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DONCIC EXCITED BY THIERO PROGRESS AFTER KNEE SURGERY
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is thrilled by the progress of Adou Thiero, a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Fully recovered from left knee surgery, the young forward is pushing for
IMAVOV OFFERS STRICKLAND $500,000 OF OWN MONEY IF CHAMPION BEATS HIM
Middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov has put $500,000 of his own money on the line to land a January rematch with champion Sean Strickland. The title fight has slipped to 2027 after Charles Olive
RIBOVICS SAYS HOTEL AIR CONDITIONING DISRUPTED HIS WEIGHT CUT
Esteban Ribovics came in half a pound over the lightweight limit at the official UFC 332 weigh-ins, forfeiting 20% of his purse and automatically losing eligibility for a $25,000 bonus. The financial
SABALENKA AND RYBAKINA BOTH OUT OF CHINA OPEN
Nikola Bartunkova, a 20-year-old from the Czech Republic, needed just one hour and 35 minutes to beat former world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open, producing a
UFC 332 SETS RECORD WITH 11 FINISHES IN SALT LAKE CITY
UFC 332 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City produced nine first-round knockouts and 11 finishes in all, an all-time record in the organisation's history. Natalia Silva claimed the vacant women's fly
VERSTAPPEN TAKES FIRST 2026 WIN AFTER LONG RAIN DELAY AT SEPANG
Torrential rain and a software fault in the cars delayed the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, staged this year at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, by an hour and 40 minutes, before Max Verstap
Football
HOW TUCHEL STARTED REBUILDING ENGLAND AFTER WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL EXIT
After a 60-year wait for major silverware and a World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina in Atlanta, Thomas Tuchel has used four Nations League fixtures to begin a full-scale rehabilitation of England
MAN UTD BAN 685 SEASON-TICKET HOLDERS OVER TOUTING
Manchester United's summer-long crackdown on touting, the unauthorised resale of tickets for profit, has ended with 685 season tickets cancelled at Old Trafford, 1,617 accounts scrutinised, a further
HOW UK FANS CAN SEE MESSI PLAY AND CRUISE THE CARIBBEAN
An exclusive £1,799 football-and-cruise package bundles an official ticket to watch 39-year-old Lionel Messi with return flights from the UK, three nights in a Miami hotel and a multi-day Caribbean cr
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DONCIC EXCITED BY THIERO PROGRESS AFTER KNEE SURGERY
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is thrilled by the progress of Adou Thiero, a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Fully recovered from left knee surgery, the young forward is pushing for
RANKINGS WAR ERUPTS IN THE NBA
Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets centre, has topped the list of the NBA's 100 best players for 2026 with 694 points. He edged out San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (693 points) by the slimmes
BAM ADEBAYO: MIAMI HEAT ARE NO PLAY-IN TEAM WITH GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO AND KLAY THOMPSON
After four straight seasons in the play-in tournament, the NBA's qualifying round for the last two playoff places in each conference, Bam Adebayo has flatly dismissed the critics' predictions. The Mia
MMA
TOPURIA AND GAETHJE REIGNITE UFC FREEDOM 250 FEUD IN BITTER WAR OF WORDS
Months after his defeat on the South Lawn of the White House, Ilia Topuria has openly accused Justin Gaethje, the UFC lightweight champion, of cheating. The Georgian suffered a serious eye injury in t
TALBOTT STOPS FIGUEIREDO AND CALLS OUT O'MALLEY
Payton Talbott, 28, demolished former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo with a first-round TKO at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City's Delta Center. Moments after the statement win, the young American use
IMAVOV OFFERS STRICKLAND $500,000 OF OWN MONEY IF CHAMPION BEATS HIM
Middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov has put $500,000 of his own money on the line to land a January rematch with champion Sean Strickland. The title fight has slipped to 2027 after Charles Olive
F1
EMERGENCY BRIEFING FROM MARANELLO — FERRARI SPEAK OUT ON FRED VASSEUR'S FUTURE
Ferrari hastily convened an emergency media briefing to formally confirm that Fred Vasseur's position as team principal is secure. With the Italian team's form fading in 2026, reports had swept the p
F1 CONFIRMS SEASON WILL END IN QATAR AND ABU DHABI
With 99 per cent of tickets for Abu Dhabi already sold and conflict hanging over the region, Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that the season's final races in Qatar and Abu D
VERSTAPPEN ON POLE AS FORD ENDS 27-YEAR WAIT
Ford has claimed its first Formula 1 pole position since 1999, courtesy of its engine partnership with Red Bull. Max Verstappen set the pace in qualifying at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, t
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TALBOTT STOPS FIGUEIREDO AND CALLS OUT O'MALLEY
Payton Talbott, 28, demolished former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo with a first-round TKO at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City's Delta Center. Moments after the statement win, the young American use
