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Djokovic and Alcaraz Set for Australian Open Final

Djokovic and Alcaraz Set for Australian Open Final

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set to meet in the Australian Open men’s final, creating another generational showdown at one of tennis’s biggest stages. A win for Alcaraz would complete the career Grand Slam at a remarkably young age, adding Melbourne to his titles at the other three majors, while Djokovic is chasing an all‑time record 25th major and yet another trophy on Rod Laver Arena. Broadcasters and news outlets have framed the clash as a historic moment, with the matchup highlighte


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Patriots vs. Seahawks: The Super Bowl LX Matchup to Watch

Patriots vs. Seahawks: The Super Bowl LX Matchup to Watch

Patriots vs. Seahawks in Super Bowl LX shapes up as a close matchup. Seattle has leaned on its run game and a defense that limits big plays, with Sam Darnold mostly asked to protect the ball and keep the offense on schedule. New England has relied more on short passes, ball control and a defense that has held up in key situations. Seattle is usually most effective when Kenneth Walker III is productive on the ground and the offense can pick spots to throw deep to receivers like Jaxon Smith‑Njigb


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Milano–Cortina 2026: Dates, Venues and Key Storylines

Milano–Cortina 2026: Dates, Venues and Key Storylines

The next Winter Olympics are heading to Italy, with the Milano–Cortina 2026 Games set to run from 6–22 February 2026 and split between the city of Milan and the Alpine setting of Cortina d’Ampezzo, according to the official Olympic Games site. Instead of one compact Olympic Park, events will be spread across several existing venues in Lombardy and Veneto, with ice sports like figure skating and hockey centered in Milan while alpine skiing, bobsleigh and sliding events are staged in mountain reso


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Stefon Diggs’ Arraignment Postponed Until After Super Bowl

Stefon Diggs’ Arraignment Postponed Until After Super Bowl

TMZ reports that Stefon Diggs won’t be heading into a courtroom until the playoff season is done. Per court documents, Diggs’ attorney argued that the football player was unable to make his initial arraignment on Jan.23, because of a “previously-scheduled professional commitment.”According to the outlet, the New England Patriots star’s court date has been pushed back until Feb.13, nearly a week after the 2026 Super Bowl.  The football player is currently facing “felony strangulation or suffocat


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Manchester United Fire Ruben Amorim

Manchester United Fire Ruben Amorim

Manchester United have fired head coach Ruben Amorim after 14 months in charge, ending a turbulent spell that never quite delivered the reset fans were promised. The Portuguese manager was dismissed with United sitting sixth in the Premier League and 17 points off the top, despite having been hired in November 2024 as a long‑term project to modernise the team. The club confirmed his departure in a brief statement thanking him for his work and naming academy chief Darren Fletcher as interim coach


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A World Cup of Records and Price Tags.​

A World Cup of Records and Price Tags.​

The 2026 World Cup is shaping up as the biggest, most expensive version of the tournament so far, with record demand and a format built around more teams, more games and more money. FIFA has already logged more than 150 million ticket requests across early sales phases—over 30 times oversubscribed by its own maths—even as it quietly walks back some of the most eye‑watering prices after a global fan revolt. On the pitch and calendar, this is the first 48‑team World Cup, spread across 16 cities i


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AFCON in Morocco: Heavyweights Advance as Others Extend Their Run

AFCON in Morocco: Heavyweights Advance as Others Extend Their Run

AFCON 2025 in Morocco has reached its knockout stage with many of the expected leading teams still involved and several lower‑ranked sides extending their tournaments. The group phase produced dozens of goals and saw Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire advance alongside teams such as Mali, South Africa, Tunisia, DR Congo, Sudan, Benin and Mozambique. @beinsportsusa Royal passion for Morocco! 👑 ⚽ Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Princess Lalla Khadija were caught up in


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Jake Paul facing long 'suspension' as Anthony Joshua set to lose $66 million of prize purse

Jake Paul facing long 'suspension' as Anthony Joshua set to lose $66 million of prize purse

