World Sports

This is the time of year when everyone becomes a movie expert, even sports fans whose idea of a great cinematic experience might be some sappy, overwrought Disney depiction of something that may have, kind of, sort of happened in sports. So, in case you’ve missed these Oscar-nominated movies and view the world only through a sports lens, we’ve drawn some parallels between the eight films nominated for an Academy…

Former Borussia Dortmund and Basel striker Alexander Frei made the draw Liverpool will face rivals Manchester United in the Europa League last 16, while Tottenham have been drawn against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. The games will be played on Thursday, 10 and 17 March. Liverpool’s home leg will kick-off at 20:05 GMT with the second game at Old Trafford starting at 18:00 GMT. Valencia, managed by Gary Neville, face fellow…

Voting to decide the next president of Fifa must go to a second round. There was no outright winner after round one, with Gianni Infantino polling the most votes. The Uefa secretary general finished with 88, three more than pre-vote favourite Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Husseinwas next with 27, followed by Jerome Champagne on seven. Tokyo Sexwale withdrew before voting began. Just over 200 delegates from…

“Your waist should be smaller than 35 (inches),” says former swimsuit issue model Former Sports Illustrated cover model Cheryl Tiegs isn’t happy with the magazine’s decision to run plus-size model Ashley Graham on one of three covers for this year’s swimsuit issue. “I don’t like that we’re talking about full-figured women because it’s glamorizing them, and your waist should be smaller than 35 [inches],” the 68-year-old told E! Tiegs was featured on…

On last night’s Fox Sports Live, Dan O’Toole opened by saying “Many of you have wondered, what happened to all the highlights?” When Fox Sports Live relaunched on Monday night as a late night comedy-sports show, it confirmed a reality that’s been hovering over televised sports for a long time, but one that we’ve been reluctant to admit is true. The sports highlight show is dead. The show that you grew up…

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NFL NEW YORK (AP) Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul filed a lawsuit against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter for posting his medical records last summer. The lawsuit, filed in Miami Dade County in Florida, alleges that Pierre-Paul’s privacy was violated – as was the state’s medical records statute – by the report after the player severely injured his right hand in a fireworks accident on July 4. The lawsuit doesn’t…

Now MLB’s Bowman is applying his digital expertise to an ambitious new venture: He’s bidding on a range of sports rights to build a new kind of digital version of ESPN, and he’s hoping to launch within a few months. “We’ve been trying to cobble together rights with an eye towards building an app, a first-class app, streaming high quality and putting it on the device (consumers) want best,” said…

Fred Segal says he’s always been fascinated by sports predictions. Growing up in North Miami Beach, Segal would sort through his attorney father Mike’s collection of thousands of sports books and magazines, some dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. “I used to look through them and laugh about the predictions that ended up being dead wrong,” said Segal, a Coral Springs, Fla., attorney who specializes in transactional…

You better watch your backs, Sports Illustrated cover girls. The ladies of Archer are coming to take your thrones. The animated FX show made a spoof off the historic Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue by featuring some of their hottest spies — and Pam Poovey. The curvy Human Resources director got the coveted role of cover girl for the magazine and threatens to take plus-size model Ashley Graham’s crown. Though, now that we think about, co-cover girl and…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee’s coaches held a rare joint press conference to say that an unfair picture of the athletic department is emerging amid a lawsuit that states the school mishandled sexual assault complaints against athletes. The federal suit filed Feb. 9 in Nashville by six unidentified women states Tennessee violated Title IX regulations and created a ”hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes….

Nonprofit groups are calling on the National Football League to stop offering fantasy sports competitions to children because they’re concerned the games could lead some young sports fans down the path of gambling addiction. In letters being sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, the National Council on Problem Gambling and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood complain the NFL “aggressively marketed” a fantasy sports game on “NFL Rush,”…

Sports Authority missed a $20 million coupon payment on Jan. 15, triggering a 30-day grace period to work out a compromise with creditors. The Englewood, Colorado-based company’s bankruptcy plans underscore the challenges the fragmented sporting goods industry faces as it competes with discounter Wal-Mart Stores and online retailer Amazon.com. Ahead of the bankruptcy filing, Sports Authority is trying to work out a deal with creditors for a loan to get…

He is the brightest star in the UFC cosmos right now, the sport’s center of gravity, and the rare fighter whose talents in the Octagon keep pace with his talents for promotion.  Conor McGregor’s fight at UFC 196 may now be in limbo, but there are no questions about the UFC star’s popularity and rise. The UFC featherweight champion is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the first…

Guardian Sport has been named website of the year at the British Sports Journalists’ Association awards for the second year in a row, with the Guardian and Observer’s chief football writer, Daniel Taylor, winning the football journalist of the year prize. “Taylor’s work is exceptional. It’s deep, it’s well-informed, and it’s easy to read,” said the judges, while Tom Clarke, the chairman of the judges of the writing awards, said:…