Wimbledon is the oldest of the Grand Slam tournaments, and every detail is steeped in legend—especially the trophies presented by the All England Lawn Tennis Club on the final weekend. Why do men raise a gilded cup topped with a miniature pineapple, while women lift an ornate silver plate? We explor...
In the Formula 1 World Championship, drivers fight not only for pole positions and podiums but also for a place at the top of the pay table. Forbes's annual ranking shows exactly who turns outright speed on track into record-breaking paychecks. At the end of the 2025 season, the cash race is once ag...
London’s Chelsea once again reminded everyone why they are considered one of the most pragmatic yet entertaining sides in modern football. Enzo Maresca’s charges not only confidently lifted the FIFA Club World Cup, but also transformed the tournament into a powerful revenue stream, significantly str...
In American basketball, a game is sometimes turned into a show not by coaches' tactics or star players, but by school kids in the stands and a strange internet meme. A routine women's college game suddenly became an illustration of how one mysterious number, "67", turned into a password to teen cult...
Wanda Nara — an entrepreneur and the former wife of footballer Mauro Icardi — speaks openly in this brief conversation about how her divorce and work affect her life and the upbringing of her five children. The Power of Motherhood — What helps you start the day even when you are tired?— Only...
In the winter transfer window of the 2024/25 season, Turkish giants Fenerbahçe loaned national team winger Cengiz Ünder to MLS club Los Angeles FC. Now the player's future has become completely clear. RETURN The management of Los Angeles FC has officially notified that it will not activate the...
At the end of spring, after the Lakers wrapped up a short and painful playoff run, California was left with one burning question: can newly minted team leader Luka Doncic reboot himself both physically and mentally? The extra pounds he has added over the last two seasons are more than meme fuel on s...
Sometimes the fate of a qualifying campaign is decided not by a spectacular striker's finish, but by an awkward movement from a defender who is not even looking at the opposition goal. That is exactly how Suriname, only recently seen as an outsider, literally snatched the chance to fight for a ticke...
The young stars of European football have finally graduated from the status of “wunderkinds” to the rank of key figures in the global game; it is their faces that now greet us when we launch the latest installment of EA Sports’ football simulator. Two Midfield Architects on the Cover The devel...
There’s too much noise around Xabi Alonso in Madrid right now — and far too little time. According to Spanish press insiders, the coach has been given just three matches to stabilize the situation and prove the project isn’t sinking before it has even started. The first exam has been passed: “Real M...
