Britains Olympic and world champion Mo Farah capped his final season as a track athlete by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday.The distance runner, who won his sixth world championships gold medal in London this year when he triumphed in the 10,000 metres, was named the winner ahead of second-placed superbike rider Jonathan Rea and para athlete Jonnie Peacock. ... Read More

Mkhitaryan has been left out of Uniteds 18-man squad for seven of their last eight matches, with his only recent outing coming as a substitute against Brighton. The United boss has said the Armenia internationals place has been filled by other players who are more deserving, fuelling rumours that the midfielder could be close to leaving Old Trafford in the January transfer window ... Read More

The 86-year-old media moguls play is based on the fact that sports and news still attract viewers watching in real time - and the advertisers that want to reach them - even as more people watch their favorite shows on demand after they air or online, skipping commercials completely.Are we retreating Absolutely not, Murdoch told investors on Thursday. We are pivoting at a pivotal moment.Disneys 52.4 billion purchase of TwentyFirst Century Foxs (FOXA.O) film, television and international businesses, announced earlier on Thursday, leaves Fox with a smaller but more focused set of assets, based ... Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Soccer leagues such as Englands Premier League and Germanys Bundesliga won a reprieve on Friday when EU ambassadors agreed to exclude them from the scope of a copyright reform that would help make content more easily available online.The entertainment and sports industries have been fiercely lobbying against the European Commissions proposed reform of EU copyright law to make films and TV program more available across borders, arguing it would undermine the financing model of the whole sector.Films and TV program are often financed by selling exclusive distribution rights ... Read More

Mohun Bagan were held to a 1-1 draw by Shillong Lajong at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata in the I-League on Thursday.Mohun Bagan, who were down to ten men, are currently troubled by a host injuries in their side. The match saw both the goals coming from penalties as the teams failed to launch many devastating attacking moves.Dipanda Dicka (12th minute) gave Mohun Bagan the lead early on in the first half only to see his strike cancelled out by Samuel Lalmuanpuia (72nd) in the second period.The home team were down to ten men minutes later when Kolkata Derbys scorer Kingsley Eze was sent ... Read More

Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Dubai World Super Series Finals after losing to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 18-21, 18-21 in his second match of the tournament on Thursday.Srikanth has one more match to go in the group stage against Shi Yuqi of China but with defeats to Chou and Axelsen, the Indian shuttler has no mathematical chance to make it to the semi-finals.On Wednesday, Srikanth lost to world No.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 13-21, 17-21 in his campaign opener. Srikanth struggled to find rhythm in the tournament and allowed his opponents to overpower him.on Thursday, Chou Tien Ch ... Read More