DONCIC EXCITED BY THIERO PROGRESS AFTER KNEE SURGERY
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is thrilled by the progress of Adou Thiero, a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Fully recovered from left knee surgery, the young forward is pushing for
IMAVOV OFFERS STRICKLAND $500,000 OF OWN MONEY IF CHAMPION BEATS HIM
Middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov has put $500,000 of his own money on the line to land a January rematch with champion Sean Strickland. The title fight has slipped to 2027 after Charles Olive
RIBOVICS SAYS HOTEL AIR CONDITIONING DISRUPTED HIS WEIGHT CUT
Esteban Ribovics came in half a pound over the lightweight limit at the official UFC 332 weigh-ins, forfeiting 20% of his purse and automatically losing eligibility for a $25,000 bonus. The financial
SABALENKA AND RYBAKINA BOTH OUT OF CHINA OPEN
Nikola Bartunkova, a 20-year-old from the Czech Republic, needed just one hour and 35 minutes to beat former world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open, producing a
UFC 332 SETS RECORD WITH 11 FINISHES IN SALT LAKE CITY
UFC 332 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City produced nine first-round knockouts and 11 finishes in all, an all-time record in the organisation's history. Natalia Silva claimed the vacant women's fly
VERSTAPPEN TAKES FIRST 2026 WIN AFTER LONG RAIN DELAY AT SEPANG
Torrential rain and a software fault in the cars delayed the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, staged this year at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, by an hour and 40 minutes, before Max Verstap
RANKINGS WAR ERUPTS IN THE NBA
Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets centre, has topped the list of the NBA's 100 best players for 2026 with 694 points. He edged out San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (693 points) by the slimmes
EMERGENCY BRIEFING FROM MARANELLO — FERRARI SPEAK OUT ON FRED VASSEUR'S FUTURE
Ferrari hastily convened an emergency media briefing to formally confirm that Fred Vasseur's position as team principal is secure. With the Italian team's form fading in 2026, reports had swept the p
EXPULSION OR A 30-POINT DEDUCTION — WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER CITY?
Manchester City have been found guilty by an independent commission of every charge brought against them relating to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules. The commission ruled tha
MAN UTD SET €10M PRICE FOR ONANA SALE TO TRABZONSPOR
Manchester United are understood to have put a €10 million price tag on Andre Onana as they look to sell the 30-year-old Cameroonian goalkeeper. Signed from Inter Milan in a £47.5 million deal in the
RECORD-BREAKING KANE TARGETS FIRST ENGLISH BALLON D'OR SINCE OWEN
Harry Kane could become the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001 to claim the Ballon d'Or, football's most prestigious individual prize, and to do it in his native London. The Bayern Munich str
END OF AN ERA: THOUSANDS WELCOME MESSI HOME FOR ARGENTINA FAREWELL
Lionel Messi, 39, has flown into Argentina to play his farewell match for the national team. The captain arrived in Buenos Aires ahead of an emotional occasion that will bring the curtain down on his
MAN CITY CHARGES: GARY NEVILLE QUESTIONS WHETHER OWNERS CAN PASS PREMIER LEAGUE TEST
Manchester City have been found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules, having used sham sponsorship deals to inflate their revenues and cut their costs by more than £900m.
F1 CONFIRMS SEASON WILL END IN QATAR AND ABU DHABI
With 99 per cent of tickets for Abu Dhabi already sold and conflict hanging over the region, Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that the season's final races in Qatar and Abu D
BAM ADEBAYO: MIAMI HEAT ARE NO PLAY-IN TEAM WITH GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO AND KLAY THOMPSON
After four straight seasons in the play-in tournament, the NBA's qualifying round for the last two playoff places in each conference, Bam Adebayo has flatly dismissed the critics' predictions. The Mia
VERSTAPPEN ON POLE AS FORD ENDS 27-YEAR WAIT
Ford has claimed its first Formula 1 pole position since 1999, courtesy of its engine partnership with Red Bull. Max Verstappen set the pace in qualifying at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, t
LAKERS' KNECHT AT RISK OF BEING WAIVED AHEAD OF ROSTER DEADLINE
With 16 players on standard contracts, the Los Angeles Lakers must trim their roster to the NBA limit of 15. Dalton Knecht, the 17th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, is the prime candidate to miss
UFC 332: WANG CONG VOWS TO 'SHUT THE CRITICS UP' AGAINST NATALIA SILVA
Natalia Silva, who overhauled her game plan inside 30 days and arrives on a 14-fight winning streak, clashed with China's Wang Cong in a charged atmosphere at the UFC 332 press conference in Salt Lake
UFC 332: DANA WHITE MIXES UP TITLE CONTENDERS AND APOLOGISES OVER TRANSLATOR
Dana White has spent fight week promoting UFC 332, and for a while he appeared to be promoting the wrong fighter. With Natalia Silva ranked number one at women's flyweight and Wang Cong only sixth, fa