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It was a huge Friday night for NASCAR as two legendary drivers and three highly successful car owners in the Class of 2017 were inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Among the inductees included 40-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winner Mark Martin and the late Benny Parsons, 1973 Cup Series champion. Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress, and the late Raymond Parks were honored for…

Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Many of the 1.5-mile oval tracks on NASCAR’s schedule have an unfortunate nickname: “cookie cutter.” They’re not known for the most interesting racing in the world. However, most do have an alternate, often unique road course layout that other series use. Why doesn’t NASCAR race there instead? Advertisement Some kind soul at NASCAR may share our disdain for racing at the same track in different…

Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Many of the 1.5-mile oval tracks on NASCAR’s schedule have an unfortunate nickname: “cookie cutter.” They’re not known for the most interesting racing in the world. However, most do have an alternate, often unique road course layout that other series use. Why doesn’t NASCAR race there instead? Advertisement Some kind soul at NASCAR may share our disdain for racing at the same track in different…

At a news conference at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March of 2009, Parks and his family announces their intentinos to donate many of their NASCAR awards, trophies and other memorarbilia to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Among those in attendance were (from L-R), NASCAR president Mike Helton, Parks’ wife Vi, Parks and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty. “He set the standard,” Petty once said of Parks. “Mr. Parks…

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Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport Delia Bushell became managing director of BT TV and head of BT Sport in 2014, moving from a role as chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. BT has invested large sums of money in recent years in seeing off its competitors – particularly Bushell’s former employer, Sky – by securing exclusive rights, and notably acquired the rights to the UEFA Champions…

Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport Delia Bushell became managing director of BT TV and head of BT Sport in 2014, moving from a role as chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. BT has invested large sums of money in recent years in seeing off its competitors – particularly Bushell’s former employer, Sky – by securing exclusive rights, and notably acquired the rights to the UEFA Champions…

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Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Many of the 1.5-mile oval tracks on NASCAR’s schedule have an unfortunate nickname: “cookie cutter.” They’re not known for the most interesting racing in the world. However, most do have an alternate, often unique road course layout that other series use. Why doesn’t NASCAR race there instead? Advertisement Some kind soul at NASCAR may share our disdain for racing at the same track in different…

Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe discuss what they are looking forward to in 2017, analyse the changes to the WorldTour calendar and rules, assess the Vuelta a España route, which was announced last week, and weigh-up the Giro d’Italia wild card selections. The Cycling Podcast in association with the Telegraph is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport

NBC Sports and AT&T are teaming up to offer the first live American broadcast of a Premier League match in ultra high-definition. In fact, two games will be pumped out in 4K this weekend, assuming you’re a DirecTV subscriber with the right hardware. The first will be on Saturday, with Manchester City taking on Tottenham, while Sunday’s game is Arsenal’s deeply-exciting tussle with Burnley.

Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport Delia Bushell became managing director of BT TV and head of BT Sport in 2014, moving from a role as chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. BT has invested large sums of money in recent years in seeing off its competitors – particularly Bushell’s former employer, Sky – by securing exclusive rights, and notably acquired the rights to the UEFA Champions…

Billionaire Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, reacts during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan 17 – 20. (Bloomberg photo) LONDON – Alibaba Group Holding…

DAVOS, Switzerland Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has become a major sponsor of the Olympics after signing a deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that runs until 2028, the two parties said on Thursday     Alibaba, which becomes the official e-commerce and cloud services partner, joins 12 other companies – including Coca-Cola and McDonald’s – as top Olympic sponsors.     No financial details were disclosed. IOC sources have previously told…

U.S. Figure Skating President Sam Auxier said Thursday that Russia should be banned from the 2018 Olympics because of accusations of a mass doping cover-up at the Sochi Games three years ago. World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren has said there is evidence that doping test samples given by 12 Russian medal winners at the 2014 Olympics were tampered with. Leaders from 19 national anti-doping agencies, including the U.S., have…

NASCAR has confirmed they will allow Daniel Suarez to compete in the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway (Feb. 18, FS1). Suarez has replaced Carl Edwards in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry. NASCAR came to the decision after it was determined the team was already in the advanced stages of preparing the car and sponsorship for the race. The rookie will be the first Mexican-born…

Today we’re publishing FiveThirtyEight’s club soccer predictions interactive, which includes team ratings, odds for upcoming matches and forecasts for the top five European domestic soccer leagues — the Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Bundesliga (Germany), Serie A (Italy) and Ligue 1 (France) — along with the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s premier club competition. Our forecasts are available in both English and Spanish, and we‘ll be adding more leagues in…

The word symbiosis conjures up cheerful images of unlikely animals paired by evolution for their common good: clownfish and sea anemones or oxpecker birds and rhinos. Yet the term also covers parasitic relationships when one species harms the other – think fleas and dogs. Top revenue generator Man United The partnership between England’s top soccer league and the companies Sky Plc and BT Group Plc that screen its games every…

DAVOS, Switzerland Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has become a major sponsor of the Olympics after signing a deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that runs until 2028, the two parties said on Thursday     Alibaba, which becomes the official e-commerce and cloud services partner, joins 12 other companies – including Coca-Cola and McDonald’s – as top Olympic sponsors.     No financial details were disclosed. IOC sources have previously told…

The word symbiosis conjures up cheerful images of unlikely animals paired by evolution for their common good: clownfish and sea anemones or oxpecker birds and rhinos. Yet the term also covers parasitic relationships when one species harms the other – think fleas and dogs. Top revenue generator Man United The partnership between England’s top soccer league and the companies Sky Plc and BT Group Plc that screen its games every…