Kylian Mbappé risks being left out of France's squad for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. The Real Madrid forward sustained an ankle contusion in Saturday's La Liga match against Villarreal (3:1) and has been working away from the main group for two days. The injury is not c...
The NBA’s summer market is still open, and LeBron James’s name remains the main magnet for rumors and wagers. Formally, the forward enjoys immunity from a trade thanks to his no-trade clause, as his agent Rich Paul loudly reminded everyone. Yet betting lines have a life of their own: the money flowi...
Digital Triumph: How SGA Landed on the Legendary Simulator’s Cover Developers of the NBA 2K series have announced that the standard edition of NBA 2K26 will feature the portrait of Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) on its cover. He will be the first Thunder player s...
In a candid conversation, NBA champion Paul Pierce explained why Golden State, in his view, has gone from a team that scared opponents to a solid but no longer title-level team. We present Paul Pierce's reflections on the brief "honeymoon" after the high-profile deal for Jimmy Butler, on the age of...
Golden Winter Deal Ends in a Turkish Loan Back in January, Riyadh was buzzing: Al-Nassr snapped up 21-year-old John Durán from Aston Villa for a hefty €77 million plus €13 million in add-ons. At that moment only Neymar had cost more in the Saudi Pro League. The plan seemed clear: a young forward...
Contract of the Century: What Lies Behind the Record 285 Million The new agreement between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder is a four-year super-max worth 285 million dollars. In terms of percentage of the salary cap it is an ordinary “super-max,” but the league’s explosive re...
Injury That Turned the Decisive Game Late in the opening quarter of the Finals decider against Oklahoma, Indiana’s offensive maestro suddenly crumpled to the floor with no contact from an opponent. The medical staff quickly laid the guard flat on the hardwood while the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crow...
In the basketball world, it is rare for an expert to announce the next season’s Most Valuable Player in advance—especially when the pick is not an American. Yet 2008 NBA champion and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins did exactly that: live on NBA Today, he confidently stated that this autumn t...
Sometimes a single phrase reveals the essence of an entire career. Ousmane Dembélé makes no secret of it: the No. 1 individual award in football attracts him as strongly as the big team nights. After a year in which PSG lifted trophies one after another, and the winger regularly influenced results —...
Blitz Double by the Turkish Talent The Turin side continued their winning march in the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup, sending four unanswered goals into the net of Morocco’s Wydad and allowing the visitors to respond only at the death. The main hero of the night was once again 19-year-o...
