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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP 10: TRANSFERS, NEW MANAGERS AND REAL FAVOURITES
European football's most prestigious competition gets under way in an entirely new format. This season 36 of the continent's finest clubs will fight it out for the biggest prize of all. With the sum
AL-NASSR'S FIRST DEFEAT AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
Al-Ittihad beat Al-Nassr 2-1 at the Alinma Stadium in front of a crowd of 47,661. Yet the scoreline was not what dominated the conversation afterwards. The main talking point from this fifth-round fi
FROM 0-5 DOWN: ZHENG QINWEN KNOCKS FAVOURITE IGA SWIATEK OUT OF THE US OPEN
Zheng Qinwen, ranked 121st in the world, beat the eighth-ranked Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 in New York for the biggest win of her career, and for the second match running she did it after trailing 0-5 in
"I REALLY DON'T CARE" — MBAPPÉ ON HIS BALLON D'OR CHANCES
Ninety goals in 107 matches, yet not a single team trophy in two years — such is the paradoxical reality of Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid. The absence of silverware at club level has done nothing to d
USA WOMEN BEGIN WORLD CUP WITHOUT A'JA WILSON AND KELSEY PLUM
The United States women's basketball team arrive in Berlin chasing a fifth straight world title, yet for the first time in a decade they do so without their defining star. Health problems have ruled
THE 2026 MLB STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PLAYOFF PICTURE AT THE START OF SEPTEMBER
As Major League Baseball (MLB) enters the decisive final month of its regular season, the standings have taken on a strange shape: "This season brings us a muddled mess of the standings, more a refl
Football
PSG OFFER KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA A NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACT
After back-to-back Champions League triumphs, Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer their Georgian star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia a new, record contract. With the transfer window now shut, sporting dire
A €120M FIASCO: FIORENTINA SACK FABIO GROSSO AFTER THREE MONTHS
Fiorentina have dismissed manager Fabio Grosso barely three months after appointing him, despite backing him with more than €120 million of transfer spending. A catastrophic start in Serie A, Italy's
DROPPED POINTS AND MICHAEL CARRICK'S DIFFICULT PREMIER LEAGUE START
For only the second time in the past half-century, Manchester United have conceded two or more goals in each of their opening three league fixtures, and the run has carried Michael Carrick's side to
Basketball
USA WOMEN BEGIN WORLD CUP WITHOUT A'JA WILSON AND KELSEY PLUM
The United States women's basketball team arrive in Berlin chasing a fifth straight world title, yet for the first time in a decade they do so without their defining star. Health problems have ruled
NBA PUNISHES LA CLIPPERS AND KAWHI LEONARD FOR BREACHING FINANCIAL RULES
The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and stripped the franchise of five first-round draft picks for breaking league rules. An independent investigation uncovered systemic violations
Why Did DeMar DeRozan Turn Down Millions?
DeMar DeRozan, the 16th-highest scorer in NBA history with 26,711 points, is heading to Colorado. "Six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign with the Denver Nuggets on a one-year, $3.9 mi
MMA
SALAHDINE PARNASSE STOPS DAN HOOKER IN THE FIRST ROUND ON HIS DEBUT
145 seconds — that was all the 28-year-old French debutant needed to send the crowd inside the Accor Arena into raptures. Salahdine Parnasse finished Dan Hooker, a veteran of the UFC's lightweight di
DAN HOOKER FACES DEBUTANT SALAHDINE PARNASSE IN UFC PARIS MAIN EVENT
"There needs to be a villain for it to be a good story," says Dan Hooker, a veteran of 12 years in the octagon who is happy to welcome even the death threats sent his way by French fans ahead of the
NEW UFC RANKINGS: SONG YADONG BREAKS INTO THE TOP FIVE, DENISE GOMES CLIMBS TO SEVENTH
Chinese fighter Song Yadong proved that rankings carry no weight inside the octagon: "Song Yadong has entered the top 5 after a thrilling upset in his home country". At UFC Fight Night 286 the clear
F1
"NO HANDCUFFS" — PORTUGUESE CUSTOMS SEIZE BERNIE ECCLESTONE'S SHOTGUN
Bernie Ecclestone, the 95-year-old former Formula 1 chief, flew in from Switzerland with a shotgun and touched down at Cascais, the airfield just west of Lisbon, expecting a sporting event rather tha
LEWIS HAMILTON DEMANDS CHANGE IN TEAM TACTICS AFTER INCIDENT WITH CHARLES LECLERC
76 points — that is the historic gulf that has opened up between Lewis Hamilton and the championship leader after Monza. Starting from fourth, the Briton crossed the line sixth. The cause was a firs
ANTONELLI WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX FROM 19TH ON THE GRID
A race that started from 19th place and one of the most striking comebacks Formula 1 has seen — Kimi Antonelli has won the Italian Grand Prix. The Bologna-born driver lined up in the back rows after
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18 ACES AND A PUNISHING TIE-BREAK: ARYNA SABALENKA INTO THE US OPEN SEMI-FINALS
Eighteen aces flew past her and she trailed by a break in the deciding set, yet Aryna Sabalenka came through against Linda Nosková to reach a sixth consecutive US Open semi-final. The world number o
