Sports Personality of the Year, Mark English, receives his award from Brian McCormick (sponsor) and Columba Gill, Donegal News editor. SIX days after winning a European Indoor silver medal, Mark English was named as the 2014 Donegal News Sports Personality of the Year on Friday night. The Letterkenny man scooped the top prize at the third annual awards night, in association with main sponsors Brian McCormick Sports and Leisure. Advertisement English was the Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2012, but he collected the top accolade on Friday following his superb 2014, topped by his winning of a bronze medal in the 800m at the European Championships in August. At the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, English became only the seventh Irish athlete to medal at those Championship. Polish pair Adam Kszczot and Artur Kuciapski took gold and silver, but following them home was the man in the green singlet, English. He had run a season’s best of one minute 45.03 seconds at the … [Read more...] about Mark English, Donegal Sports Person of the Year
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2017 Sports Awards Introduction
Sportsmen and women from all over the county celebrated at the 2017 Fermanagh Herald Sports Personality Awards on Friday 9th February. It was a coming of age for the awards, celebrating its 21st year and once again there was no shortage of local talent to be saluted. Former Northern Ireland goalkeeper Roy Carroll, who was guest of honour at the awards with his wife Kerry, was honoured with the Hall of Fame award for his achievements on the football field. Roy is one of a select few to win a Premier league title in England, Greece and Northern Ireland. The top award on the night was the Sports Personality of the Year. That went the way of world bronze medal winning rower Holly Nixon. Team GB commitments meant the Enniskillen woman was unable to attend on the night but sent her best wishes by videolink. Her family, Father Keith, Mother Lily and Brother James Nixon were present to collect on her behalf. Sports Personality of the Year winner Holly Nixon chats to the sports awards attendees … [Read more...] about 2017 Sports Awards Introduction
Turner Sports Service to Let Fans Pay for Portions of NBA Games
Time Warner Inc.’s Turner unit unveiled a pay-per-view streaming service that will allow sports fans to buy and watch NBA games in progress at a reduced price.The service, called Bleacher Report Live, will launch April 7 for free, and Turner will begin charging for subscriptions a few months later. The company didn’t disclose the price of a subscription.While many streaming companies charge a monthly fee for all their content, Turner’s new service will give fans the option to pay for live games on an individual basis. Users will be able to purchase a portion of NBA League Pass games at a reduced price starting next season. NBA League Pass is a regular-season package that allows subscribers to view games outside their local viewing area.“Let’s say a game starts at 7:30 and they know they’re free for 15 minutes and interested in watching a portion of a live NBA game,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said at a Turner event in New York on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Turner Sports Service to Let Fans Pay for Portions of NBA Games
How Big Sports Leagues Push Junk Food on Kids
A new study breaks down the jarring juxtaposition of athletic role models and advertising. By March 26, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT Kids and teens are seeing a lot of junk food ads while they’re watching sports, potentially creating associations between athletic feats and unhealthy fare, according to a new study.The majority of advertisements during the 10 sporting events most watched by viewers ages 2 to 17 featured products that are bad for you, according to research published Monday in the health journal Pediatrics. Sports featuring athletes required to be at the height of their physical prowess accompanied by commercial breaks pushing junk food (and sometimes including the best athletes as pitchmen) inspired lead researcher Marie Bragg, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University School of Medicine, to dig into the topic.“The idea that we would watch these really physically fit athletes perform these … [Read more...] about How Big Sports Leagues Push Junk Food on Kids
JD Sports to Acquire Finish Line for $558 Million in Cash
JD Sports Fashion Plc agreed to buy U.S. sportswear retailerFinish Line Inc., expanding into the North American market and snatching away a company in which Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International Plc had built a stake.The takeover agreement is valued at $13.50 per Finish Line share in cash, or a total of $558 million.“This is a landmark day for JD and will be transformational for the business,” JD Sports Executive Chairman Peter Cowgill said in a statement Monday, calling the deal a step toward increasing the company’s global scale.Due to the distinct geographies in which the two companies operate, JD Sports doesn’t see any significant adjustments in headcount, the company said. The deal represents a 28 percent premium to the closing price of Finish Line’s shares on Friday.Ashley’s Sports Direct International, a U.K. rival of JD Sports, is the second-largest shareholder in Indianapolis-based Finish Line, with a 9.9 percent stake. Finish … [Read more...] about JD Sports to Acquire Finish Line for $558 Million in Cash