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Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks UK Soccer – New York Times
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4 Months After Olympics, Organizers Unable to Pay Some Bills – ABC News
Almost four months after the Olympics ended, Rio de Janeiro organizers are unable to pay some of their bills, including $3.7 million owed to the International Paralympic Committee. IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the money is owed for travel grants, which is part of the contractual agreement to host the Olympics and Paralympics. “Never have we faced an issue like this with an organizing…
Soccer|Pep Guardiola: A Continental Success and English Soccer’s Measuring Stick – New York Times
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Jabra Elite Sport review: – CNET
No, the Apple AirPods aren’t the only “true wireless” headphones you can buy. Several other competitors have trickled into the market for standalone left and right earbuds in recent months, including the Motorola VerveOnes, Samsung Galaxy Gear IconX, Erato Apollo 7, Earin and the upcoming Here One. And now Jabra has entered the zero-wire fray with its Elite Sport wireless sports earbuds. They’re available in the US ($250), UK (£230)…
Europe|Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks UK Soccer – New York Times
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Soccer Team Chapecoense Fined for Forfeiting Final Match – snopes.com
Claim: Chapecoense, the soccer team which lost 19 players in a plane crash, was fined for forfeiting their final match. FALSE Origin:On 12 December 2016, several media outlets reported that Chapecoense, the soccer team that lost 19 players in a plane crash, was fined 100,000 reals (USD $29,847) by the Brazilian Football Confederation for forfeiting their final game: Soccer teams are routinely fined up to R$100,000 for forfeiting a match…
Soccer|Pep Guardiola: A Continental Success and English Soccer’s Measuring Stick – New York Times
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Car number revealed for Buescher’s JTG ride in 2017 – Nascar
JTG Daugherty Racing revealed the car number Monday for its new team and incoming driver Chris Buescher — No. 37. The expanding operation — owned by Jodi and Tad Geschickter with former NBA star Brad Daugherty — tweeted out an image of the numerals Monday afternoon. The team had previously announced its two-car effort in NASCAR’s premier series for 2017, with Buescher named as the second driver Nov. 29 through an arrangement with…
Europe|Player’s Harrowing Tale of Sexual Abuse Rocks Soccer in Britain – New York Times
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Europe|Soccer Player’s Harrowing Tale of Sexual Abuse Rocks Sport in Britain – New York Times
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Pep Guardiola: An Continental Success and English Soccer’s Measuring Stick – New York Times
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Survivors of Brazil soccer plane crash reportedly fined $30G for missing game – Fox News
The surviving members of the Brazilian soccer team that lost most of its players when its plane crashed in Colombia have been fined $30,000 for missing their final match of the season, according to a report. Nineteen players from the Chapecoense team were among the 71 of 77 people who perished when LaMia’s Avro RJ85 crashed Nov. 28 near Medellin en route to the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico…
Pep Guardiola: An Continental Success and English Soccer’s Measuring Stick – New York Times
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Elite Soccer Clubs Sign Gamers to Compete in E-Sports Industry – New York Times
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Swimming: Park and Hosszu dazzle at short course worlds – Reuters
South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan banished memories of a dismal run at the Rio Olympics by winning his third gold medal at the FINA short course world swimming championships in the men’s 1,500 meters freestyle on Sunday in Windsor, Ontario. Having already triumphed in the 200 and 400 freestyle, Park swam neck-and-neck with world record holder Gregorio Paltrinieri in the early stages of the 1,500 before pulling away to take the…
DI Men’s Soccer: Stanford wins the College Cup Championship – NCAA.com
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Six champions honored at NASCAR touring series banquet – FOXSports.com
NASCAR honored six of its national champions Saturday night in Charlotte, handing out rings and trophies for drivers ranging in age from 16 all the way up to 38 years old. The veteran of the group was Milford, Connecticut, racer Doug Coby, 37, who won his fourth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title and became the first driver to win three titles in a row in that series. “It seems like…
Turkey: Bombs Outside Soccer Stadium Kill 29 in Istanbul – Newsweek
Two bombs exploded less than a minute apart, killing 29 people and wounding 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, in a co-ordinated attack on police shortly after a match between two of Turkey’s top teams. First a car bomb exploded outside the Vodafone Arena, home to Istanbul’s Besiktas soccer team, leaving flaming wreckage on the street. Forty-five seconds later, a suspect wearing explosives detonated them while…
Explosions Rock Istanbul Soccer Stadium, Killing 38, Wounding 155 – NPR
Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two explosions struck outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home. Cansu Alkaya/AP hide caption toggle caption Cansu Alkaya/AP Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two explosions struck outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home. Cansu Alkaya/AP Updated at 10:52 a.m….
Wanda, Guangxi, and cycling’s Chinese future – VeloNews (blog)
The Tour of Beijing ended in 2014 but the Chinese cycling scene remains ambitious.Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com The Tour of Beijing is gone, killed by apathy and an eventual acceptance that the fox should not guard the henhouse. But pro cycling in China is not dead, not at all. In fact, Chinese influence is set to increase markedly in the coming years, at home, and abroad. The country…