Norwegian super-grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has officially confirmed that he will play in the 2025 World Rapid and Blitz Championship, which will be held in Doha from 25 to 30 December. For the former world champion this is not just another start in rapid and blitz chess, but an attempt to close seve...
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...
LeBron James has stepped back onto the court – and did it the way only he can: he did not just play his first game of the season, he immediately rewrote league history. After missing training camp and the start of the regular season because of issues with his sciatic nerve, the Lakers forward finall...
The latest NBA game day turned into a marathon for fans: three games at once went beyond regulation and produced four overtimes in total. One night contained a no-mistake comeback by the Rockets, a Dallas revival built around teenage sensation Cooper Flagg, and a wild 58-minute thriller between Utah...
The start of the season for the Oklahoma City Thunder has been almost flawless. The reigning NBA champion is showing a level of form at the very beginning of the campaign that befits a contender not only for the trophy, but also for a special place in history. On the night of November 16, the Thunde...
The idea of holding a UFC event in the courtyard of the White House sounded like a joke not long ago, but for Conor McGregor it has already become a working plan. The Irishman, who has not stepped into the Octagon for several years, is returning to structured training and, according to his coach Joh...
On December 19, the boxing world is in for something that just a couple of years ago would have seemed impossible: former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will step into the ring against influencer and fledgling pro Jake Paul. And this is not a mere exhibition show but an official bout that...
Islam Makhachev took the kind of risk many champions avoid for years: he moved up to a new weight class, stepped straight in against the reigning king of the division and calmly took his belt. At UFC 322 the Dagestani star made his welterweight debut against Jack Della Maddalena, dismantled the Aust...
Fedor Emelianenko had already said goodbye to his career, stepped into the cage one last time, received farewell applause – and suddenly he is back in the news: the legendary Russian heavyweight is announcing that at the beginning of 2026 he is preparing to step into a boxing ring against an old riv...
Even the greatest are not immune to losing their temper. In a World Cup qualifier against Ireland, Cristiano Ronaldo turned from Portugal's main hope into its biggest loss in a matter of moments: the forward was shown a straight red card for an elbow and, for the first time in many years of his care...
