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“She is 67 and she started boot camp when she was 60,” Sport England chief executive Jennie Price told Telegraph Sport. “She was walking her dog in the park and decided she would like to try it. And, seven years later, there she still is. “That’s a great message, too, because we don’t see many positive, everyday, role models for women as they get particularly into their 60s.” New mother Stephanie…

I’ve always had the sense that Fox Sports knows it has a special television personality in Katie Nolan. If the network didn’t have that figured out before the Framingham native won an Emmy in 2016 for her program “Garbage Time,” that little gold trophy should have been the final clue. But while Fox Sports figured out that Nolan is a host of quick humor and uncommon on-camera charisma, it seems…

Media playback is not supported on this device Ranieri didn’t lose dressing room – Leicester City caretaker Leicester City caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare has denied a player revolt led to the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. BBC Sport understands some players were summoned to meet the chairman after the 2-1 loss to Sevilla and Ranieri’s fate was sealed by the negative reaction. The Italian was sacked by Leicester on Thursday nine…

Nico Siragusa, a football player headed to the NFL, was born in San Diego, attended high school in Chula Vista and spent the past five years at San Diego State. So if Nico opines on San Diego sports, no yellow flags fly for illegal participation. Opine Nico did this week, via the electric Twitter device. What got the 22-year-old to typing was the ire that local fans directed at his SDSU football teammate Donnel Pumphrey for wearing…

Monster Energy Can-Am Duel Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles Duel 1 1. (1) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 60. 2. (12) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 60. 3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 60. 4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 60. 5. (5) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 60. 6. (10) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 60. 7. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 60. 8. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 60. 9. (9) Joey…

Getty Images Former Chiefs safety Sanders Commings is attempting to join the exclusive club of players who have played in both the National Football League and Major League Baseball. Commings, a 2013 fifth-round pick who was limited by injuries to just two games with the Chiefs, has signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization. At 26 years old and having not played baseball since high school, Commings…

I’ve always had the sense that Fox Sports knows it has a special television personality in Katie Nolan. If the network didn’t have that figured out before the Framingham native won an Emmy in 2016 for her program “Garbage Time,” that little gold trophy should have been the final clue. But while Fox Sports figured out that Nolan is a host of quick humor and uncommon on-camera charisma, it seems…

OLATHE, Kan. –  A man accused of shooting two Indians in a crowded suburban Kansas City bar, killing one man and injuring two others in an attack that some witnesses said was racially motivated, has been charged with murder and attempted murder. Authorities repeatedly declined at a Thursday news conference to say whether the shooting was a hate crime although local police said they were working with the FBI…

The Southwest Florida area will welcome a women’s soccer team, the Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC, in partnership with the Dutch Women’s Premier League club – the ADO Den Haag Women.

I’ve always had the sense that Fox Sports knows it has a special television personality in Katie Nolan. If the network didn’t have that figured out before the Framingham native won an Emmy in 2016 for her program “Garbage Time,” that little gold trophy should have been the final clue. But while Fox Sports figured out that Nolan is a host of quick humor and uncommon on-camera charisma, it seems…

NASCAR has made a series of changes for the 2017 season ranging from a new top-series sponsor to how the cars are set up to race. It’s a continuing effort to reverse a trend that has seen the sport’s profile dip in recent years, with television ratings and attendance in a steady decline. With the season set to begin in Sunday’s Daytona 500, it’s worth looking at what’s changed –…

From Athens to Sochi and on to Rio, stadiums and arenas in varying stages of decay are symbols of the crisis facing the International Olympic Committee. Budapest’s decision on Wednesday to withdraw its bid for the 2024 summer games leaves just two cities — Los Angeles and Paris — competing to play host to sport’s biggest event. The decision by the Hungarian capital came after thousands signed a petition urging…

BUY TICKETS: See the Daytona 500 live! RELATED: Cars 3 gears up for season-long ride with NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Even though Daniel Suarez enjoys a degree of celebrity status as a driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, he couldn’t help but be a little starstruck, himself, Thursday morning. “You guys have no idea how happy I am to be side-by-side with this car right now,” Suarez…

The professional cycling peloton is currently wrapping up its preseason at the Abu Dhabi Tour, the last of the Middle East races. The first cobbled classic of the season takes place this weekend, but for now, the best sprinters in the world are enjoying the warm temperatures and flat roads of the United Arab Emirates one last time. Advertisement Marcel Kittel dominated the Dubai Tour, but British superstar Mark Cavendish…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR drivers spend days leading up to races – especially one as important and long as the Daytona 500 – making sure they’re properly hydrated to race for hours in 130-degree heat inside the car. But with all those liquids comes a familiar feeling: “When ya gotta go ya gotta go,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. once tweeted. “@SeanLawver48: @DaleJr How many times a year do you go…

From Athens to Sochi and on to Rio, stadiums and arenas in varying stages of decay are symbols of the crisis facing the International Olympic Committee. Budapest’s decision on Wednesday to withdraw its bid for the 2024 summer games leaves just two cities — Los Angeles and Paris — competing to play host to sport’s biggest event. The decision by the Hungarian capital came after thousands signed a petition urging…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As a native of Mexico, rookie Daniel Suárez has had a lot of firsts in NASCAR. Two years ago, he became the first driver of Latino descent to race full-time in the XFINITY Series, then the first Mexican-born driver to win a race in the series and, at the end of the 2016 season when he claimed the XFINITY Series championship, he was the first foreign-born…

12:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daniel Suarez had a pillow he slept on as a teenager. It had the image of the “Cars” movie character Lightning McQueen on it. Now 25 years old, the Mexican driver will get to share the screen with one of his boyhood idols. Danny Swervez will be his name. NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez, who describes…

Reports suggest that Facebook is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week on its platform. Both Facebook and Twitter are looking at live sports as a key catalyst to drive user engagement, growth and eventually revenues. Last year, Twitter won the rights to broadcast the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games on its platform, and has been constantly looking for similar deals since. In broadcasting live…