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...
Fall 2025 turned into a real series full of unexpected plot twists for Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry. A record ninth straight year atop the list of the NBA's highest-paid players, a headline-grabbing appearance on LeBron James's podcast, the first flagrant foul of his 17-year caree...
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...
When Real Betis and Spain national team midfielder Isco was recovering from the injury that cost him Euro 2024, there was almost always a camera next to him. Behind it stood not a TV channel's crew, but his wife, actress and director Sara Sálamo. For her, the documentary film "Silence" became not ju...
On December 19 Jake Paul will step into the riskiest bout of his boxing career – against former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua. This is not an exhibition sparring session for hype but an official fight that will be broadcast by Netflix. The streaming giant is entering boxing in earnest, w...
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...
Karim Benzema could easily spend hours reminiscing about his goals for Real Madrid, Champions League finals and Clásicos. But during a conversation with AS he was offered a different kind of game: to forget about his own achievements and put together an ideal team made up of the players who impresse...
Memphis Depay's story in Brazil already resembles a prolonged crisis: disputes with the club, financial claims, and pressure from the media. Now a high-profile personal scandal has been added to the mix. Brazilian model and influencer Laru Simoesh claims she is pregnant by the Netherlands national t...
