While he was officially a Jazz player since his big transfer at the deadline, Russell Westbrook has finally decided his future. The former MVP will not play a single minute under the jersey of Utah, and signs instead with a major title contender, report Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s done! Russell Westbrook took time to think, but…
Tiger Woods played his best golf since the car crash in February 2021 that threatened to end his career to finish tied-45th at the Genesis Invitational, as Jon Rahm walked away with his third PGA Tour win of 2023 to regain the world No. 1 spot. As reported on CNN, it was Woods’ first competitive…
Femke Bol broke one of the oldest records in track and field as she set a new world-best time of 49.26 seconds in the indoor 400 meters on Sunday. As reported on CNN, Bol, running in front of a home crowd at the Dutch Indoor Championships, beat Jarmila Kratochvílová’s world record of 49.59 seconds set…
Roman Reigns defeated Sami Zayn at WWE Elimination Chamber, leading to the return of Kevin Owens after the match. The Bell Centre was just as hostile toward Roman Reigns as they were raucous for Sami Zayn. Chants of “Roman sucks” “Sami!” “Olé” and “[Expletive] you, Roman” dominated this match before Zayn and Reigns even touched….
The latest slip up from PSG, this time in the Champions League against Bayern, has put Galtier in the spotlight once again. The 56-year-old manager has suffered more defeats in 2023 than in the whole of 2022, which makes the game against Lille potentially make or break. According to Le Parisien, the PSG board are…
Darwin Nunez will undergo tests on a shoulder injury that has made the Liverpool forward a doubt for Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash against Real Madrid at Anfield. As reported on ESPN, Nunez, 23, scored his first Premier League goal since before the World Cup to set Liverpool on course for a…
Marcus Rashford continued his clinical form in front of goal as he scored twice to help Manchester United claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday. As reported on ESPN, United could thank goalkeeper David De Gea for not being two goals down in the opening stages at Old…
Tottenham moved into the Premier League top four with a 2-0 home win over West Ham United in a mostly cagey affair on Sunday. As reported on ESPN, both sides struggled to find an attacking rhythm in the first-half with Spurs registering the only two shots on target in the opening period. However Spurs, who…
Arsenal could have wilted. On the back of a dispiriting defeat to Manchester City less than 72 hours earlier, the Gunners were in danger of seeing their blip in form turn into a season-defining slump on Saturday. Winless in three matches and knocked off their perch atop the Premier League table for the first time…
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar’s leading banks and son of the country’s former prime minister, has submitted a bid to take 100% control of Manchester United.Though it remains unclear how much the bid is officially worth, a statement from Sheikh Jassim’s representatives on Friday said it would be…
Video Assistant Referee, VAR Lee Mason is leaving the PGMOL, according to SportsMail.This means he will no longer officiate in the Premier League. It is understood Mason quit his role by mutual consent, a week after making a major mistake in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brentford. The VAR incorrectly allowed Ivan Toney’s goal to stand,…
Inter President Steven Zhang is unwilling to part with the club for less than €1.2 billion amidst reports of interest from the United States. As reported in today’s newspaper edition of Il Sol 24 Ore, the Nerazzurri have been paired with a potential buyout from the USA, but such discussions are only at a preliminary…
Al Nassr are beginning to see Cristiano Ronaldo as a decisive player, as well as an undisputed member of the starting eleven. As reported on Marca, the Portuguese provided the two assists in the 2-1 win over Al Taawon and has now scored three league goals in three games. The first assist was given to…
Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. The Ghana international, 31, had spells with Premier League sides Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle. As reported on BBC, Atsu had been missing since the 6 February quake that caused the collapse…
The Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office is investigating FC Barcelona over allegations it made $1.5 million in payments over three years to a company owned by a then-leading official with Spain’s referee committee, CTA. Spanish radio station Cadena SER reported Wednesday that the club made a series of payments to a company owned by José María Enríquez…
Anthony Joshua is currently on the road back to redeption after losing all his belts against Oleksandr Usyk with rematch included. By the end of last year, AJ was still licking his wounds and probably didn’t feel well-enough to fight against Tyson Fury right away. Fury was fresh out of winning another fight and wanted…
When Roger Federer made the decision to hang up his tennis racket last year at the age of 41, he did so as one of the most influential figures to have played the game. Federer was dominant on the court, winning 20 grand slam singles titles between 2003 and 2018 and spending a total of…
