9,177 source-backed sport facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 18 of 92.
“Villa are still awaiting the outcome of their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as they try to register the England Under-17 international, who joined from Metz for £10m in January and does not turn 18 until January next y…”
“2025 Production72 receptions, 727 yards, 5 TDs in 16 games with the Commanders”
“This is one of the most significant investments we’ve ever made in our basketball operations... This investment of tens of millions of dollars will help bring greater consistency, efficiency, and transparency to our officiating process, wh…”
“Unai Emery won his fifth Europa League title when Aston Villa beat Freiburg in May”
“Says he has "at least three, four good years left" and isn't considering retirement”
“They really did the hard work of reviewing tens to hundreds of combined hours of film, and I think it’s paying off... offensive metrics are at all-time highs... That would say the freedom of movement aspect of what we did, which was import…”
“Striker Brian Madjo also scored twice in Aston Villa's friendly win against Walsall last week”
“Dajani lists Raiders and Rams among top landing spots; Raiders buzz picked up July 27”
“I think it’s important for us to put things into perspective when we’re seeing the growth of our league... We might have to be ahead of the curve of our own curve. So I think implementing that is going to be really helpful.”
“Villa's World Cup cohort of Watkins, Ezri Konsa, John McGinn, Victor Lindelof, Emi Martinez and record buy Johan Manzambi did not feature”
“She became involved with Triple Eight Race Engineering in a business and operational capacity and was reported to hold a 30 per cent ownership stake in the organisation.”
“That is negligence... They ignore the issues that everyone inside the game is begging to be fixed.”
“Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League three times as Real Madrid manager”
“2024 Dane sold her reported Triple Eight ownership stake”
“As of July 28 the young, surging White Sox led the division with a 55-50 record. The Guardians were in second place, with a 54-53 record.”
“In September, the France national team will have a new face on the touchline for the first time in 14 years.”
“The pair made their relationship official in 2022.”
“baseballreference.com lists the Guardians at No. 29 in Major League Baseball in runs scored, team batting average, and runs batted in.”
“Talks between the former Real Madrid manager and the French football authorities kicked off as early as February 2025”
“The couple married in 2025.”
“I had several offers in the last four or five years, but I turned them all down”
“Vita Vea recorded 17 sacks in the past three seasons.”
“Zidane's four-year deal begins next month”
“According to Spotrac’s calculated market value, Vita Vea is projected to sign a two-year, $55 million contract, which gives him a $27 million average annual income.”
“With the team netting 20 times in North America”
“Michael Ginnitti, Co-Founder and Editor of Spotrac, posted on X on July 28 that if the Buccaneers trade defensive lineman Vita Vea, his new team will acquire a one-year, $18 million non-guaranteed deal.”
“Fifa - the sport's global governing body - said it intends to expand football development funding to more than $10bn (£7.5bn), which it claims is to grow the game - subject to approval by its member associations.”
“As per Spotrac, the 31-year-old Washington alum signed a four-year, $71 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. The deal included a $4 million signing bonus, $33 million in guaranteed money, and a $17 million average annual…”
“The story was first reported in the Financial Times and the Times, with the latter claiming the plans could potentially earn Fifa president Gianni Infantino tens of millions of pounds.”
“In 2026, he is scheduled to earn a $17 million base salary while carrying a $22 million cap hit and a $6 million dead cap value.”
“That was the first of three successive Champions League titles for Madrid, making them the first club to win back-to-back European crowns in the Champions League era, and the first to win three titles in a row since Bayern Munich in 1976.”
“It is not FIFA's to sell”
“The 54-year-old, widely considered to be France's greatest player, will sign a contract that will see him lead the nation through the 2030 World Cup qualifiers.”
“None of us are the owners of football”
“Zidane's first competitive fixture in charge will be a Nations League trip to Turkey on 25 September.”
“the soul and governance of football are not assets to trade — especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially”
“Zidane moved for £66 million, then the world record transfer fee, as part of Real Madrid's Galacticos era alongside other global stars including Ronaldo, Luis Figo and David Beckham.”
“This is about the democratisation of football worldwide”
“Didier Deschamps, France's longest-serving manager, ended his 14-year stint in charge after the nation's semi-final exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup.”
