World Sports

F1: Lewis Hamilton wins Italian Grand Prix – as it happened – The Guardian

Sunday, September 03, 2017

Lewis Hamilton leads from start to finish, recording a comfortable victory and moving to the top of the drivers’ championship for the first time this season; Valtteri Bottas was second and Sebastian Vettel third • Read Giles Richards’ race report

Rajyavardhan Rathore appointed India’s new sports minister – Times of India

Sunday, September 03, 2017

NEW DELHI: Athens Olympic silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Sunday appointed the new sports minister in place of Vijay Goel, who has been made the minister of state for parliamentary affairs. The 47-year-old Rathore was till now serving as minister of state for information & broadcasting. Rathore takes over from the pro-active Goel following a major cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Colonel Rathore first stepped…

No. 1 Alabama suffocates No. 3 Florida State in the second half – Yahoo Sports

Sunday, September 03, 2017

No. 3 Florida State’s chances against No. 1 Alabama started slipping away bit by bit in the second half. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is. The Seminoles were simply Alabama’s latest victim in the Tide’s 24-7 win Saturday night in Atlanta. College football’s most anticipated Week 1 game in years lived up to the billing for the first half. Florida State was Alabama’s equal for the entirety of…

A Crude Rant Gets Fognini Booted From the Open — and Good Riddance – New York Times

Sunday, September 03, 2017

If the board proves the major offense, Fognini will face up to $250,000 in fines and may be permanently barred from future Grand Slam tournaments. Based on his actions at the Open this past week, it appears that those maximum fines would be more than warranted. It was much too little and a little too late, but Fognini apologized on Twitter on Thursday, saying sorry to fans — but not…

Young athletes’ brains show changes due to repeated head contact, according to a new study – Markets Insider

Sunday, September 03, 2017

Shutterstock/Adam Tinney Scientists don’t know exactly when head injuries from contact sports cross the line into dangerous territory. But a new study published in the journal Frontiers of Neurology shows that brain changes from contact sports — even games less violent than football, like basketball and soccer — start to appear earlier than most people think. Even brains of college athletes show signs of changes. “To us, the biggest surprise was that we observed any…

Sports Direct ‘identifies staff by fingerprint’ after asking them to press … – The Independent

Sunday, September 03, 2017

Sports Direct is asking warehouse staff to press a happy or sad face emoji on a touchpad to tell them how they’re feeling when they clock in – management can then identify and question them if they are disgruntled, a trade union has claimed. The leisurewear company is said to to identify employees by their fingerprints when they give a negative response on the touchpad when they start their shifts, and ask them to explain their grievance. It is…

Sports Direct ‘identifies staff by fingerprint’ after asking them to press happy or sad face emoji – The Independent

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Sports Direct is asking warehouse staff to press a happy or sad face emoji on a touchpad to tell them how they’re feeling when they clock in – management can then identify and question them if they are disgruntled, a trade union has claimed. The leisurewear company is said to to identify employees by their fingerprints when they give a negative response on the touchpad when they start their shifts, and ask them to explain their grievance. It is…

Young athletes’ brains show changes due to repeated head contact, according to a new study – Markets Insider

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Shutterstock/Adam Tinney Scientists don’t know exactly when head injuries from contact sports cross the line into dangerous territory. But a new study published in the journal Frontiers of Neurology shows that brain changes from contact sports — even games less violent than football, like basketball and soccer — start to appear earlier than most people think. Even brains of college athletes show signs of changes. “To us, the biggest surprise was that we observed any…

MPs declare sports and bookies as most common donors – BBC News

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Image copyright PA Image caption MPs have declared about £215,000 worth of gifts, benefits and hospitality Sports and betting companies top the list of donors treating MPs to gifts and hospitality. The Ladbrokes Coral group appeared 15 times in the register of members’ interests, more than any other donor. Out of 187 donations from UK sources registered by MPs, 58 were from the world of sport. A further 19 were…

Sports Direct ‘identifies staff by fingerprint’ after asking them to press happy or sad face emoji – The Independent

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Sports Direct is asking warehouse staff to press a happy or sad face emoji on a touchpad to tell them how they’re feeling when they clock in – management can then identify and question them if they are disgruntled, a trade union has claimed. The leisurewear company is said to to identify employees by their fingerprints when they give a negative response on the touchpad when they start their shifts, and ask them to explain their grievance. It is…

