Tariq Panja

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Tariq Panja

The race for the most powerful post in sports, the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, already enveloped in the secrecy and byzantine regulations of a 130-year-old club, has become stranger — and much nastier — as decision day looms. Smear campaigns have targeted some of the leading contenders in the final days before the vote, scheduled for Thursday in Costa Navarino, Greece.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tariq Panja

With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of the International Olympic Committee has turned increasingly harsh. The race for the most powerful post in sports, the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, already enveloped in the secrecy and byzantine regulations of a 130-year-old club, has become stranger - and much nastier - as decision day looms.

2 months ago | infobae.com | Tariq Panja

Según Jim Ratcliffe, es él quien está haciendo un favor. Un favor a la gente de Mánchester, Inglaterra, al gobierno británico y al país en general. El multimillonario copropietario del Manchester United presentó el martes un nuevo estadio de fútbol como elemento crucial para el éxito de los planes del Partido Laborista del Reino Unido de regenerar una amplia zona de la ciudad que alberga al club.

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Tariq Panja |Michael Schmidt

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2 months ago | nytimes.com | Tariq Panja

In Jim Ratcliffe's telling, he's the one doing the favor. A favor to the people of Manchester, to the British government and to the country more broadly. The billionaire co-owner of Manchester United on Tuesday pitched a new soccer stadium as crucial to the success of plans by Britain's Labour Party to regenerate a large swath of the city the team calls home.