Archive - Game Over, Ball Burst

There's no winner in this summer's Isak transfer saga

The great transfer saga of summer 2025 looks to be coming to an end, but there's rarely any winners in these stories.

Aug 29 •

Tommy Fleetwood and the weight of the nearly man

A long-awaited first PGA Tour win quells the nearly man moniker that has haunted Fleetwood.

Aug 26 •

In the Premier League, patience waits for no No.9

It was a tale of two strikers this weekend as Arsenal met Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Aug 19 •

Fantasy Football needs to be stopped

What's it all about, really?

Aug 15 •

The Premier League 2025/26 Sense Check

Just in time for the new football season - here's a sense check of all 20 Premier League teams and why they'll be good OR bad this year.

Aug 12 •

July 2025

June 2025

Blue thunder through the hills of Oviedo

At 40, Santi Cazorla returned to his boyhood club, a club that several close shaves with bankruptcy, and lead it back to the top tier of Spanish…

Jun 24 •

Power, influence and Uefa's multi-club mess

Drogheda United have been removed from Uefa competition for breaching multi-club ownership regulations.

Jun 17 •

Tennis, bloody hell

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner served up an all-time classic on Court Philippe-Chatrier this weekend, in a glorious entrée for the new era of tennis.

Jun 10 •

The sportswashing fatigue is real

As PSG finally lay their hands on the Champions League trophy, chalk up another victory to the art of sportswashing.

Jun 3 •

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