LeBron James returned from a three-game absence and helped his new-look Los Angeles Lakers to an impressive 120-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. As reported on CNN, the 37-year-old James had missed the three previous games due to ankle soreness but returned to action on Wednesday night to great effect. In 29 productive minutes…
Paris Saint-Germain president, Nasser al Khelaifi and Chelsea co-owner, Todd Boehly had a meeting in Paris on Tuesday, to discuss a potential transfer of Neymar, ESPN reports. PSG tried to sell the Brazil forward last summer but could not find a club willing to buy him. Neymar, who turned 31 last week, is under contract…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that three Nigerian superstars – GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer Burna Boy, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning singer and Oscar-nominated singer and producer Tems and rapper and singer Rema – will headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeat-themed performance. After the performance, the NBA…
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday reimbursed over $300,000 for legal fees he spent while defending himself in a federal civil case alleging he had raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. As reported by CNN, the case was dismissed in June, after the judge found that the plaintiff’s…
A superb length-of-the-field goal from Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi helped his side to a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Wednesday, putting them in the box seat to qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals. As reported on The Score, Adeyemi’s goal came during a period of sustained dominance from the visitors early in the second…
Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel has died aged 25 after reportedly collapsing following a penalty save during a match on Saturday. As reported on CNN, Espeel had played for Winkel Sport B which plays in the second provincial division of West Brabant in Belgium. According to reports in Belgian media, including Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Winkel…
Chelsea head coach Graham Potter says critics do not know ‘anything about anything’ if they think he has got where he is in his career without getting angry. As reported on Sky Sports, the Blues boss was questioned for the low-key reaction to his team being denied a late penalty in the Premier League draw…
Chelsea are willing to buy Joao Felix outright from Atletico Madrid, as per Cadena SER. As reported on Football Espana, the Blues are content with his (relatively few) performances since arriving in London, and owner Todd Boehly is willing to make the deal a permanent one. The figure being discussed for his signature is around…
Manchester City overtook Arsenal to go top of the Premier League after Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland scored second-half goals to give the champions a 3-1 win in a thrilling contest at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. As reported on ESPN, Grealish capped a superb team move with a low deflected finish past the grasp…
Damian Lillard had 40 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 127-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. As reported on MARCA, LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, missed his third straight game for the Lakers with a sore left ankle. He has not played since…
As potential buyers for Manchester United continue to line up, a certain eccentric billionaire is reportedly kicking the tires on the historic European soccer club. As reported on Front Office Sports, Elon Musk is “believed to be monitoring the situation closely” and weighing putting in a bid for the club ahead of Friday’s deadline, per…
Liverpool relieved some of the pressure on Jurgen Klopp as they picked up a much needed 2-0 win over Everton at Anfield, maintaining their fine Merseyside derby record in the process. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the Reds before half-time as they eventually cruised to the three points, ending a run of four Premier…
Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun remains the leading scorer in Ligue 1 after he netted his 15th goal of the season in a 4-0 win by Reims over Troyes today. Balogun found target in the 50th minute for his team’s third goal in this Ligue 1 Derby.He drove into the box, literally shrugged off his marker…
Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL’s Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to claim their second Super Bowl in four years. Kansas City’s hopes of returning home with the Lombardi Trophy looked…
Referees chief Howard Webb has contacted Arsenal and Brighton to explain “significant errors” in the VAR process during their matches on Saturday. Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford in which Ivan Toney’s equaliser should have been ruled out for an offside in the build-up and Brighton had a first-half strike by Pervis…
The English Premier League has long been decided by the finest of margins; a dropped point here, a missed goal there. Just a single point separated last year’s champion Manchester City from runner-up Liverpool and, as Jurgen Klopp’s side are now learning, languishing mid table, chances to win the title do not come around often….
