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British City is Hoping to Host Formula E Race in 2019

The last time Birmingham hosted a street race, “electric vehicle” meant General Motors’ sleek, but odd, 1990 Impact concept car. (The forerunner to the EV1.) If Andy Street has his way, though, auto racing’s return will look very different. Street is hoping that almost three decades after the last petrol-powered race around the British city, […]

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Kentucky Derby Gamblers Can Now Bet With Bitcoin

The Kentucky Derby seems like a timeless horse racing tradition. This weekend, a large crowd dressed to the nines will be drawn to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., and many others will be watching and betting on races from casinos and racetracks around the country. And this year, the race will be wagered on with […]

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Man Fined $60,000 For Streaming Live Sports Illegally

Streaming sports online can sometimes come with a heavy price. That’s what a British man named Waqas Rasheed discovered last week when he was found guilty of infringing the copyright of Europe’s Sky satellite TV network. Like most television networks that carry live sports coverage, Sky pays billions of dollars to professional leagues and clubs […]

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