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RugbyArticle

Blood, money and seven Scots: how rugby split into three games

From a bitter battle over players’ wages to a Scottish fundraising experiment, rugby’s evolution was anything but ordinary. The surprising story behind 15, 13 and 7 players—and how one sport became three very different spectacles.

Andrea Michelini4 min read
MotoGPArticle

Rossi vs Márquez: the greatest debate has no finish line

Nine world titles apiece, two extraordinary careers and two different ways of mastering a motorcycle. From Rossi’s tactical brilliance to Márquez’s mastery of the limit, the real question isn’t just who won more—but what makes a rider truly great.

Andrea Michelini5 min read
HockeyArticle

Flyers on fire, but is the spark here to stay?

Matvei Michkov’s scoring streak and Porter Martone’s emerging promise are turning heads in fantasy hockey. But Philadelphia’s young guns still have to prove they’re more than an October flash.

Andrea Michelini3 min read
GolfArticle

Tiger’s next big swing may not involve a club

A £30 million links project in Northern Ireland could mark Tiger Woods’s European course-design debut. But at Bellarena, the biggest name on the drawing board is still awaiting official confirmation.

Andrea Michelini3 min read
CricketArticle

The last wicket gets the last word

Nine wickets down and 88 runs short, Pakistan looked finished. Then Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf rewrote the record books—and left England wondering how victory slipped away.

Andrea Michelini3 min read
NFLArticle

Myles Ahead: Garrett is no. 1 — Are the Rams next?

A record sack season puts Myles Garrett atop the player-voted NFL Top 100. With three Rams in the first seven, Los Angeles has exceptional talent—and the challenge of turning it into collective success.

Andrea Michelini3 min read
Formula 1Article

Is Formula 1 going against the rain?

Verstappen’s warning about disappearing wet-weather classics raises a question: how can Formula 1 protect its drivers without losing one of its greatest sporting tests?

Andrea Michelini5 min read