World Sports

Frazer Meek jumps down from a wooden platform and jogs across the floor of the Fluidity Freerun Academy, a 7,000 sq ft warehouse in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Cardiff. It is a wintry Thursday evening and there are only a few hardy souls practising their leaps and swings on the purpose-built equipment, designed to mimic the bollards, railings and concrete building blocks of the great urban outdoors….

Parkour, or freerunning, is now officially recognised in the UK as a sport. This is the activity where participants set out to alarm spectators by vaulting over improbable obstacles and bounding from rooftop to rooftop. The recognition of parkour is encouraging news for those of us who enjoy the sport of conifer hurdling, which consists of dashing up a street and jumping over all the abandoned Christmas trees left out…

Buy Photo Canandaigua swimmers hoist the championship trophy following the Section V Class B Swimming & Diving Championship held at the Webster Aquatic Center on Saturday, November 7, 2015.(Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)Buy Photo When Gillian Flint and her teammates won the 2015 Section V Class C2 girls championship, it was a remarkable day for the Caledonia-Mumford high school basketball program — girls and boys. Hours earlier, the Caledonia-Mumford varsity boys claimed a Section V title….

It would be one of the more ludicrous events in combat sports history, but it may also be one of the most lucrative. A Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match has been bandied about for a while now. It went from farcical to mildly possible Friday, even if the Mayweather camp is already bashing it. UFC president Dana White went on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and made Mayweather an offer –…

It would be one of the more ludicrous events in combat sports history, but it may also be one of the most lucrative. A Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match has been bandied about for a while now. It went from farcical to mildly possible Friday, even if the Mayweather camp is already bashing it. UFC president Dana White went on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and made Mayweather an offer –…

A Question of Sport pulls in around three million viewers to its Friday evening slot, but more than forty per cent are over the age of 65, and only ten per cent of its audience fall within the coveted 16-to-34 demographic. The tender document says that bidders should think of ways to bring a “broader audience” onboard, claiming that 16 to 34-year-olds “love the banter”. It adds that there should…

Casino industry lobbyists are betting that President-elect Donald Trump’s history as a casino magnate and opportunistic businessman is the key to reversing the decades-old federal ban on sports betting. Continue Reading Below Wagering on sports has effectively been illegal since 1992, when the federal government passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PAPSA. At present, only four states – Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana – are allowed…

The Nintendo Switch’s 2017 lineup is promising so far, but perhaps not encouraging — and that includes the initial sports gaming support for the hybrid console. During last night’s press event, Electronic Arts announced that it is bringing its FIFA series of soccer titles to the Nintendo Switch. A sizzle reel of upcoming games briefly showed a logo for 2K Sports’ NBA 2K18, and the publisher said this morning that…

Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama‘s successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States. In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, “Hail to the Chief” and not stopping at red lights. Sports…

Sports Direct could cause further controversy with shareholders after appointing a law firm that has previously worked for the retailer to conduct a review of its corporate governance. The retailer – whose working practices were exposed by a Guardian investigation in 2015 – had pledged not use Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) for the review after protests from investors. In September, Sports Direct said an independent party other than RPC would…

Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama‘s successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States. In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, “Hail to the Chief” and not stopping at red lights. Sports…

Who has joined Swansea? Whose record is Rooney chasing? And who is ‘uppity’?

With viewership rapidly expanding into the hundreds of millions, eSports enjoyed some time in the spotlight at CES 2017 last week. Supernova analyst David Kretzmann was at the trade show in Las Vegas, and he spent some time getting the latest news for this growing industry from the VP and General Manager for eSports at Turner Sports. Continue Reading Below Tune in to learn about how the media companies…

The end of one of the longest-running partnerships in sports radio is coming soon. SI.com has learned via multiple sources that ESPN executives are moving forward with the plan to shift Mike Greenberg—one half of the long-running Mike & Mike radio show on ESPN Radio—into a new role as the lead host of a television show that would air in the mornings on ESPN. The new show will have…

Not much about the San Diego Chargers’ move to Los Angeles makes sense, and that’s before you get to the Chargers’ home stadium plans for the next two seasons. Chargers owner Dean Spanos officially announced the move Thursday morning. According to USA Today and Pro Football Talk, the Chargers plan to play at the StubHub Center in Carson in 2017 and 2018, before moving into Los Angeles Rams owner Stan…

Last month, one simple question took the Internet by storm: Without revealing your actual age, what something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn’t understand? — Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) December 28, 2016 It elicited all kinds of responses, but there wasn’t much in the way of sports. That got us thinking — what are some sports facts that would surprise a younger person? Here are a…

Stephen Curry isn’t the problem in Golden State. He’s not the one preventing the Warriors from reaching their full potential on offense, and he’s not the one resisting the simple answers. Neither is Kevin Durant, nor Draymond Green, nor Klay Thompson, nor even Zaza Pachulia. No, the Warriors’ problem — insomuch as a 33-6 team has issues, anyway — is crystal clear halfway through the season: Steve Kerr is the…

PRO FOOTBALL NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline for the San Diego Chargers to exercise their option to relocate to Los Angeles was extended for two days, although a media report surfaced that the team plans to move. The Chargers called a staff meeting for 8 a.m. PST Thursday, a team employee said Wednesday night. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity…

Jewish American Gymnast Aly Rasiman posed along side fellow Olympic teammate Simone Biles for the 2017 Spots Illustrated Swimsuit edition, the magazine reported Tuesday. MJ Day, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor explained on the SI website that, “Aly and Simone represent all that is beautiful and strong and inspiring in women today.” Aly Raisman finishes the Olympics with an NFL date Five…