Breaking one racquet is unfortunate, destroying three might be considered foolish. Frustration got the better of Alexander Bublik as the tennis player sensationally lost his cool during a first-round match in Montpellier, France. As reported on CNN, the 25-year-old was competing at the Open Sud de France as defending champion. He surprisingly lost the first…
John Isner, 39th in the ATP rankings and one of 15 Americans in the world’s top 100, will be able to boast some of the most illustrious trademarks in tennis when he hangs up his racquet. As reported on Marca, Isner, winner of the record-breaking match against Nicolas Mahut in the first round of Wimbledon…
LeBron James will miss his second straight game with left ankle soreness when the Los Angeles Lakers play the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, the team announced. As reported by ESPN, James underwent medical imaging on his left foot this week that did not show any significant damage other than general wear and tear, according…
Mikel Arteta has accused the match officials of “changing the rules” as Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford on Saturday. As reported by ESPN, Ivan Toney’s 74th-minute header cancelled out Arsenal’s substitute Leandro Trossard’s first goal the club seven minutes earlier as the visitors earned a deserved point at Emirates Stadium. However,…
Another day, another exhibit of mind-boggling golf wizardry from Rory McIlroy. As reported by CNN, even in the midst of an underwhelming opening round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Arizona on Thursday, the world No.1 found a way to add another slide to his near-endless highlight reel of remarkable shots. Back-to-back bogeys either…
The Los Angeles Lakers honored superstar LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a pregame ceremony on Thursday as reported on CNN. With his family and Abdul-Jabbar in attendance, a tribute video was shown on the video board, before former Lakers star James Worthy spoke briefly and introduced James…
Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo. Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal. Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova. All clashes between the greats of sport which have gripped fans and come to define an era. In chess, games between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura have been such must-watch encounters. And on Friday, to the delight of fans, the…
Lionel Messi is a doubt for Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League clash with Bayern Munich after suffering a hamstring injury. As reported by 90 Min, the World Cup winner suffered the ailment in PSG’s shock 2-1 defeat to Le Classique rivals Marseille in the Coupe de France round of 16 game. https://www.90min.com/posts/lionel-messi-injury-doubt-psg-vs-bayern-munich-first-legAlthough the extent of…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s brief Chelsea career appears to be heading to an abrupt end. The forward hasn’t started a game since the World Cup or scored since October, and is seemingly being edged closer and closer to an exit from Stamford Bridge. As reported by Football London, the deal to bring him to west London has…
Victor Osimhen is now regarded as the Serie A jump king after he broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s jump record for Juventus with his stunning header in Napoli’s 3-0 victory over Spezia on Sunday, February 5, 2022. The super eagles of Nigeria forward netted the magificent goal against the Little Eagles at the Stadio Alberto Picco, it…
The day after seeing his all-time NBA scoring record finally fall to LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflected on the complicated relationship between the two athletes. “LeBron said we don’t have a relationship,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote in an online letter. “He’s right—and for that I blame myself.” Abdul-Jabbar’s letter came hours after James passed Abdul-Jabbar’s career 38,387…
The famous wax museum Madame Tussauds in New York has revealed their most recent wax figure – a perfect Rihanna replica ahead of her Super Bowl halftime performance this Sunday. Rihanna’s 2018 Met Gala replica in Madame Tussauds The outfit she dons in her wax figure is the dress she wore during the 2018 Met…
Star athletes weren’t the only ones going crazy for LeBron James after becoming the NBA’s all-time scoring leader … so were A-list celebrities like Drake, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, and one of his biggest fans, Rihanna! In fact, Ri-Ri, Drake, and Kendrick’s toast to King James was shared in a video montage after he passed…
Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his club, Hatayspor, told media on Tuesday. As reported on ESPN, Atsu was reported missing in Turkey’s Hatay province following the 7.8 magnitude quake that brought down thousands of buildings and killed…
Long after he buried a historic 14-foot fadeaway jumper that put him alone atop the NBA’s all-time scoring list and celebrated by raising his arms high toward the ceiling of Crypto.com Arena, LeBron James got to relive his immortal moment through his son’s eyes. As the Los Angeles Lakers star iced his joints late Tuesday…
Manchester City could be set to fall behind in the race to sign Jude Bellingham, according to the Telegraph. The Premier League side have been charged for multiple financial fair play (FFP) breaches and it could now hinder their activity in the transfer market this summer. That includes their position in the race for the…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claimed he had “unfinished business” when returning to the Premier League with Chelsea in September. And yet, barely five months later, he now needs to prove he is not finished as a player at the highest level. Since arriving in a €12 million deal from Barcelona, the former Arsenal striker – who left…
