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This summer has seen a clear bubble in transfer fees and valuations in the prominent five European soccer leagues, above all in the English Premier League. This is because of the monumental international and domestic (BT Sport and Sky Sports) television deals coming into effect from 2016 through to 2019. The deals have enabled a flood of fiscal overreaching at the lower-ranked and more domestic-orientated EPL clubs, allowing them to…

Thirty contenders, six finalists, and now, one trophy left standing. The most coveted symbol of stock car supremacy. Introducing the @MonsterEnergy NASCAR Cup. pic.twitter.com/te7wAEtTNW — NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 31, 2017 At the end of August, NASCAR and Jostens officially released the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series trophy, putting an end to months of brainstorming and craftsmanship. The centerpiece of the trophy, which stands 37 inches tall and weighs almost…

Getty Images Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus (from left), Benjamin Mendy and Kevin De Bruyne celebrate one of their side’s five goals vs. Liverpool on Saturday. The most expensive soccer team ever assembled will play in England this season. Manchester City FC is the costliest squad the world has ever seen, based on the total transfer fees —…

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Larson won the regular-season finale Saturday at Richmond Raceway. At least for now. Nothing against Larson, but after what happened in the past week, it’s hard to be sure of anything in NASCAR these days. He’ll have to wait until Tuesday, when his car goes through an additional inspection at NASCAR’s research and development center, before he can be sure of the victory. That’s the circus…

11:30 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Larson won the regular-season finale Saturday at Richmond Raceway. At least for now. Nothing against Larson, but after what happened in the past week, it’s hard to be sure of anything in NASCAR these days. He’ll have to wait until Tuesday, when his car goes through an additional inspection at NASCAR’s research and development center,…

When you haven’t been on a bicycle for four years – and the reason is because last time you were cycling, you fell off, broke your shoulder bone clean in half and have been slightly traumatised by the sight of bicycles ever since – is it wise to sign up for a 15km mountain bike ride? When you were never much of a cyclist anyway? And you have never been…

Richmond, Va. – The Federated Auto Parts 400 is the final regular season race in the NASCAR Cup Series, and the drivers found a special way to thank their fans. Before the race officially started, the drivers circled Richmond Raceway’s track, warming up their cars with a pace car leading the way. As they prepared for the green flag, the whole field – which usually starts and restarts two cars…

Photo credit: Jonathan Moore/Getty Images When you’re one of few women in an industry full of men, it’s easy to want to blend in—to not get the looks and comments that go with being the girl. But, in a world where dudes need more education on feminine heath, power to NASCAR driver Julia Landauer for wanting to slap a tampon ad on the side of her race car. Landauer, if…

PLAY NOW: Set your Fantasy Live lineup RELATED: Full starting lineup | See every car | DraftKings advice RICHMOND, Va. — The Joe Gibbs Racing duo of Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin will line up on the front row and both have strong numbers at the 0.75-mile track that make them solid NASCAR Fantasy Live plays for Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 (7:30 p.m. ET…

Richmond, Va. – When it was announced that both Denny Hamlin’s Cup Series and XFINITY Series wins – plus Joey Logano’s second-place XFINITY finish – from Darlington Raceway last weekend are now encumbered, the debate about the rule’s logic and validity was reignited. When a win is encumbered, it means the driver loses all the benefits of it – the regular season points and the playoff points, plus his crew…

No charges have been filed against Mr. Nuzman, and he has emphatically denied all accusations of wrongdoing. Mr. Maleson, who piloted Brazil’s first bobsled team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, said he had spoken with the authorities in Brazil and France. “I started speaking to the I.O.C. in 2011,” Mr. Maleson said in a telephone interview. “Every year, we had scandals with the organizing committee and…

NASCAR notified teams that it will seek the firmest penalty currently available for a specific rear suspension violation after observing a rules infraction trend developing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series. Effective immediately, any penalty associated with the Section 20.14.2 Rear Suspension I-4 portion of the NASCAR Rule Book found in post-race inspection will be elevated to the maximum L1-level penalty. The maximum penalty includes:…

State lawmakers shelved a bill Friday that would have fast-tracked bus, train and other transit projects for Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympic Games and a new Inglewood arena for the Los Angeles Clippers. The measure, SB 789, unveiled a week ago, would have lessened the projects’ developers duties under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. The law requires developers to disclose and reduce a project’s effects on the environment, a…

Photo credit: Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Somehow in this year of oppressive engine penalties over in Formula One, NASCAR wants to institute annoying engine penalties of their own in 2018, reports ESPN. Granted, they’re less complex than F1’s, but if your favorite driver has to change an engine over a weekend next year, oof. I’m sorry. NASCAR announced that it’s going to a single-engine rule for all Cup Series events, meaning…

NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez will need a new sponsor for the Oct. 15 race at Talladega Superspeedway after sandwich chain Subway pulled out of a four-race sponsorship, stating “due to circumstances beyond our control” that it “had to terminate” the deal. What were those circumstances? Suarez handing out Dunkin’ Donuts from a golf cart in an NBC TV segment. The video, made with with Rutledge Wood near New…

After a brief pause for the FIFA international break, Europe’s top leagues return to action this weekend with a number of interesting early season matchups. Here are a few worth watching Saturday in place of college football: English Premier League: Both Manchester teams will be in action with unbeaten Manchester City hosting unbeaten Liverpool in an early morning match (NBCSN, NBC Universo, 4:30 a.m. PT) that figures to be a…

NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez will need a new sponsor for the Oct. 15 race at Talladega Superspeedway after sandwich chain Subway pulled out of a four-race sponsorship, stating “due to circumstances beyond our control” that it “had to terminate” the deal. What were those circumstances? Suarez handing out Dunkin’ Donuts from a golf cart in an NBC TV segment. The video, made with with Rutledge Wood near New…

With a victory on Monday night in the K&N Pro Series East race at Langley Speedway in Virginia, Todd Gilliland is one step closer to accomplishing something that hasn’t been achieved in nearly 20 years: winning two NASCAR championships in the same season. His victory pulled him six points ahead of Harrison Burton in the East standings with just two races remaining at New Jersey and Dover. Meanwhile,…

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