A No-Contest Pick, but the Bar Is Sky-High On draft night the leading insiders were yawning — the fate of the first pick had been clear since winter. Cooper Flagg was shredding rims in the NCAA, averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists for Duke. Dallas merely confirmed the obvious, ins...
Ibiza Incognito: Party Location Under Lock and Key Spain’s brightest teenage footballer is about to swap a passport stamped “minor” for an adult document. On 13 July, Lamine Yamal will enter his second decade and, according to the programme Tiempo de Juego, will mark the milestone in grand fas...
A story where sporting fame intersects with tax law. The mother of PSG and France national team winger Ousmane Dembélé is trying to prove that a €200,000 transfer sent by her son in 2017 for her 40th birthday was a gift rather than income. The French fiscal authorities disagree, and the dispute has...
Smoke in the Dressing Room: The Conflict Begins There used to be an air of unity around Milan’s Inter, but this summer the mood in the squad overheated. The spark was a conversation between two leaders—Argentinian captain Lautaro Martínez and Turkish playmaker Hakan Çalhanoğlu. While the former...
When the British band Coldplay transformed the Miami arena into a true cosmos of sound and light, another star emerged among the audience – Lionel Messi together with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo. The cameras zoomed in on the couple and projected them onto the giant screen, and a sea of fans erupted i...
In Abu Dhabi, crowd favorite Tom Aspinall suddenly became the week’s central figure—and not because of a knockout. His title fight with Ciryl Gane ended in the opening round after a blatant eye poke, and the champion’s decision not to continue triggered a wave of accusations. Aspinall responded by r...
The situation around Mohamed Salah has suddenly escalated: three matches in a row without a place in the starting XI, an emotional interview after the draw with Leeds, and a wave of rumours about a possible departure as early as this winter. The Egyptian forward has found himself in an unusual role...
The EuroLeague is preparing one of the most serious reforms in its history. The league's management is considering changes that will affect both the sporting format and the commercial positioning of the competition. This is not just about cosmetic adjustments to the schedule, but an attempt to build...
Chronicle of a Lingering Injury The first alarm bells rang back in November 2023: after one of the La Liga matches, Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder joint. The medical staff opted for a conservative approach—wearing a stabilizing brace, individual w...
Cristiano Ronaldo's new conversation with Piers Morgan has once again become an event: a friendly format, direct questions, and answers without the old "maybe later" evasions. The first part of the interview spread across social media with tens of millions of views and immediately brought back three...
