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Tyson Fury has defended the controversial comments he made about Jessica Ennis-Hill in which he said that she “looks good in a dress” by saying: “I wasn’t asked about her achievements. I do think she looks fit in a dress.” Related: David Haye: ‘Tyson Fury’s got to stop saying that crap. Come on – just shut up’ | Donald McRae Fury, who defeated Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBA, IBF…

No damsel in distress would need a knight in shining armor if she could swing a sword like Reghan Ward. Or like Kate Sierra. The two women are among the champion fencers at the Cutting Edge Fencing Center in North Richland Hills. Each month about 85 people from 8-year-olds to 60-somethings venture to the facility, which opened in January 2014 at 5328 Rufe Snow Drive. About half are women. Cutting…

No damsel in distress would need a knight in shining armor if she could swing a sword like Reghan Ward. Or like Kate Sierra. The two women are among the champion fencers at the Cutting Edge Fencing Center in North Richland Hills. Each month about 85 people from 8-year-olds to 60-somethings venture to the facility, which opened in January 2014 at 5328 Rufe Snow Drive. About half are women. Cutting…

Eight contenders are on the shortlist for the award The BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality 2015 will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, and you can view the ceremony live online. BBC Wales’ coverage will be available on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer (UK only) from 20:00 GMT. The award will be presented following a public vote, which has now closed. Gareth Bale, Dan Biggar, Aled…

Ireland’s biggest telecoms group Eir (formerly Eircom) confirmed on Monday that it is to expand its TV offering with the acquisition of international sports pay television broadcaster Setanta Sports for an undisclosed sum. The move will pit the company against rival cable TV and broadband provider Virgin Media. The acquisition will allow Eir to “significantly expand” its TV offering and “further enhance the range of propositions on offer to customers”….

No damsel in distress would need a knight in shining armor if she could swing a sword like Reghan Ward. Or like Kate Sierra. The two women are among the champion fencers at the Cutting Edge Fencing Center in North Richland Hills. Each month about 85 people from 8-year-olds to 60-somethings venture to the facility, which opened in January 2014 at 5328 Rufe Snow Drive. About half are women. Cutting…

VIC MARKS Like cricket? Possess a coffee table? Then why not place Stephen Chalke’s Summer’s Crown upon it. This is the story of the County Championship and it is the heaviest book of the year, yet it is written with a wonderfully light touch and is beautifully illustrated. A less weighty publication, Gilbert, The Last Years of WG Grace, comes from the pen – or laptop – of Charlie Connelly….

Your favorite sports team is massively overvalued right now. It’s not that you ought to be losing sleep over Jerry Jones’ or Mark Cuban’s finances—they were rich before and will be rich after. But the popping and cracking noises emanating from the key support beam in our Temple of Athletics—the TV sports business—foreshadow wild disruptions ahead for the world of sports. Like the barking dogs that sense an earth tremor…

THE STORY SO FAR It was inevitable that a 30-man field would become strung out playing over three rounds and so it has proved with just four players within five shots of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round at the Gary Player Country Club near Sun City in South Africa. Australian Marc Leishman, who lost to Zach Johnson in a playoff for the Open at…

It happens more than two-and-a-half-million times a year; that’s how often children are rushed to emergency rooms with sports injuries. Yes, youth football is getting more attention, but are all sports getting safer? Taj Taylor wants to go pro, but a concussion almost sidelined his dream. “It was just a really scary feeling, definitely very scary,” he said. No ambulance was there. “I was out for at least 10 minutes…

Academic writing, not always unfairly, gets a bad rap. But the best combines the passion of the true enthusiast, a forensic eye for evidence and an ability to tell a compelling story. Those qualities are epitomised by Tony Collins’s The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby (Bloomsbury). Collins recounts the global sweep of the sport’s history, including both codes (union and league) and the North American variants, using original…

The contest comes just ahead of the film “Concussion,” a biographical sports medicine drama about pathologist Bennet Omalu. Omalu. who is played by actor Will Smith, is credited for trying to spread awareness of degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, in spite of the NFL’s trying to block his research and deny the existence of the disease. Miller, who hasn’t seen the film,…

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The contest comes just ahead of the film “Concussion,” a biographical sports medicine drama about pathologist Bennet Omalu. Omalu. who is played by actor Will Smith, is credited for trying to spread awareness of degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, in spite of the NFL’s trying to block his research and deny the existence of the disease. Miller, who hasn’t seen the film,…

Zack Greinke will stay in the NL West. But surprise – with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks unexpectedly won the Greinke sweepstakes, beating out the rival Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants for the free-agent ace Friday night. He agreed to a $206.5 million, six-year deal, sources told The Associated Press. The major league ERA leader and runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award boosted the Dodgers to their…

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The contest comes just ahead of the film “Concussion,” a biographical sports medicine drama about pathologist Bennet Omalu. Omalu. who is played by actor Will Smith, is credited for trying to spread awareness of degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, in spite of the NFL’s trying to block his research and deny the existence of the disease. Miller, who hasn’t seen the film,…

Altitude Sports announced today that Vic Lombardi will join the network as an addition to their on-air talent line-up. Lombardi will begin working for Altitude Sports January 1, 2016. His primary role at the network will be as the Studio Host for the Pre-Game, Halftime, and Post- Game coverage of the Denver Nuggets games. Additionally, he will also act as a studio host for the All Sports Summit Pro Football…

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) – the professional organization for 2,600 men and women who manage sports fields worldwide – announced the third annual “Mowing Patterns Contest” winner is Blake Anderson, Assistant Director of Sports Turf Operations at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.). Anderson was selected via a Facebook voting contest from October 21 to November 20 for his intricate design at Baum Stadium, home to the Arkansas Razorbacks…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are planning a January bid of £8m for West Ham’s 16-year-old English defender Reece Oxford. (Times- subscription required) German champions Bayern Munich have joined United in trying to sign 23-year-old Southampton forward Sadio Mane. (Daily Mail) Former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is high on Manchester United’s shortlist as they begin to think…