In basketball we are used to decisive moments happening on the court: you miss a free throw, turn the ball over, commit a foul in the closing seconds. But for former NBA champion Matt Barnes, the fateful miss happened far away from the floor. In his case the opponent was not another team or even tox...
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...
NBA players have long been reminded that any connection with bookmaker schemes can cost them not only their contracts but also their freedom. Now this abstract threat has taken on a specific name and face: Miami guard Terry Rozier has found himself at the center of a high-profile investigation relat...
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...
After a loud and painful breakup, Gerard Pique and Shakira seemed to have ended up on opposite sides of the barricades for good. However, a few years later the former partners managed to move from confrontation to constructive dialogue – they now maintain direct contact and jointly resolve all issue...
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...
