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Football 'Endrick Is Going Nowhere' - Mourinho Blocks January Loan Jose Mourinho and president Florentino Perez have blocked any January loan move for Endrick, the 20-year-old Brazilian forward who had attracted interest from Liverpool, Aston Villa and AC Milan. Tran
MMA Mcgregor Looks Back on Two-belt Career as Future Remains Uncertain Conor McGregor, the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two divisions at the same time, has taken to social media to reflect on his historic career and the principles that carried him to th
Football Mbappe Leads Kvaratskhelia in Ballon D'Or Fan Poll as Yamal Misses Top Three With less than two weeks to go until the Ballon d'Or ceremony at the London Palladium on 26 October, Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has emerged as the fans' favourite after taking 34.2% of the vote
Basketball Lakers Must Trim Roster to 15 Before Warriors Opener Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick delivered an injury update ahead of the final preseason game against the Denver Nuggets, confirming that Ziaire Williams and Adou Thiero had come through full p
Football 'He's Not Fit to Be FIFA President' - Fa Chair Turns Up Heat on Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologised to members during a three-and-a-half-hour FIFA Council meeting in Zurich over the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, a plan to transfer the organisation's comm
Football Transfer Round-up: Kane Commits, Guler Signs, Liverpool Chase £100m Scott Harry Kane, England's 33-year-old captain, has agreed in principle to extend his Bayern Munich contract until the summer of 2029, with the club now finalising the paperwork. At Real Madrid, 21-year-ol
Football Man United's Martinez Fined, Apologises Over Post-match Remarks Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has apologised to the club's hierarchy, including director of football Jason Wilcox and manager Michael Carrick, for his outspoken comments after the Champ
F1 Antonelli Can Become Youngest F1 Champion in Austin Third place at the Singapore Grand Prix has allowed Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes' 20-year-old Italian, to stretch his championship lead over team-mate George Russell to 102 points. With six races remainin
Basketball Win Now or Build for Later? Where All 30 NBA Teams Stand
ESPN analyst Zach Kram has placed all 30 NBA teams in his Now or Later rankings, with first place going to the club in the biggest hurry to win a title and 30th to the organisation calmly building f
Boxing More Than 500,000 Queue for Fury-joshua Tickets More than 500,000 people joined the ticket queue for Tyson Fury's fight with Anthony Joshua at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December, with the gate expected to reach $34 million. Amid that fre
Basketball Warriors Sign Podziemski to Five-year, $110 Million Extension Golden State Warriors starting guard Brandin Podziemski has signed a five-year, $110 million contract extension with the club. The fully guaranteed deal includes a mutual option for the 2031-32 season
MMA Volkanovski Confident of Halting Unbeaten Evloev at UFC 333 Alexander Volkanovski, the 38-year-old two-time featherweight champion, believes the undefeated Movsar Evloev represents the most favourable stylistic matchup for him in their title fight at UFC 333.
Basketball From Sixth Man to Starter: Pritchard Rewarded with New Celtics Deal Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension with the club, including a mutual option for the 2029-30 season. The 2024 NBA champion and 2025 Sixth Man
Basketball Carmelo Anthony Backs Knicks Over Paused Contract Talks New York Knicks great Carmelo Anthony has backed the club's decision to pause contract extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart so they can focus fully on defending their NBA title. Towns
Basketball Michael Jordan 1998 NBA Finals Jersey Sells for Record $14 Million A signed red jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million in a private sale. The deal, handled by Hunt Auctions, makes it the most expensive piece of basketb
MMA 'It's All Kind of Manipulated' – Pereira Furious as Hokit Gets Gane Title Shot Alex Pereira has accused the UFC and Daniel Cormier of manipulating the matchmaking behind Ciryl Gane's title fight with Josh Hokit, following his second-round technical knockout defeat at UFC Freedom
Basketball Avdija Admits Guarding Jokic Is Near-impossible Task Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija has admitted on Draymond Green's podcast that guarding Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets' Serbian centre, is a practically impossible task. The Israeli highli
Basketball NBA Could Use Microchip Ball from Next Season NBA commissioner Adam Silver has confirmed that a microchip-equipped smart ball, developed in partnership with Wilson, could appear in official games as early as next season. The sensor embedded in th
Cycling France's Seixas Becomes Youngest Il Lombardia Winner A blistering attack some 19 kilometres from the finish made 20-year-old Frenchman Paul Seixas the youngest winner in the history of Il Lombardia, the Tour of Lombardy. His victory in the one-day Monum
Basketball No Return Date for Porzingis as New Season Nears The Golden State Warriors' Latvian centre Kristaps Porzingis has missed the team's entire two-week training camp because of a personal medical issue. The 561-game NBA veteran has no set timeline for a
