India, May 8 -- Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS), on Friday posted a wider quarterly net loss even as revenue rose, driven by a sharp drop in operating income.

For the third quarter, net loss widened to $19.98 million or $0.83 per share from $14.23 million or $0.59 per share last year.

Operating income decreased substantially to $1.96 million from $32.34 million a year ago, primarily due to the increase in direct operating expenses.

Adjusted operating income fell sharply to $10.31 million from $36.93 million in the previous year.

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Despite the losses, revenues rose to $432.20 million from $424.20 million a year earlier, driven by higher revenues...