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It's back. After a summer World Cup full of goals, individual brilliance, controversy, and hydration breaks (the less said the better), the 2026/27 Premier League season kicks off this Friday, with champions Arsenal hosting newcomers Coventry. It feels like it was only last week we saw Spain
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LeBron James has once again shocked the world of basketball, announcing on Friday that he will sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. While 'The Decision 2.0' didn't have a full ESPN special for the four-time NBA champ to announce his next team, his choice is
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Sixteen years after Andrés Iniesta's extra time goal handed Spain their first World Cup, history repeated itself for their second. At a packed MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Luis de la Fuente’s side dethroned defending champions Argentina with a 1–0 extra-time triumph, a match defined
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The Austrian Grand Prix rarely disappoints, and the 2026 edition provided another fascinating chapter in an ever-compelling Formula 1 season. Week in, week out, the conversation around the paddock is dominated by the new regulations and who will benefit the most. This weekend at Spielberg showcased the best of
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"The hard work starts now." Those were the words of Orlando Magic president Jeff Weltman during Sean Sweeney's introductory press conference this afternoon in Orlando. Following the dismissal of Jamahl Mosley after a five year stint with the team, the Magic wasted no time in searching
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For how iconic the Monaco Grand Prix is, it rarely delivers chaos on track. But what you can expect is for it to almost always reshape the narrative of a Formula 1 season. This year’s race was no different. Between Kimi Antonelli’s continued emergence as Formula 1’s
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Just twelve months after lifting a historic twentieth Premier League title, Arne Slot has been sacked by Liverpool with immediate effect. The club confirmed the Dutchman’s departure on Saturday afternoon with a statement, thanking him for delivering a league title at the first time of asking but confirming that
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The Canadian Grand Prix has come and gone, and anyone following the paddock knows that a number of major storylines just took an interesting turn in this next chapter of the 2026 season. Look, I’m not going to sit here and pretend I know the exact engineering science behind
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It's Carrick, you know... After joining the club in January on an interim basis and successfully guiding Manchester United back to the Champions League (and a third place finish), United have officially confirmed that Michael Carrick has been appointed as the permanent head coach. The 44-year-old
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Pep Guardiola is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season. The 55-year-old has been manager of Manchester City for 10 years, where he has won 20 trophies and established City as one of the world’s leading clubs, both on and off the pitch.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke sadly passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 29 years old. "We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke," the Grizzlies said in a statement. "Brandon was an outstanding teammate and even better person whose impact on the
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The Orlando Magic have parted ways with head coach Jamahl Mosley, 47, less than 24 hours after they were eliminated from the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs by the Detroit Pistons. Mosley replaced Steve Clifford as the head coach in July 2021. This was Mosley's first