Ronaldinho’s carefree smile seems to have found a permanent residence on football pitches around the world. No sooner had the “Magician of the Ball” ended his professional career than he turned the map into a personal fixture list: from showcase games in Miami to friendly battles in Doha. This time...
Lamine Yamal’s very first standout season with the Catalan club made the football world talk about a “new Messi.” However, Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola, in a conversation with a journalist from our editorial team, suggested dialing down the hype. “Please, Don't Stick Labels” Corres...
At the World Summer Universiade hosted by the cities of Germany’s Rhine-Ruhr region, the Uzbekistan national team achieved a genuine sporting breakthrough. For the first time in the country’s history at the student games, the squad captured three gold medals, instantly rewriting the national record...
This winter a heated debate flared up in the back corridors of Tushino and on the pages of the Turkish press: could Moscow’s CSKA hold on to one of Uzbekistan’s brightest talents — 21 year-old attacking midfielder Abbosbek Fayzullaev — or would the player chart a course for Istanbul and Başakşehir?...
While boxing fans are still debating the Filipino senator's July 20 draw with Mario Barrios in Las Vegas, the next intrigue is already brewing behind the scenes: 45-year-old Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao may step through the ropes once again—this time against current WBA super lightweight champion, Ameri...
When in the summer of 2019 point guard Kyrie Irving, sharpshooter-forward Kevin Durant and versatile combo guard James Harden joined forces under the roof of Barclays Center, it seemed we were about to witness a new dynasty. Two MVPs and the hero of the legendary 2016 championship-clinching shot, al...
Perhaps nothing captures the drama of Brazilian football as vividly as the moments when the stands swing from rapture to disbelief. In the clash with Internacional, Santos fans lived through exactly such a minute: the team came within touching distance of a comeback, and its brightest star—Neymar—ce...
The studio cameras could barely keep up with every move of world No. 1 Arina Sobolenko as she swapped her usual sports top for high fashion for the new issue of Cosmopolitan Sports. The crew admitted that the energy with which the Belarusian tennis player electrifies the stands was felt in front o...
In the basketball world, it is rare for an expert to announce the next season’s Most Valuable Player in advance—especially when the pick is not an American. Yet 2008 NBA champion and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins did exactly that: live on NBA Today, he confidently stated that this autumn t...
While most fans are watching the dribbling and shots of the Phoenix forward, Kevin Durant himself made an impressive move off the court: the two-time NBA champion purchased a minority stake in football powerhouse PSG. The new partnership promises intriguing cross-league chemistry between two global...
