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March 31, 2025

Sporting KC, coach Peter Vermes part ways after more than 15 seasons

Vermes had the world’s fourth-longest managerial tenure
KC failed to make playoffs in two of last three seasons

Sporting Kansas City and longtime coach Peter Vermes have mutually parted ways, the team announced on Monday.

Vermes, 58, was the longest-tenured skipper in MLS, having originally taken over as interim coach in 2009. He also owned the fourth-longest active managerial tenure in the world before his firing. His 15 year, seven month, 24 day tenure stands as the 38th-longest tenure by any soccer manager in the world since the second world war.

March 24, 2025

Tiger Woods confirms relationship with Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law

Golfer announces relationship on social media
Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Jr

Tiger Woods has confirmed he is in a relationship with Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump.

Woods announced the news on Sunday. “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together,” Woods wrote on X to his 6.4 millions followers … At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts.”

February 26, 2025

Hearn warns ‘boxing has changed’ after Eubank hits Benn with egg at face-off

‘Never lay a hand on a fighter at a press conference’
Eubank made reference to two drugs tests Benn failed

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has warned that the sport “changed tonight” after the incident in which Chris Eubank Jr slapped rival Conor Benn with an egg as their personal enmity boiled over in a press conference ahead of their highly anticipated middleweight clash in April.

Hearn, who represents Benn, told the Radio 4 Today programme on Wednesday: “I’ll choose my words carefully [as I’m on the BBC] but I wasn’t overly happy with it if I’m honest. “I never feel like you should lay a hand on a fighter at a press conference, especially not with an object.

February 25, 2025

Lionel Messi fined by MLS after grabbing opposing coach by neck

Inter Miami star was booked for dissent
Messi provided two assists in the match

Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer after grabbing the neck of a New York City assistant coach at the end of Saturday’s game between the sides.

The World Cup winner was caught on camera in a confrontation with NYC FC assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy after the final whistle. Messi twice put his hands on the back of Ballouchy’s neck during the arguments. MLS said in a statement that their disciplinary committee had ruled that the Argentinian had violated the league’s “Hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent policy.”

February 4, 2025

Tiger Woods announces death of mother Kultida, ’my biggest fan’

Former world No 1 announces death of mother at 78
Kultida Woods attended son’s TGL match last week

Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that his mother Kultida had passed away, paying tribute to her as “my biggest fan”.

“It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,” the 15-time major champion wrote on Instagram.

January 5, 2025

European football: lifelong Roma fan Pellegrini takes down Lazio in derby

Under-fire captain helps extend Ranieri’s perfect record
Dembélé’s last-gasp strike wins French Super Cup for PSG

Claudio Ranieri extended his perfect record in the Italian capital derby as Roma beat Lazio 2-0 in Serie A to give the Giallorossi a much-needed boost in what has been a difficult season.

Roma’s captain and lifelong club fan, Lorenzo Pellegrini, scored a superb opener with a curling shot from the edge of the area to end his long wait for a goal. Then Alexis Saelemaekers finished off a counterattack to give Roma a two-goal advantage after 18 minutes.

December 28, 2024

Atalanta show their mettle at Lazio to keep in-form Inter off Serie A summit

Marco Brescianini scores in 88th minute to earn 1-1 draw
Martínez ends drought in Inter’s 3-0 win at Cagliari

Atalanta’s 11-match winning streak in Serie A ended with a 1-1 draw at Lazio, but Marco Brescianini’s 88th-minute equaliser kept them top of the table.

Fourth-placed Lazio dominated the first half in Rome and were rewarded in the 27th minute when Nicolò Rovella played a high through ball to Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, who cut inside the box and sent a bouncing volley into the net to break.

November 6, 2024

Champions League: Atlético leave PSG in trouble while Musiala revives Bayern

Barcelona hit five at Red Star Belgrade
Brest and Atalanta continue superb starts

Paris Saint-Germain’s disappointing Champions League campaign continued on Wednesday as they slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 home defeat by Atlético Madrid that left the Ligue 1 leaders in the elimination zone.

Warren Zaïre-Emery’s opener was quickly cancelled out by Nahuel Molina in the first half of a largely disappointing match which ended with Ángel Correa stabbing in the winner three minutes into added time.

September 17, 2024

Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss supreme court over stripping of Olympic bronze

Romanian athlete was awarded bronze over Chiles
IOC ordered American to return Olympic medal

Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s supreme court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped the gymnast of a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics.

Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday.