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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Serie A champions Juventus are preparing a £10m offer for 31-year-old Manchester United forward Robin van Persie. (Daily Star)  Chelsea are lining up a £30m offer for Napoli’s Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, 27. (Sun – subscription required)  West Ham United hope to appoint their former…

There’s no one, single way to define Walter Iooss – the ultimate master of athletics photography, “a fixture in American journalism,” as dubbed by Steve Fine, Sports Illustrated magazine’s former director of photography, or “the poet laureate of sports,” as he’s been allegedly referred to. With over 300 covers of Sports Illustrated and iconic award-winning portraits of the world’s greatest celebrity-athletes, Iooss is an undisputed maestro of sports photography, boasting…

Something big is happening in the world of sports marketing. Lines are being crossed, roles are being redefined, and digital is challenging the status quo. Those who want to understand how the lines are being crossed are unlikely to find a better guide than Anthony Fernandez, of Athlete Promotions. Fernandez has spent many years as a traditional speaker’s bureau and now finds himself handling anything from corporate events to new…

Sky Sports chief Barney France fired a shot in the latest battle with BT Sport BT Sport are launching £897m coverage of the Champions League next season But Francis argued that the package is not as valuable as it seems Champions League coverage accounted for 2.5 per cent of Sky viewing  By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail Published: 16:31 EST, 8 June 2015 | Updated: 18:50 EST, 8 June…

Sky’s coverage of the Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus drew fewer than 500,000 viewers, as its sports chief complained this has been the worst season ever for audiences. Its coverage of the final on Saturday night drew an average of just 497,000 viewers, almost a third the audience it attracted for the 2014 final. Sky and co-broadcaster ITV, which attracted an average of 4.18m viewers and a 22.5%…

(CNN)Tiger Woods might have hit a new low, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped caring. At last week’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio, the 39-year-old carded the worst round of his professional career, while also recording his highest ever aggregate total. But such is Woods’ standing in the game — he has 14 majors to his names, second only to Jack Nicklaus’ tally of 18 — that his travails continue…

Creative Artists Agency has acquired corporate hospitality brands Beyond Sports & Entertainment and Goviva to form CAA Premium Experience, along with Inside Sports & Entertainment Group, which it bought in 2014. CAA Premium Experience is a full-service event management and marketing practice that will complement CAA Sports’ property sales, sponsorship and corporate consulting work. CAA will be working with companies across hundreds of global sports and entertainment events annually. “We…

Count venerable Sports Illustrated writer Peter King as the latest to speculate that the Seahawks and Russell Wilson could be headed to a standoff as the two sides try to negotiate an extension for the fourth-year quarterback. King’s weekly Monday Morning Quarterback column is headlined “The Looming Standoff: Russell Wilson vs. Seattle” writing “something about the dragged-out and apparently fruitless negotiations between Seattle and quarterback Russell Wilson is…

Women’s sports have come a long way in the last couple of decades. But the media is stuck in the past. In 1989, University of Southern California first analyzed broadcasts from Los Angeles network affiliates KCBS, KNBC and KABC, as well as ESPN’s “SportsCenter” to determine how frequently the outlets covered female athletes. They have recreated the study every five years. The latest update, published this month in the journal…

Sky’s coverage of the Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus drew fewer than 500,000 viewers, as its sports chief complained this has been the worst season ever for audiences. Its coverage of the final on Saturday night drew an average of just 497,000 viewers, almost a third the audience it attracted for the 2014 final. Sky and co-broadcaster ITV, which attracted an average of 4.18m viewers and a 22.5%…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots released linebacker Brandon Spikes on Monday as authorities investigated whether a Mercedes he owned was involved in an accident after the car was found abandoned in a highway median near where three people were hurt in a car that was rear-ended. While it’s not clear who had been driving, the driver of Spikes’ 2011 Mercedes Maybach reported hitting a deer about 3:30…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Monday’s Daily Mirror back page Manchester United’s hopes of signing Barcelona defender Dani Alves appear to be over after the 32-year-old admitted his “pleasure” in a reported offer from AC Milan. (Talksport)  United are set to try to outbid Chelsea for the signature of Lazio midfielder…

By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer, in Montreal Renault could quit Formula 1 if the sport does not allow in-season engine development next year, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says. Renault, which supplies engines to Red Bull and Toro Rosso, admits it cannot catch Mercedes and Ferrari this year. …

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Monday’s Daily Mirror back page Manchester United’s hopes of signing Barcelona defender Dani Alves appear to be over after the 32-year-old admitted his “pleasure” in a reported offer from AC Milan. (Talksport)  United are set to try to outbid Chelsea for the signature of Lazio midfielder…

SEATTLE — Chris Archer reached into his locker and grabbed the first T-shirt he could find. Appropriately, “Make History” was written across the front. “I’ve worn this shirt since spring training,” Archer said. “It was literally the only shirt here other than my button-up that I’m going to wear on the plane and I haven’t showered yet.” Archer made his share of history on Sunday, becoming the first pitcher in more…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Tottenham may make an audacious £20m bid for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, who has a £32.5m buy-out clause in his contract and is wanted by Liverpool and Chelsea. (The Sun – subscription required)  Real Madrid are keen to sell 27-year-old striker Karim Benzema to Manchester United in…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City have made official contact with Liverpool over a potential deal for 20-year-old winger Raheem Sterling. (Sun)  Liverpool will not sell Raheem Sterling to Manchester United. Liverpool insist Sterling is not for sale, to United or any other club. (Sky Sports)  Arsenal have made…

Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass welcomes Mark Cuban during the announcement for the Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology at Indiana University on June 5, 2015. (IU Athletics’ photo by Mike Dickbernd)(Photo: Mike Dickbernd / IU photo) BLOOMINGTON — Mark Cuban is giving Indiana University $5 million to build a state-of-the-art sports media technology center inside the renovated Assembly Hall. But from…

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