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London (AP) — Bridge players who want the card game recognized as a sport have lost their latest legal bid in Britain. The Court of Appeal in London on Thursday upheld an October 2015 ruling backing Sport England’s refusal to put bridge in the same category as badminton, billiards and ballroom dancing. The English Bridge Union, which has some 55,000 members, had sought the designation. The union had argued that…

Ever wonder who the fastest driver is, regardless of what vehicle is being driven? Well wonder no more, because stars from Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, Le Mans, MotoGP and Rally X will compete for supremacy Sunday in the Race of Champions. The unique event will take place at Marlins Park in Miami and air live on the CBS Sports Network with coverage beginning at noon ET. The race will feature…

Rick Hendrick Born: July 12, 1949, Palmer Springs, Va. Residence: Charlotte. Family: Wife Linda, daughter Lynn Carlson, son Ricky (deceased). Career highlights: Hendrick founded All-Star Racing, which evolved into Hendrick Motorsports, in the late fall of 1983 with Geoff Bodine as driver and Harry Hyde as crew chief. Many thought the mix of conflicting personalities wouldn’t work, but Hendrick obviously knew better. Bodine gave the operation its first victory on…

Alibaba has bagged a big Olympic deal. For 12 years, the Chinese e-commerce giant will supply technology to the International Olympic Committee to help organize the Games, support a new shopping platform for merchandise and run a Chinese version of the Olympic internet TV channel. Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba (BABA, Tech30), announced the deal at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, alongside IOC President…

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…

RELATED: See the paint scheme Chip Ganassi Racing announced Wednesday that Credit One Bank will return to the team in 2017 with an expanded role on the No. 42 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson. Credit One will serve as the primary sponsor on CGR entries in eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events, one NASCAR XFINITY Series event and the non-points Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition at Daytona International Speedway….

Major League Soccer’s 2017 season doesn’t kick off until March, but the league has already been plenty busy. Last week the league revealed its 2017 schedule, and on Tuesday it wrapped up this year’s SuperDraft. Now the league and one of its new teams both have scored a major corporate partner: Target. The retail giant joins MLS as a league sponsor on a new multi-year deal. As with the league’s…

DENVER — Youth sports are an important part of a child’s formation, yet the cost to participate is skyrocketing across the country. Despite these setbacks, a Denver inner city soccer club is working to make sure low-income children have an opportunity to succeed in sports and life. Soccer is a refuge for Skyline Denver coordinator Neil Alvarado, and has been since his family emigrated to inner city Los Angeles from…

RELATED: See the paint scheme Chip Ganassi Racing announced Wednesday that Credit One Bank will return to the team in 2017 with an expanded role on the No. 42 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson. Credit One will serve as the primary sponsor on CGR entries in eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events, one NASCAR XFINITY Series event and the non-points Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition at Daytona International Speedway….

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RELATED: See the 2016 Darlington retro schemes DARLINGTON, S.C. (Jan. 18, 2017) — Another historic celebration of the sport is in store for Darlington Raceway in 2017. The track is pleased to announce “Year 3” of its award-winning throwback campaign for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 race weekend on Sept. 1-3, 2017. The Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR will be celebrating the 1985-89 era of the sport in 2017, which like the 1975-84 period it celebrated in…

A season of transition is just beginning at NASCAR’s Stewart-Haas Racing. There’s change at the top, where Tony Stewart has retired as a Cup driver. He will now devote all – or at least most – of his energy into his duties as a co-owner of the Kannapolis-based team. In Stewart’s carbon fiber-built seat in the No. 14 car is Cup veteran Clint Bowyer, who is coming off a tumultuous…

RELATED: See the paint scheme Chip Ganassi Racing announced Wednesday that Credit One Bank will return to the team in 2017 with an expanded role on the No. 42 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson. Credit One will serve as the primary sponsor on CGR entries in eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events, one NASCAR XFINITY Series event and the non-points Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition at Daytona International Speedway….

Benny Parsons Born: July 12, 1941, Wilkes County; Died: Jan. 16, 2007, of cancer, in Charlotte. Family: Wife Teri, sons Keith, Kevin (by first wife, Connie, who died in 1991. Career Highlights: Won the 1973 Winston Cup championship in very dramatic fashion, edging Cale Yarborough, in the season finale American 500 at N.C. Motor Speedway, at the time Parsons’ “home” track. … Scored 21 victories, 283 top 10 finishes and…

Team owner Rick Hendrick has won a record 12 championships in NASCAR’s Cup Series.(Photo: Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports) Five new members will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Friday night in a ceremony in Charlotte. A look at the drivers and team owners that make up the class of 2017: Rick Hendrick Born: July 12, 1949 Age: 67 Hometown: Palmer Springs, Va. Claim to fame: Owner of…

Running, leaping, and climbing through the city isn’t just a test of strength and stamina—it’s also now an official sport in the U.K. Parkour—a form of urban acrobatics, originating in France—is now officially recognized by sports councils across Britain. On a practical level, this means that it can be on national educational curricula, apply for lottery funding, and access the benefits enjoyed by other major sports. This is…

RELATED: See the paint scheme Chip Ganassi Racing announced Wednesday that Credit One Bank will return to the team in 2017 with an expanded role on the No. 42 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson. Credit One will serve as the primary sponsor on CGR entries in eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events, one NASCAR XFINITY Series event and the non-points Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition at Daytona International Speedway….

A season of transition is just beginning at NASCAR’s Stewart-Haas Racing. There’s change at the top, where Tony Stewart has retired as a Cup driver. He will now devote all – or at least most – of his energy into his duties as a co-owner of the Kannapolis-based team. In Stewart’s carbon fiber-built seat in the No. 14 car is Cup veteran Clint Bowyer, who is coming off a tumultuous…

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