12 h. ago ‘Quarterbacks,’ ‘face cards’ and spy tech: How the Mafia allegedly teamed up with NBA stars to rip off high

Feds say star basketball players lured victims to rigged poker games enforced by New York mobsters

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17 h. ago Sport’s biggest betting scandals: From Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter to Phil Mickelson, Ivan Toney and more

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed

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19 h. ago Black Sox, Ohtani's interpreter and more: A look at notable sports betting scandals

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May 2018 has led to a wave of gambling incidents

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19 h. ago Just redo it: inside Nike’s plans to put the swoosh back into its sales

The world’s largest sportswear company was wobbling amid complaints that it had become too safe. Armed with a provocative new slogan, the company reveals the innovations and strategy it hopes will turn its reputation aroundThe entrance to Nike’s swish global headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon is paved with rough cobbles, designed to remind employees to watch their step when they go forward.Last summer, though, not even the world’s biggest sports brand could stop itself from taking an almighty tumble. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago The secret lives of autograph hunters: ‘Donald Trump was really hard to get’

Why do so many people spend their time at stage doors and sending out requests for signatures? Those who have collected thousands of autographs explain the thrillAndrew Broughton still remembers the first celebrity autograph he ever got. “It started by accident,” he says, when he was 13 and doing a project about horror films at school. “I love Hammer horror. I wrote a letter to [actor] Peter Cushing and sent it to the BBC. A large envelope came back and a lovely letter. He sent me some signed film stills. So I got the bug. I just thought: there’s nothing to stop me writing to anybody.”Since then, Broughton, 62, has collected autographs from some of the biggest stars in TV, film, music and sports, as well as royalty, politicians and world leaders. The walls of his home in Derby are covered in framed signed photos from the late queen, King Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Brigitte Bardot, John Travolta, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Muhamm...

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50 h. ago MP gets behind darts Olympic bid as Luke Littler and co backed to compete at Games

A Dutch MP wants to see darts bought into the Olympics, which has seen a number of new sports in recent games, with some of the biggest names keen to get involved

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3 d. ago Biggest Scottish contingent bound for Rolex Grand Final since 2018

David Law to lead tartan quartet into battle in HotelPlanner Tour’s season-ending event in Mallorca

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3 d. ago Comparing Shohei Ohtani's Game 4 to the greatest feats in sports history

Once Shohei Ohtani homered for the third time — shortly after wrapping up his six scoreless innings on the mound — the superlatives began in earnest

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4 d. ago F1 extends deal with Austin to host United States Grand Prix

The race at the Circuit of the Americas has become one of the sport’s biggest annual events

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5 d. ago The champion Dodgers are dominating October again. There's more behind their success than money

During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ October rampage to the NL pennant, the defending World Series champions have actually been the dark eminence that many baseball people have long feared they would become

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5 d. ago Pushy parents are ‘biggest problem in sports performance’, say psychologists

Unsportsmanlike conduct in grassroots football and on the sidelines at school events is on the rise. How can parents support their child in the right way?Pushy and shouty parents are the “biggest problem in sports performance”, sports psychologists have said, amid growing concern that pressure and abuse is hampering competitive sport in the UK.This week parents were banned from attending sports events at a number of south London primary schools due to “concerning behaviours”, including abuse towards officials and children and creating “too much pressure around performance and winning at all costs”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Shohei Ohtani hits 3 homers and strikes out 10 in scoreless outing for Dodgers in Game 4 of NLCS

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6 d. ago F1 Biggest Earners 2025: Here are the 12 drivers with the highest salaries

Turns out that driving around in circles at high speed can make you a pretty good living.

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1 week ago Failures on sports' biggest stages provide unique glimpse into how to overcome adversity

Athletes confront failure as often as success during competition

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1 week ago Man City biggest England win this week came 1600 miles from Wembley

Manchester City saw John Stones play for England on Thursday night but there were other success stories elsewhere

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1 week ago Nobel Peace Prize embroiled in betting scandal: Probe launched after outsider beat Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was an obscure candidate just 12 hours before she was announced as winner on Friday.

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton's huge net worth as details of boxing legend's inheritance emerge

Ricky Hatton was one of the biggest names in British sport but tragically died last month at the age of 46, with questions raised as to where his fortune will go

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2 w. ago Lenders betray public trust: Car finance scandal victims deserve their compensation, says ALEX BRUMMER

The gravitational pull of Generation Y towards fintech sites such as Revolut, Wise and Monzo, is often attributed to their tech-savvy skills.

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2 w. ago Betmaster joins forces with Thibaut Courtois’s TC Racing to drive the future of motorsport

What happens when one of football’s biggest stars joins forces with a fast-rising sports tech brand to reimagine the future of motorsport?

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2 w. ago When is the World Cup 2026 draw? Date, time, new format, and how to watch

Sport’s biggest tournament goes Stateside for the first time this century

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