World Sports

“Beyond the rapacious machinations of FIFA, the game is an art form.” We’ve all had them. They might have come via TV or a live event, through personal participation or from reading the paper or listening to the radio. They are those moments when sports lifted our emotions somewhere past fandom to a place where adrenaline and passion create a potent and focused form of…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City are set to make a £71m bid for Juventus’s 22-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba. (Mirror)  City will also bid for Wolfsburg’s 24-year-old attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, and return with an improved offer for Liverpool’s 20-year-old forward Raheem Sterling. (Star)  Manchester United have made…

By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer at Silverstone Lewis Hamilton battled through a bad start and late-race rain to win an action-packed British Grand Prix Hamilton had to pass both Williams cars after a bad start and losing a place following a safety car period. But…

115:44 Foul by Martín Demichelis (Argentina). 115:32 Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Chile). 115:32 Lucas Biglia (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 114:54 Foul by Jean Beausejour (Chile). 114:54 Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 113:49 Attempt missed. Charles Aránguiz (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arturo Vidal. 113:06 Alexis Sánchez (Chile)…

By Nick Schwartz July 4, 2015 1:36 pm Follow @Nick_Schwartz

In a world where ‘Shark Week’ is the most anticipated week of television every year, the ‘Sharknado’ franchise is now on its third television movie, and a shark is throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to Jeff “Shark” Samardzija, the following lawsuit only makes sense. According to the Miami Herald, a fan who visited Marlins Park two years ago is now suing the Miami Marlins after alledgedly suffering neck and…

Star free-agent forward LaMarcus Aldridge has agreed to sign a four-year, $80 million maximum contract with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Aldridge, who turns 30 on July 19, had spent all nine seasons of his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers, developing into one of the league’s best big men. He informed the Trail Blazers on Friday night that he had narrowed his choices to…

By Nick Schwartz July 4, 2015 1:36 pm Follow @Nick_Schwartz

The organization that attempted to take a urine sample from Jose Aldo last month only for its representative to get in trouble with Brazilian authorities is saying it did nothing wrong. Drug Free Sport sent Ben Mosier to Rio de Janeiro to conduct a urine test on Aldo, the UFC featherweight champion, on June 11 on behalf of the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). When Mosier arrived at Aldo’s Nova…

Greg Anthony’s second act in sports broadcasting begins on Saturday. Turner Sports will use Anthony as an NBA TV game analyst for NBA Summer League play in Orlando from July 4-10. His first appearance will be Saturday at 9 a.m. ET for the Heat–Pacers game. Turner Sports would not elaborate on whether this meant Anthony is back in the fold for the longterm, but it is clearly an entrée to…

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Late last year, we reviewed BMW’s i3, a range-extended plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that impressed us despite its high price and limited range. That car is one half of BMW’s i Project, a sub-brand created to showcase the company’s vision of sustainable mobility. The i8 is the other half. It’s a plug-in hybrid sports car made from carbon fiber and aluminum. As such, it looks like very little else on the…

CHICAGO — Andrew Ference was at the beginning of his NHL career when he met Dr. David Suzuki, who hosts a TV show in Canada. The conversation with the award-winning scientist changed the life of the young defenseman. Ference told Suzuki about all the ways he’s environmentally responsible at home. The famous environmentalist responded with a shrug. “I was really patting myself on the back, and he just kind of…

As the Women’s World Cup comes to a close this weekend, we are nearing the end of a cycle of commentary that crops up whenever women’s sports are the center of attention. There are myriad think pieces on the state of women’s sports and whether we should be lamenting or praising them. In part, all of them are right. In many ways, things are good. There is a still a…

The Blues’ curtain-raiser against Swansea on Saturday, August 8 is the first of 24 live matches on Sky Sports from the opening seven rounds of the new 2015/16 season, with Arsenal and Liverpool starring in the first Super Sunday clashes, Manchester City featuring in the return of Monday Night Football and Manchester United in front of the cameras in a one-off Friday night game. Sky Sports will show every team live by the…

As the Women’s World Cup comes to a close this weekend, we are nearing the end of a cycle of commentary that crops up whenever women’s sports are the center of attention. There are myriad think pieces on the state of women’s sports and whether we should be lamenting or praising them. In part, all of them are right. In many ways, things are good. There is a still a…

ST. LOUIS • The St. Louis Cardinals have terminated the contract of their scouting director, Chris Correa, as investigations continue into alleged hacking of a Houston Astros database. A Cardinals’ lawyer, James G. Martin, confirmed the move Thursday, saying Correa already had been on an “imposed leave of absence.” Martin declined to comment on the reason. And he would not say whether any employee has admitted hacking the Astros, citing…

Last SlideNext Slide Former Detroit Tiger Kirk Gibson calling the action for Fox Sports Detroit during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Comerica Park in Detroit.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP) Kirk Gibson wasn’t scared. He never has been, from his days as a premier prep athlete at Waterford Kettering to his All-American days at Michigan State to his World Series-winning days with the Detroit…

Architect’s rendering of inside of the planned Sports Kingdome to be built in East Fishkill by Hopewell Sportsdome Ventures Group.(Photo: Courtesy Hopewell Sportsdome Ventures Group) Story Highlights $25 million investment Said to be world’s largest WICCOPEE An eight-acre air-supported dome to be called the Sports Kingdome now has a piece of land on which to build. A 33-acre parcel was bought Wednesday by Hopewell Sportsdome Ventures LLC from a subsidiary of the Linuo Solar Group, owner…

Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick of the 2000 NBA draft, told Yahoo Sports he has retired from playing professional basketball. View photo . Kenyon Martin played for five teams over his 15 seasons in the NBA. (AP) Martin scored 9,325 points, grabbed 5,159 rebounds and blocked 864 shots in 757 NBA games over 15 seasons. The athletic 6-foot-9 forward made his lone NBA All-Star appearance in 2004, played in…