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Messi and his family traveled to Paris on Tuesday ahead of Leo's medical at PSG. (Image: Instagram/antonelaroccuzzo)

Messi Agrees to Two-Year Contract with PSG, Flies to Paris

Leo Messi left Barcelona on Tuesday morning on a private jet to Paris where he will undergo a medical exam before signing a two-year deal at PSG, with the possibility to extend for a third. Messi will earn $35 million each season, with PSG also paying him a $35 million […]

The Arizona Cardinals will bring a sportsbook to their stadium, the first one to appear in an NFL arena. (Image: Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

Arizona Cardinals Will Become First NFL Team to Host Sportsbook in Stadium

BetMGM has announced a partnership with the Arizona Cardinals and Gila River Holds & Casinos that will result in the first in-stadium sportsbook for an NFL team. The retail location at State Farm Stadium should open prior to the 2022 season, according to a BetMGM press release. Arizona Law Allows […]

Mandaloun, who finished second to Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby, is is unlikely to race the remainder of the year after being diagnosed with a sore hind foot. (Image: Alton Strupp/Courier Journal)

Sore Foot Grounds Stellar Sophomore Mandaloun for Remainder of Year

Asterisk-wearing Kentucky Derby runner-up and Haskell Stakes winner Mandaloun will miss the remainder of the 2021 season, due to a sore hindfoot. The Daily Racing Form first reported the news. It quoted Juddmonte Farms racing manager Garrett O’Rourke, who said Mandaloun’s X-rays came back negative for any major damage. He […]

Del Mar opens its racing week Thursday with a $1.1 million Jackpot Pick 6. That seven-figure Pick 6 pays if a unique ticket picks winners in the last six races. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Del Mar’s Jackpot Pick 6 Runs North of $1.1 Million

The star of Del Mar’s Thursday card isn’t any of the Thoroughbreds on the track. It’s the Jackpot Pick 6, which ventured north of $1 million after bettors failed to crack the single-ticket code for 12 consecutive days. Thursday’s Single Ticket Jackpot Pick 6 sits at $1,127,460. It sits there […]

In his first 60 games in Borussia Dortmund's shirt, Haaland scored as many goals.

Bayern Munchen ‘Has to Look’ at Signing Haaland, Official Claims

Erling Haaland was declared untouchable by his club Borussia Dortmund this summer. Chelsea was planning a $210 million bid for the 21-year-old striker, but ended up signing Romelu Lukaku after Dortmund’s firm statement on its prodigy. Haaland started the season on a high, scoring a hat-trick in Dortmund’s 3-0 win […]

Luis Saez and Bella Sofia set the curve in the Test Stakes, winning the Grade 1 by 4 1/4 lengths on a record-handle Whitney Day card at Saratoga. (Image: Coglianese Photos)

Whitney Day Produces Record Handle, Another Knicks Go Romp

Knicks Go, Bella Sofia and State of Rest enjoyed Grade 1 victories on Saratoga’s Whitney Day card. And the New York Racing Association enjoyed a record, all-sources handle for that Whitney Day card. That record all-sources handle came in at $36,820,234, surpassing last year’s take of $35,796,435 that came without […]

Bodexpress captured last year's Grade 1 Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs. That older-horse race is the only Grade 1 on the track's September or Fall Meet schedule. (Image: Coady Photography)

Churchill Downs Announces September, Fall Meets Stakes Schedule

Churchill Downs will offer only one Grade 1 event during its September and Fall Meets. But, even as interesting as the Grade 1 Clark Stakes is on the day after Thanksgiving, there are other races further down the class food chain worth some serious attention. Those races are the track’s […]

Trainer Steve Asmussen (center) celebrates with his family and connections of Stellar Tap, who gave the trainer his record 9,446th victory Saturday at Saratoga. (Image: Chelsea Durand/NYRA Photo)

Steve Asmussen Gallops Past North America’s Training Record

Steve Asmussen used Saturday’s Whitney Day at Saratoga as his record-breaking canvas, becoming North America’s winningest Thoroughbred trainer by claiming his 9,446th career race. That leapfrogged the 14-year-old mark of 9,445 set by the late Dale Baird. Stellar Tap did the honors for the Hall of Fame trainer. Owned by […]

Leicester City won their first Community Shield trophy in 50 years, after beating Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley. (Image: Twitter/LCFC)

Manchester City Upset by Leicester, Grealish Makes His Debut

Just two days after completing his $140 million transfer from Aston Villa, Jack Grealish played 25 minutes in Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat to Leicester in the Community Shield. The game between last season’s league and cup winners was the first major football event held at Wembley after the Euro 2020 […]

Haaland took the ball home after scoring a hat-trick for Dortmund in the German Cup. (Image: Twitter/BVB)

Haaland Starts the Season in Style

Erling Haaland promises to make keepers’ lives impossible in the Bundesliga this season. A sample of what’s in store came in the Cup on Saturday, as Borussia Dortmund beat third-tier Wehen Wiesbaden 3-0. All three goals were scored by Haaland. The Norwegian is at peace with the club’s decision to […]

Chelsea will pay a club-record transfer fee of $135 million to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. (Image: Twitter/VoleApp)

Lukaku Returning to Chelsea After Inter Accepts $135 Million Bid

Romelu Lukaku (28) is heading back to Chelsea, the club he left in 2014. Inter accepted a $135 million offer for the Belgian, who also agreed personal terms with the Champions League winners. For Chelsea, the 2021 version of the “Lukaku affair” sets the new club transfer record. The forward […]

Brazil won the gold medals in the Men's Football Tournament at the Olympics after beating Spain 2-1 in the final. (Image: Twitter/FIFA)

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil Wins Soccer Gold in Extra Time Thriller

Brazil defended the gold medals they won on home soil in 2016. The South Americans won the final of the Olympic’s men’s football tournament thanks to an extra-time goal scored by Malcom. Richarlison missed a penalty in the 38th minute, but Matheus Cunha put Brazil in front in the dying […]