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Saudi Arabia’s Sporting Future Begins Long Before the 2034 World Cup

The strongest legacy of global sport will be measured in active communities, local coaching, women’s participation and facilities people use every week.

Jul 28, 2026/2 min read

Football players and supporters in Saudi Arabia

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The X Games in New Orleans Test the Future of Festival-Style Sport

Elite action sport, music and city culture converge in New Orleans, offering a test of whether event-led formats can turn casual attention into durable fandom.

Jul 24, 2026/2 min read

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Glasgow 2026 Opens as the Commonwealth Games’ Big Reset

Ten sports, existing venues and an indoor ceremony make Glasgow 2026 smaller by necessity, and perhaps a working model for an event that nearly lost its host.

Jul 23, 2026/4 min read

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Spain Are World Champions Again, and Messi's Last Dance Ends in Tears

Ferran Torres struck in extra time to beat Argentina 1-0, denying Messi a fairytale exit and handing Spain a second World Cup title.

Jul 20, 2026/3 min read

Football players celebrating with the World Cup trophy on the pitch under stadium lights and confetti

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World Cup 2026 Group Stage: The Shocks That Rewrote the Script

Cape Verde held Spain, Uruguay went home early, and the expanded World Cup delivered its most chaotic opening rounds yet.

Jun 28, 2026/3 min read

A football on floodlit turf inside the penalty area

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World Cup 2026 Preview: 48 Teams, Three Hosts, One Giant Gamble

The biggest World Cup ever kicks off across the US, Mexico and Canada. Here is what the expanded 48-team format actually changes.

Jun 5, 2026/3 min read

An empty modern football stadium at dusk

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Rest Days: What Recovery Actually Requires, and Why Doing Nothing Is Often the Wrong Kind of Rest

Training is the stimulus; adaptation happens in the hours between sessions, and it needs sleep, food and time in roughly that order. Ice baths, compression and massage guns are at the margins. Light movement usually beats the sofa.

Apr 15, 2026/3 min read

People lying in savasana, the resting pose, at a yoga session in Kolkata in June 2015

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The Gulf's Sporting Decade: What F1, Boxing and LIV Golf Actually Bought

Billions poured into golf, motorsport, boxing and tennis. As the numbers come due, the Gulf's sports strategy is quietly being rewritten.

Sep 10, 2025/3 min read

A Formula 1 car racing under floodlights on a night circuit

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Chelsea Win the New Club World Cup, and Football Gets a New Trophy That Matters

Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in New Jersey to win the first 32-club Club World Cup, a monthlong American test run for next year's tournament.

Jul 14, 2025/2 min read

Football players in blue kits celebrating with a trophy on a stadium pitch surrounded by confetti

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Saudi Arabia 2034: Inside the Gulf's Long Game in World Sport

A record-high bid score, five host cities and a 92,000-seat stadium. Saudi Arabia's World Cup win is one piece of a much bigger plan.

Mar 14, 2025/3 min read

A large stadium under construction in a desert at golden hour

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Paris 2024: The Olympics That Won the Whole Summer

Simone Biles returned, Noah Lyles ran the fastest hundred meters of his life, and the Seine became an Olympic stage. Paris delivered.

Aug 12, 2024/3 min read

An Olympic venue built beside a famous Paris landmark with crowds watching a daytime event