Sports

The Ballon d’Or 2024 power ranking makes for intriguing reading, with Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland the favourites for the gong.  Yes, we know that the 2023 award has only just been handed out – but at France Football, attention is turning to the next 12 months of …

The San Francisco 49ers entered the season with one of the most feared defensive lines in the NFL. They had the reigning Defensive Player of the Year in Nick Bosa coming off of an 18.5 sack season, and they added Javon Hargrave from the Eagles to go along with Arik …

In wake of the devastating season-ending Achilles injury to Kirk Cousins, the Minnesota Vikings have traded for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs.   TRADE: Vikings trading for Cardinals QB Josh Dobbs. (via @RapSheet, @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/7eru9chOfS — NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2023 This comes after Head Coach Jonathan Gannon came out …

Lionel Messi has claimed that a highly promising teenager has the potential to win the Ballon d’Or in the future.  Cementing his status on Monday night as the undisputed greatest footballer of his generation with his eighth Ballon d’Or award, Messi highlighted the next generation of players coming through who …

Jahmyr Gibbs announced himself to the world last night on Monday Night Football, collecting 189 yards from scrimmage as the Detroit Lions force-fed him the ball en route to a 26-14 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, which was not nearly as close as the final score suggests. The performance …

The Breeders’ Cup 2023 is almost upon us as Santa Anita Park takes center stage for the 40th running of the horse racing world championships. A question that racing fans want to know the answer to is just how much is the prize money at the Breeders’ Cup 2023? We …

The Nike Mercurial is one of the best-selling ranges in the market – and in its 25th anniversary, its popularity shows few signs of fading.  Coming in a low-cut Vapor and mid-cut Superfly version, the Merc has long been considered by most as the pinnacle of the ‘speed’ boot category. …

Since Manchester United’s crushing 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, some reports have linked United boss Erik ten Hag with a premature Old Trafford exit. Fabrizio Romano has played those stories down, saying the board still has plenty of trust in the Dutch tactician. Manchester United Have Fared Poorly This Season …

Daniel Ricciardo revived his injury-disrupted Formula 1 comeback with a season-best result for AlphaTauri at the Mexican Grand Prix. In his return from a five-race absence at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Ricciardo’s performance was impaired by the sprint format which limited him to just one practice session ahead …

In what was supposed to be a year of rebuilding for the Brooklyn Nets, a dominant first victory of the NBA season may have changed their early trajectory. Cam Thomas scored 33 points as the Nets built a 21 point first quarter lead and held on to defeat the Charlotte …