Keith Weir

Bookmakers forecast record betting in Britain on World Cup final

May 14, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Record sums are likely to be wagered in Britain on Sunday's World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, bookmakers said on Friday, illustrating soccer's growing value to...

Bwin.party agrees deal with investor on board changes

August 25, 2021 at 5:13 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - An activist American investment group agreed to take a seat on the board of online gambling company bwin.party on Thursday after a compromise deal following weeks of...

Roma enjoying revival under U.S. owners

August 25, 2021 at 4:11 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - AS Roma's American owners see a return to the Champions League next season as only the the first step in creating a club that can compete regularly...

Winning trumps style for pragmatic Brazilians

November 4, 2021 at 1:34 a.m.

HATFIELD, England (Reuters) - Winning the World Cup for a sixth time matters more to Brazil than putting on a display of the "beautiful game", Brazil technical director Carlos Alberto...

Winning trumps style for pragmatic Brazilians

December 23, 2018 at 11:14 p.m.

HATFIELD, England (Reuters) - Winning the World Cup for a sixth time matters more to Brazil than putting on a display of the "beautiful game", Brazil technical director Carlos Alberto...

Rangers warn fans of risk of fresh cash crisis

November 4, 2021 at 1:33 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Scottish football champions Rangers warned fans on Thursday that they could provoke a fresh financial crisis at the Glasgow club if they withheld season ticket payments....

Rangers warn fans of risk of fresh cash crisis

December 23, 2018 at 11:10 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Scottish football champions Rangers warned fans on Thursday that they could provoke a fresh financial crisis at the Glasgow club if they withheld season ticket payments....

Football League blocks Italian takeover of Leeds

August 25, 2021 at 3:18 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Football League blocked Massimo Cellino from taking control of Leeds United on Monday after the Italian was fined for tax evasion, throwing the English second tier...

UK raises tax on gambling machines, bookmakers suffer

August 25, 2021 at 3:09 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain raised taxes on high-stakes gambling machines on Wednesday, hitting the shares of bookmakers that rely on them for a growing share of their betting shop income....

Ecclestone hopes every race will be like a wet race

November 4, 2021 at 1:22 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bernie Ecclestone is looking forward to an unpredictable 2014 season when new engines threaten to overturn the established order, the Formula One boss said on Monday. Ecclestone,...

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