The US Patent Office has ruled that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that the team’s federal trademarks for the name must be cancelled.

TOM Cruise has won a new movie deal with the owner of an American football team, after his high-profile split from Paramount Pictures last week.

Tom Cruise has won a new movie deal with the owner of an American football team, after his high-profile split from Paramount Pictures last week.