Welterweight Elite: The Latest Power Shuffle The authoritative magazine The Ring has released an updated welterweight ranking, and American knockout artist Jaron "Boots" Ennis — 34 wins, including 30 by knockout — remains at the summit. His closest pursuers are equally impressive on paper: the...
Fenerbahçe has come to the verge of finalising negotiations over the transfer of a world-famous footballer. In addition, another star player who plies his trade for a French club has been personally approved by José Mourinho. Tomorrow the Yellow-Navy Blues will stage a gala ceremony to celebrate a n...
Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic, who once shone for Istanbul’s “Fenerbahçe Beko” and most recently suited up for the “New York Knicks,” has officially announced that he is ending his professional career. The 36-year-old player, long regarded as one of the most consistent European scorers in the Na...
Beşiktaş, who have been working tirelessly on the transfer market throughout the off-season, appear to have finally solved their long-standing centre-forward dilemma. The Black-and-Whites have reached a preliminary agreement with the star striker, and the marksman is already hurrying to Istanbul to...
Gold and Dollars: Why the Larry O’Brien Trophy Matters for More Than History Hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy is a dream that drives players to train for years, follow strict sleep and nutrition plans, and pushes front offices to assemble star-studded rosters right up against the salary cap. Th...
Double Without Compromise In a single season, Fenerbahçe Beko achieved what only a handful of clubs manage: winning both the premier European cup and every major domestic tournament in one campaign. Sarunas Jasikevicius’s men successively dispatched Beşiktaş Fibabanka—first in the Turkish Cup fi...
Ambitions That Cannot Be Ignored American YouTube star and professional boxer Jake Paul has once again reminded the public of his championship ambitions. According to the 27-year-old knockout artist, the leading sanctioning bodies—the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the World Boxing Council (...
Respect From the Former Champion Islam Makhachev, who temporarily vacated the UFC lightweight throne, makes no secret of his respect for the upcoming opponent. According to the Dagestani, Australian Jack Della Maddalena is “strong in every area” and can turn the forthcoming bout into a genuine c...
Unexpected Echo of a Legend Manny Pacquiao, a multi-time champion and one of the ring’s leading icons of the 21st century, returns to the boxing stage after a significant hiatus. On 19 July, the Filipino great will face interim WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios. The very fact that the v...
Under the guidance of Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid secured a comfortable 3-0 win against Salzburg in the final Group H fixture of the FIFA Club World Cup. The Spanish giants collected three points, finished on seven overall, and topped the section to book a direct ticket to the play-off round. For R...
