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Unlike in American sports, the act of retiring a number in English football is incredibly rare, though not completely unprecedented. In fact, only two other clubs currently in the Premier League have retired kit numbers: Manchester City and West Ham. Manchester City retired the number 23 after the Marc-Vivien Foe died from an undiagnosed heart condition after collapsing during a …

Support has continued to pour in for former UFC star Ben Askren after he successfully underwent a double lung transplant after a long health battle. Over a month ago, terrible news began to circulate that former UFC star Ben Askren was in a critical condition after a severe staph infection led to further health complications. The combat sports world immediately …

LAS VEGAS — Mike Brown didn’t reveal much in his introductory news conference, but he notably mentioned his desire for a speedy offense. And he also relayed that to the coaching staff. “We’ve communicated foundationally on what we want to do on both sides of the ball. A huge part of it — and he talked about it with you …

Marc Marquez became a MotoGP race winner again at the Sachsenring in an enthralling 2025 German Grand Prix sprint. It was the first time a MotoGP sprint ended without a Marquez 1-2 in 2025 and for a long time it looked like it’d be Marc’s second sprint defeat of the season – but a remarkable, occasionally reckless comeback meant he …

Chelsea have already made more than £80m from their Club World Cup adventure but they can achieve something priceless against Paris Saint-Germain. This goes beyond gaudy gold badges and money in the bank. The season with no end is almost over, the final of the tournament that nobody asked for is here and while Chelsea have no intention of getting …

Wrexham are down under, touring Australia and New Zealand as part of their pre-season preparations ahead of the 2025/26 Championship season. Phil Parkinson’s side kicked off their summer in Melbourne on Friday. Wrexham beat Melbourne Victory 3-0 in what was a routine opener, with goals from Thomas O’Connor, Ryan Hardie and George Evans on the day. Following the success of …

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American Amanda Anisimova stunned the Wimbledon crowd when she defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals this week, and now she’ll enter her first Grand Slam final, pitted against Iga Swiatek of Poland. Swiatek, a former No. 1 herself, has won four titles at the French Open and one at the U.S. Open; she’s playing on Saturday for …

With pre-season now set to be cut significantly, Maresca has used the competition to experiment with a new system. Against Flamengo he switched to a formation utilising more traditional full-backs and with Cole Palmer playing as an inverted winger, just as he did under previous boss Mauricio Pochettino. That ended in a disappointing 3-1 defeat and attracted criticism, although they …

There will be a first-time winner of the Wimbledon women’s title on Saturday after Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova reached the final. Swiatek was calmness personified as she swept aside Belinda Bencic in a 6-2, 6-0 victory that lasted just 72 minutes. Advertisement In contrast, her opponent Anisimova stunned world No 1 and title favourite Aryna Sabalenka in a dramatic …