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Israel urges fans to skip France-Israel football tie after clashes
Paris (AFP) – Israel has urged fans to avoid Thursday's France-Israel football tie, which authorities fear could become a flashpoint following violence in Amsterdam following a match involving an Israeli team.
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LeBron goes nuclear over Trump victory
LeBron James, who had endorsed Kamala Harris leading up to the election, has erupted over Donald Trump’s landslide win.
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Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight rules may surprise viewers
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will fight with two non-traditional rules in effect: two-minute rounds and 14-ounce gloves instead of the standard 10 ounces.
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Rival stunned as Tyson reveals physique
Mike Tyson has incredibly transformed his body in just one year ahead of his fight with Jake Paul and it’s even stunned his opponent.
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PSG refuse order to pay Mbappé €55 million in unpaid salary
The French football league ordered the Paris club to pay its former star the sum, which Mbappé says he is owed for final three months of his salary and various bonuses. PSG say Mbappé previously agreed to waive the payment.
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LeBron James and son Bronny make NBA history
LeBron James and his son Bronny made history after they became the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game during the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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France's richest family in talks to buy Paris FC football club
Under the terms of the deal, the holding company of luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault, France's richest man, would take a controlling stake in the Ligue 2 club Paris FC, according to a source close to the matter who asked not to be named.
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Paul Pogba: Solskjaer let me leave Man Utd but Ed Woodward blocked move
The France midfielder insists he is an ‘honest person’ and ‘not a cheat’ after having drugs ban reduced, meaning he is free to return to action in March
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French Soccer Star Kylian Mbappé Denies Rape Report
Swedish prosecutors said they were investigating a rape allegation, without naming Mbappé directly, after the soccer star and his entourage visited Stockholm.
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Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo dies of brain cancer at age 58
Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday.
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Concerning detail in Jake Paul workout video
Jake Paul’s fans are concerned for the YouTuber after his body looked very different in a workout video ahead of his fight with Mike Tyson.
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FIFA will not ban Israel – media
The Palestinian Football Association has called for the country to be barred from sporting events over the war in Gaza
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Partner who killed Games star now dead
Police say the man who murdered marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei has now died from his injuries sustained in the incident.
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2024 Paralympics opening ceremony kicks off 11 more days of sport in the City of Light
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympics kicks off on Wednesday night on the famed Champs-Elysées avenue and the adjoining Place de la Concorde. From Thursday, eleven more days of sporting action in City of Light will take place in 18 of the 35 Olympic venues.
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Kylian Mbappé prepares to take legal action against PSG over unpaid salary
Kylian Mbappé has appealed to the legal committee of the Ligue de Football Professionnelle to settle a financial dispute with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). According to Le Monde, Kylian Mbappé is demanding payment of €55 million owed by PSG in unpaid wages.
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Olympics equipment heads for 'second life' as Paris Games come to a close
The stands have fallen quiet and the Athletes' Village is emptying. What happens to all the equipment now the 2024 Paris Olympics are over? Organisers have plans for it.
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