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Bridge is not a sport and can’t have tax break, says European Court of Justice – Telegraph.co.uk
Bridge is not a sport, European Union judges ruled today, in a decision that dealt a blow to British clubs’ hopes of a VAT tax break. To be classified as a sport under EU tax law, the European Court of Justice said this morning, an activity must have a significant physical element. Duplicate bridge, while played competitively at national and international level, is a card game. The EU’s VAT Directive,…
NASCAR Champion’s Week schedule announced – Nascar
RELATED: Get a good look at the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Soon after the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will head to Las Vegas as NASCAR hosts its annual Champion’s Week festivities. Fans will gather in Las Vegas for events honoring the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Playoff Drivers,…
North Korea tensions prompt GB to prepare Winter Olympics … – The Guardian
Plans are being drawn up to evacuate British athletes from the Winter Olympics in South Korea if there is an escalation in tensions between North Korea and the west. The British Olympic Association is “working on all possible contingency plans” because of the deteriorating situation in the region. Its assessment came hours before a North Korean official warned the world should take Kim Jong-un’s threat to detonate a nuclear device…
Baseball is staying out of politics this year. Like it does every year. – Washington Post
A flag covers the field at Dodger Stadium during the national anthem before Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night. (Mike Nelson/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock). In the waning days of baseball’s regular season, Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell made a decision that would set him apart from his sport. It was a choice that so many in the NFL have made, following the lead of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin…
Bridge is not a sport and can’t have tax break, says European Court of Justice – Telegraph.co.uk
Bridge is not a sport, European Union judges ruled today, in a decision that dealt a blow to British clubs’ hopes of a VAT tax break. To be classified as a sport under EU tax law, the European Court of Justice said this morning, an activity must have a significant physical element. Duplicate bridge, while played competitively at national and international level, is a card game. The EU’s VAT Directive,…
As playoffs third round begins, margin for error is small – ESPN
12:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Now it’s time to be both lucky and good. With the NASCAR Cup playoff field cut to eight drivers, advancing to be among the four drivers competing for the championship at Homestead will take strong performances and perhaps some good fortune. Even Martin Truex Jr. refuses to think he can avoid calamity even though he has nearly a one-race…
NASCAR Champion’s Week schedule announced – Nascar
RELATED: Get a good look at the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Soon after the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will head to Las Vegas as NASCAR hosts its annual Champion’s Week festivities. Fans will gather in Las Vegas for events honoring the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Playoff Drivers,…
North Korea tensions prompt GB to prepare Winter Olympics ‘evacuation’ – The Guardian
Plans are being drawn up to evacuate British athletes from the Winter Olympics in South Korea if there is an escalation in tensions between North Korea and the west. The British Olympic Association is “working on all possible contingency plans” because of the deteriorating situation in the region. Its assessment came hours before a North Korean official warned the world should take Kim Jong-un’s threat to detonate a nuclear device…
You just met the real Mickey Callaway, a baseball lifer living his 2nd dream – New York Post
It wasn’t an act. It wasn’t a show. It wasn’t for the television cameras or for the large media gathering. Mickey Callaway’s introductory press conference at Citi Field — when he accentuated treating players like people, couldn’t hide his big smile or goofy laugh and made sure to shake everyone’s hand and learn their first and last names — was the new Mets manager in a nutshell. That was Callaway…
Seven Life Lessons From The World’s Greatest Baseball Fan, John J. Adams – Forbes
Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….
NASCAR Champion’s Week schedule announced – Nascar
RELATED: Get a good look at the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Soon after the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will head to Las Vegas as NASCAR hosts its annual Champion’s Week festivities. Fans will gather in Las Vegas for events honoring the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Playoff Drivers,…
North Korea tensions prompt GB to prepare Winter Olympics ‘evacuation’ – The Guardian
Plans are being drawn up to evacuate British athletes from the Winter Olympics in South Korea if there is an escalation in tensions between North Korea and the west. The British Olympic Association is “working on all possible contingency plans” because of the deteriorating situation in the region. Its assessment came hours before a North Korean official warned the world should take Kim Jong-un’s threat to detonate a nuclear device…
Guatemalan Soccer Executive Gets 8 Months in FIFA Corruption Case – New York Times
Judge Chen expressed little regard for the fact that Mr. Trujillo’s crimes were not considered crimes in his own country, noting that he had used the United States banking system and routed bribe money through a construction company in Seattle while also creating a sham construction contract, seeking to evade prosecutors even after the American case was announced in 2015. Still, in imposing a sentence that was less than a…
Best pro baseball players throw right, hit left – Reuters
(Reuters Health) – For baseball players, throwing right-handed and batting left-handed may be the best combination for success in the major leagues, according a new analysis of player data from 1871 through 2016. The findings, published in a letter to The New England Journal of Medicine, show that such players – among them, Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams – were far more likely to be .300 hitters and were…
Seven Life Lessons From The World’s Greatest Baseball Fan, John J. Adams – Forbes
Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….
Best baseball city in America? It’s not St. Louis, this survey says – Belleville News-Democrat
Wallethub may have struck out with its latest “Best Baseball Cities” report. It declared St. Louis the No. 2 baseball city in the country for fan-friendliness. It named New York City – what the what? – the most fan friendly baseball city. Factors other than professional baseball clearly were influential; St. Louis was ranked first for Major League Baseball friendliness, but 159th out of 363 cities for minor league baseball…
NASCAR Champion’s Week schedule announced – Nascar
RELATED: Get a good look at the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Soon after the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will head to Las Vegas as NASCAR hosts its annual Champion’s Week festivities. Fans will gather in Las Vegas for events honoring the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Playoff Drivers,…
North Korea tensions prompt GB to prepare Winter Olympics ‘evacuation’ – The Guardian
Plans are being drawn up to evacuate British athletes from the Winter Olympics in South Korea if there is an escalation in tensions between North Korea and the west. The British Olympic Association is “working on all possible contingency plans” because of the deteriorating situation in the region. Its assessment came hours before a North Korean official warned the world should take Kim Jong-un’s threat to detonate a nuclear device…
Preview: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s final Martinsville run – Nascar
RELATED: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s complete history at Martinsville For his final full-time season as a driver, NASCAR.com will offer an analytical preview on Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of every remaining Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Race: First Data 500 Date: Sunday, Oct. 29, 3 p.m. ET (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Previous five results at Martinsville: 34th, 14th, 4th, 36th, 1st RELATED: Recap all of Dale Jr.’s wins in the Monster Energy…
Acclaimed director shuts down NASCAR fans’ dreams of an Earnhardt documentary – For The Win
NASCAR fans get excited over just about anything related to the Earnhardt family, and with a quick Wikipedia edit, someone on the internet toyed with their emotions. Fans recently flew into a frenzy on Reddit’s NASCAR page when they noticed British filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s Wikipedia page included a film simply titled Earnhardt with a release date to be announced. Kapadia is the award-winning director behind the Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy,…
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