4 h. ago NFL's highest paid player 2025: The top 15 richest NFL stars

Here are the NFL’s top 15 highest paid players in the 2025/26 season - including Kansas City Chief’s star Patrick Mahomes.

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53 h. ago Jude Bellingham: Real Madrid midfielder named England player of the year

22-year-old is a first-time winner of the award

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4 d. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup writer awards: best player, best match – our verdicts

An outstanding breakout star and teams dancing with each other highlighted a tournament success on and off the fieldBest player Sophie de Goede. The Canada forward was impressive and versatile throughout. The fact she had just returned from an anterior cruciate ligament injury was mindblowing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025 player ratings: Fleetwood shines for Europe as Scheffler endures USA nightmare

Team Europe secured a dramatic late 15-13 victory after an incredible final day in which the USA mounted an unlikely comeback early on

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6 d. ago AI analysis finds £71,000 painting dismissed as copy is a Caravaggio

Exclusive: Study gives 85.7% probability Badminton House version of The Lute Player is by 17th-century masterHe is one of the most revered artists in western art, yet just a few dozen works by Caravaggio have survived. Now the 17th-century master’s hand has been confirmed in a painting that Sotheby’s and the Metropolitan Museum in New York had dismissed as a mere copy.Scientific analysis of The Lute Player, which was bought for Badminton House in Gloucestershire in the 18th century, has concluded that it is by Caravaggio, with a probability of 85.7%. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Billy Vigar, Chichester and former Arsenal player, dies after sustaining brain injury

Vigar, 21, sustained injury in league game on SaturdayChichester say he was ‘playing the sport that he loved’The Chichester City forward Billy Vigar has died at the age of 21 after sustaining a “significant brain injury” in a game last Saturday. The former Arsenal player was injured in an Isthmian League match at Wingate & Finchley, leading to its abandonment after 13 minutes.Chichester said in a statement: “After sustaining a significant brain injury last Saturday, Billy Vigar was put in an induced coma. On Tuesday he needed an operation to aid any chances of recovery. Although this helped, the injury proved to much for him and he passed away on Thursday morning.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Team USA player by player guide including Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau

Captain Keegan Bradley leads the hosts in New York desperate to reclaim the cup after a humbling in Rome two years ago

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1 week ago Ballon d’Or 2025: Wiegman and Hampton win prizes, main player awards to come – live

England duo win manager and goalkeeper awardsFive England players in top 10 for women’s Ballon d’OrGet in touch! Email michael.butler@theguardian.comThe Ballon d’Or is awarded by an international jury of specialised journalists, with one representative per country, from the top 100 in the latest Fifa rankings (before the lists are published) for men and the top 50 for women.Each juror selects ten players in descending order of merit from a list of 30 established by the editorial staff of France Football, members of the editorial staff of L’Équipe, the best juror from the previous edition – Costa Rica for the men’s Ballon d’Or, South Africa for the women’s Ballon d’Or – and Uefa ambassadors Luís Figo for the men’s trophy and Nadine Kessler for the women’s trophy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 49ers lose former defensive player of year Nick Bosa for rest of season, according to reports

Five-time Pro Bowler has reportedly torn ACL27-year-old hurt during victory over CardinalsSan Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa’s season is over with a torn ACL, multiple outlets reported on Monday.Bosa underwent testing after hurting his right knee during Sunday’s victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Imaging showed a clean tear of the ligament, according to ESPN. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ballon d'Or nominees: Here is a full list of every Scottish player in history to nominated for the award

Here’s the full list of Scotland players to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or award.

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3 w. ago Jason Collins, first openly gay player in NBA, being treated for brain tumor

Center’s illness announced in statement by NBACollins came out in Sports Illustrated article in 2013Former NBA player Jason Collins is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, the NBA announced on Thursday.“Jason and his family welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy as they dedicate their attention to Jason’s health and well-being,” the league said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘It’s like the Olympics’: Patrick Reed against Ryder Cup player payment

American players to receive stipend for participationFormer world No 6 said Europe have more ‘camaraderie’Patrick Reed believes it “unnecessary” that his fellow Americans will be paid for participation in the upcoming Ryder Cup. Reed, who has missed out on what would have been a fourth Ryder Cup appearance at Bethpage, also said Europe carry the advantage of having the more closely-knit team.US players plus their captain, Keegan Bradley, will be given $500,000 (£368,300) – $300,000 (£221,000) of which must be donated to charity – for taking on Luke Donald’s Europe. The remaining $200,000 (£147,320) has been labelled a stipend. The topic was largely lost in fevered discussion over whether or not Bradley would pick himself as a player but remains hugely significant. Europe’s contingent have always been adamant they will not seek monetary reward for Ryder Cup appearances. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ballad of a Small Player review – Colin Farrell wins us over in flashy, slight gambler tale

Toronto film festival: Conclave director Edward Berger makes a less cohesive follow-up with an over-stylised adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s novel sold by a killer central performanceIt was easy to understand why Edward Berger’s name was being bandied around in relation to the reinvention of 007, the director having shown himself to be more than capable of both extravagantly staged action (his Oscar-winning breakout All Quiet on the Western Front) and knife-edge intrigue (his Oscar-winning follow-up Conclave). He dismissed speculation at the time (with some mild annoyance) and the job has since landed at the feet of Denis Villeneuve – but his latest, China-set gambling drama Ballad of a Small Player, adds flashy bombast to his résumé and helps to explain why he even though he might have passed on Bond (and recently Ocean’s too), he’s in development on a Bourne.Berger is a canny commercial director, confidently switching between genre, language and location, the kind of able film-ma...

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3 w. ago Who is the richest NFL player 2025? The top 15 wealthiest American football stars

Here are the 15 richest NFL players of all time as the new American football season gets underway.

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4 w. ago Who is the richest NFL player in the world 2025? The 15 richest NFL players of all time

Here are the 15 NFL stars with the highest net worth in the world, including Kansas City icons Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

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