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mirror.co.uk - Liam Ryder - EA Sports predicts World Cup 2026 winner after four correct guesses
EA Sports predicts World Cup 2026 winner after four correct guesses
The Mirror

Having correctly predicted the last four winners, EA Sports has made its prediction once more for the FIFA World Cup. The 2026 tournament is now mere days away, and the folk at EA Sports have used EA FC 26 's brand new mode, The World's Game, to…

nytimes.com - Marcus Thompson II - Victor Wembanyama achieves New York sports villain status with dominant Game 3
Victor Wembanyama achieves New York sports villain status with dominant Game 3
The New York Times

NEW YORK — Gotham always needs a villain. New York prefers someone to revile. Someone to rally against. This city is girded with grievances. The abysmal traffic. The absurd rent. The oppressive weather. The idiot tourist in the way on a busy…

mirror.co.uk - Shelley Spadoni  - England legend Jill Scott's hilarious mishap amid Sport Relief challenge
England legend Jill Scott's hilarious mishap amid Sport Relief challenge
The Mirror

Jill Scott has powered into Day Two of her epic 388‑mile Coming Home Sport Relief challenge - and brings a huge Lioness reunion in Liverpool as she heads for Everton FC's ground. On Tuesday afternoon, an exhausted but content Scott told the…

adweek.com - Adweek Staff - The Experience Economy of Sports Marketing with the Atlanta Hawks' Steve Koonin
The Experience Economy of Sports Marketing with the Atlanta Hawks' Steve Koonin
ADWEEK

Cannes Lions is where the biggest ideas take center stage. Join ADWEEK for must-see conversations, top industry leaders, and the moments everyone will be talking about. In this episode of Adspeak by ADWEEK, host Rich Battista, executive chairman at…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - World Cup 2026: Play BBC Sport's new predictor game
World Cup 2026: Play BBC Sport's new predictor game
BBC

Forty-eight teams, 104 matches - and you can predict them all across the BBC Sport website and app. A new predictor game is being introduced to cover this year's World Cup, allowing users to pick what they think will be the result from every match.

time.com - Sam Jacobs - How TIME Chose the 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026
How TIME Chose the 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026
Time

I first saw LeBron James play in person in July 2003 during a now defunct NBA Summer League. Some 2,500 people showed up each night for one of six games in what felt like a high school basketball gym on the campus of UMass Boston. Tickets…

independent.co.uk - Will Weissert - White House is no stranger to sports but UFC bout shatters norms
White House is no stranger to sports but UFC bout shatters norms
The Independent

The White House South Lawn, a historic stage for presidential pastimes, is set to host an unprecedented spectacle: a UFC bout. President Donald Trump is marking his 80th birthday with a cage-fighting event this Sunday, a stark departure from its…

bbc.co.uk - Bob Dale - Sports gambling addiction lost Haywards Heath man £100k in decade
Sports gambling addiction lost Haywards Heath man £100k in decade
BBC

A man who overcame a decade-long sports gambling addiction has described how he copes during major sporting events such as the World Cup, as the 2026 tournament begins on Thursday. Paul Nash from Haywards Heath, West Sussex, became hooked after…

bbc.co.uk - Women's sport brought £55m boost to London in 2025, report finds
Women's sport brought £55m boost to London in 2025, report finds
BBC

Major women's sporting events staged in London last year generated more than £54.7m for the capital's economy, according to analysis from City Hall. The report found the Women's Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham was the biggest contributor…

engadget.com - Kris Holt - The next Nintendo sports game for Switch 2 features thumb wrestling
The next Nintendo sports game for Switch 2 features thumb wrestling
Engadget

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort features 12 activities and it's coming to Switch 2 on October 22. As revealed during Tuesday's Nintendo Direct, the company is bringing its long-running series of sports sim games to Switch 2 with a new entry called…

nbcnews.com - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show models say every body is a target online
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show models say every body is a target online
NBC News

Since 2021, Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Runway Show has aimed to include “women of all sizes, ages and races” in its showcase of summer styles. But for some models, this year's event — streaming Tuesday on Hulu and Disney+…

seekingalpha.com - Wall Street Breakfast - MSG Sports Is Winning Big On Wall Street
MSG Sports Is Winning Big On Wall Street
Seeking Alpha

Listen on the go! A daily podcast of Wall Street Breakfast will be available by 8:00 a.m. on Seeking Alpha, iTunes, Spotify. Good morning! Here's the latest in trending: IPO fever: OpenAI confidentially files draft IPO only a week after Anthropic.

screenrant.com - Guy Howie - It's Officially The Start Of A New Era For Sports TV
It's Officially The Start Of A New Era For Sports TV
ScreenRant

This week, the world's biggest sports tournament gets underway across North America, kicking off a livestreaming bonanza the likes of which we've never seen before. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is effectively launching a whole new era for sports TV, in…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess World Cup star footballer No 2
BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess World Cup star footballer No 2
BBC

Welcome to our brand new Who am I? game. 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. But, if you get your answer in…

yahoo.com - Ross Dellenger - Class-action lawsuit filed against NCAA, power conferences and College Sports Commission over House settlement
Class-action lawsuit filed against NCAA, power conferences and College Sports Commission over House settlement
Yahoo!

The NCAA's landmark House settlement agreement has its first major legal attack. Two California football players have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, the power conferences and the College Sports Commission, claiming those entities…

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