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Wagr, Sports Betting App, Is Purchased by Yahoo and Fully Integrated Into Its Own Platform
Yahoo recently revealed that it had purchased the sportsbook app Wagr. Its platform is going to be entirely integrated into Yahoo’s own, although the specifics of the acquisition weren’t made publ...
Athletics
Tori Bowie, Former World Champion Sprinter, Passes Away at Age of 32
Female sprinter Tori Bowie, a three-time medalist for the United States at the Olympics, passed away at the age of 32, according to her management organization. She was discovered dead at her Flor...
Athletics
4-Time Olympic Winner in Long-Distance Running Mo Farah Announces His Retirement Plans Following London Marathon
The four-time Olympic champion, the British Mohamed “Mo” Farah, will end his athletic career in September by participating in the largest half-marathon in the world – the Great North Run. The S...
American football
NFL Suspends 5 Players, 3 of Which for the Whole Season, for Gambling Offenses
Jameson Williams, a first-round choice of the Detroit Lions last year, was one of the five players the men’s NFL suspended for breaching its gambling rules. The organization governing American foo...
UFC&MMA
Two Large Fighting Franchises Merge: WWE and UFC Are Joining Forces to Create New Organization
To create a new publicly traded firm, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is joining forces with Endeavor Group, the parent organization of rival UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). The newly...
Athletics
One of Largest International Sports Organizations, World Athletics, Establishes Rules for Transgender Competition
World Athletics (WA) enacted regulations that bar transgender women from competing as women in world-class track competitions, which is a win for women’s athletics. The worldwide governing body...
Tennis
Tennis Match-Fixing Scandal Involves 181 Players, 28 of These Summoned to Trial
Up to 181 tennis players participated in 375 matches between February 2014 and June 2018 that are being investigated for possible match-fixing. The 32-year-old Grigor Sargsyan, also known by the m...
Football
World Cup Will Never Be Same Again: FIFA Enlarges Number of Participants and Matches
FIFA is expected to accept adding 40 more matches to the men’s football World Cup starting from the event in North America in 2026. The decision to increase the number of matches from 64 to 104 in...
Football
Messi Receives Best FIFA Men’s Player Honor, While Putellas Is Named Top Women’s Player of Year
The 2022 Best FIFA Awards have recognized Lionel Messi of Argentina and Paris St. Germain as the male football player of the year. Women’s player of the year was awarded to Alexia Putellas of B...
