The fallout around the EuroLeague game between Partizan and Fenerbahce did not end with the score on the scoreboard. At the center of the scandal was a giant banner in the stands of the Belgrade arena depicting the moment of the death of Ottoman sultan Murad I at the hands of Serbian hero Milos Obil...
Olympic champion Lazizbek Mullajonov, until recently a model of professional discipline both inside and outside the ring, has found himself at the center of a doping scandal. What began as an innocuous clinic visit has turned into a major headache for the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation and a hot topic...
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...
Thousands of fans turned an ordinary shopping mall in Shenzhen into an improvised arena—for the chance at a few seconds of seeing James Harden in person. Video from the mall spread across social media: every level of the galleries is packed with people, and a thunderous “MVP! MVP!” chant rolls over...
Global Ambitions: CFG's Focus Turns to Uzbekistan City Football Group, which manages assets from Manchester to Montevideo, is ready to expand its football geography by adding Uzbekistan. The impending changes were announced by Otabek Umarov, First Vice-Chairman of the National Olympic Committee:...
European basketball returns to the main stage — and this year the spotlight is less on whiteboard X’s and O’s and more on people. A record NBA contingent turns EuroBasket-2025 into a parade of individualities: some carry a nation’s expectations, some undergo a rite of passage, others try to extend a...
In MMA, sport, showmanship and business have long been intertwined, but the alliance between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Pavel Durov has taken this mix to a new level. The UFC legend and the creator of the region’s biggest messenger needed only a couple of days to turn a traditional Dagestani headdress...
The summer calendar of European football had not yet switched to pre-season, yet Lamine Yamal’s name flashed daily across the pages of tabloid and sports media. The youngest player in Barcelona’s first team reached his first “round” milestone—18 years old—and turned an ordinary holiday into an endle...
Petr Yan's lopsided points win over Merab Dvalishvili was the kind of result almost no one believed in before the fight. The scorecards of 49–46, 49–46 and 48–47 already look convincing, but judging by how the bout played out, you could easily imagine a 50–45 in favor of the Russian as well. There w...
Madrid is tense again: talk of Xabi Alonso’s possible dismissal is growing louder, and according to behind-the-scenes reports, the coach has very little room left to manoeuvre. The board is said to have set a simple formula for trust: the upcoming stretch must deliver results “right now” — otherwise...
