For many years, Novak Djokovic was a living symbol of Serbia — an athlete who raised the national flag on courts all over the world and, in every interview, emphasized his bond with his homeland. He has often recalled how painfully he experienced the bombing of Belgrade in the 1990s and said that hi...
A story that only recently looked like a routine contract squabble has turned into a full-blown power crisis for Real Madrid. Vinicius Junior, one of the symbols of the current Madrid side and a team captain, is not just dragging out talks over a new deal – he is effectively tying his future at the...
Sometimes early-morning news wakes you up better than any coffee. On the night leading into Friday, Alexander Ovechkin delivered exactly that: at 40 years old he recorded a hat trick against Montreal, added an assist on top of it and, in one evening, burst into the top 10 scorers in NHL history, pus...
It is easier to describe the 2025 tennis season not with words, but with numbers. A three-month suspension, 5 hours 29 minutes in the Roland Garros final, 15 million dollars in prize money in a single year, Iga Swiatek's bagels, Valentin Vacherot's Shanghai miracle and Carlos Alcaraz's buzz cut that...
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...
