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The Russian national team was fined for leaving the ice early. (YouTube) Following team Russia’s 6-1 loss to Canada at the 2015 World Ice Hockey Championships, several members of the team left the ice before the playing of the Canadian national anthem and the completion of the medal ceremony. This move was immediately frowned upon by the IIHF. Shortly after the incident IIHF president Rene Fasel promised that there would…

ENLARGE Tehran Women, and women’s sports, still face stiff winds of resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hard-liners supported by the highest echelons of government oppose women even watching the country’s most popular sport, much less playing it in public. But quietly, there is something of a women’s soccer revolution going on here. And one of its leaders, of all people, is an Iranian-American. Katyoun Khosrowyar, 27, moved here…

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants NASCAR to follow its rules. It’s that simple, he says. “All the drivers really want is for NASCAR to police that stuff with a stern hand,’’ Earnhardt said about restarts after Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. “I saw in the Xfinity race at Watkins Glen … so many guys pull out of line before the start/finish line and pass…

Live coverage of the next Ashes will be on BT Sport after the broadcaster unveiled a five-year deal with Cricket Australia to show its international matches exclusively in the UK from 2016. The centrepiece of the deal, believed to be worth around £80m, will be the next Ashes series in 2017-18 when the Australians will look to regain the urn they lost to England this summer. The deal includes all…

Former Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne could be catching balls from Tom Brady soon, The MMQB’s Peter King offers up a mea culpa on Deflategate, ESPN’s NFL analyst Chris Carter is in hot water for comments made about NFL rookies, and the rest of the sports news you need to know to start your Monday. Reggie Wayne reportedly on the verge of joining Patriots: “Former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie…

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It also confirms BT Sport as major rivals to Sky for the next broadcast deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board. Delia Bushell, Managing Director of BT TV and BT Sport, said: “BT Sport is delighted to be adding international cricket to its line-up, and to be the new home of the next Ashes tour in Australia. We will show live domestic games featuring the best players in the…

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(Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports) If you’re going to make a bid for a championship, you need every member of your team to produce when it’s time. Fantasy owners with a shot at a title have to make sure they’re getting the most out of their roster. That means getting rid of dead weight and concentrating on the areas where you need to improve. As you prepare for the stretch run, Steve…

Usain Bolt will head into the 2016 Summer Olympics with the title of ’15 world champion after defeating American Justin Gatlin with a 9.79-second victory in the men’s 100-meter final at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Gatlin took second in 9.80. NCAA stars Trayvon Bromell of USA and Andre De Grasse of Canada tied for bronze in 9.911.  Bolt has won three of the last four world-championship titles in the 100-meter dash….

Justin Wilson, right, shakes hands with a fan prior to Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway. (Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) LONG POND, Pa. — The fading of the helicopter blades revealed how unsettlingly quiet Pocono Raceway had become just minutes after the end of the Verizon IndyCar Series race Sunday. Ryan Hunter-Reay had won, and a muted celebration would begin in victory lane. Even he and his team seemed to struggle…

Denny Hamlin (11) and Kyle Busch (18) lead the field during the start of the Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) BRISTOL, Tenn. — It’s no secret how NASCAR feels about restarts. The double-file dashes into Turn 1 are the most exciting parts of many races, and NASCAR wants drivers to control the exact moment when the race goes back to green. But…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Arsenal could land Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, 27, if they make a £50m bid for the France striker. (Daily Star)  Daily Mirror’s back page on Monday Barcelona forward Neymar would consider a move to Manchester United, although the Old Trafford club are set to…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest NASCAR makes its only visit this season at Darlington on Sept. 6 for the Bojangles’ Southern 500. Kevin Harvick is the defending champion. While the Sprint Cup Series takes the week off, the Xfinity and Camping World Series will be in action. The Xfinity Series heads to Road America while the Camping World Truck Series crosses the border to the Canadian Toire Motorsports Park. MORE:…

BT Sport have won the TV rights for Ashes series in Australia for five years from 2017-18, according to reports. The Ashes adds to BT’s growing sports portfolio which now includes all Champions League fixtures, as well as a portion of the Premier League fixtures, which will increase from 2016-17 to included 42 matches, compared to Sky Sports’ 126. BT are believed to have paid £16m a year for the…

Four players from Iowa were among those going to the Dominican Republic to play baseball.(Photo: Submitted photo) Between the end of the baseball substate-final game and the start of the football season just days away, Bondurant-Farrar incoming junior Casey Zarr found time to take a trip to Santiago, Dominican Republic through the Caliendo Sports USA baseball team Zarr and 15 other high school ballplayers from around the nation spent Aug….

“Eventually, Uganda will long surpass the Dominican Republic as far as number and quality of [baseball] players.” The person who said this out loud, and truly believes it, is an intelligent and reasonable man with a more than basic understanding of baseball, even though his quote suggests otherwise. Richard Stanley, a Brooklyn native who worked as a chemical engineer for Proctor & Gamble for 22 years, is part owner of…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest BRISTOL, Tenn — Just under two months ago, it looked like another predictable NASCAR season for Hendrick Motorsports. Jimmie Johnson won his third race, the FedEx 400 at Dover, for the third Hendrick win in four races after Dale Earnhardt Jr. won again at Talladega. Jeff Gordon was off to a great start with eight top-10s and teammate Kasey Kahne was right behind with seven….

Welcome back to yet another edition of Sunday Funday with daily fantasy baseball still in full swing. The playoffs are fast approaching, but the pennant races haven’t slowed down. This, of course, means there is still plenty of opportunities to earn wads of cash on DraftKings. But before any lineups are locked in, take a look at these bargains and sleepers for the August 23 slate of games. …

The Mets finally have a winning season — but fans have less time to enjoy it. The Kings of Queens play the fastest games in the Major Leagues, averaging just two hours and 46 minutes for a nine-inning game this season. That’s 15 minutes shorter than last year’s average, according to data from Major League Baseball, which credits the drop to new rules introduced to speed up games. Better pitching…