buying a stake of up to 50% in the English club.
Delegates at the USA Swimming annual convention have voted to ban high-tech polyurethane swimsuits in US racing from October, three months before FINA, the swimming world’s governing body, starts to enforce a similar ban worldwide.
German sport equipment Adidas registered a 93 percent drop in second quarter profit to 9 million euros, with net profit down to 13 million euros for the first half of 2009. The results highlight a retail downturn associated with the global crisis.
When their biggest cricketing event was moved out of India, fans, as well as the vendors who benefit from the event, received the equivalent of a slap in the face.
German sport equipment Adidas registered a 97 percent drop in net profit in the first quarter. Adidas also announced a major restructuring of its operations, including the elimination of regional headquarters in Europe and Asia.
French ski equipment maker Rossignol has announced plans to put about 450 people out of work, in France and abroad, after it posted losses worth 58 million euros for 2008.
Didier Lombard, CEO of French telecommunications giant France Telecom, explains the situation in the French market and the competition his company faces on FRANCE 24's Business Interview with Raphael Kahane.
Author and journalist Besma Lahouri joins FRANCE 24's Robert Parsons to talk about her latest book, a tell-all account of Zinedine Zidane's dramatic last night as a professional footballer in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.
