Month: May 2024

Tottenham Hotspur and Son Heung-min have received positive reviews in the United Kingdom. “Tottenham have undergone a transformation ahead of this season,” said Football London on May 25 (KST). Under new manager Enze Postecoglou, Spurs have had a great start to the 2023-24 season and have climbed to the top of the Premier League (PL)…

Aston Villa had a player who was forgotten by the fans, and it’s a staggering fall from grace considering his brilliant career. “Fans were stunned to learn of the transfer fee Aston Villa are demanding for Philippe Coutinho,” the UK’s Sporting Bible reported on Sunday. Coutinho was one of the players who took the English…

Tottenham Hotspur have been victimized by the outcome of the Championship (Division Two) promotion playoff final. Their plans have been derailed. Southampton secured promotion to the Premier League after a season of relegation with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United in the 2023-2024 Championship promotion playoff final at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Sunday…

Pep Guardiola is expected to leave Manchester City at the end of this season. “The 2024-25 season will be Guardiola’s last at City,” the Daily Mail reported on Sunday (June 27). Guardiola and the club have been in talks over the past few months about parting ways,” the newspaper reported. Guardiola is considered one of…

‘Nerdy pitcher’ Trevor Bauer, 33, is determined to return to Major League Baseball (MLB). He’s saying “use me” amid his former team’s losing streak. “Bauer has sent a message to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have lost five straight games,” Japanese media outlet Tokyo Sports reported on Sunday. The Dodgers lost 1-4 against the Cincinnati…

Casino equipment and online gaming provider Light & Wonder Inc L&W reported first-quarter revenue of $756 million, up 12.8% year-over-year. Its latest quarter revenue fell 1.8% sequentially, according to a press release Wednesday. The company said revenue growth was driven by “double-digit sustained revenue growth” across all of its businesses, which led to strong revenue…

Macao casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group saw its public market gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline slightly in the three months to March 31, but VIP GGR rose nearly 43% sequentially, albeit on a much lower basis than pre-pandemic trading. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization of nearly HK$2.84 billion…

The Korean women’s volleyball team broke its long 30-game losing streak in the VNL (Volleyball Nations League). Korea (world No. 42) defeated Thailand (world No. 13) with a set score of 3-1 (25-19 23-25 25-16 25-17) in Game 4 of the first week of the 2024 VNL in Brazil on Tuesday. It is the first…

Sales of official lottery products in mainland China rose 13.3% year-on-year to about 41.84 billion yuan ($6.03 billion) in September, official data from China’s finance ministry showed. The growth recorded last month was supported by 24.02 billion yuan in sports lottery sales, which rose 24.3% year-on-year. Welfare lottery sales totaled 17.83 billion yuan in September,…

The announcement of the Malaysian budget on Friday gave the Malaysian gaming industry a negative surprise as casinos and slot factories were not spared tax rises. According to the government’s budget, casino license fees will be raised from $128.8 million to $150 million annually, while casino tariff rates will be raised from 25% to 35%…