
Jeremy Monga's Rapid Rise from Cage Football to Premier League Stuns Even Friends
17-year-old Jeremy Monga, bought by Manchester City for £12.5m, attributes his rapid Premier League ascent to skills honed playing cage football in Coventry.

17-year-old Jeremy Monga, bought by Manchester City for £12.5m, attributes his rapid Premier League ascent to skills honed playing cage football in Coventry.
Australia's men's Test team will forgo a traditional warm-up match in favor of a training camp with spin-friendly pitches before their 5-Test series in India, starting January 21, 2027, aiming to end a 22-year series win drought.

Major League Soccer owners voted to name LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as their next commissioner, succeeding Don Garber on January 1, 2027. Berg steps into the role amid upcoming labor talks, media rights expirations, and a calendar shift.

NBA, FIBA ve Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu ortaklığıyla Basketball Without Borders Next Up Erkekler Kampı, 26-29 Ağustos 2026 tarihlerinde İstanbul'daki Turkcell Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi'nde gerçekleştirilecek.
NBA, FIBA ve TBF iş birliğiyle İstanbul'da düzenlenecek Basketball Without Borders (BWB), 25. yılını kutlayan programın yeni formatının ilk uygulaması olarak lise çağındaki genç sporcuları buluşturacak.

Newcastle captain Bruno Guimarães is set to join Arsenal in a £75m transfer after the clubs compromised on a fee, leaving the pre-season training camp in Spain for a medical in London.

Alexandra Eala won her maiden WTA singles title at the Washington Open, sparking a surge of interest in tennis in the Philippines and drawing praise from President Ferdinand R Marcos Jnr.

UK retailer Next upgraded its profit guidance for the third time this year to £1.2bn after a hot summer boosted second-quarter full-price sales by 9%, driving its shares to a record high.

The US men's national team will begin the next World Cup cycle with four home friendlies against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada across various US cities in September and October.

UK Sport has withdrawn funding from GB Snowsport due to governance issues, despite record funding for winter sports. £12.5m is guaranteed for athletes through a new, undecided mechanism ahead of the 2030 Alpes Games.

Six young white-tailed eagles have been released on Exmoor by Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, marking the species' return to the area after a 200-year absence.

CME Group challenges SEC's approval of Nasdaq's Bitcoin index options (QBTC), arguing jurisdictional and commercial concerns, freezing the product pending review.

Lenovo, behind the success of Ref Cam at the Men's World Cup, is developing advanced AI solutions for the 2026 Women's World Cup in Brazil, including digital twins for 1,248 players to enhance offside technology and an analytical tool to democratize football data.

Phone-free events, pubs, spas and clubs are growing across the UK as people look for ways to reduce doomscrolling and spend more time offline. Organisers say demand is rising as screen time and smartphone dependence keep climbing.

Ben Stokes discussed his recent retirement from England duty on a podcast, sharing regrets about over-exerting himself as captain, concerns for successor Joe Root, and friction with the ECB.

Republic of Ireland's Nations League match against Israel in Serbia will be played behind closed doors due to security concerns, while Israel's home fixture in Hungary will allow a small number of supporters.

Poolin Technology and affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposing $52 million in asset sales for West Texas mining sites. The move impacts roughly 11,700 wallet holders holding IOUs from a 2022 liquidity crisis, awaiting recovery allocations.

Puck founding partner Matt Belloni discusses how Hollywood is navigating artificial intelligence, from corporate streamlining and generative animation tools to massive tech investments and studio costs.
Jetstar announced it will charge passengers at least $25 to stow carry-on luggage in overhead lockers starting February 2027, restricting free allowances to one small under-seat bag.

Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter AI model with 95 billion active parameters. Featuring open weights for the first time at Max scale, the model emphasizes endurance tasks and multimodal capabilities while undercutting competitors on cost.

Nigel Farage (Reform UK) and Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain) are engaged in a complex, on-again-off-again reconciliation effort, driven by policy splits and personal animosity, with significant implications for the UK's right-wing vote in the next general election.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day achieves record-breaking success, outperforming expectations with a $360m North American opening weekend and nearing $1 billion worldwide in four days, attributed to the character's enduring appeal beyond the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the film's personal, humanizing elements.

Hong Kong's new combined taxi and ride-hailing driver test attracts over 1,000 registrations on its first day, with lawmakers anticipating increased sign-ups to meet future demand under the upcoming regulatory regime.

Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit of ₩89.5 trillion for the April-June period, boosted by AI-driven chip demand, while warning that memory chip shortages could persist into 2028.