World Sports

Former NFL first-round draft pick turned pro baseball prospect Tim Tebow is a devout Christian. “Fox & Friends” is a Fox News program that caters to conservatives, like some devout Christians. Bill Belichick was once described as the awful reptile in charge of the evil New England Patriots. So, it is with all this in mind that we approach Monday’s interview with Tebow on “Fox & Friends.” The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner discussed his new book, “Shaken: Discovering…

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Andy Murray is the clear favourite to win this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award after he was confirmed in the 16-athlete shortlist. Murray, who became a Dad for the first time in February, has enjoyed an incredible 2016, winning Wimbledon for a second time while repeating his Olympic gold medal success and celebrating a first-ever ATP Finals victory that cemented his status as the world’s No.1. A…

Alabama Crimson Tide is on the verge of making college football rankings history, again. We haven’t done the CBS Sports 128 forever, but even in its short history there has never been a wire-to-wire No. 1. In the AP Top 25 era, only Florida State Seminoles (1999) and Southern California Trojans (2004) have accomplished wire-to-wire No. 1 rankings, though oddsmakers are currently favoring Alabama’s 2016 team to join them should…

Sports Direct founder and CEO Mike Ashley. Reuters/Handout LONDON — Shares in embattled discount retailer Sports Direct are crashing on Monday morning after the financial reporting watchdog announced it is investigating the company. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced it is investigating the “preparation, approval and audit” of Sports Direct’s most recent results for failing to disclose Barlin Delivery as “a related party” in the company’s financial statements. The Financial Times…

JD Sports has carried on camping with a £128.3m takeover of Go Outdoors, which cements its status as the largest outdoor equipment retailer in the UK. JD Sports, already owns tent and hiking equipment retailers Blacks, Millets and Ultimate Outdoors, but will add the 58 Go Outdoors shops to its group. There had been concerns last month that talks between Go Outdoors’ backer, private equity firm 3i, and JD Sports had hit a…

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The financial reporting watchdog will investigate accountancy firm Grant Thornton for signing off on an arrangement between Sports Direct, majority-owned by Mike Ashley, and a delivery firm owned by his brother. The Financial Reporting Council said it was looking into the auditor over its failure to report a deal that Sports Direct struck with Barlin Delivery, owned by John Ashley. According to Sports Direct’s website, some of its international delivery…

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JD Sports has acquired retailer Go Outdoors for £112m from its private equity owners. Under the deal, JD Sports will buy the 58-store chain – whose products range from tents to bicycles – from YFM Equity Partners and 3i Group. The purchase will add to JD Sports’ stable of outdoor brands such as Blacks, Millets and Ultimate Outdoors. As a result of the deal, the Go Outdoors founders, Paul Caplan…

That will get sorted out in the offseason. Maybe he doesn’t even hit free agency – it’s not like the 49ers have a better quarterback option, and the 2017 draft isn’t filled with future stars at the position. But on a bad 49ers team, Kaepernick has been playing like it’s 2012-13 again. You might not have heard much about Kaepernick’s resurgence on the field because most of the attention he…

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Sometimes sport is at its most tense when it is at its most still – in those micro‑lulls before world title fights as the protagonists coil in their corners, awaiting the bell, and adrenaline and testosterone races through the crowd like white water; between the purse of a referee’s lips and the first step in a shootout; before the starter’s pistol shatters the hush of an Olympic 100m final; and,…

Jared Goff’s first NFL touchdown pass was a beauty. The Rams rookie hit Tavon Austin with a perfectly placed ball early in the first quarter against the Saints for a 24-yard score.  Goff threw another touchdown early in the second quarter, a six-yard pass to Kenny Britt after a strip sack by Aaron Donald set the Rams up with a first-and-goal.  • Watch: Vontaze Burfict…

Every week until the official College Football Playoff field is announced, a group of FOX Sports broadcasters, writers and production staff will vote on the “FOX Four” — our collective ranking of the current four best teams in the country. Here is how we would seed the playoff field after Week 13. Other teams receiving playoff votes: Michigan Next week on FOX and FS1 (all times ET): Pac-12 Championship…

A motorist was pulled over by police for driving with a sofa hanging out the boot. The driver was stopped in Long Stratton, Norfolk, after the two-seater leather sofa was spotted hanging precariously out of the back of the car. It was held in using a suitcase-like strap that, the police said, was “only partially holding the sofa.”

There’s still a week until the College Football Playoff field gets selected, but go ahead and fill in two spots. No matter what happens next week, No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State will almost surely finish the season in the top four after both cleared hurdles in Week 13. The undefeated Crimson Tide punched their tickets by shutting down No. 13 Auburn for a 30–12 victory. Alabama…

(Reuters) – UFC’s first dual division champion Conor McGregor has relinquished his featherweight title with Jose Aldo replacing the Irishman as the category’s undisputed champion, officials said on Saturday. The move was triggered by a sequence of events that followed light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier’s withdrawal from his scheduled title defense against Anthony Johnson at UFC 206 on Dec. 10 due to injury. McGregor, who knocked out Eddie Alvarez this month…

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ESPN marked the passing of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro by acclaiming the huge impact that the Caribbean strong man had on the world of sports in a piece titled “Fidel Castro, 90, Deftly Fused Sports into Cuba’s National Identity.” ESPN recited the important role sports played in Castro’s personal life. “Born near Birán, Cuba, on Aug. 13, 1926, to a sugar plantation owner, Castro grew…

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has reached out through representatives to explore coaching options outside Notre Dame, sources told Yahoo Sports. Kelly just completed his seventh season as coach of the Fighting Irish, a 4-8 debacle that was the school’s second-worst record of the last 52 years. The disappointment was compounded by news Tuesday that the NCAA is vacating 21 Notre Dame victories in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons for…