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Ronaldo highest-paid athlete, footballers dominate top 10: Forbes

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Portuguese supertar Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes for a second year running.

Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr.

The latest list of the highest-paid athletes released by Forbes reveals that the 39-year-old Portuguese forward earned $260 million over the past 12 months, up from $136m in the business magazine's 2023 listing.

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IPV adds fitness firm to sports investment portfolio

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Indian football scores 3.5m Twitter mentions since 2014

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Dec 07, 2018 15:12

Kinetic Green, Tonino Lamborghini form JV to make hi-end golf carts

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Dec 07, 2018 14:12

Stage set for 3rd edition of Global Business Sports Show

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Dec 07, 2018 14:12

India outpaces China, USA in media consumption growth: CII-BCG survey

MUMBAI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have collaborated once again for an exclusive report which features the media industry of the country called ‘One Consumer, Many Interactions’.

Dec 06, 2018 17:12

IGCC outlines plans for deepening German ties to Indian football

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TPT takes over Unscriptd to expand athlete clientele

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Dec 05, 2018 14:12

Virat 2nd only to Salman on Forbes India Celebrity 100 list

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Dec 05, 2018 13:12

Football garnered record 498m viewers in India this year: BARC

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Dec 04, 2018 17:12

LS polls, IPL, CWC to drive 15% adex growth in 2019: study

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