February 13 – Speaking at UEFA’s Congress in Brussels yesterday, European commissioner Glenn Micallef said the EC will renew its co-operation agreement with UEFA which he said is a “relationship (that) is stronger than ever.” Micallef is European commissioner for intergenerational fairness, youth, culture and sport, and has been an outspoken political advocate for game and […]
Despite winning their last two games and, to some, starting to play their best basketball of the season, nothing else mattered to Liberty boys basketball other than the rematch with its archrival on its home floor. “It’s the game,” Liberty coach George Sinnott said. “Records get thrown out the window and you just play.” While […]
February 9 – Spanish giants FC Barcelona have withdrawn from the proposed breakaway European Super League, leaving Real Madrid as the last club still backing the competition and the organising entity A22 friendless and exposed. In a statement, the Catalans said: “FC Barcelona hereby announces that today it has formally notified the European Super League […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons rookie star James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday night after fleeing officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Pearce, the first-round draft pick who led the Falcons in sacks and was third in NFL Defensive Rookie […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford edged Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were co-winners in 2003. Stafford received 24 of 50 first-place votes while Maye got 23. But Maye has a chance to go home this week with […]
February 3 – Gerard Piqué’s Kings League has taken the non-traditional football world by storm, and now the financial world is waking up to its impact with a $63 million investment round. The seven-a-side, creator-led football competition has closed a funding raise led by Alignment Growth, with existing backers Left Lane, Antifund, Bolt Ventures, and […]
LeBron James is an All-Star again, extending his record streak of selections. James was a pick for the 22nd consecutive year, one of 14 players who were announced Sunday as reserves for the Feb. 15 midseason showcase that’ll take place at the Los Angeles Clippers’ arena in Inglewood, California. James is the All-Star record holder […]
January 30 – Nine clubs will begin the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season with points deductions after the latest round of sanctions stemming from investigations into match-fixing, gambling and corruption. This is another major blow to the domestic game that has spent the better part of a decade battling credibility issues. Shanghai Shenhua, last […]
Miami Gardens Police arrested professional boxer and Baltimore native Gervonta “Tank” Davis on Wednesday night on charges of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, department officials said. In a statement on their social media, the department said Davis, 31, was taken into custody without incident by the Miami Gardens Special Investigations Section and the U.S. […]
January 26 – German football executive Oke Göttlich has urged Europe to consider a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. His comments come following the US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric over Greenland and broader foreign policy moves that have escalated tension with Europe. Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and a vice […]