Paul will actually walk away with more money than Joshua following their boxing bout. Jake Paul will be stood down from boxing for at east 45 days following his sixth-round knockout at the hands of Anthony Joshua on Friday night. Joshua will also face a mandatory seven-day suspension, and the British star is set to lose about half of his $140 million prize purse as well. Paul was hospitalised with a broken jaw after former heavyweight champion Joshua hit him with a thunderous right hand during


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Chris Paul Says He’s “At Peace” Following Cut From LA Clippers

Chris Paul Says He’s “At Peace” Following Cut From LA Clippers

After being removed from LA Clippers earlier this month, veteran guard Chris Paul says he feels calm and ready for what comes next. In an exclusive interview with People Magazine, Paul said he is “at peace with everything.”  Despite ending what was billed as his farewell season, Paul appears to view the cut as a closing chapter that still leaves space for new beginnings. “More than anything, I’m excited about being around and getting a chance to play a small role in whatever anything looks like


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Trump Receives FIFA's First Peace Prize at World Cup Draw

Trump Receives FIFA's First Peace Prize at World Cup Draw

U.S. President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw -- giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even more of a Trumpian flair. Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made it clear that he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a c


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Los Angeles Dodgers Win Back-to-Back World Series in Game 7 Against Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers Win Back-to-Back World Series in Game 7 Against Blue Jays

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 on Saturday to make it back-to-back! They became the first team in MLB history to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000. THE LOS ANGELES @DODGERS ARE THE 2025 #WORLDSERIES CHAMPIONS! #CHAMPS pic.twitter.com/EoDS73MXVk — MLB (@MLB) November 2, 2025 Despite the Blue Jays' outhitting the Dodgers in the series, it didn't matter in the end when all it took was


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Ronaldo Becomes Bloomberg's First Billionaire Footballer

Ronaldo Becomes Bloomberg's First Billionaire Footballer

Cristiano Ronaldo has become football's first billionaire player, according to financial information and media firm Bloomberg. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, external  which tracks the world's richest people based on their net worth, has measured the 40-year-old Portugal and Al-Nassr striker's wealth for the first time. The valuation takes into account career earnings, investments and endorsements and says Ronaldo's net worth is $1.4bn (£1.04bn). It says he earned more than $550m (£410m)


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Alcaraz Defeats Sinner to Win US Open, Secures Sixth Grand Slam Title

Alcaraz Defeats Sinner to Win US Open, Secures Sixth Grand Slam Title

In a sensational display of skill and determination, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has triumphed over Italy’s Jannik Sinner to win the 2025 US Open men’s singles title.  The 22-year-old claimed his second championship at Flushing Meadows with a thrilling four-set victory (6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4) in a match that captivated fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner to reclaim the US Open title and the world No.1 ranking‼️ pic.twitter.com/oFTXrCeX7D — US Open Tennis (@usop


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Cam Newton Signs Multi-Year Deal with ESPN

Cam Newton Signs Multi-Year Deal with ESPN

Expect to see more of Cam Newton on ESPN.  The former NFL MVP has signed a muliti-year deal with the network who will expand his role on First Take, ESPN’s signature morning debate show. OnThursday (August 28), Newton made his return during a live show at Norfolk State University as part of the First Take HBCU tour. In a statement, Newton expressed his excitement to be back with the sports network. “I am excited to be back with the First Take team and share my voice on all things sports,” New


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HBCU Hoops Invitational Set to Tip-Off at Walt Disney World Resort

HBCU Hoops Invitational Set to Tip-Off at Walt Disney World Resort

Black athletic excellence is coming to Walt Disney World! Several elite Black college basketball programs will participate in the first-ever HBCU Hoops Invitational at Walt Disney World Resort on Dec. 4-7. According to the press release, the women’s bracket includes Bethune-Cookman University, Hampton University, Edward Waters University, and Cheyney University. The tourney features Florida A&M University, Tuskegee University, Florida Memorial University, and Barber-Scotia College, while the w


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Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant Card Sells for Record $12.9M

Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant Card Sells for Record $12.9M

