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Basketball Jaylen Brown's Sixers Era Starts with a Bang Jaylen Brown, one of the Philadelphia 76ers' new arrivals, poured in 22 points in the first half alone on his pre-season debut as the Sixers beat reigning champions the New York Knicks 120-97. Elsewhe
F1 Russell to Start Singapore Grand Prix from Back of Grid George Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid, a direct consequence of the engine damage he suffered at the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was staged at Sepang in Malaysia th
Basketball 76ers Centre Hukporti Ruptures Achilles in Pre-season Game Philadelphia 76ers centre Ariel Hukporti ruptured his right Achilles tendon just six minutes after coming on in a pre-season game against the New York Knicks. The 24-year-old went down off the ball an
F1 Mclaren Take Responsibility for Norris's Missing Top Speed Lando Norris finished 0.308 seconds behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in qualifying in Baku, his heaviest defeat to his team-mate this season. The main problem with his MCL40 is straight-line spe
Football Donnarumma Backs Dembele for Ballon D'Or Ahead of Yamal Manchester City's Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has looked past Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane in the race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, backing his former team-mate Ousmane Dembele
Basketball Raptors Force 25 Turnovers but Fall to Heat in Pre-season Opener The Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 129-105 at the Videotron Centre in the first NBA game ever played in Quebec City, a pre-season fixture watched by 18,474 fans. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovi
Football Ronaldo Accuses Portugal Boss Jesus of Breaking Promise Twice Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's all-time leading scorer with 146 goals in 234 appearances, has sensationally walked out of the national team camp and, in a 1,996-word official statement, openly accused
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
MMA Valentina Shevchenko to Natalia Silva: 'Don't Get Too Comfortable' Brazil's Natalia Silva, 29, extended her winning streak to 15 fights at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City, beating Wang Cong by unanimous decision after five rounds to claim the vacant women's flyweight title
Football 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
Football 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
Football Kane Equals Shilton's England Caps Record Harry Kane scored twice on his 125th England appearance against the Czech Republic, taking his international tally to 91 and matching legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps, a mark he
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
Football 'If He Wants to, He'll Return' - Jesus Leaves Door Open for Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, dramatically walked out of Portugal's camp and flew to Madrid on a private jet after learning that manager Jorge Jesus would start him on the bench again for the Nations League
Basketball Spoelstra Compares Antetokounmpo to Magic Johnson After Heat Debut After 13 seasons and 895 regular-season games with the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has made his first appearance in a Miami Heat jersey. The Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 129-105 in a pre-s
MMA 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
Basketball 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
MMA 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
MMA 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
Tennis 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
