In recent years, the UK Gambling Commission has been tightening the reins on everything from machines in betting shops to advertising on television. Now, the regulator has announced new rules that online casinos will have to implement later this year in an effort to limit the impact of problem gambling […]
Six teams entered the National Women’s Hockey League bubble tournament in Lake Placid in hopes of winning the Isobel Cup. Now, just four remain in contention – and not just because it’s time for Thursday’s semifinal matchups. Last Thursday, the Metropolitan Riveters withdrew from the tournament after several members of […]
Major League Baseball has proposed delaying the start of the 2021 season and shortening it to 154 games, but the MLB Players Association appears unlikely to accept the change. Under the MLB proposal, spring training would start in late March, with the regular season beginning in late April. League Proposes […]
Dutch grandmaster Jorden van Foreest entered the Tata Steel Masters as a +25000 long shot to win the tournament, according to Unibet. But he did just that on Sunday, beating Nils Grandelius to force a playoff with Anish Giri, then defeating his Dutch compatriot in a dramatic tiebreaker to win […]
Anish Giri held off World Champion Magnus Carlsen on Friday, doing enough to secure a draw and maintain his half-point lead at the Tata Steel Masters heading into a critical clash with Alireza Firouzja in Saturday’s penultimate round. Giri drew comfortably with Black against Carlsen, leaving him a half-point ahead […]
Arsenal’s early-season struggles effectively eliminated the club from the Premier League title race. But, the Gunners can still play a part in determining who walks away with the trophy, starting with a Saturday match against Manchester United at Emirates Stadium. United comes into the game as a slight +145 favorite […]
Caleb Truax has made it clear that he relishes being the underdog. Now, IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant plans to make him eat his words when the two face off at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Plant comes into the fight as an overwhelming […]
Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek on Wednesday to take the solo lead at the Tata Steel Masters, but three players are within a half-point of him with just three rounds left to play. Giri sits at 7 points after 10 rounds heading into Thursday’s final rest day in […]
After a historically short 2020 campaign, Major League Baseball teams moved back to the business of hot stove season. While some of the biggest names are off the market, several prominent MLB free agents are still looking for teams just three weeks before pitchers and catchers are due to report […]
In fifth place at the halfway point of the season, Liverpool remains in the hunt for a second straight Premier League title. But the Reds will need to start winning – and scoring – soon, ideally in their Thursday visit to Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool hasn’t scored in more than four […]
Curt Schilling came up 16 votes shy of induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, leading the way in a year where no player earned the necessary votes for inclusion in baseball’s most exclusive club. Schilling earned about 71% of the vote, with Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen methodically outplayed Swedish grandmaster Nils Grandelius on Tuesday to earn a much-needed win in Round 9 of the Tata Steel Masters. Carlsen struggled to find points in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, having failed to win since a first-round victory over Alireza Firouzja. Three Tied for […]
When Major League Baseball expanded its playoff format to 16 teams and made the designated hitter universal across both leagues, many observers thought these changes were here to stay, at least in some form. But the MLB Players Association has rejected a proposal to keep a universal DH in exchange […]
YouTuber Jake Paul boasts a 2-0 record as a professional boxer, but he’ll have to up his game if he wants to keep that undefeated record intact when he takes on former UFC fighter Ben Askren this spring. Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN on Tuesday that Paul will be […]
This Sunday, World Wrestling Entertainment will put on its Royal Rumble for the 34th time. Both men and women will compete in separate, 30-person competitions at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Outside of WrestleMania, no WWE event attracts more mainstream and betting interest than the Royal Rumble, thanks in […]
Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko scored the biggest win of his young career on Sunday, stunning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The 18-year-old Esipenko beat Carlsen in their first-ever classical chess meeting, thoroughly outplaying the Norwegian from […]
Dustin Poirier defied the critics on Saturday night, scoring a TKO victory over Conor McGregor to avenge his 2014 loss to the Irishman. But with a champion who doesn’t want to fight, and several big names in the division, the win did little to clarify the UFC lightweight title picture. […]
Five of seven games provided decisive results on Saturday in a bloody seventh round of play at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The results knocked Nils Grandelius out of the lead and left four players tied for first, while World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen continues to struggle to find points […]
Conor McGregor will try to repeat his electrifying performance from his first fight against Dustin Poirier when the two meet for a rematch in the main event of UFC 257 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. McGregor and Poirier will take center stage at the UFC’s Fight Island facility, headlining an […]
On Wednesday, the world watched as Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States of America. The inauguration marked a dramatic change for America, and came as a surprise to many clinging to theories about how former president Donald Trump would hold on to power. Yet, there are […]
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