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Vince McMahon to rejoin WWE’s board
Vince McMahon is set to re-join the board of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 77-year-old McMahon had retired over the summer following allegations of sexual misconduct. In his absence, his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, and Nick Khan, a longtime agent at Creative Artists Agency, assumed the roles of co-CEO."Today, we announce that the founder of WWE, Vince McMahon, will be returning to the Board," said Chairwoman & co-CEO Stephanie McMahon, co-CEO Nick Khan and Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque in a statement released on Friday."We also welcome back Michelle Wilson and George Barrios to our Board of Directors. Together, we look forward to exploring all strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value."
WWE sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund: Reports
WWE) chairwoman, reports are doing the rounds that an American professional wrestling promotion is being sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.Stephanie's father Vince McMahon also returned as the executive chairman of the board on Tuesday. McMahon, 77, returned to the board last week and elected himself and two former co-presidents and directors Michelle Wilson and George Barrios to the board.According to Steven Muehlhausen of DAZN, WWE "will go back to being private" for the first time since it became a publicly traded company in October 1999. Muehlhausen further tweeted it's "unknown if Vince McMahon will return to head of creative but it is expected by some people."
Depay fires late winner to give 10-man Atletico victory at Celta Vigo
VIGO, Spain : Ten-man Atletico Madrid beat Celto Viga 1-0 in LaLiga on Sunday after second-half substitute Memphis Depay opened his account for the club following his January move with a late winner.
Makhachev out-points Volkanovski to retain UFC crown
PERTH, Australia : Islam Makhachev survived an exhausting five-round war of attrition to retain his UFC lightweight title on Sunday, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkanovski after a thrilling battle at a sold-out RAC Arena.
'World class' Finn Russell praised after masterpiece for high-flying Scotland
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend praised the "focus and competitiveness" of Finn Russell after the mercurial flyhalf delivered three assists for tries in a record 35-7 win over Wales on Saturday.
France have no complaints as Ireland end their unbeaten run
DUBLIN : France coach Fabien Galthie had no complaints after seeing his team's 14-game unbeaten run ended emphatically as they went down 32-19 away to Ireland on Saturday in a game where they struggled to get any sort of foothold.
James, Davis lead Lakers rally, two ejected as Cavs down Grizzlies
LeBron James edged closer to the NBA's all-time scoring record as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a thrilling 112-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.