A Dramatic Image Change While most footballers are working hard to prepare for pre-season camps, Barcelona’s 20-year-old midfielder decided to make a statement off the pitch. Gavi, until recently associated with classic thick Spanish hair, suddenly appeared on social media sporting a platinum-bl...
Trail in the Betting Line: What Alarmed the Bookmakers The offseason is usually a time for quiet preparation and trades, but not this summer. Detroit Pistons shooting guard Malik Beasley suddenly found himself under the close scrutiny of U.S. federal prosecutors. A warning came from a major Amer...
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...
After finalising Leroy Sané’s transfer, the bosses of Istanbul’s Galatasaray shifted into a higher gear and are now focused on finding a new attack orchestrator. The yellow-red board have made Portuguese star Bernardo Silva their primary target, and the first meeting with the player, held this week,...
Fenerbahçe’s Offer to David Aiming to enter the new season with a genuinely ambitious and competitive squad, Istanbul’s Fenerbahçe is working hard to strengthen its attacking line. Armed with a blank check from supporters and the coaching staff, the club’s management has focused on signing a pro...
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...
Manchester experienced one of those rare nights when football and music merge into a single chorus of emotion: in a giant stadium that brought together about 80,000 spectators, the cult band Oasis staged a true celebration, and the most devoted fan in the front rows proved to be Man City head coach...
The giant of the Turkish Süper Lig has effectively released the handbrake this transfer window: the club is planning a deal that will reverberate across the football world and make supporters sweep new merchandise from the shelves. Istanbul’s target is Neymar. The Brazilian “Samba” star has experien...
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...
The head of Beşiktaş’s basketball department, Özkan Arseven, made outspoken statements after his team’s 94–76 defeat to Fenerbahçe Beko in the first game of the Turkish League final series. A Complete Slide Into Hooliganism Immediately after the game Arseven addressed reporters: “We at B...
