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“When I started playing, when you went to open play, the players were generally old, a lot older than it is now. ... I felt young at these open plays, so that was something that was the seed of writing the movie. It was such a funny dynamic…”
“NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens recently pledged $25,000, bringing the total reward fund to $125,000 with additional contributions from Rev. Al Sharpton and Tyler Perry.”
“Luke Littler's World Matchplay title defence continued with a straightforward 16-7 quarter-final win over Josh Rock in Blackpool.”
“Running for 18 days, the programme offers one of London’s most inclusive and varied basketball schedules, with activities designed to welcome beginners through to experienced players.”
“She’s been to multiple pro events, having visited Indian Wells a few months ago and just last week took in the MLP Mid-Season Tournament, getting in an interview with Michelle McMahon on Pickleball TV. What did Steenburgen think of Grand R…”
“he admitted there's still "no power" in it.”
“After throwing 17 180s with a scoring average of 109.57, Littler said: "At the minute, everything's going to plan."”
“The programme has been further strengthened through National Lottery funding from Sport England, awarded to Central London Alliance for professional coaches, volunteer support and specialist equipment to be available throughout the activat…”
“Particularly, AT&T has been building the WNBA All-Star weekend into a destination alongside the league the past eight years.”
“it was serious enough that, according to Hill, doctors told him he might never walk again.”
“Earlier on Thursday evening, tournament outsider Van Duijvenbode survived a late surge by Gary Anderson to reach his first Matchplay semi-final. Anderson, the 2018 World Matchplay champion, threatened to close an eight-leg deficit with a f…”
“London Sports Festival continues to transform central London’s iconic public spaces into places of activity and community... Workers, visitors and residents can also enjoy padel at Tower Hill Terrace and Hay’s Galleria, pickleball and gian…”
“AT&T has been a tremendous partner as the WNBA continues to reach new heights in fan engagement, visibility, and cultural impact”
“There still is, to my understanding, no guarantee that Tyreek Hill plays in 2026. I think it’s wishful thinking.”
“After leading 8-4 again on Thursday, Van Duijvenbode dropped two consecutive legs but then stormed into a 14-6 lead by winning the next six without reply.”
“James signed an $8 million deal with a player option, allowing him to extend his contract for an additional season at a set salary or become an unrestricted free agent, NBA insider Shams Charania reported, marking a 92% pay cut from his $5…”
“an NFL team could sign Tyreek Hill in the middle of a season. He could be signed by a contender like the Kansas City Chiefs or Los Angeles Rams who need a playoff push.”
“We cannot hide the fact that we also spoke to Carlo before talking to Pep”
“Forbes named James—whose net worth is valued at $1.4 billion as of Friday—a billionaire in 2022, making him the first athlete to reach billionaire status while still active in their sport, and he is one of four active billionaire athletes,…”
“Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off just 19 balls, bringing up his maiden international half-century in only 18 deliveries as India chased down 126 in just 13.2 overs. The left-hander's explosive innings also saw him become the youngest player in …”
“Ancelotti, a former team-mate of Maldini for both Italy and AC Milan, took charge of Brazil in 2025 and extended his contract in May until the 2030 World Cup.”
“$581.3 million. That’s James’ career on-court earnings across his 23 years in the NBA, the most of all-time ahead of Kevin Durant ($501 million) and Stephen Curry ($470 million), according to Spotrac.”
“The victory also marked a significant personal milestone for Iyer, who finally tasted success after enduring a difficult start to his tenure as India's T20I captain. Having lost all seven of his previous matches in charge during tours of I…”
“external Guardiola was seeking an annual salary of 20m euros (£17m), which is double what Italy was offering”
“The 41-year-old forward is the fourth-highest-paid athlete in the world, as James’ off-court earnings totaled $85 million over the previous 12 months before taxes and agent fees, the second-highest total among active athletes behind the Lo…”
“Mayank Yadav set the tone by dismissing Brian Bennett with the very first ball of the match before finishing with two wickets, while Prince Yadav also claimed two scalps as Zimbabwe were restricted to 125 for seven.”
“Man City seal £116m deal for England and Forest midfielder”
“LeBron James is signing a 2-year, $8 million deal to play for the Philadelphia 76ers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. James has a player option for the 2027-28 season.”
“India finally ended their seven-match winless run under captain Shreyas Iyer, defeating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20I at Harare on Thursday.”
“After joining Forest from Newcastle United in 2024 for £35m, Anderson became an integral player as the club finished seventh in the Premier League and qualified for Europe for the first time in 30 years.”