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP 10: TRANSFERS, NEW MANAGERS AND REAL FAVOURITES
European football's most prestigious competition gets under way in an entirely new format. This season 36 of the continent's finest clubs will fight it out for the biggest prize of all. With the sum
AL-NASSR'S FIRST DEFEAT AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
Al-Ittihad beat Al-Nassr 2-1 at the Alinma Stadium in front of a crowd of 47,661. Yet the scoreline was not what dominated the conversation afterwards. The main talking point from this fifth-round fi
FROM 0-5 DOWN: ZHENG QINWEN KNOCKS FAVOURITE IGA SWIATEK OUT OF THE US OPEN
Zheng Qinwen, ranked 121st in the world, beat the eighth-ranked Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 in New York for the biggest win of her career, and for the second match running she did it after trailing 0-5 in
"I REALLY DON'T CARE" — MBAPPÉ ON HIS BALLON D'OR CHANCES
Ninety goals in 107 matches, yet not a single team trophy in two years — such is the paradoxical reality of Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid. The absence of silverware at club level has done nothing to d
USA WOMEN BEGIN WORLD CUP WITHOUT A'JA WILSON AND KELSEY PLUM
The United States women's basketball team arrive in Berlin chasing a fifth straight world title, yet for the first time in a decade they do so without their defining star. Health problems have ruled
THE 2026 MLB STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PLAYOFF PICTURE AT THE START OF SEPTEMBER
As Major League Baseball (MLB) enters the decisive final month of its regular season, the standings have taken on a strange shape: "This season brings us a muddled mess of the standings, more a refl
DAMIAN KNYBA BEATS ANDY RUIZ JR BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
Damian Knyba outpointed former world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr by unanimous decision, 117-110, to wreck the American's comeback at the Prudential Center in Newark after two years away from th
LUIS ENRIQUE SIGNS NEW CONTRACT WITH PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Twelve trophies and a new deal running to 2030 — Luis Enrique has bound himself even more tightly to Paris Saint-Germain. The Spaniard, who arrived in July 2023, has become the club's central pillar,
PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHDAY THREE: HAALAND'S MILESTONE GOAL, A LONDON DERBY AND LATE DRAMA
Matchday three of the 2026/27 Premier League season saw the leading sides tighten their grip at the top, while those at the wrong end of the table salvaged priceless points in the closing seconds. [[
US OPEN: ALCARAZ EXTENDS GRAND SLAM WINNING RUN TO 18
Eighteen — that is where Carlos Alcaraz has taken his streak of consecutive Grand Slam match wins after seeing off the American Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 at the US Open. Experts had suspected that fou
SABALENKA MATCHES SERENA WILLIAMS RECORD TO REACH US OPEN QUARTER-FINALS
18 — that is the length of Aryna Sabalenka's run of consecutive match wins after she beat American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3, a victory that saw the Belarusian match a feat of the legendary Serena Wil
LEWIS HAMILTON DEMANDS CHANGE IN TEAM TACTICS AFTER INCIDENT WITH CHARLES LECLERC
76 points — that is the historic gulf that has opened up between Lewis Hamilton and the championship leader after Monza. Starting from fourth, the Briton crossed the line sixth. The cause was a firs
SALAHDINE PARNASSE STOPS DAN HOOKER IN THE FIRST ROUND ON HIS DEBUT
145 seconds — that was all the 28-year-old French debutant needed to send the crowd inside the Accor Arena into raptures. Salahdine Parnasse finished Dan Hooker, a veteran of the UFC's lightweight di
ANTONELLI WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX FROM 19TH ON THE GRID
A race that started from 19th place and one of the most striking comebacks Formula 1 has seen — Kimi Antonelli has won the Italian Grand Prix. The Bologna-born driver lined up in the back rows after
NBA PUNISHES LA CLIPPERS AND KAWHI LEONARD FOR BREACHING FINANCIAL RULES
The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and stripped the franchise of five first-round draft picks for breaking league rules. An independent investigation uncovered systemic violations
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS CLOSE THE SUMMER 2026 WINDOW WITH RECORD-BREAKING FIGURES
€526.2 million — a historic record set by Manchester City on the transfer market, and the first time any club has spent more than half a billion in a single window. On deadline day they took Enzo Fer
SOUTH KOREA HAND ROBERT MORENO A SHORT-TERM DEAL
Robert Moreno, accused of leaning on artificial intelligence during his time at Russian club Sochi, has been appointed South Korea's interim manager. He replaces Hong Myung-bo, who was dismissed afte
FRANCO COLAPINTO EXTENDS ALPINE CONTRACT
The 23-year-old Argentine, who has already collected 19 points in his debut season, has extended his deal with Alpine until the end of the 2027 campaign. Colapinto enjoys the backing of executive adv
PIERRE GASLY TAKES FIRST CAREER POLE POSITION AT MONZA
1:21.786 — the seconds that decided everything at Monza, where Alpine's French driver Pierre Gasly claimed the first pole position of his career, edging George Russell by just 0.060 seconds. The resu