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The National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday upheld NASCAR’s penalty assessed against driver Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing for infractions two weekends ago at Chicagoland Speedway, site of the opening race of the Chase for Sprint Cup. This means crew chief Billy Scott’s three-race suspension, which was deferred through the appeal process, will take effect. NASCAR said the No. 15 team had parts not properly installed on its Toyota…

Tony Stewart enjoys the Brickyard 400 pre-race track tour at the the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27, 2014.(Photo: Bob Goshert / for The Star) By the end of next year, NASCAR will have said goodbye to arguably two of its three biggest stars in a span of two seasons. This generation’s star power drain has begun. It started with Jeff Gordon, who is wrapping up his final season. Now,…

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The home of the beautiful game is also where soccer sometimes shows itself at its ugliest. Brazil has given us some of the prettiest soccer we’ve ever seen and some of the sport’s most delightful players. But it’s also a place where fan violence still rears its ugly head regularly. Brazil gave us the most horrific soccer story in recent memory. In June 2013, a 19-year-old player got injured in…

Jack Warner, a former vice president of soccer’s world governing body, was banned from the sport for life on Tuesday for “many and various acts of misconduct continuously and repeatedly during his time as an official,” FIFA’s ethics committee said. “In his positions as a football official, he was a key player in schemes involving the offer, acceptance, and receipt of undisclosed and illegal payments, as well as other moneymaking…

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson thinks NASCAR fans should be allowed to fly Confederate flags on private property, he said at an event with racing legend Richard Petty on Monday. The controversy surrounding the flag and NASCAR reached a peak this summer when racing fans continued to fly the flag in the wake of a racially motivated killing in Charleston, S.C., when nine black churchgoers were murdered by a white…

Tony Stewart could end his NASCAR career following the 2016 season.(Photo: Amber Searls, USA TODAY Sports) CHARLOTTE — The day many NASCAR fans have dreaded is set to arrive Wednesday. Two people familiar with Tony Stewart’s plans confirmed to USA TODAY Sports the three-time champion’s intentions to step away from NASCAR after the 2016 season, with Clint Bowyer likely to take over the seat of the No. 14 Chevrolet beginning…

Surfing and skateboarding look set to be Olympic events at the Tokyo 2020 Games after they were included on a list of five extra sports put forward by organisers. The other three sports proposed by Tokyo were baseball/softball, karate, and sports climbing. If the IOC gives the go-ahead it will mean an extra 18 events involving an additional 474 athletes. The IOC has changed its rules to allow Games hosts…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart will announce he’s retiring following the 2016 season at a news conference Wednesday, numerous reports say. Stewart-Haas Racing said Sunday night that Stewart and team co-owner Gene Haas will hold a news conference at the organization’s headquarters in Kannapolis, North Carolina Wednesday. The topic was not disclosed, but sources familiar with Stewart’s plans told various media outlets the three-time NASCAR champion will announce his planned…

The third race in the 10-race Chase will take place at Dover International Speedway on Sunday with the running of the AAA 400. Jeff Gordon is the defending champion. The AAA 400 comes on the heels of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which Matt Kenseth won, and myAFibRisk400.com at Chicagoland Speedway, which Denny Hamlin won. Kenseth and Hamlin have automatically advanced to the next round of the…

Sunday’s second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup was shaping up nicely for Brad Keselowski when NASCAR penalized the Team Penske driver for jumping the restart on Lap 242 of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Keselowski lined up alongside leader Greg Biffle but appeared to accelerate a bit early, prompting NASCAR to throw the black flag. After coming in under green flag conditions to serve a…

0 Shares Print LOUDON, N.H. — Oh, by the way, Matt Kenseth won the Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He now has an impressive five victories in 2015 and a ticket to the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. But the storylines of the Sylvania 300 focused on the losers, the ones who didn’t take advantage of opportunities — the ones whose…

Tony Stewart could end his NASCAR career following the 2016 season.(Photo: Amber Searls, USA TODAY Sports) LOUDON, N.H. — For months, the NASCAR garage has been buzzing about a plan that would see Tony Stewart retire after 2016 and Clint Bowyer take over the seat of the No. 14 Chevrolet beginning in 2017. Now that speculation appears to be approaching official status. Citing unnamed people, Motorsport.com and ESPN said they had…

Sunday’s second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup was shaping up nicely for Brad Keselowski when NASCAR penalized the Team Penske driver for jumping the restart on Lap 242 of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Keselowski lined up alongside leader Greg Biffle but appeared to accelerate a bit early, prompting NASCAR to throw the black flag. After coming in under green flag conditions to serve a…

(Photo: The Associated Press) LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Matt Kenseth had the fresher tires and the fuller tank as he stalked Kevin Harvick with postseason advancement at stake. Harvick never slowed down to conserve fuel, his team firm in the belief he could stretch his way to victory lane. The gamble backfired. Harvick was out of gas, and now, almost out of chances to defend his Sprint Cup title. Kenseth…

Tony Stewart has decided the 2016 season will be his last as a fulltime driver in the Sprint Cup Series, multiple sources familiar with his decision have confirmed to Motorsport.com. Stewart is one of the most diverse and successful drivers in NASCAR history and at times one of its most controversial, but an official announcement of his decision to hang up the helmet is expected this coming week, perhaps as…

Sunday’s second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup was shaping up nicely for Brad Keselowski when NASCAR penalized the Team Penske driver for jumping the restart on Lap 242 of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Keselowski lined up alongside leader Greg Biffle but appeared to accelerate a bit early, prompting NASCAR to throw the black flag. After coming in under green flag conditions to serve a…

0 Shares Print LOUDON, N.H. — Oh, by the way, Matt Kenseth won the Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He now has an impressive five victories in 2015 and a ticket to the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. But the storylines of the Sylvania 300 focused on the losers, the ones who didn’t take advantage of opportunities — the ones whose…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — NASCAR’s second week of the 10-week ‘Chase’ is in New Hampshire today where the starting grid includes many familiar names up front, but favorite Kyle Busch relatively far back — for him — at No. 17. You can follow the action, starting at 2 p.m., on NBC Sports Net. For all that has happened this year, one feat has yet to be accomplished. No driver has won twice…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Real Madrid have their sights set on signing Chelsea and Belgium winger Eden Hazard, 24, while their Spanish rivals Barcelona are interested in Liverpool and Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho, 23. (Sunday Times – subscription required)  Charlton are going to give Welsh defender Morgan Fox, 22, a new deal…