International Swimming League set to make comeback in London this year August 26, 2026 London is to host the return of the International Swimming League (ISL), with a lucrative one-night All-Star Match set to take place at the Aquatics Centre in December. The team series ran for three seasons and sparked a civil war between swimmers including Britain’s Adam Peaty and the sport’s governing body, but has been on [...]
You cannot be serious! Smashed John McEnroe racket set to be sold at auction August 26, 2026 A tennis racket smashed by John McEnroe during one of his famous fits of rage is going under the hammer in an auction of sports memorabilia next month. The wooden-framed Dunlop Maxfly Fort mangled by McEnroe dates back to his heyday in the early 1980s, when the combustible American won multiple Wimbledon and US Open [...]
Jordan-backed Sportradar accused of hiding from justice in monopoly row with rival August 26, 2026 Michael Jordan-backed betting data giant Sportradar has been accused of trying to “shield itself from US justice and public scrutiny” in a multi-million-dollar legal row with competitor Altenar. Lawyers for Altenar told a US federal court that Sportradar’s request to move the dispute to private arbitration in Switzerland, where its head office is located, should [...]
Why Manchester City’s £86m Bouaddi signing should ring alarm bells in French football August 25, 2026 Manchester City’s €100m (£86m) signing of Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi is more than just another example of a super-rich European giant hoovering up a promising talent. It is also the latest sign of French football’s talent drain, a phenomenon fuelled by the Premier League’s ever-growing spending power and the financial struggles of most of Ligue [...]
Bayern Munich old boys in takeover of Portuguese top-flight club August 25, 2026 Former Bayern Munich footballers Thomas Muller, Mats Hummels, Lucas Hernandez and Yann Sommer have become part-owners of Portuguese top-flight club Estrela Amadora. The quartet are part of a majority takeover of the Lisbon-based outfit fronted by Johannes Mosmang, a former player liaison at German giants Bayern. The €40m deal for 90 per cent of Estrela [...]
Spurs take outlay to £320m with Savinho deal but still aren’t England’s biggest spenders August 25, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur have taken their summer spending past the £300m mark by completing the signing of winger Savinho from Manchester City. The Brazilian is the fourth player to join Spurs for a fee of more than £50m since the end of last season, following Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke. They have [...]
England stars back player-led calls for Fifa president Infantino to quit August 25, 2026 Gianni Infantino is facing more calls to step down from Fifa insiders after Mikael Silvestre, a member of its Players’ Voice Panel, joined the chorus of dissent. Former Manchester United and France defender Silvestre, who also hosted a podcast for Fifa during this summer’s World Cup, posted a statement titled “Enough is Enough” on social [...]
Greg Norman: I’d rather see LIV Golf end than wither away August 24, 2026 Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman has said he would rather see the rebel tour scrapped altogether than continue in a diminished form. The tour’s future is in serious doubt after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing earlier this year, having already spent $5bn on rivalling the PGA Tour. Talks continue over a [...]
Drive to Survive renewed by Netflix as Formula 1 docuseries gets ninth season August 24, 2026 Netflix has confirmed that Drive to Survive, the hit Formula 1 docuseries that spawned countless imitations across sport, will return for a ninth season next year. Filming behind the scenes of the current season has already begun, with post-production set to begin at the end of the year ahead of an expected February 2027 release. [...]
Was Fifa able to sack senior exec Lamour without consequences? A lawyer explains August 24, 2026 Fifa’s chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has been shown the ultimate red card after being sacked from his senior executive role last week. The dismissal followed Lamour’s recent criticism of Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell a stake in Fifa’s tournament business. Despite Fifa U-turning on this decision after a strong backlash, it appears that no [...]