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...
One of the most dazzling sports unions of the past decade has cracked: former world No. 1 Ana Ivanović and legendary midfielder, 2014 World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger have officially ended their relationship nine years after their lavish Venetian wedding. Irreconcilable Differences — Th...
When a club whose very name has long been a synonym for stability and common sense changes its head coach, it inevitably sparks a storm of questions. In the Spurs’ case that effect is amplified by a hundred indisputable facts: Gregg Popovich built a system that sustained not only championships but t...
The sports media world boiled over again: Sweden’s star former striker and current AC Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimović suddenly burst into the live podcast of popular American streamer IShowSpeed, where AS Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba was already present. The conversation instantly turned into a hea...
At the end of spring, after the Lakers wrapped up a short and painful playoff run, California was left with one burning question: can newly minted team leader Luka Doncic reboot himself both physically and mentally? The extra pounds he has added over the last two seasons are more than meme fuel on s...
Oleksandr Usyk reminded the world of his uniqueness once again, knocking out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round and thus definitively closing their two-fight series. Three consecutive completed duologies, the status of undisputed champion, and a solid 38 years on his passport put the Ukrainian star be...
The twenty-fifth birthday of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior became an occasion for a grand show usually reserved in Brazil for a Champions League triumph rather than a private party. For two evenings his native Rio de Janeiro transformed into an improvised amusement park, “Dance, Vini World,” en...
It is hard to imagine a more cinematic scene than the one that unfolded in mid-July among the South Tyrolean hills. Bayern captain Manuel Neuer and Regensburg handball left-winger Anika Bissel decided to reaffirm their “I do” out loud—two years after a modest civil ceremony the couple gathered frien...
In a world where championship destinies are decided on the pitch and fans roar their support, Al-Hilal’s star striker Neymar makes moves off the field as well. The Brazilian superstar recently enriched his exclusive collection with an extraordinary vehicle—a replica of the legendary Batmobile. For a...
