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NBA's 'King' James On Top Of His Game At 40

LeBron James scores for the United States in a group-stage game at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the USA won gold
NBA superstar LeBron James celebrates his 40th birthday on Monday, the milestone carrying him to yet another first in a league in which he has starred for more than two decades -- with the clock still running.
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Morgan Rogers created a goal and scored the other as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1

Villa Heap Pain On Slumping Man City As Forest Soar

Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford's fortress to climb to third in the Premier League table.
Olympic high jump gold medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh was one of many Ukrainian athletes who boosted morale in their war-torn country

Bach's Successor Must Give Russia Cold Shoulder: Ukrainian Sports Minister

The successor to Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president must "embody the principles of justice" and that means refusing to welcome Russia back into the sporting world, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP. Seven candidates are vying to succeed Bach in an election in March but the German will step down in June 2025 after 12 years in charge.
Skyscrapers spring up fast in Dubai

End Of The Dubai Dream For Europe's Drug Lords?

Drug lords like Sean McGovern, a top lieutenant of the Kinahan cartel, and Faissal Taghi -- son of the infamous head of the Dutch-Moroccan Mocro Maffia -- used to hang out and party in Dubai's glitzy hotels and restaurants without a care in the world.

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