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New York (AFP) - Staff at Sports Illustrated, the famed American sports magazine that became a fixture for athletes and fans, were laid off on Friday by publisher The Arena Group, according to the SI employees union. Arena group missed a licensing rights payment to brand owner Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which ended its deal with Arena, prompting layoff notices being sent. "Earlier today, the workers of Sports Illustrated were notified that The Arena Group is planning to lay off a significant number, possibly all, of the Guild-represented workers at SI, a result of ABG revoking Arena's licen...
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Las Vegas (AFP) - A loud whirring sound incites fear that a giant swarm of insects has overtaken Eureka Park, one of the venues for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But in fact, it's a group of "soccer drones" made in South Korea. Five red drones face off against five blue ones, all of them remotely controlled from outside the playing field, to ensure that no one is hurt by an errant flying object. The game is only three minutes long and the action is fast-paced: Protected by globe-like shields, the drones take off and zip around, ramming into each other and bouncing off the green f...
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Washington (AFP) - A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by chess player Hans Niemann, who was seeking $100 million from those who accused him of cheating, including former world champion Magnus Carlsen. "We are pleased the Court has rejected Hans Niemann's attempt to recover an undeserved windfall in Missouri federal court," said Craig Reiser, Carlsen's attorney. The 20-year-old American, hailed as a prodigy by those close to him, had filed a suit for libel in a Missouri state court in a case that shook the chess world and has gripped millions of Internet users. It all star...
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New York (AFP) - American lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has become the oldest cover model for Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit edition, at the age of 81. The businesswoman, TV personality and celebrity chef was photographed in 10 different swimsuits in the Dominican Republic in January, in a shoot that is commanding attention on social media. A post Monday on her Instagram feed -- which shows Stewart on the magazine's cover wearing a white swimsuit with a plunging neckline -- said she had been approached by the publication last November. "Usually I'm motivated by pay but this time I was mo...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A US government proposal which would prevent schools from implementing blanket bans on transgender students participating in sports matching their gender identity has triggered a furious backlash from both conservative politicians and trans rights activists. The Department of Education unveiled a proposal last Thursday which aims to provide clarity on the issue of transgender athletes competing in school and college sports across the United States. The department said in its proposal that outright bans of transgender athletes would violate Title IX, the landmark civil right...
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Washington (AFP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a West Virginia ban on transgender girls participating on female sports teams will not go into effect while a suit over the matter makes its way through the US court system. The plaintiff, 12-year-old trans student Becky Pepper-Jackson, will be allowed to keep running with her middle school female track teammates for the time being, following a seven-to-two vote by the high court's justices, in a decision that did not address the merits of the case. US President Joe Biden's administration separately laid out a proposal Thursday that w...
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Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday aimed at banning transgender women and girls from sports teams that match their gender identity, as Congress turned its focus on one of the most polarizing issues in American culture. The "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" seeks to narrow 50-year-old civil rights protections against sex-based discrimination to recognize sex as "based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth." The bill -- which conservatives say aims to promote fairness while safeguarding women -- was passed by the Republican-controlled H...
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Washington (AFP) - Conspiracy theorists who blamed NFL player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest on Covid-19 vaccines have doubled down on their claims despite his speedy recovery, insisting he secretly died in an elaborate cover-up involving deepfake videos and other deceptive means. On January 22, less than a month after the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety collapsed during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamlin watched the teams' rematch from a stadium suite, with fans cheering his return to the public eye. But across the internet, anti-vaccine activists and disinformers homed in on blurr...
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New York (AFP) - A game that's easy to pick up and more accessible than tennis, pickleball is all the rage in New York, as the sport snags investors and grows increasingly professionalized across the United States. On a recent weekday evening at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, dozens of players ranging from thirty-somethings to retirees shared the four new courts at Brooklyn Bridge Park, which recently replaced the bocce ball courts. Teams form spontaneously as players wait their turn at the park space that offers a unique view of Manhattan's brightly lit skyscrapers. "You come here, put your...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Sports stars across the United States reacted with shock and anger on Friday after the Supreme Court's decision to scrap the right to abortion after nearly five decades. WNBA players and teams led a chorus of outrage over the seismic decision which threatens to result in abortion becoming illegal in nearly half of the 50 US states. The WNBA noted that the conservative-leaning Supreme Court's abortion decision had come just a day after another bombshell ruling that decreed Americans have a right to carry a handgun in public. "Are we in a democracy where guns have more rights...
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