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☆ John Alfred Tinniswood: 111-year-old British man born the same year the Titanic sank is now world’s oldest man
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At 111 years and 224 days old, John Alfred Tinniswood from England has officially claimed the title of world’s oldest living man. Guinness World Records made the announcement on Friday, two days after announcing the death of former title holder Juan Vicente Pérez at the age of 114, a month shy of his 115th birthday. “You either live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” Tinniswood said in an interview with Guinness in which he was presented with his certificate. He was born the same year the Titanic sank. The great-grandfather currently resides in a care home in the English seaside town of Southport.

Persons: John Alfred Tinniswood, Juan Vicente Pérez, “, ” Tinniswood, Tinniswood, ”, –, Katie Howard Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records, Guinness, Titanic, Liverpool football, FA, Southport ., BBC Locations: England, English, Liverpool, Southport

☆ PGA Tour Raises $1.5 Billion From Group of U.S. Investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The PGA Tour announced on Wednesday that it had reached a deal to raise more than $1.5 billion from a group of U.S. investors, led by the Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club. The deal would give the PGA Tour a significant amount of cash at a time when it is facing steep competition from its well-financed rival, LIV Golf, which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The influx of money raises questions about whether a deal the PGA struck six months ago to align itself with the Saudi wealth fund remains necessary. The PGA and the Saudi fund initially set a Dec. 31 deadline to work out details and finalize their deal. The tour’s commissioner, Jay Monahan, said Wednesday on a call with PGA players before the official announcement that the tour “does remain in active and frequent dialogue” with representatives for the Saudi wealth fund.

Persons: LIV Golf, Jay Monahan Organizations: PGA, Fenway Sports Group, Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, Tour, Saudi Locations: U.S, Saudi, Saudi Arabia

☆ As cloud tech powers the world's most popular sports leagues, everyone from executives and coaches to players and fans reap the benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Nicholas Fearn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Cloud technology has proved a powerful tool for sports organizations around the world. This article is part of "Build IT," a series about digital tech and innovation trends that are disrupting industries. Cloud data and services are accessible anytime and from any location. AWSShe said AWS clients such as the German professional football league Bundesliga used cloud tech for improving the fan experience. "Every single element of this needs cloud services, scale, flexibility, security, and interoperability, which is a very important aspect."

Persons: —, Julie Souza, Drew Crisp, " Crisp, Crisp, Derek Schiller, Paola Olivari, Olivari, Lionesses, Alex Greenwood, Katie Robinson, Lotte Wubben, Naomi Baker, they're, Brian Shield, Souza, Ross McGraw Organizations: Service, Web Services, Amazon Web Services, Bundesliga, AWS, NFL, Liverpool FC, Liverpool Football, Atlanta Braves, Payments, Global Payments, Google, Football Association, FA, Boston Red Sox, East Coast MLB, Amazon Prime, Technology Locations: Moy, St, George's, Fenway

☆ Endeavor, Fenway Sports consider investment in the PGA Tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The PGA Tour logo is seen during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on June 24, 2017. The discussions, which are in preliminary stages, stem from a PGA Tour investment vehicle created as part of the framework agreement for its proposed deal with PIF. "Throughout 2023, the PGA Tour has demonstrated its strength, reach and value as an enterprise. In June, the PGA Tour announced a proposed deal that would see it combine with rival LIV Golf following months of lawsuits and competition between the two. The deal between LIV and the PGA Tour has faced criticism and controversy.

Persons: LIV, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, PIF Organizations: Investment, Endeavor Group Holdings, Fenway Sports Group, PGA Tour, PGA, Public Investment Fund, Endeavor, Fenway, Bloomberg, LIV Golf, Saudi Crown, LIV, UFC, Wrestling Entertainment, Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins Locations: Cromwell , Connecticut, Saudi

☆ Red Sox owners buy Boston team in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's golf league
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Another sports powerhouse has joined the ownership ranks of the golf league being developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Woods, McIlroy and McCarley founded TMRW Sports Group (pronounced "tomorrow") last year in partnership with the PGA Tour. At the time, it was seen as a response to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, which was embroiled in a bitter legal fight with the PGA Tour. This month, however, the PGA Tour and LIV agreed to merge business interests to form a new company. McIlroy is one of the biggest public critics of LIV, and Woods reportedly rejected a massive offer to join the Saudi-funded league.

Persons: Tom Werner, John Henry, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Henry, Werner, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Mike McCarley, McIlroy, McCarley, LIV, Woods Organizations: Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group, TGL, Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles, TMRW, Woods, TMRW Sports, PGA, LIV Golf, Saudi Locations: New England, Los, FSG, Saudi

☆ Our best stories on financial tech in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Today, we're going to recap all the great stories we've done this year on financial tech, whether it's up-and-coming startups or the projects at the biggest banks and investment firms. Wall Street and sports have a long history together. How top Wall Street firms are testing out cutting-edge tech. Shaw, here are 10 of the most innovative tech projects at top Wall Street firms. And we also identified the top Big Tech executives who could get poached by Wall Street firms looking to do more in the cloud.

Deals for European football clubs this year, beginning with the sanctions-driven sale of Chelsea Football Club by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in May, have fetched top dollar. Those complaints were aired again this month by superstar player Cristiano Ronaldo, who parted ways with Manchester United for the second time. Spokespeople for the six members of the Glazer family that are major Manchester United shareholders could not be reached for comment. More deals are in the works, with Manchester United arch rival Liverpool Football Club also exploring a sale. In August, Elon Musk tweeted: "I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome" only to then clarify he meant it as a joke.

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Liverpool football club is deepening its ties with the crypto world by expanding a partnership with French blockchain-based sports startup Sorare, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Sorare, whose online fantasy sports game involves the sale of licensed digital sports cards which players can use to build teams which compete against each other, said it had an exclusive multi-year partnership with Liverpool to create content and experiences for fans. Britain's gambling watchdog is investigating Sorare to assess whether its game amounts to gambling. A spokesperson for Sorare said that this was "not relevant" to the partnership with Liverpool. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Elizabeth Howcroft; Editing by Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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