“James, who is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and turns 42 in December, also considered the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. “I thought I was done when the season ended,” James, who aver…”
“In the process, he became the youngest player ever to score a T20I half-century...”
“Last season, Anderson helped Forest to the Europa League semi-finals and was the Premier League leader for touches and duels won.”
“The Sixers are now the third betting favorite to win the NBA title, behind the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, and ahead of the reigning champion New York Knicks and 2024 champion Boston Celtics, per @betonlineag”
“Returning to international cricket for the first time since October 2024 after recovering from a stress fracture, Mayank Yadav made an immediate impact. The express pacer dismissed Brian Bennett with the very first ball of the match before…”
“Anderson was a central figure in England's World Cup campaign after making his senior debut in August 2025”
“The Sixers made a blockbuster deal to add Brown earlier this month when they traded Paul George and four draft picks for the Celtics star.”
“A fighting partnership between Wessly Madhevere (39) and Ryan Burl (26), along with an unbeaten 27 off 20 from Tadiwanashe Marumani, helped the hosts recover to 125/7 in their allotted 20 overs.”
“City agreed to pay a club record fee for Anderson, exceeding the £100m spent on Jack Grealish in 2021, and fended off competition from Manchester United.”
“The Sixers have not won an NBA title since 1983 and are coming off being swept by the Knicks in the second round of the playoffs last season after upsetting the Boston Celtics.”
“Ishan Kishan chipped in with a quick 35 off 24. Tilak Varma struck the winning runs as India completed the chase comfortably with seven wickets in hand.”
“City director of football Hugo Viana described Anderson as "one of the outstanding young midfield talents in the world". "He offers energy, outstanding work rate and an exceptional range of passing. His improvement in recent years has been…”
“James is signing a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, NBA insider Shams Charania reported, meaning James will be able to decide to extend his contract for an additional season at a set salary or decline the final year to becom…”
“For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets, dismissing Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, while Richard Ngarava claimed the prized scalp of Sooryavanshi.”
“Aston Villa have announced the loan signing of Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho until the end of the 2026-27 season. The 22-year-old's transfer will "become permanent next summer should certain criteria be met", said the Blues, with the A…”
“James, 41, has the longest career in NBA history with 23 seasons completed.”
“Villa's player sales this summer, meanwhile, total nearly £200m, with Rogers, Youri Tielemans, Donyell Malen, Enzo Barrenechea and Lewis Dobbin all leaving.”
“James announced he was leaving the Lakers last month after eight seasons and one championship with the team, wrapping up a two-year, $104 million deal.”
“Garnacho's departure from Stamford Bridge follows Chelsea's signing of Morgan Rogers for a record £117m fee from Villa on Tuesday.”
“James is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, building the reputation through four NBA championships across three teams, four NBA Finals MVPs and his standing as the NBA all-time scoring leader with over 40,000 po…”
“Alejandro Garnacho scored eight goals and registered four assists in 43 games for Chelsea last season”
“After winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award in 2023, Embiid has played in 39, 19 and 38 games the past three seasons.”
“The Blues have been keen to offload Garnacho despite signing him only last September in a £40m deal from Manchester United, who would be due 10% of any eventual transfer fee.”
“He averaged 26.9 points per game last season and had 34 points and 12 rebounds in a Game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.”
“"It's not something that we are planning, but it's open for consideration. We'd have to be open to considering all options."”
“Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, all career-highs. He was second-team All-NBA and finished sixth in the MVP voting.”
“The governing body says the move is designed to grow the competition's global appeal by tapping into cricket's biggest market.”
“Maxey had career-highs in points (28.3) and assists (6.6) and made third team All-NBA.”
“"I think Test cricket between us, India and England is very strong and probably bucking the trend in some other parts of the world. We want to make sure we grow and strengthen it," he said.”
“They 76ers also have a potential young star in guard VJ Edgecombe, who averaged 16 points per game and finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting last season.”
“And Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg told BBC Sport the prospect of taking international cricket's most storied - and marketable - Test rivalry to India should be on the table... Australia and England are, though, poised to…”
“James, who turns 42 on Dec. 30, averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game this past regular season and 23.2 points, 7.3 assists and 6.7 rebounds in 10 playoff games.”
“"We're trying to balance celebrating 150 years of Test cricket between our two countries but also have an eye on the future and how we can evolve the sport," added Greenberg. "We're trying to find that balance and hopefully the MCG pitch w…”
“His two-year, $8 million deal is the minimum for someone with his service, according ESPN.”
