LeBron James, long associated with benchmark offensive consistency, finished an NBA regular-season game without the usual double digits in the points column for the first time in nearly two decades. In the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors, the forward's legendary streak...
On 19 July Oleksandr Usyk steps into the Wembley ring at 38, chasing the undisputed crown. In heavyweight boxing that age usually means legends have either hung up their gloves or are desperately trying to cheat time. Yet the Ukrainian shows no dip in form: still light on his feet, still masterful w...
The international break brought an unexpected twist for Erling Haaland: instead of a routine warm-up — an urgent visit to the doctors. The Norway and Manchester City striker suffered a facial cut by the team bus in Oslo. The scene looked alarming for a moment — blood, pain, medics rushing — but with...
Sometimes half an hour — a racquet, a court, and silence — is enough to feel the pulse of an old life. Having retired in 2020, Maria Sharapova unexpectedly for herself logged her first full tennis practice in more than two years and shared small but telling details from the experience. A Guest...
In the closing days of the transfer window, Manchester City supporters finally received an answer to the key question—would the first Uzbek in Premier League history stay with the club? The board and Pep Guardiola made it crystal clear: the 21 -year-old centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov will remain wit...
On the night of August 17, history was made inside the UFC octagon. Khamzat Chimaev, one of the most talked-about fighters of our time, captured his first championship belt in the middleweight division, steamrolling over reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis. UFC 319 gave fans plenty of thrilling mome...
The situation around Jonathan Kuminga is a topic of discussion not only across the league but also within Golden State. The team and the forward have yet to reach an agreement on an extension, which is why he skipped the team's media day. We present Stephen Curry's view — the face of the franchise a...
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...
