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Adidas receives €100mn boost from Kanye West settlement

Adidas has received a boost of around €100mn to its operating profit after it unwound a previous provision relating to outstanding legal issues following a scandal with the group’s former partner Kanye West. Chief executive Bjørn Gulden said on Tuesday that the German group, the world’s second-largest sportswear maker, had …

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Spain’s king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia

The King and Queen of Spain have been pelted with mud and other objects by angry protesters during a visit to flood-hit Valencia. Shouts of “murderer” and “shame” were directed at the royal couple, Spain’s prime minister and other leaders as they walked through the town of Paiporta – one …

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Lando Norris owns up to ‘a couple of mistakes’ after torpedoing his world championship hopes and insists Max Verstappen ‘got a bit lucky’ as the Dutchman closes in on another title

Lando Norris torpedoed his faint world championship hopes with a series of errors in a rain-soaked Brazilian Grand Prix won brilliantly by Max Verstappen. Norris started on pole but slid back to sixth while Red Bull’s defending champion produced one of the drives of his life to triumph from 17th …

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