After years of build-up, the 2026 World Cup is almost upon us. The best players in the world are beginning to descend on the ...

Switzerland head to World Cup 2026 in one of the more favourable groups with Qatar and Bosnia & Herzegovina making only their ...

Steven Bartlett has been mocked by his own celebrity peers for promoting the ‘optimisation’ trend, after telling podcast ...

From Messi's glory in 2022 to Maradona's incredible 1986, Michael Cox assesses the best individual performances in World Cup victories ...

From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to America's own Weston McKennie, here are the athletes poised to make a splash at ...

The 2026 NBA Finals matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs marks just the second time the two franchises have faced off for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. The first and only clash came ...

Researchers interviewed almost 30 religious leaders across all six major religious faiths in the UK to find out how AI was ...

FSG have decided to part company with Arne Slot, and here are 20 reasons why they are right to give him the ...

“If ever there was somebody who played himself out of a Hall of Fame, it’s Russell Wilson. And I say that because look at ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

The Champions League includes many of the best club teams in the world, and they have some fantastic players. Messi, Zidane, Gerrard, Ronaldo, and Henry are ...