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What sports are in the Paris Olympics? Every sport ranked
Keeping up with each discipline at the Paris Olympics could be bewildering. Indeed, just staying on top of the schedule and the best platforms on which to follow it is a tough-enough challenge. Figuring out which events deserve the most attention…
Diamond Sports Group Bankruptcy Throws Wrench Into MLB RSN Viewership Trends
For the past two seasons, determining the overall viewership trends on the regional sports networks that support Major League Baseball has been chaotic due to the ongoing Diamond Sports Group (DSG) bankruptcy. In March of 2023, DSG, which runs the…
How cricket became the next big thing for sport's wealthiest investors
Chuck Ramkissoon, the most interesting character in Joseph O'Neill's award-winning novel Netherland, is a Trinidadian wheeler-dealer who has come to New York to make his fortune. So far, so normal, but it is how he intends to make his mark that…
Why Women In Sports Have Always Had To Navigate Politics
While many fans and athletes across the U.S. view sports as an escape from their personal, professional and political stressors, for minoritized individuals, sports have never truly been an escape but a reminder of the persistent inequities in…
Women who changed sports history
TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images Interest and investment in women's sports have been on the rise. Stars like Simone Biles and Caitlin Clark are inspiring younger generations of female athletes. All eyes are on Katie Ledecky, one of the most…
2024 Olympic Games: Alastair Chalmers hopes to inspire future Guernsey sports stars - BBC Sport
Alastair Chalmers hopes he and Guernsey's other Olympic athletes can inspire the next generation of sports people on the island. Despite a population of less than 70,000 Chalmers is joined by tennis player Heather Watson and Sark dressage rider…
The Destructive Nature of Scholastic Sports
Not long ago, a local high school football coach, upon losing an important game, complained publicly that “his” team had not “come ready to play” and that they were a “mediocre” bunch who had not put in the…
GAA All-Ireland SFC final 2024: Armagh vs Galway - Pundits predictions - BBC Sport
Thirdly, it might be the last chance for Paul Conroy, who is 35, Comer and Walsh, who've been struggling with injuries, and maybe even Padraic Joyce and Cian O'Neill themselves. It's their fifth year there. There is a sense of 'let's get this…
Bloomberg Business of Sports: Paris Olympics Begin
Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry. Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of…
TNT Sports suing NBA after league rejected network's media rights offer
TNT Sports is suing the NBA after the league rejected its offer to match one of its new television deals. “Given the NBA's unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal action to enforce our…
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
Nearly half a century ago when Atsushi Aoki was around the age of his students, the mercury rarely climbed above 35 degrees Celsius, a benchmark the Japan Meteorological Agency uses to describe “extremely hot” weather. “But…
Elche 1-0 Nottingham Forest: Have your say - BBC Sport
What did you make of the Reds' latest pre-season game?
Everton takeover: What next for Toffees after latest collapse? - BBC Sport
Everton are back to square one on the takeover front after the latest proposed acquisition of the club fell through. The Friedkin Group, who also own Serie A side Roma, had undertaken four weeks of due diligence on the Toffees during their period…
Paris 2024: What's happening on day one at the Olympics? - BBC Sport
The 2024 Olympics in Paris have officially started after a blockbuster opening ceremony along the River Seine. As good as it was, the athletes aren't here to enjoy the sights and will be laser-focused on their events starting. It's a big Saturday…
TNT Sports' parent company Warner Bros. Discovery 'SUES the NBA
READ MORE: Charles Barkley rips NBA over rejecting TNT Sports' bid for rights READ MORE: Stephen A. Smith SLAMS TNT chiefs over failed bid for NBA rights Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT, is suing the NBA over a matching rights…
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