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Updated December 20, 2015 11:09:11 Photo: Former Essendon coach James Hird has reflected on 2015 and claimed “power and greed” are compromising sport. (Getty Images: Scott Barbour) Former Essendon coach James Hird says sport has become dominated by power and greed as governing bodies try to silence dissent. Hird has reflected on 2015, a year in which he lost his job and says he hopes 2016 will be…

Motorola’s fitness-focused smartwatch, the Moto 360 Sport, arrived at our office this week. The watch is available now in the UK for £219 and will arrive in the US on January 7 for $299. We will have a full review with extensive testing in early January, but in the meantime I wanted to share with you some early impressions. Hands-on with the Moto 360 Sport (pictures) See full gallery GPS…

A casual skydiver who only plans one jump won’t see their life insurance rates rise.(Photo: Skydive South Padre Island) If extreme sports aren’t enough to get your heart pumping, the dent they can put in your wallet should do the trick. A host of underlying costs come with seeking an adrenaline rush, including for equipment, memberships, certification courses and — possibly — higher life insurance rates. To get a picture…

Image copyright BBC Sport Image caption BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 12 sportsmen and women are fighting for votes to win this years BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2015 award. The winner will be revealed during a live show in Belfast tomorrow, Sunday, 20 December. Previous winners include F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton, Tennis ace Andy Murray, top cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, and footballer David Beckham. Here’s a…

Former Match of the Day presenter Jimmy Hill, one of English football’s most influential figures, died on Saturday at the age of 87. As chairman of the Professional Footballers’ Association, he led the campaign for the scrapping of maximum wages for professional footballers. He played 297 games for Fulham and was later manager and chairman at Coventry. Hill – diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2008…

When Jimmy Hill moved from ITV to the BBC to present Match of the Day in 1973, the Radio Times announced the news by putting him on its cover under the headline ‘Catch of the Year’. There was a very good reason for the excitement: Hill, who died on Saturday aged 87, had revolutionised televised football as head of sport at London Weekend Television and he…

Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for ESPY Colleen Dominguez of ESPN interviews Chris Bosh at the 2010 ESPY Awards. LOS ANGELES – TV personality Colleen Dominguez alleges that Fox Sports 1, her employer for more than a year, was guilty of age and gender discrimination when it withheld assignments and refused to air those she initiated on her own. In a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court…

A shoplifting suspect is dead and two Knox County deputies were being treated for non life-threatening injuries after a confrontation outside Academy Sports in West Knox County. Dec. 18, 2015

Sports Direct has issued a lengthy statement – finally breaking its silence more than a week after a Guardian investigation found that temporary workers at its warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, are receiving effective hourly pay below the minimum wage. Related: Sports Direct: Mike Ashley to oversee review of agency staff’s conditions The response on Friday did not mention the national minimum wage at all, and instead concentrated on the working…

Suzann Pettersen The Solheim Cup was overshadowed by an argument over one moment in one match, one of the fourballs that had been pushed back to the final day because of bad light. Alison Lee prodded the ball to within 18 inches of the 17th hole and then stooped to pick it up, believing her short putt had been conceded, only for Pettersen to insist no concession had been made….

Former Netherlands boss Guus Hiddink is set to become Chelsea’s interim manager following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. The 69-year-old Dutchman is currently at a London hotel holding discussions with Blues officials. Hiddink, who has already had one spell as Chelsea boss, winning the FA Cup in 2009, is yet to sign a contract. The Blues are currently 16th in the Premier League table,…

Sports Direct is to launch a review of all agency staff terms and conditions, which it said would be overseen personally by its founder Mike Ashley. The move follows a Guardian investigation, which revealed how temporary warehouse workers at Britain’s biggest sportswear chain are subjected to an extraordinary regime of searches and surveillance. Undercover reporters also came up with evidence that thousands of workers were receiving effective hourly rates of…

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When rooting for the University of Detroit Mercy basketball team or working as a TV sports producer, Reggie Hall often found many friends — a testament to the warm-hearted city native’s lasting impact on others. “He’s the type of person who walks into a room and lights it up — very outgoing, gregarious,” longtime friend Mark Challen said. “He was just a great guy to be around. He had this…

ITV Sport are taking over the BBC’s F1 commitment from next season It comes after the corporation announced a £35million cut in sports rights  Sports Minister Tracey Crouch recently referred to the need for more live coverage of sport on the BBC The Beeb should concentrate on sports with a national resonance By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail Published: 18:18 EST, 17 December 2015 | Updated: 04:11 EST, 18 December…

I don’t know how many hundreds of thousands were watching, but the only ones who missed it — even during replays — were with NBC, the network that televised it. Or was it that NBC, after years of encouraging and rewarding such behavior, chose not to see it? Sunday night, Patriots defensive lineman Jabaal Sheard sacked Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer, then got busy doing an obligatory dance of excessive self-affection. As Sheard…

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Moreover, the number of social posts uploaded from the event jumped from 500,000 to 1.8 million. “It seems like you can’t attend a sports event without taking a picture now,” Papp said. Here are some other takeaways from StubHub’s research: The most popular North American pro sports team by Twitter followers is from the NBA. That would be the Los Angeles Lakers, which has about 4.5 million followers. The leading…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. After the sacking of Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, 69, is set for a second short-term stint in charge of Chelsea, but Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is the Blues’ long-term target. (Telegraph) The Sun find a suitably horrified Mourinho for their back page Simeone, 45, is yet to be convinced a move to Stamford Bridge is right…

It’s become an annual tradition: SI.com’s ranking of the most memorable sports moments of the year. From bat flips to broken jaws, we’ve got it all (we think): The Monmouth Hawks bench captured the nation’s attention with their choreographed celebrations, but the team is making noise on court as well as the sidelines. In only how he can, Brett Favre sends along congrats to Peyton Manning. Posted by Denver Broncos…