“A Big Name Doesn’t Guarantee Your Minutes”: A Talk About Risk And Role — Paul, the press say Semenyo is leaning towards a move to Manchester City. Is that a logical decision? — There is logic to it: City are a machine that’s used to winning. But it’s important for the player to understand not...
The US Open triumph was not just another line on Aryna Sabalenka's résumé — it was the turning point of her season. After a grueling run of events, she deliberately trimmed her tournament schedule, leaving only her beloved WTA 1000 in Wuhan, and shifted to smart recovery with the end of the year in...
In basketball we are used to decisive moments happening on the court: you miss a free throw, turn the ball over, commit a foul in the closing seconds. But for former NBA champion Matt Barnes, the fateful miss happened far away from the floor. In his case the opponent was not another team or even tox...
Over the past eighteen months, a new architecture of influence has been taking shape around professional boxing. UFC President Dana White, the unified TKO structure (which includes UFC and WWE), and Saudi partners are trying to relaunch the market — from tournament formats to the legal framework. At...
The most toxic scenario in MMA looks like this: a champion stops a fight after an eye poke — and immediately gets branded as “couldn’t handle it.” Then a month passes, and it turns out it wasn’t “just a sting,” but a set of injuries that people generally don’t walk into a cage with. With Tom Asp...
Sometimes football serves up plots that feel like they were written by screenwriters with a decent sense of humor. Algeria vs. Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco was supposed to be your standard “yeah, it’s a group game” kind of night. And yet the surprise “main character” turned out to b...
A modest-on-paper bout at UFC Vegas 110 unexpectedly became the story of the week: the underdog’s line crashed literally before the walkouts, the favorite lost by a rear-naked choke in the very first round, after which the promotion parted ways with the fighter and contacted the FBI. The story surro...
At a time when the football world is busy discussing goals, records and new achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese star once again reminds everyone that beyond the pitch he has another main team – his family. The Al Nassr and Portugal national team forward tenderly congratulated his daugh...
The former Pistons player keeps making headlines not for his play but for courtrooms. This time, the basketball player was forced to leave his downtown Detroit apartment after a dispute with his landlord over overdue payments. Reports of an investigation related to betting on NBA games further compl...
The paradox of today's Real is striking. Kylian Mbappe is banging in goals at a pace reminiscent of Messi, Ronaldo and Lewandowski in their peak years, yet the team is bogged down in its play, dropping points and living in a state of constant anxiety. Talk about Xabi Alonso's future is already thick...
