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JD Sports’s first-half profits rose more than 80% to a record £46.6m, as sales of trainers and other sports fashion boomed on UK high streets. In the six months to 1 August, pre-tax profit before exceptional items jumped 82%, from £25.5m a year earlier, as revenue surged 21% to £809.9m. Statutory pre-tax profit rose 88%. Sales at stores open a year or more increased by more than 10%, as shoppers…

JD Sports’s first-half profits rose more than 80% to a record £46.6m, as sales of trainers and other sports fashion boomed on UK high streets. In the six months to 1 August, pre-tax profit before exceptional items jumped 82%, from £25.5m a year earlier, as revenue surged 21% to £809.9m. Statutory pre-tax profit rose 88%. Sales at stores open a year or more increased by more than 10%, as shoppers…

i The public share to pay for construction of a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium is reportedly $498 million. Jim Mone/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jim Mone/AP The public share to pay for construction of a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium is reportedly $498 million. Jim Mone/AP As an absolutely impossible thing happened to Serena Williams on the way to becoming the absolutely guaranteed Grand Slam champion, it reminds us…

Professional sports leagues and the booming fantasy sports industry are facing new questions from Washington following a weekend when the websites DraftKings and FanDuel saturated airwaves during football games with ads touting big cash prizes for online winners. At the heart of the debate is whether the sites, and particularly newer services that allow players to gamble daily, are venues for gambling or just — as the companies contend —…

By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Renault will stop supplying engines to other Formula 1 teams after its contractual obligations end. Carlos Ghosn, Renault’s chairman and chief executive officer, also hinted the company’s relationship with Red Bull is likely to end this year. Ghosn said: “We have already alerted the…

The fastest game on grass will return to Fenway Park this fall for the first time in more than 60 years when teams from Galway and Dublin are scheduled to face off in the ancient Irish sport of hurling. And what is hurling, you might ask? It has been described as a warlike ballgame played on foot with ax-shaped wooden sticks. Imagine full-contact baseball fused with elements of ice hockey,…

The Hudson Valley Sportsdome — a smaller complex in Marlborough and located on about 50 acres — has an assessed property value of $1,617,800, according to Ulster County’s 2015 Final Assessment Roll.   The town received $10,147.89 in January for the year, Assessor Cindy Hilbert said. That includes town, county, highway, fire and special districts taxes. A call and email to the Marlboro Central School District Director of Finance Patrick Witherow waswere not returned. The Marlborough sports complex opened in December 2004 and, Sportsdome President…

The start of the NFL season draws renewed focus on fantasy sports, a chance to assemble imaginary teams featuring your favorite players. While fantasy sports leagues often cover an entire season, an emerging trend involves one-week or daily fantasy sports, offering a shorter window, but the potential for an immediate payoff. Daily fantasy football has become big business, and the rewards can be substantial. But do the leagues represent a…

If Jerry Jones was as good at putting together football teams as he is at making money, then the Cowboys would’ve won every Super Bowl since 2006. For the ninth straight year, the Dallas Cowboys are No. 1 on Forbes’ annual list of the NFL’s most valuable franchises. Jones is pretty much printing money in Dallas — and then not giving any of it to DeMarco Murray. Zing. The latest…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho swore at Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez following his side’s 3-1 defeat at Goodison Park on Saturday. Mourinho was annoyed Martinez had completed his post-match interview before him. (Star)  Blues staff and the players’ wives and partners are rumoured to be upset by Mourinho’s treatment…

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Moses Malone devoured rebounds so easily it sometimes seemed he missed shots on purpose to pad his total before scoring. All those points and rebounds made Malone an NBA great. A few words, and one championship, made him a Philadelphia sports icon. Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, died Sunday in Norfolk, Va., where was scheduled to appear at a charity golf event. He…

Floyd Mayweather kneels after the final round against Andre Berto #Mayweather #TMT pic.twitter.com/zTREdtyayC — Boxing Insider.com (@BoxingInsider) September 13, 2015 ‘I’ve been in this sport 19 years, been a world champion 18 years, broke all the records. There’s nothing else to prove in the sport of boxing. “My 49-0 is part of boxing. Records are made to be broken. Hopefully, some day we can find the next Floyd Mayweather.” He…

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Think wagering $20 to win $1 million by picking a winning combination of NFL players for a fantasy team this Sunday is gambling? The league says it isn’t. So do fast-growing daily fantasy sports companies like DraftKings and FanDuel that offer the games and advertise with the long gambling-adverse pro football organization. But as the lucrative NFL betting season ramps up and advertisements from DraftKings and FanDuel are as hard…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 35, claims Tottenham, Paris St-Germain and David Moyes’s Real Sociedad wanted to sign him before he decided to join Los Angeles Galaxy. (Daily Mail)  Gerrard also says he cried uncontrollably in the back of his car after Liverpool lost out on the chance…

View gallery . Flavia Pennetta of Italy (R) holds her U.S. Open Trophy next to compatriot Roberta Vinci during the award presentation … NEW YORK – Flavia Pennetta finished her Grand Slam career in amazing fashion. The first-time Grand Slam finalist is the first Italian woman to win the U.S. Open, defeating countrywoman Roberta Vinci 7-6, 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.  As she finished her on-court interview, she announced that this would be…