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An increase in the number of women playing sport has driven improved participation figures, according to the latest survey by Sport England. People regularly playing sport stands at 15.74 million over 12 months, a rise of 1.65 million since 2005/06. Bucking the normal trend, the number of women playing sport and being active is increasing faster than men. Swimming remains the top sport overall but continues to decline, with athletics…

More than £500m has been wiped off the stock market value of Sports Direct, the retail chain controlled by the billionaire Mike Ashley, after the company reported lacklustre results and the City reacted to criticisms of the way its workers are treated. The retailer’s shares fell 13% on a combination of disappointing sales and profits and mounting controversy over working conditions in the group’s Shirebrook warehouse, which is predominantly staffed…

Mike Francesa invited New York Assemblyman Dean Murray on his show to talk about Daily Fantasy Sports and in typical, rather entertaining Mike Francesa fashion, proceeded to shout over Murray for not agreeing with him. Murray has been an outspoken defender of Daily Fantasy Sports, claiming they aren’t a form of a gambling and even sponsoring bills to protect these companies from the Attorney General’s claims that they are (a New York court…

The irony is that this may not only be ineffective, it may also be counterproductive, with a growing body of evidence indicating a correlation between time devoted to PE and improvements in academic attainment. That has certainly been the experience of one of the UK’s largest multi-academy trusts, which has dramatically increased not only the number of pupils playing sport in its secondary schools, but has done so while improving…

A flopped-over traffic cone named Donald Trump who is uncomfortably close to controlling America’s nuclear arsenal has spent the last several days whipping up a xenophobic frenzy against Muslims, and among other things expressed bafflement at the possibility that there existed Muslim sports heroes. http://deadspin.com/donald-trump-w… Donald Trump Wants To Know If There Are Any Muslim Athletes Donald Trump Wants To Know If There Are Any Muslim Athletes Donald Trump Wants…

Greg Rutherford and Tyson Fury have become embroiled in an explosive public row after the long jump champion told the BBC that he did not want to share a stage with the controversial boxer at next week’s Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Offended by Fury’s homophobic and sexist remarks, made during an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Olympic when he even equated homosexuality with paedophilia, Olympic, world, European…

A panel of college football writers, analysts and experts across CBS Sports convened and now present the CBS Sports 2015 College Football All-America team. While Alabama and Florida led the way with three first-team selections each, Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey holds the distinction of being the only unanimous selection, receiving every first-team vote as the top all-purpose player in college football this season. McCaffrey became the sport’s all-purpose king with 3,276…

Mike Francesa invited New York Assemblyman Dean Murray on his show to talk about Daily Fantasy Sports and in typical, rather entertaining Mike Francesa fashion, proceeded to shout over Murray for not agreeing with him. Murray has been an outspoken defender of Daily Fantasy Sports, claiming they aren’t a form of a gambling and even sponsoring bills to protect these companies from the Attorney General’s claims that they are (a New York court…

Greg Rutherford and Tyson Fury have become embroiled in an explosive public row after the long jump champion told the BBC that he did not want to share a stage with the controversial boxer at next week’s Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Offended by Fury’s homophobic and sexist remarks, made during an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Olympic when he even equated homosexuality with paedophilia, Olympic, world, European…

At a hearing in Albany on Tuesday, members of the New York State Assembly gathered to discuss daily fantasy sports. And discuss. And discuss. And discuss. (The hearing lasted nearly five hours.) Its purpose, according to a public notice, was to “examine daily fantasy sports games in New York State and their impact on New York consumers and the State.” DraftKings and FanDuel, the market-share leaders of an exploding industry,…

He feels the same way about digital photography and Photoshop, two tools he said have elevated the ways in which we are able to appreciate sports photography. He doesn’t believe photographers should use those tools to add or remove parts of an image, but feels basic adjusting, including contrast or saturation, should be allowed, pointing out that when photos were printed in the darkroom, dodging and burning were standard practice….

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Wednesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST: – LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The political and economic turmoil in Brazil will ”inevitably” affect next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a senior IOC official said, as Brazilian organizers declared that preparations remain on track for the games. With the opening ceremony less than eight…

Greg Rutherford has spoken out against fellow BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominee Tyson Fury’s homophobic and sexist remarks.  Rutherford has issued a statement confirming he entered talks with the broadcaster, where he raised concerns about Fury who ‘had views that are so strongly against my own’. The 29-year-old confirmed on Wednesday that he had initially pulled out before reversing his decision. The boxer’s invite to the British Sports…

Greg Rutherford has threatened to withdraw from the Sports Personality of the Year award list unless Tyson Fury is removed over his homophobic comments. The boxer’s invite to the British Sports Awards also taken away by the Sports Journalists’ Association due to previous ‘threats’ made towards members. Fury was a controversial addition to the BBC list after securing the world heavyweight boxing title because of comments he made about the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Fifa referee Graham Poll says Manchester United’s disallowed goal in their Champions League defeat by Wolfsburg would have stood last season. (Daily Mail) United captain Chris Smalling, 26, was blanked during the pre-match handshake in Wolfsburg on Tuesday. (Metro) Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic, 19, says he has received an approach from Liverpool but wants…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Fifa referee Graham Poll says Manchester United’s disallowed goal in their Champions League defeat by Wolfsburg would have stood last season. (Daily Mail) United captain Chris Smalling, 26, was blanked during the pre-match handshake in Wolfsburg on Tuesday. (Metro) Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic, 19, says he has received an approach from Liverpool but wants…

(Photo: The Associated Press) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Recent scandals are undermining the credibility of sports and casting suspicion on millions of clean athletes, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday. Bach called on all sports organizations to follow rules of “good governance” to prevent the type of corruption cases that have rocked the global governing bodies of soccer and track and field. In an op-ed piece published…

The chairman of a state legislative committee with authority over gambling predicted Tuesday that New York will legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports, no matter how a court fight centered on the lucrative industry turns out. Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow, who leads the Committee on Racing and Wagering, said the approach state lawmakers take will depend on the outcome of a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman…

As an Olympic medalist, I find recent developments in some sports particularly upsetting. What saddens me most as a former athlete is that they erode the trust in the clean athlete. Clean athletes who push themselves day in day out pursuing their dreams see the finger of suspicion pointing at them. This is the very worst “side effect” of doping. We must do everything we can to protect these millions…

Clemson quarterback, Heisman finalist and USA TODAY Sports first-team All-American Deshaun Watson.(Photo: Jeremy Brevard, USA TODAY Sports) All three Heisman Trophy finalists and stars from each of the four teams in this year’s College Football Playoff highlight the USA TODAY Sports college football All-America teams. The first-team offense is headlined by Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and running backs Derrick Henry of Alabama and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey. The first-team defense features…