The life of a professional athlete is seldom calm: even when you swap the basketball court for sandy beaches, fate can spring an unexpected twist. That is exactly what happened to former NBA star Danilo Gallinari, whose pregnant wife miraculously survived a shark attack in Puerto Rico. The Itali...
An Expensive Mistake: How €77 Million Produced No Trophies In January, Al-Nassr hit the headlines with another blockbuster move: 21-year-old Colombian Jon Duran cost the Saudis €77 million plus another €13 million in add-ons. In Riyadh they believed the rapid forward would create a dream duo wit...
Fenerbahçe are accelerating their work on the transfer market ahead of the new season. The Yellow-Navy Blues have already made Al Hilal striker Aleksandar Mitrović their priority target and have begun initial talks with his entourage. The 30-year-old forward, who also plays for the Serbian nationa...
Brazilian media has dropped another bombshell: former Brazil national team forward Robinho, who is serving a nine-year sentence for gang rape, and the notorious cybercriminal Walter Delgatti Neto—celebrated for hacking private messages during Operation Lava Jato—have filed paperwork to register thei...
Oleksandr Usyk reminded the world of his uniqueness once again, knocking out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round and thus definitively closing their two-fight series. Three consecutive completed duologies, the status of undisputed champion, and a solid 38 years on his passport put the Ukrainian star be...
In the tense atmosphere of an esports arena, where pieces slide across a virtual board as swiftly as odds change on bookmakers’ screens, a single careless mouse movement sealed the verdict. Polish super-grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda, accustomed to weaving chess miracles over a classical wooden boar...
Second Meeting—Another Pick-and-Roll Toward a Contract The Knicks front office has already held a second full-scale interview with the specialist, which in the “coaches’ market” almost always signals the final stage of ironing out the details. According to reputable ESPN insider Shams Charania,...
The new season of English football opened with a bang: Oliver Glasner’s team twice came from behind against Liverpool, finished the job in the penalty shootout and lifted the FA Community Shield. Regular time ended 2:2, and from the spot the Londoners were the calmer side — 3:2. The drama had it all...
Resignation Decision at Fenerbahçe In the camp of the Istanbul giant, explosive news broke — Fenerbahçe’s Corporate Communications Director Mustafa Sapmaz stepped down. The story spread rapidly through Turkish sports media, and soon after, Sapmaz himself confirmed it on his social-media pages....
In Chicago on August 17, at UFC 319, a middleweight title fight awaits: champion Dricus du Plessis versus challenger Khamzat Chimaev. The matchup doesn’t boil down to “striker vs. wrestler” — both can work in the stand-up, clinch, and on the ground. We spoke with the fighters about their game plan...
