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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool want to sign Manchester City’s England midfielder James Milner, 29, when his contract expires in the summer, and are also interested in City forward Stevan Jovetic, 25. (Daily Star Sunday)  Reds boss Brendan Rodgers said after Saturday’s 0-0 draw with West Brom that he needs to sign…

Offering everything from camping gear and swimming trunks to baseball caps and footballs, it stocks most of the sports kit you could possibly ever want, all at bargain prices. Last year, sales jumped 24 per cent to £2.7bn, and its pre-tax profits increased 15 per cent to £207m. This, in turn, has helped its deputy chairman, Mike Ashley, who founded the business 33 years ago, to become one of Britain’s…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TOP GOSSIP Manchester United have offered goalkeeper David De Gea a new contract worth £200,000 a week, to keep him from moving to Real Madrid. (Daily Star)  United are close to securing a £20.5m deal to sign Borussia Dortmund’s 24-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. (Daily Mail)  …

Apple Watch has undoubtedly been a long time in the making, but it’s finally here. Today we’re taking a look at the Sport models to see exactly what you get for between $349 to $399. Apple’s strategy for rolling out this product line hasn’t been favored by everyone, but if you were one of the lucky people to place a preorder two weeks ago, here’s what you can expect… Apple…

The Los Angeles Angels are nearing a deal that would send outfielder Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers, ending a tenuous relationship that boiled over after a drug relapse and reuniting the one-time star with the team with which he won an MVP award, industry sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Josh Hamilton enjoyed his best seasons with the Rangers. (AP) The Rangers are expected to pay around $15…

Lewis Hamilton’s fortune has spiralled by £20m to £88m in the past year Wayne Rooney is now second in the Sunday Times Sport Rich List The Manchester United captain’s fortune is up £12m to £72m F1 driver Jenson Button is £1m behind Rooney in third place By Martyn Ziegler, Press Association Published: 18:01 EST, 24 April 2015 | Updated: 19:51 EST, 24 April 2015 70 View comments Lewis Hamilton remains…

The NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions found Friday that Oklahoma State did not adhere to its own drug testing policy and allowed the impermissible participating of a student group in hosting recruiting prospects. The investigation came as the result of a series of Sports Illustrated articles highlighting alleged violations in the school’s athletic department. The committee found that many of the allegations in the SI reports were “unfounded” and did not…

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy was involved in a verbal altercation with backup defensive lineman Davon Coleman at the team’s facility on Friday and had to be separated by teammates, sources have told FOX Sports. The dispute between Hardy and Coleman arose from Hardy’s questioning Coleman’s effort during conditioning drills, a source said. The situation escalated when, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Rand Getlin, Coleman took a dig at Hardy’s…

BEIJING—In a quiet technology park near the Chinese capital’s airport, a former Beijing Jeep executive is completing a plan to create China’s first homegrown electric sports car. Lu Qun’s idea: design and build a battery-powered sports car that is cheaper than imported European gasoline-engine roadsters. If successful, Mr. Lu’s first car would go into production in late 2016 and challenge similar models from much bigger foreign…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TOP GOSSIP The front page of Thursday’s Sun Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 19, has become the third Premier League player photographed taking the legal high known as ‘hippy crack’, the growing craze that anti-drug campaigners warn can kill. The picture was reportedly taken in a hotel room…

BEIJING—In a quiet technology park near the Chinese capital’s airport, a former Beijing Jeep executive is completing a plan to create China’s first homegrown electric sports car. Lu Qun’s idea: design and build a battery-powered sports car that is cheaper than imported European gasoline-engine roadsters. If successful, Mr. Lu’s first car would go into production in late 2016 and challenge similar models from much bigger foreign…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TOP GOSSIP The front page of Thursday’s Sun Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 19, has become the third Premier League player photographed taking the legal high known as ‘hippy crack’, the growing craze that anti-drug campaigners warn can kill. The picture was reportedly taken in a hotel room…

NBA legend Gary Payton has been suspended from his job at Fox Sports 1 amid allegations he beat up a woman during a trip to Seattle back in January.  TMZ Sports broke the story … Payton was sued by Trishtan Williams … who claims she went to Seattle as Gary’s date to an award show — but things turned violent and he attacked her multiple times.  Payton denies the allegations…

BEIJING—In a quiet technology park near the Chinese capital’s airport, a former Beijing Jeep executive is completing a plan to create China’s first homegrown electric sports car. Lu Qun’s idea: design and build a battery-powered sports car that is cheaper than imported European gasoline-engine roadsters. If successful, Mr. Lu’s first car would go into production in late 2016 and challenge similar models from much bigger foreign…

E-sports is making the big leap to mainstream cable. Publisher Blizzard has announced that the Grand Finals of its collegiate tournament for online multiplayer arena battler Heroes of the Storm will air live on ESPN2. At 6:30 p.m. Pacific (9:30 p.m. Eastern) on Sunday, the final two teams in the “Heroes of the Dorm” tournament will face off against one another to win the top prize. This is an example of…

(Author’s disclosure:  The author consults for a fantasy sports provider that is in current litigation against DraftKings, a company mentioned in this article). In what could be extremely exciting news for the daily fantasy sports marketplace, Yahoo Yahoo announced today its planned entry into daily fantasy sports. Yahoo’s planned entry into the daily fantasy sports marketplace is good news for consumers in that it restores a third major player to the market….

(Author’s disclosure:  The author consults for a fantasy sports provider that is in current litigation against DraftKings, a company mentioned in this article). In what could be extremely exciting news for the daily fantasy sports marketplace, Yahoo Yahoo announced today its planned entry into daily fantasy sports. Yahoo’s planned entry into the daily fantasy sports marketplace is good news for consumers in that it restores a third major player to the market….

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Gary Payton (YouTube) Fox Sports 1 has suspended former NBA star Gary Payton from his role as NBA analyst, according to Awful Announcing. A report from TMZ earlier this week said Payton was being sued by a woman who claims he assaulted her three times at an event in January. Payton has denied the claims. Though Fox Sports 1 confirmed the suspension, they did not…

BEIJING—In a quiet technology park near the Chinese capital’s airport, a former Beijing Jeep executive is completing a plan to create China’s first homegrown electric sports car. Lu Qun’s idea: design and build a battery-powered sports car that is cheaper than imported European gasoline-engine roadsters. If successful, Mr. Lu’s first car would go into production in late 2016 and challenge similar models from much bigger foreign…