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Big league robot umpires are set to alter baseball
The Explainer The automated system will let players contest balls and strikes
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‘Something they could benefit from for the rest of their lives’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Venezuela beats US for World Baseball Classic title
Speed Read A tiebreaking double in the ninth inning gave Venezuela the 3-2 win
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Arizona charges Kalshi over ‘illegal gambling’
Speed Read The state accused the company of taking illegal bets on world events
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US attacks on Iran throw World Cup into turmoil
The Explainer Iranian football team won’t travel to America – and Iraq struggles to qualify for tournament when airspace is closed
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Max Dowman, Arsenal’s 16-year-old boy wonder
In the Spotlight Premier League’s youngest scorer is a schoolboy not allowed in the men’s changing room
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E-betting’s unstoppable force meets Utah’s immovable anti-gambling culture
TALKING POINT As Kalshi, Polymarket and other ‘prediction marketplaces’ spread to near ubiquity online, Utah’s historically conservative Mormon culture presents a unique challenge
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Thrilling snow holidays
The Week Recommends The Milano Cortina Olympics was the highlight of the winter season, and the perfect inspiration to explore what snow has to offer
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North Korea’s women eye football comeback
Under the Radar Once a powerhouse team and regime’s tool of soft power, the Eastern Azaleas then ‘all but disappeared’ from international competition
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The 8 best sports TV shows of all time
the week recommends ‘Heated Rivalry’ is just the latest show to use a sports hook to win audiences
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Are corners killing football?
Talking Point After an era of possession-based tactics, a more ‘physical’ approach has emerged, but many fans believe it is ‘ruining the spectacle’
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Winter Olympics end with US men’s hockey gold
Speed Read The US men’s hockey team beat Canada to win their first Olympic gold medal since 1980
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The Olympic timekeepers keeping the Games on track
Under the Radar Swiss watchmaking giant Omega has been at the finish line of every Olympic Games for nearly 100 years
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Nordic combined: the Winter Olympics sport that bars women
In The Spotlight Female athletes excluded from participation in demanding double-discipline events at Milano-Cortina
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