On 25 June at New York’s Barclays Center, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that Duke forward Cooper Flagg had been selected first overall in the 2025 Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Fans received the outcome they had awaited all year: the 18-year-old wing, already laden with accolades, is offic...
(while your colleague on the night shift stuns Bayern tomorrow) Opening Whistle: A Billion Scattered Across the Continents The Club World Cup, which relocates to Saudi Arabia in 2025, has become a veritable oil gusher: the tournament’s prize pool is valued at $1 billion. The money will be divi...
Kolo Muani's Compliment Came as a Surprise Reporter: Randal Kolo Muani called you a “wizard” in a recent interview. How did that make you feel? Kenan Yildiz: To be honest, at first I thought I’d misheard. Randal is one of those strikers whose highlights I was watching on YouTube just two or th...
Long Live the King: Details of the New Contract The forward, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, has approved an extension with Al-Nassr. According to respected transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, the parties have agreed on a one-year base deal with an automatic renewal for another season a...
Football Spectacle in Atlanta The FIFA Club World Cup, currently taking place in the United States, served up a spectacular match in the second round of Group G. On the turf of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Manchester City turned their meeting with UAE side Al Ain into a training session, impo...
Entry and a Sharp Pivot Back in early June, the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation officially confirmed that the national team would take part in the prestigious World Boxing Cup, scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan’s capital from 30 June to 7 July 2025. The organizers had already included the Uzbek at...
Departure Without Compensation Azerbaijani side “Sumqayit” has terminated the contracts of two Uzbek legionnaires ahead of schedule — central forward Bobur Abdikholikov and wide attacking midfielder Jasur Jaloliddinov. Both players joined the team on free transfers under the Bosman ruling, but...
Anfield Under the Spotlights: The Stadium Became a Concert Venue for Two Nights At the beginning of June the legendary Anfield arena briefly traded its pitch markings for stage scenery: Dua Lipa played two consecutive sold-out shows here. All 120 thousand tickets were snapped up instantly, and m...
Saga Concluded: Durant Chooses Texas The Kevin Durant trade saga dragged on for nearly the entire season and reached the finish line only on the day of Game 7 of the Finals. The two-time champion announced that his next stop would be the Houston Rockets. Phoenix wrapped up the deal in a hurr...
Bold Opt-Out: A Step Toward Long-Term Stability Star combo guard Kyrie Irving made a strategic move by declining the $43-million option in his previous contract and choosing a longer horizon of cooperation with the Dallas Mavericks. The gesture signals the player's desire for a sustainable proje...