“a confidential $25 billion partnership backed by Japan's SoftBank to launch new global tournaments, including an expanded Club World Cup”
“They are expecting far better from a club that followed up a reported £40m spending spree with a second successive trophyless season.”
“She holds the record as the fastest woman to reach 500 ODI runs, achieving the milestone in just eight innings.”
“Shankland, meanwhile, joins as a leader after captaining Hearts - as does former Sunderland skipper Dan Neil - but the Scotland striker also arrives as a seasoned Premiership scorer, having netted 88 goals in four years at Tynecastle.”
“The opener also played a key role in India's successful Women's ODI World Cup campaign, scoring 308 runs, including a century against New Zealand, to help the team lift the title in 2025.”
“Lawrence Shankland had a combined 117 goal contributions in 171 games for Hearts”
“Rawal has emerged as one of India's brightest batting talents since making her international debut in December 2024.”
“His only major honour across two decades in the dugout was the 2014 League Cup with Aberdeen, won on penalties after a goalless draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.”
“One statistic that attracted attention was wicketkeeper Josh Bowes' tally of 31 catches in just eight matches, including eight catches in a single innings against Shildon Railway.”
“"As a Rangers striker, hitting 20 goals should be the minimum," says Halliday, who played with Shankland at Hearts.”
“Saltburn won by 159 runs and are top of Division 2 by 18 points.”
“"Nothing makes sense this week," the 31-year-old told BBC Sport.”
“Soon after, Rory Cotterill, captain of Middlesbrough Second XI, publicly claimed his side had experienced two similar finger-clicking incidents during a defeat to Saltburn earlier in the season.”
“one of Britain's greatest Olympians, or can he turn the tide in time for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028? One thing Ramsay-Peaty, who went eight years unbeaten in the 100m from 2014 to 2022, did appear certain of was the need to change hi…”
“The league have received a formal complaint regarding alleged incidents in a Division Two game on Saturday. A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made.”
“Only six swimmers have won Olympic gold after their 30th birthday and only two – Americans Anthony Elvin and Dana Torres in 2016 and 2000 respectively – have done so aged over 33, the age Ramsay-Peaty will be during the LA Olympics.”
“According to PFF, Von Miller generated 36 total pressures as a pass rusher, which included 10 sacks, 22 hurries, and 4 hits last season.”
“His time in the 100m breaststroke at the British Championships in April - 58.97 seconds - would have won Commonwealth gold.”
“He earned a 64.4 overall PFF defensive grade for the 2025 season, which ranked 66th among 115 qualified edge defenders.”
“Ramsay-Peaty is also facing increasing pressure from Filip Nowacki, the 18-year-old from Jersey he mentors. Nowacki beat him to silver on Saturday and begins Wednesday's 200m event as favourite.”
“He recorded 10 sacks last season, and he can still get after the quarterback.”
“Lewis Hamilton has had four penalties in the past three grands prix, which does seem a lot for a seven-time world champion.”
“His total career sacks are up to 138.5 and counting at the age of 37!”
“The team, it turns out, had hoped for an improvement of about two seconds a lap from the aerodynamic improvements and weight-saving, and, at least in Hungary, that was pretty much delivered.”
“Spotrac Calculated Market Value: One-year, $5.8 million contract with $5.8 million average annual income.”
“The Honda is a long way behind the other power units - something in the region of of about 1.5secs per lap off the best, Aston Martin believe internally.”
“Total Career Earnings: $198 million over 15 long NFL seasons.”
“He is 45 on Wednesday and has been doing this for 25 years. He wants to be sure he makes the right decision because, unlike the last time he stepped away from F1 in 2018, there will be no coming back this time when he leaves.”
“France have finally turned to one of their greatest icons, appointing Zinedine Zidane as the new head coach after Didier Deschamps stepped down following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed the appointme…”
“Chelsea made a major investment in a World Cup winner in January 2023 when they signed Argentina star Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a then-British record fee of £107m. The move came just two weeks after his 22nd birthday.”
“I've waited five years for this chance, so that's why I'm a bit emotional... For me it's a continuity, a dream, I had some offers during the five years I was away to take charge of a club but I turned them all down for the France team.”
“Across the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, Fernandez registered an impressive 24 assists in all competitions - including the Club World Cup - trailing only Bruno Fernandes and Mohamed Salah among Premier League players.”
