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When I started TSE Sports & Entertainment as an event hospitality business back in 1997, entertaining a client consisted of a ticket and parking pass to a baseball game and hot dogs and beers at the stadium. Things have changed a lot in the past 18 years and even more so in the past five since I formed Goviva. The marketplace demand for hospitality services is greater than ever and…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United want Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic, 29, a year after he joined the Spanish club from Bayern Munich for £18.5m. (Sun – subscription)  United could also move for Paris St-Germain right-back Gregory van der Wiel, 27, after Barcelona’s Brazil international Dani Alves, 32, decided to stay…

You did it. You somehow got inside Belmont Park to witness American Pharoah try and grab the first Triple Crown in horse racing since 1978. How much money did you blow on today? You’re a little ashamed to admit the answer to that one, aren’t you? But never mind all that, because you are here. For history. This is the rare moment you will remember forever. A moment you will…

1. Bye bye boxiness… The Freelander was a good car for the late 90s and early noughties, but its boxy design was starting to look seriously dated. Time for a change. 2. … and hello to the future. The replacement Discovery Sport is a totally different proposition: an eye-catching and futuristic-looking compact SUV, it doesn’t look too dissimilar to the highly successful Range Rover Evoque. Which is no bad thing….

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On this week’s SI cover, American Pharoah rides into history on.si.com/1HZjdog http://t.co/yJLf1qfi0G— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 09, 2015 For the first time since the “miracle in the mud” longshot Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby in 2009 and just the third time in the past 11 years, a thoroughbred will be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with American Pharoah’s ride to glory (and a lot of cell-phone…

88 going strong with his beard game. Photo: Getty Images NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus has some critical words about one of the best traditions in sports. The playoff beard. The TV executive, who’s been watching the growth of the NHL playoffs across the network, really wishes playoff beards weren’t such a huge thing. “The players won’t like this, but I wish they all would stop growing beards in the…

BT Sport has recruited Gary Lineker and Steven Gerrard to its on-screen team and announced it would start charging for top-flight European football from August. Related: BT Sport’s European football coverage: key questions answered Set up to “give sport back to the people”, BT Sport will charge customers £5 per month for full coverage of Champions League and Europa League matches unless they sign up for pay-TV package. Premier League…

On this week’s SI cover, American Pharoah rides into history on.si.com/1HZjdog http://t.co/yJLf1qfi0G— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 09, 2015 For the first time since the “miracle in the mud” longshot Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby in 2009 and just the third time in the past 11 years, a thoroughbred will be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with American Pharoah’s ride to glory (and a lot of cell-phone…

ENLARGE They say that comedy is tragedy plus time. Here on The Wall Street Journal sports desk, we prefer to say that love—namely of the Mets and Yankees, Jets and Giants, Knicks and Nets, Rangers, Islanders and Devils—is misery plus time, because we’ve all experienced it before, and we will all experience it again. Is New York a more miserable sports town than all the others? It is if you…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest The NHL playoff beard has become a tradition for hockey players. It’s more superstition than anything else, but it’s something fun the players take part in. It’s a perk of making the playoffs.  Most fans see no problem with hockey stars growing out their facial hair, but NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus is not most fans. He’s enjoying the growth of hockey on his network,…

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…

BT says there will be one free match every round for CL and EL. But not each leg. So 26 free games, as opposed to 42 on ITV. — Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) June 9, 2015 Of the 26 Freeview games, 12 will be Champions League, 14 Europa League. — Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) June 9, 2015 Sky subscribers who have BT Broadband will be charged £5 extra a month. Customers who…

BT Sport launch £897million Champions League coverage on Tuesday  Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard unveiled as pundit for channel  He joins Rio Ferdinand – ex-Man United star is announced as lead analyst Gary Lineker also arrives at the channel as Champions League presenter  The broadcaster holds exclusive three-year deal to screen the competition  351 matches, inclusing Europa League, will be free for BT TV customers BT Broadband subscribers with Sky to be charged £5 a month…

While NFL pressure forced the cancellation of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo’s fantasy football convention, another group is continuing with its plans to host a similarly themed gathering in Las Vegas even though active players may be fined for participating. Free-agent wide receiver Brandon Stokley told FOX Sports that the Fantasy Sports Combine is “100 percent still on” for mid-July. The event is set for the Wynn Las Vegas and…

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%…