Welcome to the knockout rounds of the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, where eight teams — four from each conference — compete in win-or-go-home quarterfinal matchups. The winners advance to the semifinals in Las Vegas, where they’ll have the chance to compete for the right to etch their names into NBA Cup history, for the chance … Read more
Looking at the maths of Max Verstappen’s 2025 Formula 1 season, from a certain point of view, is damning. On the one hand, he achieved a remarkable recovery, from 104 points down on championship leader Oscar Piastri with nine grands prix remaining to just two points away from newly crowned world champion Lando Norris at the … Read more
Bayer Leverkusen are said to be showing interest in SC Freiburg’s talented midfielder Johan Manzambi. According to information from Bild, this is currently just a possibility, but it could become more concrete in the coming months. Advertisement A transfer in January is not on the cards yet; Manzambi is said to be fully focused on … Read more
One quarterback who transferred out of Washington State was chosen first overall in this year’s NFL Draft. That was Cam Ward. Another quarterback who transferred out of Washington State will be starting for Oklahoma when it hosts Alabama in the first round of the college football playoffs next week. That would be John Mateer. Advertisement … Read more
The Buffalo Bills defended home field in Week 14, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 39-34 at Highmark Stadium. Sometimes the stats can tell the story of who performed well and who did not, but Pro Football Focus is there to provide a little bit more context. Advertisement The football analytics outlet has released their final grades for players who competed … Read more
England will play Uruguay and Japan at Wembley in March in their final two games before head coach Thomas Tuchel chooses his squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Three Lions will face Uruguay on Friday, 27 March before taking on Japan on Tuesday, 31 March, with Tuchel scheduled to announced his squad in May. … Read more
The BBC will broadcast Scotland’s first men’s World Cup match since 1998, when they take on Haiti on 14 June, as well as their final group match against Brazil. England’s second group match – against Ghana on 23 June – will also be shown on BBC, as well as their knockout fixtures in the last … Read more
Interview Ben Youssef on Baartman performance Photo: Luke Baartman (no.11) & Chiefs squad Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef has shared his thoughts on Luke Baartman’s long-awaited debut against TS Galaxy last Sunday. Advertisement The 19-year-old forward arrived as a free agent from Cape Town Spurs but couldn’t feature for the club due to a … Read more
Amid a historic year for Texas A&M (11-1, 7-1 SEC), the Aggies are headed to the College Football Playoff as the 7-seed, set to host No. 10 Miami (FL) (10-2) on Saturday, December 20, inside what should be a sold-out Kyle Field. In just his second season at the helm, head coach Mike Elko has … Read more
A new season low and a very worrying night for Portsmouth. They will lose matches in the Championship against slick, impressive opponents but Swansea were poor and Pompey barely laid a glove on them. There was no issue defending set-pieces. The inexperienced centre-back pairing of Hayden Matthews and Ibane Bowat did fine. Advertisement Pompey could … Read more