MPs declare sports and bookies as most common donors – BBC News – BBC News

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Image copyright PA Image caption MPs have declared about £215,000 worth of gifts, benefits and hospitality Sports and betting companies top the list of donors treating MPs to gifts and hospitality. The Ladbrokes Coral group appeared 15 times in the register of members’ interests, more than any other donor. Out of 187 donations from UK sources registered by MPs, 58 were from the world of sport. A further 19 were…

Kentucky, Vanderbilt on CBS Sports Network: TV, live stream, watch online – CBSSports.com

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Gameday is finally upon us. Saturday gives us our first full slate of college football games since January, and that means it’s time for wild predictions and plenty of hype. CBS Sports Network will be carrying a doubleheader on Saturday, chock full of SEC football to open the season. Here’s what you need to know going into these games, as both Kentucky and Vanderbilt are looking to start off on…

Parents speak out about the skyrocketing cost of youth sports – ABC News

Friday, September 01, 2017

The skyrocketing cost of youth sports — which is now a $15 billion market, according to the research firm WinterGreen Research — has left many parents dishing out thousands of dollars to support child athletes that are beginning to specialize in sports from increasingly young ages. Ryan Brown, 14, told ABC News that he plays baseball “four hours a day, five days a week.” “If it weren’t for baseball, I…

Rabble targets sports fans seeking game time camaraderie – The Tennessean

Friday, September 01, 2017

Buy Photo Founders Sterling McAfee, Ryan Tyrrell, Connor Lewis and Meghan Gruszynski have developed an app called Rabble that helps sports fans find other fans of the same teams.(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean)Buy Photo Nashville company Rabble is launching a check-in app to help sports fans find one another and determine the best locations for watching their team. Through Rabble, founded by Ryan Tyrrell, fans will be able…

Fox Sports reportedly has fired Pete Rose over underage-sex allegations – Chicago Tribune

Friday, September 01, 2017

Disgraced MLB hit king Pete Rose was something of a surprise addition to Fox Sports‘ MLB studio show back in 2015, and while he was seen as a little rough around the edges, he generally garnered favorable reviews for his candid, crusty takes on modern-era baseball. In March, the network announced that Rose would be back for another season in 2017. But Rose’s run as a TV analyst is apparently…

Candid Coaches: Who is the most powerful person in all of college basketball? – CBSSports.com

Friday, September 01, 2017

CBS Sports college basketball writers Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and Reid Forgrave spent much of July on the road in cities across the country, covering the live recruiting periods. While there, and in the weeks since, they’ve surveyed coaches for our annual Candid Coaches series. They polled everyone from head coaches at elite programs to assistants at some of the smallest Division I schools. In exchange for complete anonymity, coaches…

Pete Rose Reportedly Out at FOX Sports Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations – Sports Illustrated

Friday, September 01, 2017

Pete Rose’s two-year broadcasting career at Fox Sports has ended, according to reports. The Hollywood Reporter’s Lesley Goldberg and Marisa Guthrie reported on Thursday that Rose will no longer appear as an MLB analyst on the network. That publication—and particularly Guthrie—has long had sources inside Fox. “We are not commenting on the Hollywood Reporter story,” a Fox Sports spokesperson told SI.com Thursday. Rose was expected to return to the network…

Kylian Mbappe: Paris St-Germain sign Monaco forward on loan – BBC News

Friday, September 01, 2017

France forward Kylian Mbappe, left, scored 26 goals for Monaco in all competitions last season Paris St-Germain have signed Kylian Mbappe on a season-long loan from Monaco, with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of £165.7m. Should PSG sign the France international on a permanent deal, his contract will run until June 2022. Any deal for the 18-year-old is likely to be eclipsed only by the…

Will NFL viewers stomach Michael Vick as a Fox Sports analyst? – Chicago Tribune

Friday, September 01, 2017

Fox Sports hiring Michael Vick as an NFL analyst isn’t the worst idea in the world. Not with the potential to hire O.J. Simpson at midseason. Simpson at least would bring network TV experience along with his baggage. Vick just brings the baggage. This isn’t so much to rail against Fox for hiring Vick, whose NFL playing career was interrupted by 18 months in prison for his role in a…

Fox Sports fires Pete Rose over allegations of sex with a minor – New York Post

Friday, September 01, 2017

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