- 2d ago
Antonelli takes Belgian GP pole as Hamilton overcomes crash repair
Kimi Antonelli secured pole for the Belgian Grand Prix with a 1m44.523s lap, 0.317s ahead of Max Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth after a crash repair and George Russell struggled with straight-line speed.
- 3d ago
Italo orders 26 Siemens Velaro trains in €3bn deal to launch German high-speed rail service by mid-2028
Italian rail operator Italo Holding has signed a €3 billion contract with Siemens Mobility for 26 high-speed Velaro trains, with an option for 14 more, as it prepares to challenge Deutsche Bahn on Germany’s main long-distance corridors from mid-2028. The total investment package reaches €3.6 billion, including 2,500 new jobs.
- 3d ago
Deportivo La Coruña signs 37-year-old Aubameyang from Marseille for €1.5 million
The 37-year-old Gabonese striker joins the newly promoted LaLiga side on a contract until June 2028, after one season at Olympique Marseille.
- 4d ago
Norris takes 10-place Belgian GP grid penalty after McLaren fits fourth power electronics unit
The world champion will drop 10 places on Sunday's grid at Spa-Francorchamps after McLaren installed a fourth power electronics unit, exceeding the season's allocation of three.
- 5d ago
Ukraine releases footage of Monaco bombing as injured tycoon accuses Kyiv intelligence
Ukrainian prosecutors have released restored surveillance footage of the 29 June parcel-bomb attack in Monaco that seriously injured businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13-year-old son. Yermolaiev, in a letter made public this week, directly accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of the assassination attempt.
- Jul 14
Former Croatia defender Dario Simic arrested in anti-corruption probe over Adriatic campsite permits
The 50-year-old former footballer, who won two Champions League titles with AC Milan, was taken into custody in Zagreb on Tuesday alongside a former tourism official and a local businessman over alleged illegal permitting for a 10-pitch campsite in Tisno.
- Jul 13
Manchester United close in on Youri Tielemans signing as Ederson move stalls and Andrey Santos deal confirmed
A £35m release clause has opened the door for the 29-year-old Belgian captain to switch from Aston Villa to Old Trafford, with the deal for Atalanta's Ederson on hold after a late World Cup call-up.
- Jul 13
France marks a decade since the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that killed 86, as victims demand a trial on security failures
President Emmanuel Macron led a memorial ceremony on the Promenade des Anglais, the same beachfront where a 19-tonne lorry plowed through crowds watching Bastille Day fireworks on 14 July 2016, killing 86. Survivors and families are still pushing for a trial over security lapses.
- Jul 11
Ken Bates, who bought Chelsea for £1 in 1982 and sold it to Abramovich for £140m, dies at 94
The British businessman passed away peacefully in Monaco on Saturday surrounded by his wife Suzannah and family, Chelsea announced.
- Jul 11
Morten Hjulmand joins Atlético Madrid from Sporting CP for 40 million euros plus 5m in add-ons
The 27-year-old Danish midfielder leaves Sporting CP after three seasons, signing a contract until 2031 with Diego Simeone's side in a deal worth up to 45 million euros.
- Jul 11
Nina Kennedy clears 4.95m to win Monaco Diamond League pole vault and sets sights on 5 metres
The Olympic champion clears 4.95m for a new Australian record and the world's best performance since 2021, with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow less than two weeks away.
- Jul 10
Wanyonyi breaks 27-year-old 1,000m world record, Alfred runs third-fastest 200m in Monaco Diamond League
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi erased the longest-standing men's track world record, while Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred posted the third-fastest women's 200m in history at the Herculis Diamond League in Monaco.
- Jul 10
Monaco prosecutor says 'all leads still on the table' as Ermolaev's partner remains critical after blast
Monaco's chief prosecutor Stéphane Thibault said on 10 July that the motive for the 29 June explosion remains unidentified and that the three victims, including a 13-year-old boy, are still in hospital.
- Jul 10
Klopp reveals Liverpool's secret private-jet pursuit of Mbappé before his 2017 PSG move
Jürgen Klopp disclosed that Liverpool flew Kylian Mbappé's family on a private jet from Nice in 2017, circling over France to avoid detection, in a failed bid to sign the then-Monaco forward.
- Jul 10
Ryanair passenger partially sucked from cabin after window detaches over North Macedonia
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 window detached shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki on 10 July 2026, pulling a 61-year-old Serbian passenger partially out of the aircraft before fellow travellers hauled him back.
- Jul 10
Mbappé scores eighth World Cup goal as France beats Morocco 2-0 in quarterfinal
Kylian Mbappé's curling strike and Ousmane Dembélé's solo effort secured a 2-0 victory for France over Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinal at a sweltering Boston Stadium.
- Jul 9
Real Madrid ties Tchouaméni to 2031 contract, ending Manchester United pursuit
The French midfielder has agreed a new contract that will keep him at the Santiago Bernabéu until 2031, fending off interest from Manchester United and other clubs.
- Jul 8
Monaco rejects PSG's €35m Akliouche bid, opens door to Pogba and Dier exits
AS Monaco director general Thiago Scuro confirmed the club turned down Paris Saint-Germain's €35 million offer for Maghnes Akliouche, while indicating that Paul Pogba and Eric Dier may depart this summer as the club trims its wage bill under DNCG oversight.
- Jul 5
Belgium routs USA 4-1, players mock Trump with dance after red card controversy
Belgium defeated the United States 4-1 in the World Cup round of 16, then celebrated with a parody of Donald Trump's dance, mocking the president's intervention that allowed US striker Folarin Balogun to play despite a red card.
- Jul 4
Antonelli takes Silverstone pole as Russell and Verstappen struggle for speed
Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the British Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session at Silverstone, while Max Verstappen warned he might not race if Red Bull cannot fix a speed deficit.