“Villa have sold Morgan Rogers to Chelsea for £117m - a record move for an English player”
“Now, with the 76ers agreeing to a two-year deal with LeBron James, they do not have to worry as much about Embiid’s health. By signing James, the 76ers culminated a busy offseason that puts them as a favorite for the Eastern Conference tit…”
“with for example Jacob Ramsey joining Newcastle for £40m last summer”
“The main event, the All-Star Game, is scheduled for Saturday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC, held at the United Center, a significant venue upgrade.”
“Villa would have preferred to keep Tielemans but could not afford to renegotiate his deal, which had two years left, before United triggered his £35m release clause”
“The Kia WNBA Shooting Stars will feature four teams representing the WNBA’s Minnesota, Seattle, Washington and Dallas/Detroit markets.”
“Villa have lost 489 Premier League appearances from the squad - plus two of the players who scored in the Europa League final”
“Two-time Kia WNBA MVP and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 member Elena Delle Donne, three-time Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player and Naismith Hall of Famer Lauren Jackson, five-time WNBA champion Rebekkah Brunson and three-time …”
“The Brazil midfielder made the third-highest number of tackles in the Premier League last season with 107”
“The Kia WNBA Shooting Stars is a two-round, timed shooting competition in which teams have 70 seconds to score as many points as possible from seven shooting locations around the court.”
“and his ball recoveries were the fourth highest in the division - winning possession 194 times”
“The Kia WNBA Shooting Stars and Three-Point Contest competitions will be broadcast from Wintrust Arena, home of the Chicago Sky, on Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET.”
“Without him, Villa's Premier League win ratio dropped from 53% to 41%”
“The WNBA All-Star Three-Point Contest made news this week as Caitlin Clark, Kayla McBride, and reigning champion Sabrina Ionescu were reported to have declined the offer to participate and compete. However, Ionescu has since called out the…”
“Villa gatecrashed the top five for the second time in three seasons, finishing fourth to comfortably secure entry to club football's elite competition for 2026-27”
“Despite Ionescu, Clark, and McBride’s absence from the contest, the field includes other sharp shooters in the Atlanta Dream’s Rhyne Howard, Toronto Tempo’s Mabrina Mabrey, Portland Fire’s Bridget Carleton, Golden State Valkyries Janelle S…”
“Last season, Villa's expected points was 48.50, which would have left them 12th - eight places below where they eventually finished”
“On Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC and also streaming on ESPN, fubo, and the ESPN app, the two All-Star teams led by general managers and WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon will face off. The contest will take pla…”
“UEFA's Squad Cost Ratio limits the amount clubs spend on transfers, wages and agent fees to 70% of their revenue”
“Instead, James accepted a steeper discount to play with the Sixers (two years, $8 million).”
“Olympic silver medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of injury.”
“When James signed a two-year, $101.35 million extension with the Lakers in 2024, he accepted a modest discount ($2.7 million) for the Lakers to avoid second-apron restrictions.”
“Team England gave no details of her issue, only confirming she had been replaced in the squad by Niamh Emerson, who took bronze behind Johnson-Thompson in 2018.”
“I'm not going for family”
“We have got an incredible field of athletes,”
“I'm not going for money”
“I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team.”
“I am so excited to energize a new fan base, and start this incredible journey one last time.”
“Built with more than 1.36 million LEGO bricks, the installation was one of the largest LEGO builds ever created, according to the company...”
“CORTIS became the first K-pop group to headline the NBA Crossover Concert Series’ Opening Night at NBA All-Star 2026”
“Over the past seven days, the average sale price on the secondary ticketing platform SeatGeek is $425. That’s about 35% higher than at the same point ahead of last year’s game, according to data provided to me by the company.”
“The total order volume on SeatGeek for the WNBA All-Star Game has already surpassed that of the entire 2025 game by about 21% — there’s still about 24 hours left until tip off, too.”
“The “get-in” price, or cheapest ticket available, for the 2026 edition is $185, per SeatGeek.”
“Ticket buyers who have an Illinois billing address represent 22% of WNBA All-Star Game orders in the past week, good for the number one overall state.”
“Ahead of the WNBA All-Star Game, Team Weatherspoon is a 3.5-point favorite at -170 odds on the moneyline against Team Cooper, according to the latest betting odds at the DraftKings Sportsbook.”
“Clark, who is part of the WNBA’s largest 13 audiences over the past 25 years, is the betting favorite (+170) to be the game’s leading scorer, followed by Wilson (+425) and Bueckers (+450), respectively.”
