New Zealand Rugby has been given approval to sign a groundbreaking deal with California-based private equity firm Silver Lake which will bring a cash windfall but which some observers fear may threaten the “special bond” between New Zealanders and their national team, the All Blacks . NZR chairman Stewart Mitchell described it as a “monumental …
Five years. That’s how long Sheryl Sandberg figured she’d be spending at Facebook, now called Meta, when she took the job as chief operating officer and Mark Zuckerberg’s much-ballyhooed partner in 2008. Enough time to modulate the company’s swaggering culture into something sustainable, build a wildly successful ad business, and set up a policy operation …
By Rob Harris and Jerome Pugmire Kylian Mbappé celebrated with fans at Parc des Princes then scored a hat-trick after signing a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain and turning down the chance again to join Real Madrid. Before PSG beat Metz 5-0 in its final home game, France’s World Cup-winning star stood on a …
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