Travis Kelce is more than just Taylor Swift’s super-popular boyfriend. The likely Hall of Famer is also more than just another football player obsessed with personal statistics and collecting championship rings. 4 Travis Kelce has an inner fire that still burns for football Clark Hunt, CEO of the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champions, sat inside … Read more
Dec 29, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven is of interest to Real Madrid, while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is plotting big moves in January, with Martín Zubimendi and Bruno Guimarães among the players on his wish list. Join us for the latest transfer news, gossip and rumors from … Read more
Damian Lewis may be an award-winning actor – but Zinedine Zidane showed him levels when it came to a performing masterclass. The Real Madrid legend encountered the Band of Brothers and Homeland star at Soccer Aid in 2010, where the Frenchman quickly found it wasn’t your usual charity match. 6 Zidane was on the wrong … Read more
FREEZE FRAME: Jasprit Bumrah leads the appeal for the wicket of Steve Smith during the first Test in Perth. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Questions linger over the format’s feasibility but for now, the five-day game is enjoying a fine run in Australia. The MCG contest will only ramp up the expectationsMELBOURNE: The ‘G’ is … Read more
The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius Patchen Barss Basic (2024) In the early days of a book project that would span six years, writer Patchen Barss had the best stroke of luck a biographer can hope for. His subject, the Nobel prizewinning mathematical physicist Roger Penrose, brought him a bundle of … Read more
Sid Lowe, Spain writerDec 21, 2024, 05:00 AM ET “Well,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said, “he’s got b—s.” It was September. Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa had recently turned 18, not long after leaving home and crossing the Atlantic to a new world. He had only been on the pitch 11 minutes on this, … Read more
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s latest interview has left some Liverpool fans convinced he will join Real Madrid. The Reds academy product is out of contract in June, and can negotiate with clubs from overseas in January ahead of a possible free transfer. 5 Alexander-Arnold has spoken about the legacy he wants to leave – but didn’t mention … Read more
Real Madrid are on the cusp of another trophy, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup contested between the champions of the world’s six continents. In their way stand Mexican side Pachuca and a familiar face to Premier League audiences in Salomon Rondon. Rondon is now 35 years old but his career is anything but winding down. In … Read more
Wolves are on the hunt for a new manager less than 24 hours after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in attendance at Molineux. The former Manchester United manager was in the stands for the club’s 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town that led to Gary O’Neil’s sacking. 4 Solskjaer caught up with Kieran McKenna ahead of the … Read more
Trent Alexander-Arnold opens up about his ambitions and how Arne Slot has got Liverpool ticking in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News senior reporter Melissa Reddy… Trent Alexander-Arnold is mid-answer, reclining on a couch at Liverpool’s training base, as a smile starts to take shape… He is mentally rewinding to first learning Arne Slot … Read more