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Leicester City: Foxes up for sale for more than £200m

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August 13, 2026

Leicester City are looking to sell the club for more than £200m, with its Thai owners King Power ready to leave after 16 years.

The Foxes have had an eight-page sales booklet produced by a leading US investment bank to help offload the one-time Premier League title winners.

Citigroup lists the Foxes, its women’s team, and other major assets – including the 32,000-seat King Power Stadium and its Seagrave training facility which was opened in 2020 and is valued at £121m – as well as OH Leuven, Leicester’s Belgian sister club, as up for sale in a brochure titled ‘Project Lineup’.

The document, seen by BBC Sport, values the club’s physical assets at more than £200m, though no specific sum has been attributed to the sale of its struggling teams.

The brochure speaks of “a rare opportunity to acquire a club with an excellent track record of winning promotions to higher divisions”.

Leicester’s successes, including the 5,000-1 Premier League title win of 2016 and the FA Cup triumph five years later, are well promoted in the brochure, while their place in League One, after back-to-back relegations from the top flight and the Championship, fail to get a mention.

The club’s turnover, which Citigroup forecast to be more than £97m for the 2026 financial year are also part of the pitch, but the years of financial losses and the club’s debts – which, as outlined in its 2025 accounts, include £103.6m in bank loans – are omitted.

In the years that the club yo-yoed between the Premier League and Championship, with two relegations from the top flight in three years between 2023 and 2025, the club lost more than £180m.

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How to watch Rockies vs. Giants: TV channel and streaming options for August 15

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August 15, 2026

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The Colorado Rockies will try to keep a three-game win streak alive when they visit the San Francisco Giants at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Logan Webb (7-7, 3.59 ERA) gets the start for the Giants, who are 50-72 this season and fourth in the NL West. Michael Lorenzen (3-10, 6.83 ERA) is expected to start for the Rockies, who are 49-73 and fifth in the NL West.

How to watch Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants

Rockies vs. Giants odds

Favorite Moneyline: Giants -139
Underdog Moneyline: Rockies +115
Total: 7.5
Total Over Odds: -110
Total Under Odds: -110

Injury reports

Giants

Harrison Bader: 10 Day IL (Plantar fasciitis), Casey Schmitt: 10 Day IL (Leg), Daniel Susac: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jesus Rodriguez: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Marcelo Mayer: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Matt Chapman: 60 Day IL (Leg), Rowan Wick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Butto: 60 Day IL (Arm), Trevor McDonald: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Gage: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joel Peguero: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Randy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hayden Birdsong: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Willy Adames: day-to-day (Back)

Rockies

Tyler Freeman: 10 Day IL (Lumbar), Jaden Hill: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Sean Sullivan: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chase Dollander: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), José Quintana: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Welinton Herrera: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Karros: 7 Day IL (Concussion)

Stats to know

Jung Hoo Lee is hitting for a .290 BA, .325 OBP and .433 SLG with a 10.1% strikeout rate and a 4% walk rate. His OPS is .759 and he has scored 57 runs. In 455 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 46 runs. Lee has been crafty on the base paths, recording eight steals on nine attempts.
In 515 plate appearances, Rafael Devers is hitting .245/.320/.467 with a .788 OPS. He has hit 24 long balls (20th in MLB), driven in 65 runs and scored 62 times.
Jake McCarthy is hitting for a .296 BA, .333 OBP and .499 SLG with a 16.8% strikeout rate and a 4.6% walk rate. His OPS is .831 and he has scored 56 runs. In 417 plate appearances, he has hit 13 home runs and driven in 67 runs. McCarthy has recorded 19 steals on 22 attempts.
In 479 plate appearances, TJ Rumfield has posted a 14.4% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate while slashing .294/.374/.453 with 13 home runs, 59 RBIs and 51 runs scored.

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How to watch Orioles vs. Rays: TV channel and streaming options for August 15

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August 15, 2026

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Aug. 15, 2026 Updated 5:18 pm EDT

The Baltimore Orioles visit the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Ian Seymour (9-3, 4.08 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 74-47 this season and first in the AL East. Kyle Bradish (7-11, 3.69 ERA) is starting for the Orioles, who are 59-63 and fifth in the AL East.

How to watch Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Orioles vs. Rays odds

Favorite Moneyline: Rays -154
Underdog Moneyline: Orioles +125
Total: 7.5
Total Over Odds: -102
Total Under Odds: -118

Injury reports

Rays

Ben Williamson: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Cole Sulser: 15 Day IL (Back), Shane McClanahan: 15 Day IL (Back), Griffin Jax: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jake Fraley: 60 Day IL (Groin), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60 Day IL (Hip), Gavin Lux: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Edwin Uceta: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Victor Mesa Jr.: day-to-day (Hamstring)

Orioles

Samuel Basallo: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Blaze Alexander: 10 Day IL (Hand), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Keegan Akin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Stats to know

Junior Caminero is hitting for a .276 BA, .368 OBP and .548 SLG with an 18.3% strikeout rate and a 12.5% walk rate. His OPS is .916, which ranks 5th in MLB, and he has scored 77 runs. In 530 plate appearances, he has hit 35 home runs (3rd in MLB) and driven in 78 runs (7th in MLB).
In 515 plate appearances, Yandy Diaz has hit 17 long balls, tallied 69 RBIs and scored 68 runs. He is batting .301/.369/.463 and has posted a 14.4% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate.
Pete Alonso is hitting for a .260 BA, .353 OBP and .479 SLG with a 24.4% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate. His OPS is .833, which ranks 20th in MLB, and he has scored 74 runs. In 529 plate appearances, he has hit 26 home runs (13th in MLB) and driven in 77 runs (9th in MLB).
In 549 plate appearances, Gunnar Henderson has slashed .221/.302/.403 this season. He has hit 20 long balls and driven in 51 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.4% and a walk rate of 8.9%. He has stolen nine bases on 14 attempts and has scored 73 runs.

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European Athletics Championship: Katarina Johnson-Thompson remains positive in her post-heptathlon interview

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August 15, 2026

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Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson reflects on her European Championships, where her heptathlon was impacted by a lack of training due to injury.

Despite that the 33-year-old expresses her love for the event and explains she is still hungry for more.

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