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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has told Real Madrid to match his £35m valuation of goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, as the Spanish giants prepare to make a £25m bid this week. (Mail on Sunday)  With De Gea’s future uncertain, Van Gaal has lined up a bid…

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In September 1984, Sebastian Coe became “sizzling Seb” for two days. The Sun had an exclusive kiss-and-tell story from one of his former girlfriends, who told readers of their passionate affair and focused on a night when “sizzling Seb” had allegedly drunk far too much at the Athletics Writers’ Association’s annual dinner. “She’d claimed that I was drunk and disorderly and throwing food around like some yob,” Coe recalled. Only…

Alabama athletic director Bill Battle is chairing the new College Football Officiating Competition Committee, giving Alabama coach Nick Saban a valuable ally on a diverse group tasked with examining Division I football’s playing rules. The 12-member committee includes three active FBS head coaches: Clemson‘s Dabo Swinney, Stanford‘s David Shaw and Nevada‘s Brian Polian. The group recently held its first conference call and will meet in December after the regular season….

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho criticised his “naive” medical staff for treating Eden Hazard in their draw with Swansea. The Blues, who had keeper Thibaut Courtois sent off, were down to nine men for a period after staff ran on to treat Hazard following a trip, despite him not appearing to be badly injured. If a player receives treatment, they must leave the field. “I…

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Two brothers who ran an international sports betting ring have been sentenced in California to federal prison. A judge in San Diego sentenced Jan Portocarrero to 18 months on Friday. Erik Portocarrero was given 22 months. They also were fined $50,000. The two pleaded guilty to racketeering. Prosecutors say the brothers ran an Internet and telephone gambling enterprise called “Macho Sports” for more than a decade from a headquarters in…

i Gold medalist Katie Ledecky (left) of the United States poses with silver medallist Federica Pellegrini of Italy during a medal ceremony at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Gold medalist Katie Ledecky (left) of the United States poses with silver medallist Federica Pellegrini of Italy during a medal ceremony at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Matthias…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…

Buy Photo Gazelle Sports CEO Chris Lampen-Crowell at his new Gazelle Sports store on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, in Northville.(Photo: Salwan Georges Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo It’s a bold move that Chris Lampen-Crowell has been pondering for a decade. Should Gazelle Sports, a respected retailer of running, soccer and sports apparel in Kalamazoo, Holland and Grand Rapids, expand beyond its home turf of west Michigan to challenge a host of established competitors in metro Detroit?…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…

As you know by now, Meek Mill died last week. After engaging Drake in a social media tiff over a retweet (or lack thereof), Meek took a single, solid, lyrical fist (some language NSFW) to the throat and melted into spaghetti. He just fell over, laid there long enough for ice caps to melt and children to be born, grow old and die, and then sort of tried to get…

The never-ending feud between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and burgeoning MMA star Ronda Rousey continued Thursday night as Mayweather attempted to plug his “final” fight with Andre Berto on ESPN’s SportsCenter. The questioning, as it apparently must, turned to Rousey, who competes in a different sport, in a different weight class and is a different gender than the boxing legend. Required to say something, he did his best to smack away the question, and perhaps…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…

Riccardo Fraccari, President of World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) gives a presentation during the interview session on August 7, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The delegates from the eight shortlisted international federations -Baseball/Softball (WBSC), Bowling (WB), Karate (WKF), Roller Sports (FIRS), Sport Climbing (IFSC), Squash (WSF), Surfing (ISA), Wushu (IWUF) – were interviewed to be considered for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo’s final choice of events to be…

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Buy Photo Fireworks burst over the Detroit city skyline June 23, 2015.(Photo: Diane Weiss, DFP)Buy Photo It’s been kind of a slow Friday for Detroit sports news, so we have an interesting question for you to ponder as you get ready for the weekend. Which Detroit major pro sports team will win the city’s next championship? It’s been eight years now since a Detroit team’s won a title (the Red…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A test event for 2016 Olympic equestrian began in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, following an outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly disease, glanders. Authorities have insisted the disease, which was discovered this year among horses stabled near Rio’s Olympic Equestrian Center and can also infect humans, poses no threat to horses or riders. The exact details of the outbreak at the Deodoro military…

iStock iStock iStock iStock iStock iStock With the summer sun beating down and temperatures soaring from morning until late afternoon, you might be tempted to take your workout into an air conditioned gym. The height of summer can be tough on outdoor workouts like running and cycling, but that doesn’t mean you need to take it inside. You can actually get an intense and effective workout, while staying cool, if…

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