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More than 80% of sports now pay equal prize money The gender prize money gap in sport is closing with more sports than ever achieving parity at the top level, a BBC Sport study has found. A total of 83% of sports now reward men and women equally, according to the study commissioned for Women’s Sport Week. Cricket, golf and football showed some of the biggest disparities although prize money…

Can ultra-tight-clothing make you a better athlete? Well yes, if the UK’s biggest sportswear brands are to be believed. The sale of compression garments across the webpages of Adidas, Under Armour, Asics and more is almost ubiquitously associated with phrases such as “increase muscle power”, “go further and faster” and “optimise performance”. Going by the revenue generated, such slogans clearly do their job, with the entire compression wear and shapewear…

This is a summer of great opportunity for the promotion of women’s sport, with four major championships in cricket,football,rugby and hockey. But beyond the enjoyment of elite-level competition, these events are equally important in providing inspiration and a legacy for grassroots sport. Women’s Sport Week (19-25 June) provides a platform for governing bodies to boost female participation across all age ranges and abilities, so here are just some of the…

More than 80% of sports now pay equal prize money The gender prize money gap in sport is closing with more sports than ever achieving parity at the top level, a BBC Sport study has found. A total of 83% of sports now reward men and women equally, according to the study commissioned for Women’s Sport Week. Cricket, golf and football showed some of the biggest disparities although prize money…

A defiant Rick Pitino is poised to take on the NCAA after its punishment of Louisville. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) NCAA Drops Hammer On Louisville For Sex Act Scandal The NCAA has released its official decision on the case concerning Louisville, finding that a former director of basketball operations acted unethically by organizing striptease dances and sex acts for basketball prospects as well as athletes at the university, and…

Morning everyone, and welcome to the big one. Yes, it’s Fathers’ Day here in Britain. In fact, this really is the big one – the final of many fans’ dreams, and of every administrator’s. It’s the first time a major cricket tournament has ever culminated in the biggest local derby in the whole of sport. It’s India v Pakistan. It’s also superstars v journeymen, overlords v underdogs, well-oiled machinery v…

The late Bill Dineen spent the better part of two seasons coaching the Philadelphia Flyers in the early ‘90s, a tenure that not only allowed him to coach his son Kevin, but also face son, Gord. At the time, Gord was a defenseman with the Ottawa Senators. And when the Dineen clan all converged on the Spectrum on Feb. 9, 1993, it was Kevin and Bill who skated away with…

The Confederations Cup, the quadrennial dress rehearsal for soccer’s World Cup, opened Saturday in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg. It’s not a milestone many find worth celebrating. The start of the two-week, eight-nation tournament is FIFA’s final blessing of the tournament to come next summer. It’s too late to turn back now — not that there was a possibility of that happening anyway. “I can guarantee you…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan is seeking to terminate the parental rights of a sports doctor accused of sexual assaulting dozens of women and girls. The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/2rr8rqy ) attorneys for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services filed a petition against 53-year-old Larry Nassar. Lawyers cited December testimony from an FBI agent who said investigators found images and videos of child pornography…

Months removed from sports hernia and hip surgeries, Claude Giroux still didn’t feel like himself. The Philadelphia Flyers’ captain finally got back to normal by the end of the season, roughly nine months after going under the knife. “I thought it’d be quicker, to be honest,” Giroux said. “It’s harder than I thought it would’ve been.” Because of the unnatural motion of skating, hockey is among the most common sports…

GOLF ERIN, Wis. (AP) – The biggest surprise at this U.S. Open was not who was leading, but who was leaving. Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day – the top three players in the world, all of them professing expansive Erin Hills to be perfect for their games – cleaned out their lockers after missing the cut. Joining them with a weekend off – British Open champion Henrik Stenson,…

8.22am EDT08:22 In summary Mike Hytner So, that wasn’t half bad was it? The Super Netball season came to a climax, satisfyingly so, despite something of a boilover in the grand final that robbed the more optimistic neutrals of possible extra-time (maybe even two) and the kind of excitement to rival last year’s epic. There was the small matter of some tarten-clad foreign raiders ransacking the joint in Sydney with…

As Alexis Smith prepared to walk across the stage and collect her diploma at the Sports and Medical Sciences Academy’s commencement Friday night, a man clad in camouflage emerged from behind the curtain. Master Sgt. Phillip Smith of the Air National Guard, who had been planning this graduation surprise since before he left for southwest Asia in April, was given a boisterous standing ovation as he walked across the stage…

The UFC returns to Asia for early morning fights on Saturday with a star-studded fight card from Singapore, headlined by a women’s bantamweight tilt between Holly Holm and Bethe Correia. Holm has lost her last three but is out to prove she still one of the most dangerous fighters in their division. She’ll have a chance to do so against aggressive brawler Correia, who has a great opportunity to climb…

5.17am EDT05:17 Super Netball: As the heart wrenching story of Kim Green, who will play no part tonight due to a cruel injury, plays out on the screen, here’s Erin, who seems to agree with Laura Geitz. I could do a period of extra-time, to be honest. Erin Delahunty (@della79) The head says Lightning by x2, heart says Giants by x1 in extra-time.The way they play for each other is…

GOLF ERIN, Wis. (AP) – The biggest surprise at this U.S. Open was not who was leading, but who was leaving. Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day – the top three players in the world, all of them professing expansive Erin Hills to be perfect for their games – cleaned out their lockers after missing the cut. Joining them with a weekend off – British Open champion Henrik Stenson,…

An intense love of cricket is shared by these nuclear-armed neighbors, as profoundly as their deep and mutual mistrust. The players from India and Pakistan will be cordial before and after the Champions Trophy final in London on Sunday — for that is customary in cricket’s conventions — but there’ll be tension for hundreds of millions of people tuning in across South Asia, where this rivalry transcends sport. Cricket, bequeathed…

As Alexis Smith prepared to walk across the stage and collect her diploma at the Sports and Medical Sciences Academy’s commencement Friday night, a man clad in camouflage emerged from behind the curtain. Master Sgt. Phillip Smith of the Air National Guard, who had been planning this graduation surprise since before he left for southwest Asia in April, was given a boisterous standing ovation as he walked across the stage…

Alex Avila was the best player available on the Detroit Tigers’ board when it was their turn to select a player in the fifth round of the 2008 amateur draft. His dad suggested the Tigers pick someone else. “I didn’t want people to think it was a favor,” Tigers general manager Al Avila recalled. “I thought he would have a better opportunity if someone else drafted him so he wouldn’t…

Slightly smaller than the Rogue, the new 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport is coming to dealers(Photo: Nissan) The new 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport small sport-utility vehicle is primed to be a hit. A convenient size and appealing features set it apart from competitors, and its base price of $21,420 plus $960 in delivery fees should attract plenty of buyers. Don’t confuse the Rogue Sport with the larger and more expensive…