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Super Salvo Sports is a new football-prediction strategy game that debuts on the app stores today in advance of the Super Bowl. The title is an attempt to get the huge numbers of fans who are watching the Super Bowl at home to engage with a real-time game on their mobile phones. The non-gambling game lets you pick the plays that will happen, giving you bragging rights over your friends…

ESPN is partnering with Chinese tech giant Tencent in a deal that greatly expands the sports media company’s presence in the world’s most populous country. The Walt Disney Co.-owned unit announced Wednesday that it will supply Chinese-language programming, events and content for Tencent’s live sports coverage, providing a new avenue of global growth for the sports broadcasting behemoth. See more of Entertainment’s top stories on Facebook >> ESPN will have…

Liverpool fans protested about high ticket prices two seasons ago Liverpool supporters’ groups are planning a walkout protest during Saturday’s Premier League match at Anfield against Sunderland. The Spion Kop 1906 group – backed by the Spirit of Shankly (SoS) – have suggested fans leave their seats in the 77th minute in protest at the £77 top-priced ticket in the new main stand. The club have announced the increased price,…

Rangers and Sports Direct began their joint venture in 2012 Rangers have given Sports Direct formal notice that they wish to end their retail deal for club merchandise. But the contract between the two requires a seven-year notice period unless Sports Direct agrees to end it. On Wednesday, Rangers won their latest legal battle against the company controlled by Newcastle United owner and Rangers shareholder Mike Ashley. Club chairman Dave…

The region’s leading tourism advocate is envisioning a Field of Dreams to lure more amateur sporting events to Buffalo. In fact, if Patrick Kaler is successful in his lobbying, it would be more like 30 to 50 fields and some indoor facilities. Kaler, president and CEO of Visit Buffalo Niagara, wants to grow the area’s sports tourism business by capitalizing on the success that VBN and the Buffalo…

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Three players had been sent off in the game between Gimnasia La Plata and Estudiantes before the brawl The Argentine FA has sanctioned 15 players with bans ranging from one to eight games after a mass brawl in a pre-season friendly match. The game between Estudiantes and arch-rivals Gimnasia La Plata was called off in stoppage time after players punched and kicked each other. Estudiantes duo Alvaro Pereira and Mariano…

Media playback is not supported on this device Gary Neville ‘won’t sleep well’ after 7-0 defeat to Barcelona Gary Neville should have apologised and resigned as Valencia coach after their humiliating Copa del Rey defeat, says former goalkeeper Santiago Canizares. Valencia were thrashed 7-0 by Barcelona in a semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Former Manchester United captain Neville described the loss as “one of his worst experiences” in football. Canizares…

Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States, has failed to gain the following enjoyed by the NBA, National Football League or Major League Baseball. Cuban’s futsal investment is not his first in non-traditional sports. He has also bought into the daily fantasy sports industry, which he has adamantly defended amid questions about its legality. Disclosure: Mark Cuban is one of the hosts of “Shark Tank,”…

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Steve Elling made the biggest mistake of his career in 2001, though he wouldn’t realize it for a decade. He gave up covering Florida State football at the Orlando Sentinel to join CBS Sportsline.com and cover golf and its young ascending star, Tiger Woods. Elling was one of the country’s most prominent golf writers in the early 2000s. CBS Network televised the premier golf events; Elling traveled the world covering…

Sports Direct has dramatically backed down from its legal battle with Rangers football club and abandoned efforts to prevent disclosure of the pair’s joint venture, which has made the Old Firm club about 4p from every pound spent in its Ibrox store. An interim gagging order was imposed last summer, blocking Rangers from publicly revealing details of its agreement with the retailer, which contains swingeing clauses and was already subject…

The government has moved to pressure sports organisations into recognising gender equality in travel policies for Australian athletes. Federal sports minister Sussan Ley is demanding the policy as a condition of federal government funding, and along with Australian Sports Commission chairman John Wylie, has written to the top 30 funded organisations on the issue. “In 2016 we can think of no defensible reason why male and female athletes should travel…

On sale this week. First time since 1966 (George Peeples) an Iowa hoops player on the cover of Sports Illustrated. https://t.co/ygtvck07hw — Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) February 02, 2016 Jarrod Uthoff and Iowa are kind of a big deal. [ MORE: Dienhart: Midseason report cards | BTN analysts pick best of the first half ] At the unofficial midpoint of the Big Ten conference season, Uthoff is the frontrunner for Big…

Randle was arrested again in February 2015 in his hometown of Wichita, Kan., where police responded to a domestic violence call from his hotel room. Randle said the incident stemmed from an argument with his ex-girlfriend, Dalia Jacobs, who is the mother of his toddler son. Randle was cited for marijuana possession, but the drug charge was later dropped. In April, Kansas authorities said there was a lack of evidence…

This weekend, Femke Van den Driessche, a 19-year-old Belgian cyclocross racer, lined up at the U-23 World Championships. She’d previously won the Euros and the Belgian championships, and she was the favorite to get herself a set of rainbow stripes. But she had a bad race, and was forced to exit with a broken chain one lap from the finish. Then all hell broke loose. http://deadspin.com/cyclist-caught… Pro Cyclist Caught Using…

The Golden State Warriors’ plan of pursuit predates their 2015 championship run, a bold plot to declare the futility of resistance. It isn’t only that the NBA champions are determined to recruit Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. The truth is that they’re the most intriguing destination to him. If Durant leaves the Thunder, the Warriors are the significant frontrunners to sign him, league sources told The Vertical. The Warriors already have…

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The warnings against banned substances have now reached school sport A school in Somerset has signed up for an anti-sports-doping accreditation scheme, the first time a school in the UK has sought this official “clean sport” status. UK Anti-Doping ensures sports bodies comply with international anti-doping regulations. It now offers accreditation to sports played in schools and universities. The head of sport at…

Johnny Manziel’s future with the Cleveland Browns has been in question for months, but the team sent its strongest message yet about its dissatisfaction with the second-year quarterback on Tuesday –€“ three days after a disturbance with his ex-girlfriend had him under investigation by police in Fort Worth and Dallas. “We’ve been clear about expectations for our players on and off the field,” new Browns executive vice president of football…