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ESPN to give air time to opponent of Protect College Sports Act ahead of vote
After receiving backlash for allowing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to promote a college sports senate bill on “College GameDay” on Saturday, ESPN will feature one of the bill's most vocal opponents on its airwaves Tuesday. NAACP President…
England's Henry Pollock open to playing abroad or changing sports in future
England star Henry Pollock would consider playing abroad or changing sports altogether as part of an open-minded approach to his career. Pollock's focus remains rugby and he is at the advanced stage of negotiations for a new contract with Gallagher…
Sydney Sweeney criticized by women athletes for nude sports prediction market ad
Actress Sydney Sweeney is facing criticism from a growing number of female athletes online over a new advertisement for a sports prediction market platform in which she appears wearing little or no clothing. The advertisement, promoting prediction…
BBC Sport quiz: Five in Five football quiz No 30
Welcome to our Five in Five game. The rules are simple. Each day, we want you to give us five correct answers inside five minutes. Will you beat the clock? Take part and return for more tomorrow. Today's question set by BBC Sport's Joe Rindl. After…
Ted Cruz expects Senate vote on Protect College Sports Act soon
With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to put guardrails around…
Sydney Sweeney ad criticized for sexualizing women in sports
An advertising campaign featuring American actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports. In the ad for the sports prediction market platform Novig, Sweeney appears with little…
Sydney Sweeney advert sparks backlash from female athletes: 'This is what women in sport look like'
A controversial sports gambling advert featuring Sydney Sweeney has sparked a backlash among female athletes for sexualising women in sports. The American actress, 29, is an equity holder and strategic partner in Novig, a federally regulated U.S.
BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess Premier League footballer No 57
The rules are simple. Each day, there's a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess, you unlock a new clue. The fewer clues you need to get the right answer, the more points you…
Sydney Sweeney's prediction ad is cynical, unhealthy and reveals plenty about modern sports | Jane McManus
Prediction markets are a cynical business. Many customers will lose money, and the real product may just be the delightful dopamine hit that comes in that brief window between placing a bet and its outcome – which is statistically more…
Sydney Sweeney hit with furious backlash over controversial sports ad
Team GB golden girl Amy Hunt is the latest female athlete to hit out at Sydney Sweeney's controversial gambling advert as the actress was accused of sexualising women's sport. Olympic stars have come out in force to slam the campaign, which sees…
Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returns
With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to put guardrails around…
Female athletes push back on Sydney Sweeney's Novig ad for sexualizing women in sports
Sydney Sweeney is once again at the center of online controversy, with female athletes around the world speaking out against the actress's latest project—an ad for sports trading app Novig. In a minute-long video, the Euphoria actress…
In Gen Z Romance Shows Like 'Crew Girl,' Sports Are the New Sex
In the Netflix teen drama Crew Girl, 16-year-old solo rowing champ Teagan Tao has her life uprooted when her hotel-magnate dad gets a tip that he's about to be arrested for financial crimes and disappears. Suddenly, Teagan (Miku Martineau) and her…
Sydney Sweeney's Naked Sports Betting Ad Ignites Backlash From Olympic Athletes: 'Stop Sexualizing Women in Sport'
Sydney Sweeney appears to be at the center of another controversy involving a commercial. The “Euphoria” actress recently stripped down for a steamy new ad for sports trading app Novig, going nude and covering parts of her with a…
'Sydney Sweeney, this is what women in sport look like': female athletes spark backlash against viral advert
The US actor Sydney Sweeney is facing a backlash from female Olympians and other athletes, who have accused her of demeaning and sexualising women's sports by appearing in a controversial advert for a sports prediction company. In the viral…
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