The tales translated for sporty types (8)
I believe the answer is:
athletes
'sporty types' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the tales translated' is the wordplay.
'translated' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'tales'='thetales'
'thetales' anagrammed gives 'ATHLETES'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for athletes that I've seen before include "Sports contestants" , "People trained to compete in sports" , "They engage in physical exercises and sports" , "They train to compete in sports" , "Sporty types" .)