Giles Turner

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ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 06: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark talks to Texas Tech players from the stage during the Big 12 Championship Game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and BYU Cougars on December 6, 2025 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Big 12 in advanced talks for deal with RedBird-backed fund

By Giles Turner and Bloomberg

WREXHAM, WALES – APRIL 22: Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, Owners of Wrexham celebrate with the Vanarama National League trophy as Wrexham win the Vanarama National League and are promoted to the English Football League after victory in the Vanarama National League match between Wrexham and Boreham Wood at Racecourse Ground on April 22, 2023 in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham AFC is now worth 4,900% more at £100 million

By Bloomberg, Giles Turner, and others

Travis Kelce yells at Andy Reid

The shocking $4.7 billion ruling against the NFL could disrupt the balance of power between the league and its teams

By Giles Turner, Ira Boudway, and others

Hunt family

The NFL’s succession problem: Tax liabilities are so bad for billionaire families they’re considering a private equity hail mary

By Ira Boudway, Randall Williams, and others

Jim Ratcliffe

Manchester United valued at $5.4 billion as Ineos billionaire Jim Ratcliffe buys 25% stake at $33 per share

By Giles Turner, David Hellier, and others

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: Wout Weghorst of Manchester United applauds in front of a Glazers Out protest banner during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Everton FC at Old Trafford on April 8, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)

As fans seethe over its ownership, the Glazer family decides a $6.1 billion offer for Manchester United isn’t enough

By Giles Turner, David Hellier, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 13: Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), speaks at the NSCAI Global Emerging Technology Summit on July 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The summit addressed challenges and solutions with cyber and emerging technologies across government, international organizations and the private sector. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Former Google chief Eric Schmidt is part of a group that’s buying the Washington Commanders football team for a record-setting $6 billion

By Giles Turner, Heather Perlberg, and others

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 30: Diogo Dalot of Manchester United celebrates victory after the Premier League match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford on April 30, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

Qatari group’s offer of $6.3B for Manchester United would be most ever for a sports franchise as fans demand escape from Glazer family

By David Hellier, Giles Turner, and others

Josh Harris, Joel Embiid

Josh Harris, the private equity billionaire who’s close to beating Jeff Bezos to NFL ownership, is a Wall Street legend with a huge sports portfolio

By Tom Maloney, Heather Perlberg, and others

AL KHOR, QATAR – DECEMBER 18: David Beckham talks to H.E Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani prior to the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Final match between Tunisia and Algeria at Al Bayt Stadium on December 18, 2021 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo by David Ramos – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Qatari sheikh’s bid for Manchester United could hit $6 billion—the biggest sports buyout ever

By Giles Turner, Simone Foxman, and others

A woman dancing in front of a camera

TikTok is on track to earn $12 billion this year and record labels want a bigger cut of the action

By Olivia Solon, Lucas Shaw, and others

Kanye West leaving the Burberry S/S 2022 Catwalk Show

Kanye West is buying right-wing social media app Parler to ensure conservatives ‘have the right to freely express ourselves’

By Giles Turner and Bloomberg

Close-up shot of the Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker with clock and Alexa on a night stand in Lafayette, California, January 22, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

One of the chief brains behind Amazon Alexa has just raised $20 million to fund a new startup

By Giles Turner and Bloomberg

Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests

Elon Musk has now officially given a new reason to call off his $44 billion Twitter takeover

By Giles Turner and Bloomberg

Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala

Elon Musk nudges up Twitter share price by revealing he’s secured $7.1 billion in funding

By Edwin Chan, Giles Turner, and others