Sport

And so, once more, to the question of what constitutes a sport, as the English Bridge Union awaits a judicial review into Sport England’s ruling that the high-octane trick-taking game is not a sport. Related: Legal battle rages over whether bridge is a sport I begin with an apology: despite a fruitless 10 minutes spent searching the Guardian archive, I do nonetheless feel that I have written this column so…

On a recent trip to Asmara, Richard Poplak joined riders through the infamously hilly terrain to find out why the sport captures this small country’s heart and soul

Having led 1-0 at halftime, Wolfsburg were hopeful of stealing a win in Tuesday night’s Bundesliga match against German champions Bayern Munich. Polish striker Robert Lewandowski had other ideas, though, and casually scored five goals in just under nine minutes after coming off the bench as a substitute. Lewandowski’s feat marked the fastest five goals ever scored in the history of Germany’s top soccer league. The 27-year-old scored his first…

Kevin Harvick hits the wall after contact with Jimmie Johnson (below) during a restart left Harvick with a flat tire.(Photo: Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images) JOLIET, Ill. — There’s a camera operator at NBC Sports who should get a raise this week — or at least a gift basket from NASCAR. From high above Chicagoland Speedway, somewhere on the roof of the scoring tower, the camera operator zoomed in on the driver motorhome lot…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea captain John Terry could play for the “second-string side” in the Capital One Cup tie at Walsall in midweek, days after being left out of the team for a Champions League game and derby with Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)  The Sun leads with Anthony Martial’s contribution in…

If you have ever put your hand out of the window of a moving car you will have a pretty good understanding of what Ian Stannard does for a living. You would have an even better understanding of the 28-year-old Englishman’s job if you have ever put two hands out of the window, one behind the other. Stannard, affectionately known as Yogi by his very grateful…

The U.S. women’s soccer team is in the midst of a Victory Tour following its 2015 World Cup win.  Several stars from that group, including Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan, will represent the U.S. in today’s 1:30 p.m. CT exhibition against Haiti at Legion Field in Birmingham. (Actually the kickoff looks to be around 2 p.m.) The match is on ESPN2 and streamed on WatchESPN.  Be sure to follow…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea captain John Terry could play for the “second-string side” in the Capital One Cup tie at Walsall in midweek, days after being left out of the team for a Champions League game and derby with Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)  The Sun leads with Anthony Martial’s contribution in…

USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Chase. USA TODAY Sports

0 Shares Print JOLIET, Ill. — The driver who delivered a verbal jab during the week left Chicagoland Speedway with a flat tire, a wrecked race car and one more jab Sunday night. Kevin Harvick showed typical driver frustration when it comes to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Felt wronged by what he determined was an unjustified door-slam by Jimmie Johnson, Harvick jabbed Johnson in the chest in a…

The U.S. women’s soccer team is in the midst of a Victory Tour following its 2015 World Cup win.  Several stars from that group, including Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan, will represent the U.S. in today’s 1:30 p.m. CT exhibition against Haiti at Legion Field in Birmingham. (Actually the kickoff looks to be around 2 p.m.) The match is on ESPN2 and streamed on WatchESPN.  Be sure to follow…

For the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR will begin taking a closer look at restarts. It comes as no surprise there might be a bit of, shall we say, gamesmanship involved in the process of getting cars back to racing speed when coming off caution. Driver complaints are being answered, starting with Sunday’s race at Chicagoland. MORE: Chase field | Picking a winner | Chicagoland…

NASCAR’s only trip to Chicagoland is a good one as the Chase begins. The 10-race postseason will determine the 2015 champion. The Chase begins in Chicago and ends in Miami. Kevin Harvick is the defending series champion. Brad Keselowski is the defending champion of the myAFibRisk400.com race. MORE: Chase standings | Breaking down the Chase | Chase field | Worst performances Last Saturday’s race at Richmond was the regular-season finale…

By: Luke Kerr-Dineen | September 20, 2015 10:18 am Chelsea striker Diego Costa is undoubtedly one of the best soccer players on the planet. He’s fast, strong, tough, and has merciless instinct for goal. He’s also pretty scrappy. Did we say pretty scrappy? We meant very scrappy. And Costa makes no apologies for it: “I don’t think I have done anything malicious … If I change in any way, I’m…

Kevin Harvick has the pole position for the start of The Chase for the Sprint Cup on Sunday afternoon with the myAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., the opening of the NASCAR playoffs. Rain washed away qualifying on Friday, but Harvick was awarded the pole based on having the fastest morning practice speed of 188.317 mph. Harvick, who won at Chicagoland in 2001 and 2002, was a…

Implored by drivers to act with greater castigation pertaining to the enforcement of its restart rules, NASCAR will commit a camera and official solely to monitoring the resumption of races effective immediately. The change comes with the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship beginning Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. The procedural change is across all three NASCAR national divisions. A NASCAR spokesman said a designated camera, re-purposed from other…

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As the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship playoff further increases the importance of track position, drivers are imploring NASCAR to act with greater castigation when enforcing its rules. In recent weeks restarts have become free-for-alls with procedures either misinterpreted or flatly ignored. The most recent incident occurred when leader Matt Kenseth appeared to get the jump on the field during last Saturday’s regular-season finale at…