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A Texas senator got nearly ten minutes of airtime to promote the Protect College Sports Act on ESPN, a network whose corporate stake in the bill went unmentioned during the segment.
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Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu's refusal to face Israel has exposed how far the FAI and UEFA will go to keep a fixture on the calendar rather than confront the politics around it.
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An independent commission's ruling on 115 alleged financial rule breaches by Manchester City remains unpublished almost two years after the hearing concluded, fuelling arguments over whether the Premier League can police its wealthiest club.
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A Republican lawmaker has asked the NHL to review Alex Ovechkin's appearance in a United Russia campaign video, while the league and the Washington Capitals have offered only limited comment on the matter.
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Football's ruling body faces open revolt from its own confederations after an abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup, raising questions about who actually controls the sport's money and its governance.