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QATAR WORLD CUP VOTE-BUYING CASE IS OFFICIALLY IN COURT
France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office has asked for four defendants, among them a former FIFA vice-president and a Qatari billionaire, to stand trial over the Polynesian branch of "Qatargat
KAWHI LEONARD ESCAPES SUSPENSION AS HIS TORONTO RAPTORS TRADE BECOMES INEVITABLE
A $30 million fine and five forfeited first-round draft picks: that is how the NBA's year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers ended, and the ruling has finally handed Kawhi Leonard's se
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
"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
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
Calcio
FIORENTINA REAPPOINT PAOLO VANOLI AS MANAGER AFTER DISMAL RUN
Thirty-six points from 23 matches was not enough to satisfy the Fiorentina hierarchy. The club let Paolo Vanoli go last season, yet less than a year later they have brought him back. Sporting direct
QATAR WORLD CUP VOTE-BUYING CASE IS OFFICIALLY IN COURT
France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office has asked for four defendants, among them a former FIFA vice-president and a Qatari billionaire, to stand trial over the Polynesian branch of "Qatargat
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
Basket
$96.54 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS: 37-YEAR-OLD JAMES HARDEN STAYS WITH CLEVELAND
The two sides had agreed on $97 million, yet James Harden, 37, has signed a three-year, $96.54 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers after the NBA's salary cap rules shaved a sliver off his
KAWHI LEONARD ESCAPES SUSPENSION AS HIS TORONTO RAPTORS TRADE BECOMES INEVITABLE
A $30 million fine and five forfeited first-round draft picks: that is how the NBA's year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers ended, and the ruling has finally handed Kawhi Leonard's se
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
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
MADRID'S NEW CIRCUIT: THE WAIT FOR A FORMULA 1 DEBUT AND THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES AHEAD
Nineteen red flags on the very first FIA Formula 3 test runs — that was the chaos with which Madrid's new 20-turn street circuit introduced itself to the motorsport world. This racing arena, which r
"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
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JORDAN BURROUGHS CHALLENGES ISLAM MAKHACHEV — THE UFC CHAMPION WILL ONLY AGREE TO FIGHT IN THE OCTAGON
It took Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs less than 90 seconds to dismantle Magomed Kurbanaliev 10-0 in a wrestling match in Moscow. Victory secured, the American turned straight to the reigning UFC
QATAR WORLD CUP VOTE-BUYING CASE IS OFFICIALLY IN COURT
France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office has asked for four defendants, among them a former FIFA vice-president and a Qatari billionaire, to stand trial over the Polynesian branch of "Qatargat
KAWHI LEONARD ESCAPES SUSPENSION AS HIS TORONTO RAPTORS TRADE BECOMES INEVITABLE
A $30 million fine and five forfeited first-round draft picks: that is how the NBA's year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers ended, and the ruling has finally handed Kawhi Leonard's se
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
"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
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
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