How Lady Gaga could help Tottenham finally land £250m stadium deal as major US companies circle

SPURS fans have been revelling in a week of good news, with Champions League qualification and owners Enic making a £150million cash injection.

And the club are set for a further boost as the growing success of their 63,000-capacity home increases the likelihood of a money- spinning naming rights deal.

Chairman Daniel Levy has targeted a front-loaded £250m-plus agreement to bolster Tottenham’s income streams, with major US companies thought the most likely to be enticed aboard.

And with Spurs now benefiting from the first full year of football income plus two NFL games, boxing, Saracens rugby union, this weekend’s Rugby League Challenge Cup final and summer concerts from Guns N’ Roses and Lady Gaga, it seems likely bidders will emerge.

Net zero? For Fifa it might be net zero-one.

ZURICH bigwigs have heralded this year’s Qatar World Cup as the first carbon-neutral global tournament.

But Carbon Market Watch says Fifa’s arguments are based on “creative accounting” and called the suggestion “an own goal”.

They said: “This claim appears far-fetched.

“The emissions associated with the construction of permanent new stadiums could be understated by a factor of eight.

“The quality and environmental integrity of the carbon credits that have been announced is questionable and projects are highly unlikely to generate credits that will counter-balance  emissions.”

Weighty issue

WEIGHTLIFTING has been warned it faces the Paris Olympics boot — ahead of elections to run the world body

Candidates from Russia, Thailand and Egypt are ineligible to stand next month because their countries have had six or more doping violations since 2016.

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Russia’s Maxim Agapitov has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to be reinstated.

In a letter to the International Weightlifting Federation, IOC sport director Kit McConnell warns: “This electoral congress is a critical opportunity for real change and new culture.

“The IOC will continue to closely monitor the situation. The outcomes will be taken into account in its review for potential inclusion of weightlifting in the programme of Paris 2024.”

Money-maker

THIS summer’s Women’s Euros will be worth around £54million to the nine host cities.

FA chiefs say they are on target to sell 500,000 tickets for the tournament, which kicks off at Old Trafford on July 6.

Accountants EY estimate the massive economic windfall from 96,000 overseas visitors.

FA women’s football director Dame Sue Campbell said: “We want to deliver a record-breaking tournament and leave a tangible legacy. I’m confident we can do both.”