Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey from 1932 World Series sells for record $24.1m

Jersey, worn by baseball player in his final home run in the series, is most expensive sports collectible sold at auction

The jersey that legendary baseball player Babe Ruth wore when he “called the shot” – and batted a home run – during game 3 of the 1932 World Series has sold for a record-setting $24.1m (£18.1m) with Heritage Auctions.

The sale makes the jersey the most expensive sports collectible to ever be sold at auction. The jersey in question, belonging to the late New York Yankees star, was last auctioned in 2005 for $940,000. But at the time the item was only linked to the 1932 World Series, and not directly to the famed episode where Ruth pointed his bat to the outfield stands before he hit a home run into center field off Chicago Cubs pitcher Charlie Root.

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Ronda Rousey ‘so, so sorry’ for prior Sandy Hook shooting denialism

Ex-UFC superstar calls 2013 post boosting Sandy Hook conspiracy theory video her ‘most regrettable decision’

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Ronda Rousey has issued her most detailed apology yet for having once engaged in Sandy Hook school shooting denialism after Reddit users inundated her with criticism during a question-and-answer session on the platform.

Rousey on Tuesday was participating in one of the Ask Me Anything discussions that celebrities frequently have with Reddit users when she was quickly flooded with questions and disapproval about her having spread misinformation on the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut, that killed 20 schoolchildren.

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Big polluters targeting esports industry with advertising deals, report reveals

Oil firms, petrostates, airlines and carmakers ‘doubling down’ on sector that is popular with young people

Oil companies, petrostates, airlines and carmakers are among the big polluters bombarding the esports industry with adverts, a study has found.

Esports, short for electronic sports, are competitive video games watched by spectators, with multiplayer games such as League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients 2 attracting peak viewer figures in the millions.

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‘Really heavy to see’: Lewis Hamilton speaks up on plight of refugees in Africa

  • Hamilton reiterates that F1 must stage a race in Africa
  • Verstappen unsure on future after current deal expires

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out over the plight of refugees and displaced people in Africa, ­decrying the lack of empathy toward them in the UK. He pledged to consider what he could do to support them after an emotional visit to the continent ­during the Formula One summer break.

Hamilton was speaking before this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, the first since the sport shut down for the summer, during which period the British driver travelled in Africa, ­visiting Senegal and Morocco and then the Maratane refugee settlement in the north of Mozambique, where he saw the work of the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR.

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US Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik joins Dancing with the Stars

‘Pommel horse guy’ becomes first confirmed cast member for reality show’s 33rd season premiering 17 September

The US Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik will appear on the new Dancing with the Stars season, ABC’s Good Morning America hosts announced on Thursday.

“I want to bring some of that gymnastics – maybe a backflip or handstand. I want to have fun with it,” Nedoroscik told GMA hosts Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Gio Benitez.

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Alpine skiing legend Ingemar Stenmark competes in pole vault at age of 68

  • Stenmark took part in world masters championship
  • Swede cleared three metres at event in Gothenburg

Alpine skiing great Ingemar Stenmark is still wowing audiences with his skill between the poles at the age of 68 – but this time, it’s in pole vault.

The Swedish sporting legend, who won two Winter Olympic golds in his career, took part in the world masters athletics championship, clearing three metres to wild applause from the crowd.

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