Charles Barkley is a rare example of a sports megastar whose charisma and self-irony outlasted both his career peak and the absence of a championship ring. A legendary 1990s power forward, the 1993 MVP and a Basketball Hall of Famer, he has long been one of the NBA’s voices on television and a symbo...
Basketball history has crossed paths with military discipline many times, but David Robinson’s trajectory is a rare case where a naval academy didn’t just harden the character—it set the course toward NBA icon status. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, a future two-time Olympic champion,...
Last night in Springfield, the birthplace of the game, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame held its ceremony — and immediately raised a fair question. The list of new members included LeBron James and Chris Paul, even though both are still active players. A rules violation? No. This is a rare but e...
While football-loving Spain expected carefree footage of Barcelona’s wunderkind celebrating his 18th birthday, Lamine Yamal’s party generated headlines of a very different kind. A minibus carrying dwarf performers pulled up to a luxury mansion outside Barcelona, after which the Association of People...
The FIA presidential election, scheduled for December 12, suddenly shifted from a technical procedure to a political thriller with an unexpected leading figure. The federation chief’s chair is not just the seal beneath the sporting regulations of Formula 1, rally and endurance racing, but also influ...
A Bold Choice of Opponent The Uzbekistan Football Association has reached an agreement to stage a warm-up fixture against the Uruguay national team. The match is scheduled for one of FIFA’s October international windows and will mark an important milestone in the build-up to the “White Wolves’”...
Las Vegas will host the centerpiece premiere of the boxing autumn on September 13: Saul "Canelo" Álvarez defends his status as the undisputed world champion at super-middleweight (168 pounds) against Terence Crawford — an undefeated all-rounder who has already conquered two divisions as an undispute...
Arina Sabalenka's season has long gone beyond being just a sports story. A US Open title, finals at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, a spell as world No. 1 and more than 15 million dollars in prize money – all this speaks of a player who lives in a mode of constant maximum intensity. But in pa...
Every time Alexander Ovechkin steps onto the ice, Washington fans can already feel that something special is coming. It is impossible to divide his career into ordinary and remarkable games — almost every night he is rewriting NHL history. Before the matchup with Winnipeg, the club organized a large...
In American sports, a new duo is taking shape — tennis and soccer, a booming serve and a high-tempo press. At 23, Ben Shelton is having the best year of his career: a first Masters 1000 title, a top-10 debut, and a ticket to the ATP Finals. Alongside him is Trinity Rodman, one of the brightest forwa...
