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Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says he is "just happy to be alive", two months after suffering three fractured vertebrae in a crash.

A great deal of attention has focused on the possibility of Antonio Conte returning to become Juventus’ next manager if the club decide to dismiss Luciano Spalletti, and that interest is understanda...

Unai Simón, goalkeeper for Athletic Club and the Spanish national team, was the clear winner in the vote for best goalkeeper at the 2026 Ballon d’Or.According to the rankings published today by Fra...

Marcus Thuram goes into tonight’s derby as Inter’s most important player, and he is hoping to earn a recall to the France squad.According to the Corriere dello Sport, the 29-year-old has stepped u...

Lamine Yamal finished third in the 2026 Ballon d’Or standings, and the voting figures released by France Football have offered a clear picture of just how competitive the race was. As revealed, the...

Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, and France Football today published the full voting results.With 1,055 points, Bayern's English striker finished just 28 ahead of Kylian Mbappé (1,027). Lamine Ya...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Dynamic New Zealand No. 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker was named the women's world rugby player of the year on Saturday.

⚽ All the latest as we build up to Saturday’s games ⚽ Ten things to look out for | Fixtures | Mail Billy A series of suspicious bets that correctly predicted the exact top-five finishing order of this year’s Ballon d’Or and generated almost $200,000 (£149,000) in winnings is being investigated by the event’s organisers, France Football, who have also contacted the police. It has been alleged that 12 Polymarket accounts – an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market – placed the bets, with more than $264,000 wagered on the outcome before Monday’s ceremony. Their extraordinary accuracy has raised serious questions about a potential leak of confidential results before football’s most prestigious individual award. Continue reading...

Bets predicted exact top-five men’s finishing order Organiser France Football has contacted police A series of suspicious bets that correctly predicted the exact top-five finishing order of this year’s Ballon d’Or and generated almost $200,000 (£149,000) in winnings is being investigated by the event’s organisers, France Football, who have also contacted the police. It has been alleged that 12 Polymarket accounts – an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market – placed the bets, with more than $264,000 wagered on the outcome before Monday’s ceremony. Their extraordinary accuracy has raised serious questions about a potential leak of confidential results before football’s most prestigious individual award. Harry Kane was crowned the winner at the ceremony at the London Palladium, finishing ahead of Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Lionel Messi. Remarkably, this was the exact order predicted by the group of accounts identified in French media outlet Upside’s investigation . Continue reading...

The selection’s excellent second in the Arc de Triomphe is the best form on offer among the European challengers The Turf is the highlight of Saturday’s nine-race Breeders’ Cup card for European fans, with 10 of the 14-strong field trained in the UK, Ireland or France, and Bay City Roller (21.36) could be an excellent bet at around 9-1 with British bookmakers to give George Scott a first Breeders’ Cup winner at the second attempt. Stall 13 is not ideal, but there is little obvious pace on his inside and Oisin Murphy managed to get close to the lead from a similar draw in the Arc. A strong second behind Daryz at Longchamp showed that Bay City Roller can act on a sound surface, and he is the top-rated runner in the field on Timeform’s ratings on that form. Continue reading...