In one episode of his own show, Wayne Rooney revisited an Olympic evening when he suddenly found himself amid the star-studded roster of Team USA Basketball. The English forward described the atmosphere as a rare chance to peek behind the scenes of an NBA All-Star–level squad — with LeBron James, Ko...
Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal has, to the surprise of the basketball world, agreed to a boxing match. His opponent is Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston, an influential figure on the Philadelphia music scene and former bodyguard to Will Smith. The 53-year-old former center, who ended his profes...
In the UFC world, there are rivalries that do not fade even after years. One of the loudest and most memorable conflicts in mixed martial arts history remains the feud between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Recently, former two-division UFC champion and current Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier...
The experienced head coach of “Fenerbahçe” admits: if he is to step up to the national-team level, he wants to start at home. In a quick-fire interview, Mourinho reflects on his personal responsibility to Portugal’s supporters, possible alternatives, and why he approaches a national-team debut with...
An ordinary roadside pause turned into a small basketball adventure for a group of tourists from Italy. Pulling into a gas station in Slovenia in the morning “for something cold,” they unexpectedly ran into one of the main symbols of European basketball — the leader of the Slovenia national team and...
The legalization of gambling in the United Arab Emirates has become a landmark for the entire region: against the backdrop of betting being largely prohibited in Muslim countries, the UAE was the first to build an official access framework. But does this mean the betting market is truly open and pla...
The long-suffering “Sunderland” returns to the English Premier League after eight long years. For half of that period, the club didn’t even play in the second tier but in League One, enduring humiliating defeats and a governance crisis. Today the “Cats” are back among the strongest — and at the cent...
The global football superstar, 40-year-old Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, announced his engagement to 31-year-old Georgina Rodríguez and marked the news with gifts of elite “top-club” caliber. According to sources close to the couple, he allocated around $366,000 for the pre-wedding surprises...
Former Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney offered a hard-hitting assessment of the saga around Alexander Isak. Reports say the Newcastle forward is demanding a transfer and refusing to take part in training. Rooney calls such a step a blow to the team’s trust and warns: the road back to the pit...
In the off-season, Madrid’s side didn’t have many chances to test their readiness, but one proved telling: “Real” confidently dealt with the Austrian “Tirol,” and Turkish midfielder Arda Güler once again reminded everyone why he’s viewed as a star project. On the turf he looked mature and bold, and...
