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Nemanja Vidic played for Red Star Belgrade and Spartak Moscow before signing for Manchester United in January 2006 Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement from professional football. The Serb, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League in his eight-year spell at Old Trafford, says injuries have forced his retirement. Vidic, 34, left Inter Milan by mutual consent in January after failing to make…

Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Murray battles into final World number two Andy Murray reached his fifth Australian Open final after an epic five-set battle with 13th seed Milos Raonic. Briton Murray was broken in the first game and his 25-year-old Canadian opponent went on to take the first and third sets. But the 28-year-old Scotsman prevailed 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a gruelling…

Berahino has struggled for first-team football so far this season West Brom striker Saido Berahino has “wasted three or four months” of his career, according to Baggies boss Tony Pulis. The 22-year-old forward suggested he would not play for Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace again after a move to Tottenham was blocked last August. He has again been linked with a move in the January transfer window. “It’s been dreadful to…

CHICAGO – It’s a match-up against one quarterback whose career might be coming to a close and one whose run in the NFL is just beginning. For many the 50th edition of the Super Bowl is Peyton Manning vs Cam Newton-and they may very well be right. The ability of the Broncos and the Panthers’ defense to stop the other team’s quarterback will be a key to taking home the…

There are smartwatches, and there are fitness trackers. If you want any combination of the two, you’ll have to accept the compromises inherent in cramming a lot of sensors into an attractive, wrist-sized package. This is the problem the Moto 360 Sport comes tantalisingly close to solving. The Moto 360 Sport is a cousin of the 2015 Moto 360 smartwatch, but with some subtle modifications to make it better for…

Car racing leagues like NASCAR get lots of slack for being boring. For outsiders, it’s tough to see the fun in watching people drive in circles again and again — even if they’re doing it at 160 miles an hour within an inch of one another. But what if the vehicles racing against one another weren’t cars, but flying robots? That’s the idea behind drone racing, where pilots twist, turn…

Welcome to POLITICO New York’s Sports Business Report, a weekly digest of news on what matters in one of New York’s highest-profile industries. NBA fans will be treated to a 30-second ad on Saturday night called “Watch Me Work”, a promo for the WNBA. This is a sign that NBA commissioner Adam Silver is taking his promise from last fall to do more to promote the league seriously, and demonstrates…

Last week, Major League Baseball reached a settlement with a group of fans who sued the league over its internet broadcasting policies, alleging that its system of regional television contracts and blackout policies was collusive and eliminated competition. The settlement won a reduction in the price of Major League Baseball’s MLB.tv online service, as well as the introduction of a single-team option at nearly 23$ cheaper than any previous option…

After leaving Grantland and ESPN, Jonah Keri is quickly becoming one of the busiest men in sports media. Earlier this month Keri announced he was joining Sports Illustrated and MLB Network.  It was later revealed that he would be doing a podcast for Nerdist.  Now CBS Sports will make it official today that Keri is joining them to cover baseball, and perhaps more interestingly, pop culture, for CBSSports.com. Seeing Keri at…

Last week, Major League Baseball reached a settlement with a group of fans who sued the league over its internet broadcasting policies, alleging that its system of regional television contracts and blackout policies was collusive and eliminated competition. The settlement won a reduction in the price of Major League Baseball’s MLB.tv online service, as well as the introduction of a single-team option at nearly 23$ cheaper than any previous option…

<!– –> Sports Breaking| Top News <!—-> ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Len Don Diego, marketing manager for content at DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, works at his station at the company’s offices in Boston. Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal opinion today that daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under state law. “Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person…

<!– –> Sports Breaking| Top News <!—-> ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Len Don Diego, marketing manager for content at DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, works at his station at the company’s offices in Boston. Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal opinion today that daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under state law. “Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person…

Iconic sports agent Leigh Steinberg is launching venture capital initiative Steinberg Ventures to invest in emerging companies and start-ups in sports and entertainment. Steinberg Ventures is a partnership with private equity firm Alpha Strategies, led by founder and President Jay Rogers. It will leverage relationships and opportunities sourced primarily through the Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, led by Steinberg and Chief Operating Officer Chris Cabott. Steinberg has represented the No….

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The review is “aimed at further safeguarding the integrity of the game” Tennis officials will carry out an independent review into their anti-corruption practices after the sport was hit with claims of match-fixing. The announcement at the Australian Open follows a BBC and BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed suspected illegal betting in tennis over the past decade. Files showed that over the past 10 years, 16 players who have ranked…

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The Athletic Three former contributors to ESPN Chicago are founding writers for The Athletic, a new subscription website aimed at covering Chicago’s professional sports teams “with thought-provoking writing and enlightening statistics.” Jon Greenberg, Sahadev Sharma and Scott Powers, all ESPN Chicago veterans, were announced Monday as the new site’s main writers. Greenberg, named as founding editor, will write on all sports and run editorial operations in Chicago. Sharma will…

The Athletic Three former contributors to ESPN Chicago are founding writers for The Athletic, a new subscription website aimed at covering Chicago’s professional sports teams “with thought-provoking writing and enlightening statistics.” Jon Greenberg, Sahadev Sharma and Scott Powers, all ESPN Chicago veterans, were announced Monday as the new site’s main writers. Greenberg, named as founding editor, will write on all sports and run editorial operations in Chicago. Sharma will…