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...
Another Europa League and Conference League evening felt downright “cinematic”: in some games everything hinged on a single mistake on a cross, in others a flurry of goals within minutes blew the match wide open, and elsewhere the scoreboard flipped right on the brink of the final whistle. Against t...
More and more signs suggest that Mohamed Salah's era at Liverpool is drawing to a painful close. The Egyptian star's dispute with the club and head coach Arne Slot has spilled out of the dressing room into the public arena, and bookmakers have quickly adjusted their odds to match a new storyline: th...
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...
The partnership between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee has been going on for twelve years now. In that time they have gone all the way from a hopeless bottom feeder to NBA champions, living through both the lows and the euphoria of a championship parade. It is a story that fits neatly into a Ho...
Rumours of Xabi Alonso's imminent dismissal swept through Madrid even before the season reached its halfway point. Not so long ago it seemed that Real, under the guidance of the legendary midfielder, had found new life: a winning streak at the start, an eye-catching success in El Clasico, a sense of...
The situation around Mohamed Salah has suddenly escalated: three matches in a row without a place in the starting XI, an emotional interview after the draw with Leeds, and a wave of rumours about a possible departure as early as this winter. The Egyptian forward has found himself in an unusual role...
The leading figure in the Formula 1 field has changed: after many years of Max Verstappen's dominance, the world champion's crown is heading to Lando Norris. The Briton has become the 35th title holder in the history of the series, bringing an end to an era in which, since 2016, only Lewis Hamilton...
LeBron James, long associated with benchmark offensive consistency, finished an NBA regular-season game without the usual double digits in the points column for the first time in nearly two decades. In the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors, the forward's legendary streak...