“Zidane's first match in charge will come away to Turkey in the UEFA Nations League on September 25, before another away fixture against Belgium three days later.”
“Chelsea made another nine-figure move just seven months later to sign Moises Caicedo - then 21 - from Brighton. His £100m price tag - rising to a potential £115m - seemed hard to justify at first as the Ecuadorian had a slow start at Stamf…”
“French supporters will get their first chance to see him on the touchline at the Stade de France on October 2 when France host Italy, exactly 20 years after Zidane's infamous red card in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final for headbutting Italy …”
“Caicedo was the joint leader for interceptions in the Premier League last season (59, the same number as James Garner of Everton).”
“In his outing for India A against Sri Lanka A, Saransh picked up seven wickets in the two unofficial Tests. In the second match, he claimed six wickets and scored an unbeaten 70 in the first innings, paving the way for India's 10-wicket vi…”
“Only Erling Haaland (76), Salah (54) and Ollie Watkins (51) have scored more goals than Palmer, with 47, in the Premier League since he joined.”
“In the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season, he amassed 518 runs at an average of 57.55 and picked up 30 wickets at 20.43.”
“His first major signing was Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling - aged 27 at the time - for up to £50m including add-ons.”
“The two-time World Cup winner also shared the conversation he had with the off-spinners during the camp... I can guide you, but unless you experience those situations yourself, you won't truly learn... As a bowler, you should dictate how t…”
“Kalidou Koulibaly's arrival from Napoli for £33m also didn't end well. Rated at the time as one of European club football's top centre-backs, the Senegalese player - then 31 - was out of the door after just one season, joining Al-Hilal.”
“Although he made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2014, it wasn't until 2022 that he truly announced himself on the domestic stage. Having featured in just eight first-class matches in his first eight years, the off-spinner played a pivotal role …”
“Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is another experienced player whose time at Stamford Bridge was short-lived. The former AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal striker signed from Barcelona for £10.3m on the final day of the summer transfer wind…”
“That followed a stellar Duleep Trophy campaign for Central Zone, where he scored two half-centuries and claimed 16 wickets in just two matches to be named Player of the Series, steering Central Zone to their first title in 11 years.”
“Mykhailo Mudryk was 22 when he joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk for an initial fee of £62m, potentially rising to £89m including add-ons.”
“GHMC, in partnership with People for Animals (PFA), is offering a door-to-door pet cremation service. A designated vehicle collects the deceased pet for cremation, and the ashes are returned to the owner. The service costs upwards of Rs 2,…”
“Joao Felix struggled to make an impact during two stints at Chelsea. His first loan spell in 2023 at the age of 23 started with a red card in his first game. A permanent move followed a year later but he struggled to justify the fee - some…”
“The men's senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, announced the 15-member squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle.”
“After joining from Leicester for about £70m at the age of 21, Wesley Fofana's time at Chelsea has been plagued by injury.”
“Saransh Jain has earned his maiden call-up as Washington Sundar remains unavailable for the first Test.”
“Injury concerns persist, with both Sai Sudharsan and Jasprit Bumrah selected pending fitness clearance from the BCCI CoE.”
“He chipped in with six wickets and an unbeaten 70 in the final game.”
“India are expected to reach Sri Lanka early in the first week of August before preparing for a four-day warm-up fixture in Colombo, starting August 7.”
“Sharmila Dhankar claims India's first-ever para-athletics gold, headlines six-medal haul”
“She won the women's F57 shot put title with a season-best throw of 9.81m, ending India's 20-year wait for a para-athletics medal at the Games.”
“Sarvesh Kushare becoming the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump. The national record holder cleared 2.25m”
“Valluri Ajaya Babu won silver in the men's 79kg event after finishing just one kilogram behind Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad”
“Gyaneshwari Yadav also claimed silver in the women's 53kg category with career-best lifts”
“Bindyarani Devi added a bronze in the 58kg class, taking India's weightlifting medal tally to six.”
“In the warm up, I suffered a Navicular stress fracture in my left leg. I didn't want to pull out so I told my physio to tape it... I am the first Indian to qualify for the 110m hurdles final in the CWG, so I didn't want to let the whole na…”
