World Cup knockout football is guaranteed for at least one first-timer.
A Playrface guide to the 2026 World Cup: Group F
An eclectic mix where anyone could break out of the group.
Congrats to the New York Knicks who beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 to win the 2026 NBA title (4–1). This is their first title since 1973 where they also won the series 4–1 (vs. the Lakers). New York is having A Moment this year, that’s for sure!
A Playrface guide to the 2026 World Cup: Group E
The Germans are in this group. Surely they get out of this one this time?
Cycling Weekly on the cost of running a WorldTour cycling team
Sponsors make the world go round.
How did I not know that Petr Čech was a multi-hyphenate?
Evidently, he’s great with his hands.
A Playrface guide to the 2026 World Cup: Group C
It’s different kinds of familiar feelings for the Group C teams.
Valdes Tita on the heavy Black African influence on Roland-Garros and French tennis
From Yaoundé to Nice to Paris and beyond.
I just found out about the match between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro in the Campeonato Mineiro final in March where 23 players got sent off after a brawl broke out. That’s 3 shy of a World Cup squad!
A Playrface guide to the 2026 World Cup: Group A
3 former hosts and a former European giant feature in Group A.
Toomanywires on the 1999 NBA Finals and the games from that summer
Ain’t no party like a LAN party!