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Today’s top picks from The Wire include a record-breaking women’s college basketball game between Iowa and LSU, which attracted 12.3 million viewers on ESPN2. Other highlights include Silver Lake and Endeavor’s announcement of a US$13 billion deal to take the agency private, Arctos raising US$4.1 billion for its second sports investment fund, and Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City reporting significant losses for the 2022/23 Premier League season.
In addition, Missouri voters have rejected a sales tax proposal to fund a new ballpark for the KC Royals and upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium, McLaren has reshuffled its F1 technical department with the departure of David Sanchez, and Brighton CEO Paul Barber has signed a new contract until 2030 following the club’s record UK£122.8 million profit.
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