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India may bid for the 2024 Olympics, hoping to host the event for the first time in almost seven decades as an independent nation. According to local media reports, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, who won a landslide victory last year, is keen to hold the Olympics in the emerging Asian power. Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, will meet Modi later this month in Delhi. The Times of…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Chelsea are considering a move for England forward Raheem Sterling, 20, after his contract talks with Liverpool stalled. (Daily Mail)  Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 26, told his Germany team-mates during the recent international break that a summer move to Manchester United is on the…

Apple recently announced the much anticipated Apple Watch in three variations; Watch Sport, Apple Watch and Watch Edition, with the latter starting at £8000. With the Watch Sport and Apple Watch having much lower entry points, £299 and £479 respectively, we decided to compare the two to find out what it is that you’re paying for, and what the differences are between the two models. See also: Apple Watch Review…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Chelsea are considering a move for England forward Raheem Sterling, 20, after his contract talks with Liverpool stalled. (Daily Mail)  Daily Mail report that Chelsea are considering a bid for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 26, told his Germany team-mates…

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According to data from SportsBookReview.com, Kentucky has 1-1 odds of winning the tournament. This team gets 80 to 1.

I’m sure by now that most race fans have heard that NASCAR lowered the boom on the No. 31 car of driver Ryan Newman late Tuesday afternoon after the results of a tire audit. Crew chief Luke Lambert has been fined $125,000 and suspended from the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship races, plus he’s been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. James Bender, team tire technician, and…

Kyle Larson will resume driving the No. 42 car at Texas Motor Speedway on April 11, when the Sprint Cup Series returns after its first off week of the season. Larson was medically cleared to return to competition Thursday after a fainting spell during an autograph session Saturday afternoon. The 22-year-old was hospitalized and missed Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway. While in the hospital Larson underwent a battery of…

AP Photo/Elise Amendola On Mar. 27, the Yale men’s ice hockey team ended the season with a loss to Boston University in an NCAA regional semifinal. But, on Wednesday, film director Gabe Polsky gave the players a pick-me-up. After seeing the loss, Polsky, who played hockey at Yale from 1998-2001, invited the team to a showing of his new documentary, Red Army, about the Soviet Union’s “Miracle on Ice”-era hockey…

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Every year, there are fantasy players who reach for a player based on potential or one great season they had three years ago. And every year a good number of those people get stung by taking that player who was vastly overrated while there were plenty of underrated players available deeper in drafts who could provide the same, if not better, numbers at a much cheaper cost. It’s time for…

It’s that time of year again. Another Major League Baseball season begins on Sunday, and with it another year of fantasy baseball. This will be my 18th consecutive season playing fantasy baseball, but my first as a fantasy baseball writer. All season long, my colleague Drew Champlin and I will be bringing you fantasy baseball tips, strategies and information on AL.com. We’re not promising to help you “dominate your league,”…

Flickr/ TIMMER!! iStock iStock AP Photo AP Photo As the weather warms up, there’s not much we’d rather do than spend a Saturday at the ballpark.  Going to a game is always thrilling, from the rush you feel the first moment you walk through the tunnel and that emerald green field opens up before you to the memories brought back from games you experienced years ago. Even for the casual…

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If you’ve ever set foot inside a branch of Sports Direct, the giant, cluttered discount sportswear shop, all neon banners and permanent sales, you’ll probably find the following statement confusing. But here it is: “Sports Direct,” explains Daryoush Haj-Najafi, senior editor at Complex UK, “is the most fashionable shop in the UK right now.” To the average consumer, Sports Direct is the sportswear shop at the crummier end of the…

Republican leaders in Indiana moved today in an attempt to clarify that their newly passed “Religious Freedom” law does not allow businesses to choose not to serve gay customers. A nationwide furor erupted this week with the threat that all national sporting events held in the state would reconsider relocating. Three states suggested boycotting Indiana in a variety of ways. The controversy demonstrates the powerful impact that sports has in…

Final Barclays Premier League live TV matches announced Twelve matches to be shown on Sky Sports in May, three on BT Sport Manchester United vs Arsenal moved to 4pm on Sunday, May 17  CLICK HERE for the latest Barclays Premier League news  Published: 09:15 EST, 2 April 2015 | Updated: 10:40 EST, 2 April 2015 22 View comments The Barclays Premier League have announced the final set of televised fixtures…

Thousands of opponents of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act gather on the lawn of the Indiana State House to rally against that legislation.(Photo: AP) INDIANAPOLIS – A quote from Nelson Mandela is displayed in the office of Ryan Vaughn, president of Indiana Sports Corp. He thinks the events of the last week – with leaders of the sports world speaking out on a pending Indiana law – prove Mandela’s point…

In this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 photo, Andreas Lubitz competes at the Airportrun in Hamburg, northern Germany. (AP) The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before the plane crashed last week, German prosecutors announced Thursday. Duesseldorf prosecutors said investigators found a tablet computer at Andreas Lubitz’s apartment. They said they were able to reconstruct searches from March 16 to…