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Football "My Father Was My Greatest Support" — the Messi Family's Darkest Day
"I always needed my father's approval." For Lionel Messi, those words have turned into the hardest of realities. Jorge Messi has died at the age of 68 in Rosario, the Argentinian city where he was bo
Football £75m and Shattered Hopes: Why Couldn't Newcastle Keep Their Brazilian?
Newcastle have banked more than £240m from player sales this summer, yet no deal cut deeper than letting Bruno Guimarães go for £75m. The club wanted to keep him, and made that clear. The 28-year-old
Football End of an Era at Anfield: Salah to Continue His Career in the Turkish Super Lig After 257 goals and nine years at Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has taken his career in an unexpected direction, joining Turkish side Trabzonspor. He won three of the game's major individual awards in the
Tennis Who Is the Youngest Winner in Los Cabos Open History? Arthur Géa is the answer. In August 2026, on the hard courts of Mexico, the 21-year-old became the youngest player ever to win the Los Cabos Open, an ATP 250 event on the professional tour.
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MMA UFC Belgrade: 12 Finishes and a Record First-round Run
UFC Belgrade produced 10 first-round wins and 12 finishes in all, a new record for the sport. The man of the night was Uroš Medić, who destroyed Daniel Rodriguez by technical knockout in just 30 sec
MMA Inside the UFC Machine: Matchmaker Power and the Risk to Fighters' Careers
"I'm saying this as a friend, Sean, you're a good guy, but in reality everyone hates you." That was the blunt verdict reigning UFC champion Sean Strickland delivered on the promotion's influential m
Football Manchester United's Surprise Target: Myles Lewis-skelly
A genuine transfer sensation is brewing: Michael Carrick's Manchester United are keen to sign Arsenal's rising star, Myles Lewis-Skelly. There is real substance to the talk, because Premier League c
Football Chelsea Sign Experienced Brighton Forward Danny Welbeck
Chelsea have made a surprise departure from their policy of signing young players, bringing in 35-year-old Danny Welbeck from Brighton for £5 million. It is the first time since 2022 that the club ha
F1 How Max Verstappen Describes His Own Car, and the Rumours Swirling Around the Formula 1 World
Max Verstappen's $55 million-a-year contract may not be worth the paper it's written on, as a dismal start to the season has triggered the exit clauses buried in his deal and handed the four-time wo
Tennis The Dog Walk That Undid a Czech Star: the Truth Behind the Doping Scandal
For Markéta Vondroušová, the road from her historic 2023 Wimbledon triumph to a four-year ban has proved fateful. The suspension, which stunned the tennis world, followed her refusal to take a dopin
Basketball A $100,000 Bribe or a Fateful Mistake? New Details Emerge in the Terry Rozier Case
Terry Rozier's lawyers want the federal case against him thrown out, and their argument comes down to one simple point: nobody hides a bet from the very person who supposedly sold it. The NBA free a
Tennis Instead of a Win, a Heavier Sentence: How a French Tennis Player Buried His Own Career Grigor Sargsyan's criminal syndicate rigged at least 375 matches and pulled in more than 1,500 accomplices. One of those swept up in the network was Samuel Bensoussan, a 34-year-old Frenchman who refu
Football The Return Everyone Was Waiting for: Leo Messi Is Back in Training
Just 10 days after the heartbreak of that World Cup final defeat, 39-year-old Lionel Messi has flown from his hometown of Rosario back to Florida, throwing himself into a full training session at Int
Football Liverpool Planning Record Bid for Bradley Barcola
Paris Saint-Germain have pushed Bradley Barcola's price up to an astronomical 145 million pounds, a figure that would set a new British transfer record if the deal goes through. The 23-year-old Franc
Football London Club Readying 80 Million for Guimaraes
"There is growing expectation that Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes will join Arsenal." The London side are preparing a bid worth 80 million pounds, though the Magpies are still flatly denying that
Football John Stones Leaves Manchester City as a Free Agent to Join Inter
"After making history in Manchester, John Stones is ready for his next chapter at Inter." With that line, the Italian champions announced their new arrival, and the defender closed the book on his ti
Basketball Euroleague's Updated Calendar: Season to Begin on 24 September
The EuroLeague has confirmed that its 2026-27 season will feature at least 396 games, taking European basketball to a scale it has never reached before. The marathon tips off on 24 September 2026, wi
Football FIFA Opens Disciplinary Case Against Argentina Over World Cup Incidents
The 1-0 defeat to Spain in the final should have been the hardest night of the tournament for Argentina, but the real ordeal only began after the final whistle, when FIFA opened disciplinary procee
Football FIFA Offers Members $40 Million in Return for Selling Off Commercial Stakes
Gianni Infantino is dangling $40 million in front of FIFA's 211 member associations, on one condition: they must back a contentious plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other tournaments to priv
F1 Hungarian Grand Prix in Full: the Pecking Order and How the Upgraded Cars Fared
Lando Norris claimed his first win as reigning world champion, taking the chequered flag at the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton got away cleanly from pole, only for teammate Oscar Piastri to ed
