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However, critics point out that it recognises darts and snooker, sports that can hardly be said to require great physical exertion. Judges in the High Court and the Court of Appeal backed HMRC. The European Court’s decision will be published in the coming months and will heap pressure on Sport England to review their list. Other European countries – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France and the Netherlands – recognise bridge as…

The card game bridge is hardly the most physically strenuous of activities. But according to a judgment by one of the European court of justice’s most senior lawyers, the game should be considered a sport – for tax purposes at least. The recommendation is the latest salvo in a longrunning legal case brought by the English Bridge Union (EBU), which argues that entry fees for its tournaments should be exempt…

UK Sport has long prided itself on a high-performance system that it insists is “the envy of the world”. Yet the way it deflected and muzzled criticism of how it had failed to spot deep-rooted problems at British Cycling on Wednesday suggested world-class levels of obfuscation, too. It had been expected Annmarie Phelps’s independent review into the climate and culture of British Cycling, which appeared after 14 months in utero,…

With its own dedicated fromagerie, microbrewery and Michelin-star restaurant, it might be easy to forget you have come to watch the football when you are reclining in one of the premium lounges of Tottenham Hotspur’s new £750m stadium. The 61,000-seat behemoth will feature the longest bar in the country, heated seats with built-in USB ports, a glass-walled tunnel so you can see the players before the game and even a…

“I love football, always have, always will, banter is fun, abuse is not whoever/whatever/wherever #respect.” The presenter recently presented the Player of the Year awards for Manchester United, who she famously supports. 

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman has delivered a message from President Donald Trump to North Korea — sort of. On Thursday, the former NBA player gave the country’s sports minister a copy of Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” a present intended for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It wasn’t signed by Trump, who was Rodman’s boss for two…

Massive viewership for Game 7 of last year’s NBA Finals lifted the series to the highest ratings for a championship matchup since 1998. But this year, the Golden State Warriors’ dominance in the playoffs — cruising undefeated through the Western Conference bracket — made the possibility that the series would again go to seven games seem remote. Prior to the Finals, NBA executives were quietly tamping down ratings expectations. It…

Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a much-discussed boxing match on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, a well-placed source told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. Mayweather and McGregor both confirmed the fight on social media on Wednesday. According to UFC president Dana White, the fight will be at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be contested at 154 pounds. It will be a standard, 12-round boxing…

The narrative started that day last summer when Kevin Durant told the world he was going to join the Golden State Warriors. A significant – or perhaps just significantly loud – segment of the sports world reached for its smelling salts, then started howling. Nobody will beat the Warriors. They took a stacked roster and stacked it even more. They created a Super Team, and Super Teams are bad for…

The thing about sport is that the one thing you don’t really have is time to faff around, to perfectly capture the moment for posterity. Yet whether taken in the thick of it or from the sidelines, the very best sports action photos are the ones encapsulating the action in perfect sharp clarity. You can imagine the thousands of pounds’ worth of kit and hundreds of photos a professional sports…

The dawn of London 2012. Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony has eviscerated any lingering public cynicism, while Team GB’s arrival and the Arctic Monkeys’ cover of the Beatles’ Come Together has thrust everyone inside the Olympic Stadium off their feet. Now, as the intense whoops and waves of noise finally subside, Sebastian Coe, the organiser of the Games, stands up to urge the millions watching to appreciate the unique power of…

8:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment This past weekend, the Atlanta Braves owned social media, as a man in a full-body suit brutally vanquished a cocky fan in a promotional race. Video of the in-game stunt went viral, and the world asked where this all came from. Think you can #BeatTheFreeze? Good luck. pic.twitter.com/9SrKe7GcTA — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 10, 2017 It started with a…

No matter the sport, no matter the venue, they will be there. “They,” of course, being awful, no-good, rotten and incorrigible sports fans hellbent on ruining everything for everyone. Their existence is almost a natural law, and wherever sports are played, at least one species of bad fan will be in attendance, doing their best to give everyone who has ever paid money to watch organized athletics a…

Tru Blu Sports is a year-round program based in South Miami that helps special-needs children become successful later on in life. “Our program gives each participant the opportunity to experience different sports that allow them to feel comfortable, successful, and motivated,” said program founder Savant Patel, 16. The program was conceptualized by Savant and the rest of his family. The idea came after the Patels couldn’t find a special-needs sports…

The NBA season came to a close Monday night with the Golden State Warriors hammering the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland. The Dubs dispatched the Cavs in just five games, securing their second NBA championship in three years. Golden State newcomer Kevin Durant earned the first title of his career and took home the Finals MVP to boot.  It was an emotional victory for the Warriors, who blew a 3-1 lead to…

LAS VEGAS • The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a 25-year-old federal law that bans sports betting in most states. The American Gaming Association on Monday announced the creation of a coalition involving organizations of attorneys general and police, policymakers and others to advocate for the repeal of the ban that the industry says has fueled the…

BASEBALL SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins think they’ve got their shortstop of the future in the speedy and slick-fielding Royce Lewis. The California high school star was taken with the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft. It was the third time the Twins were up first — the last time was 2001, when they grabbed hometown high school catcher Joe Mauer with the top choice….

7:53 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Tailback Eddie Lacy weighed 250 pounds or less Monday and, as a result, will receive $55,000 from the Seattle Seahawks. The payoff is part of a seven-tiered incentive structure designed to keep Lacy at a healthy playing weight during the 2017 season. If he meets all of his benchmarks, Lacy will earn $385,000 on top of his $2.865 million…

The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a 25-year-old federal law that bans sports betting in most states. The American Gaming Association on Monday announced the creation of a coalition involving organizations of attorneys general and police, policymakers and others to advocate for the repeal of the ban that the industry says has fueled the $150 billion illegal sports betting market….