A rare Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant autographed dual patch card has set a new record, selling for $12.9 million at Heritage Auctions. The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman card now stands as the most expensive sports card ever sold, surpassing the previous most expensive card ever sold — the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 graded a “Mint-Plus” SGC 9.5 and dubbed the “finest known example” of that iconic card — by more than $300,000. Allen is widely known in sports card circles f


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10-year-old British chess prodigy becomes youngest female to defeat a grandmaster

10-year-old British chess prodigy becomes youngest female to defeat a grandmaster

A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and three days, Sivanandan broke the record set by American Carissa Yip, who was 10 years, 11 months and 20 days old when she defeated a grand master in 2019, according to the Internatio


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Anthony Joshua's next potential Opponent might shock you

Anthony Joshua's next potential Opponent might shock you

Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul are in advanced negotiations for a boxing match potentially set for early 2026, with both camps publicly confirming serious interest in staging one of the sport’s most unusual and commercially ambitious showdowns.usatoday+3 Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s long-time promoter, has repeatedly stated that Jake Paul is now the “leading contender” to face Anthony Joshua in the near future and believes the fight will “likely” happen at the start of 2026. Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), a for


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Patriots Honour Tom Brady With 12ft Statue

Patriots Honour Tom Brady With 12ft Statue

NFL great Tom Brady said he felt "deeply grateful" but "kind of old" after the New England Patriots unveiled a 12ft statue of him. The legendary quarterback was honoured with the towering bronze sculpture outside the Patriots' stadium in Massachusetts. Brady guided the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, before going on to win a seventh with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. The ceremony revealed the statue of Brady with one arm aloft in triumph - and it was mounted on a six-sided base in a no


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Donald Trump Gifted Signed Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Jersey
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Donald Trump Gifted Signed Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Jersey

European council president Antonio Costa presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a Portugal shirt signed by Cristiano Ronaldo during the Group Seven summit in Canada. Costa, who is Portuguese and has presided the European Council since 2024, arrived in Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday. During a private audience on Monday, Costa handed the Ronaldo signed No.7 jersey to Trump. The former Portuguese prime minister read out loud the message that was written on the shirt: "To president Donald J.


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Mbappe at the Forefront of Real Madrid's Comeback Effort Against Arsenal
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Mbappe at the Forefront of Real Madrid's Comeback Effort Against Arsenal

The Gunners secured a 3-0 advantage after overpowering the defending champions in London last week during the first leg of the quarter-finals, prompting Madrid to yearn for the kind of remarkable comeback for which the 15-time champions are famous. Recovering from a three-goal loss would represent a greater achievement than anything Los Blancos have accomplished to date, which is precisely why they have pursued Mbappe for several years. The dynamic prowess of the French superstar instills opti


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Ronaldo Sets Guinness World Record for Most International Match Wins
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Ronaldo Sets Guinness World Record for Most International Match Wins

Portugal goal king, Cristiano Ronaldo, has received a Guinness World Record for most wins as an international player. The player was given the award on Sunday night having won 132 matches with Portugal. The Al Nassr and Portugal captain was presented with the honor ahead of his country’s UEFA Nations League quarter-finals second leg against Denmark. Ronaldo scored one as his team ended up beating Denmark 5-3 on extra-time to move to the Semi Finals of the UEFA Nations League. The Portugal in


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Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly have all been disqualified from the results of the Chinese Grand Prix after technical infringements were found on their cars in post-race checks. The three cars were subject to separate investigations, which were carried out by the stewards on Sunday evening in Shanghai. The Ferrari of Leclerc and Alpine of Gasly were found to be underweight, while the plank on the bottom of Hamilton's Ferrari had worn beyond the permitted limit. According to t


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Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold Excluded from League Cup Final Due to Injury
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Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold Excluded from League Cup Final Due to Injury

Alexander-Arnold sustained an injury during the second half of Liverpool's penalty shoot-out loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16 at Anfield on Tuesday. The absence of the 26-year-old poses a significant challenge for Liverpool manager Arne Slot, who will be without a recognized right-back for the upcoming match against Newcastle at Wembley on Sunday. Both Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez, the typical replacements for Alexander-Arnold, are currently in recovery from their


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