Football
Michael Olise has become one of the best footballers in the world, yet he has no boot sponsorship deal
The Frenchman is a true character: he regularly deletes his Instagram posts and has chosen to give up a significant amount of money in order to keep the freedom to wear whichever boots he wants.
It is impossible to say for certain that Argentina are the strongest national team in the world, but they are certainly the most superstitious
From the way they step onto the pitch for warm-up to the tradition of asado in camp: the rituals that have helped Argentina forge such a close-knit group.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
The Argentina-Spain World Cup final will have the highest ticket prices of any sporting event in American history
To see Messi face Yamal live, some fans are willing to spend a year’s salary.
For the first time in football history, members of the World Cup-winning national team will receive a commemorative ring, like those awarded in American sports
FIFA has created another official product linked to the World Cup.
The World Cup final will be played in a spectacular stadium, but nobody likes the pitch
Players and coaches who have experienced the MetLife Stadium pitch say the surface is too hard and almost feels artificial.
Winning the World Cup is the greatest achievement: an interview with Mazinho
The former Brazil midfielder looks back on the 1994 triumph: the final win over Italy, the iconic photo with Bebeto and Romário, and a Seleção that combined balance with attacking quality.
Why is the World Cup third-place play-off still being played when virtually nobody wants it?
The reasons are largely financial, but the national teams involved are not particularly concerned.
FOOTBALL
Manchester City to offer sub-£10 tickets to Etihad Stadium locals
The initiative is part of the club’s long-running campaign against rising ticket prices, with costs having been frozen for three years.
Bordeaux have been expelled from all national leagues and now face the possibility of disappearing altogether
Two years after the first relegation due to debts, the Girondins can now hope to enroll in the sixth division tournament. But the most concrete scenario, in reality, is that of bankruptcy.
Argentina deservedly beat England, but Thomas Tuchel lost the semi-final
Trying to sit deep against a team that thrives on competitive intensity ultimately proved the wrong approach.
Robert Lewandowski has moved to Chicago, home to one of the largest Polish communities in the United States
The signing also looks like a smart move off the pitch.
Whatever Argentina do, on and above all off the pitch, is geared towards putting Lionel Messi in the best possible position
And Leo has done and continues to do everything he can to carry the Selección to another World Cup title.
TENNIS
Jannik Sinner Is Not Yet 25, but He Is Already Tennis’s Fourth-Highest Career Prize Money Earner
A generational talent unlike almost anyone the sport has seen, Sinner's career prize money reflects his dominance on court.
By winning his second Wimbledon title in a row and beating Zverev, Jannik Sinner has achieved one of the greatest feats in Italian sporting history
The world No. 1 was not at his best and faced a formidable opponent, yet he managed to put all doubts behind him and claim a remarkable victory.
Jannik Sinner returns to his ruthless best at the right moment, overcoming Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-final
The world No. 1 has rediscovered his relentless tennis and handled the few truly delicate moments with composure.
Arthur Fery’s run from wild card to Wimbledon semi-finalist is the summer’s most improbable sports story
The British player (despite being born in France) grew up right beside Centre Court, but until now had remained on the margins of elite tennis.
China is embracing Wimbledon, and that is great news for the world’s most glamorous tennis tournament
Wu Yibing faced Djokovic on Centre Court, but the moment has also attracted significant attention on social media for its aesthetic and lifestyle dimension.
FORMULA UNO
Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton and a Ferrari back in competitive form
The win in Catalonia, for the English driver, for Ferrari, for the Formula One season.
Kimi Antonelli’s Three-Act Victory in Monaco Could Shape a Championship — and a Place in F1 History
The talent was obvious. What Antonelli is doing with it is becoming difficult to ignore.
There is a new female generation in Formula One: that of the content creators
Quite a few accounts run by women, among those that recount motorsport, do enormous numbers. Because they know how to translate a very technical subject into an experience within everyone's reach. And so, thanks to them too, the Circus is seducing a new generation of fans. And of female fans.
How Formula One’s team organisation has helped save thousands of children’s lives
Engineers and mechanics worked alongside medical staff to redesign the process, borrowing principles from the pit lane and adapting them to a clinical environment under extreme pressure.
ALL SPORTS
NBA Europe franchise bids exceed $500 million, with some approaching $1 billion
More than 20 clubs are interested in the project, including basketball and football organizations, according to Sportico.
A 40-square-centimetre patch, worth $50 million a year — and only on the Golden State Warriors jersey
An AI cloud computing company will have its logo on the Californian team’s jersey, in the highest-ever sponsorship deal in US professional sport.
Cleveland Cavaliers sell celebrity-used seats from the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks. Taylor Swift’s seat brings in $7,000
Sports memorabilia is a growing, increasingly lucrative market. Why experiment. Why be creative.
The New York Knicks’ title, a tornado across the NBA and beyond
One of the most derided teams in the world is back after 53 years. It does so in an unexpected way, though no less striking, and shifts the perspective of everyone involved—league, fans, media. Even New York itself.
LIFESTYLE
Inter’s new Away shirt pays tribute to baseball, the sport that changed US culture
Blue pinstripes on white, a contrasting collar and a monogram-style crest: the Nerazzurri will wear a kit that looks as if it has come straight from MLB.
Delta launches, a media platform for imagining the cities we want to live in
The new platform from Most Media Group will explore the present and, above all, the future of cities, their people and places, involving the communities that shape them.
Summer and the new Sky Sport season bring a series of new features, with Kimi Antonelli among the highlights
Football, tennis, Formula One and many other sports will be covered through new and established formats, following Sky’s familiar editorial approach.