Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Nick Woltemade: This season too, English clubs have once again made spectacular transfers with extremely high transfer fees. However, another player is considered to be possibly the most valuable addition to the Premier League: the Swiss Granit The traditional club from the north-east of England, owned by Xhaka’s compatriot Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, … Read more
The Darts World Cup has two special attractions just before Christmas. A few hours after Kenya’s David Munyua was eliminated, senior Paul Lim also clearly lost in London. The 71-year-old from Singapore lost 3-0 to the excellent ex-world champion Luke Humphries from England and thus missed a historic place in the third round. At the … Read more
Hannover 96, a prominent club in the second division of German soccer, has announced a significant leadership change just before the Christmas holiday. Jörg Schmadtke, a seasoned executive with prior experience in the top-tier Bundesliga, is returning to the club. He will assume the role of Sporting director, overseeing both the professional team and the … Read more
IIn 2002, the competition at the top of the Bundesliga was still so intact that television people often expressed the suspicion that a well-known British film director had thought it all up. Things are so exciting in this league, “as if (Alfred) Hitchcock had directed,” was the stereotypical saying. FC Bayern was the most powerful … Read more
This one picture, which reflects Georgi Minoungou’s entire career to date, was taken during a friendly match on November 18th, Burkina Faso against Benin. In injury time of the first half, Minoungou received a through ball, a hook in the penalty area, shot with the right, goal. He could have run to the corner flag … Read more
Tennis Integrity Under the Microscope: What the ITIA’s 2025 Cases Reveal ArchySports Staff | December 24, 2025 The world of professional tennis, a stage for amazing athleticism and fierce competition, is also grappling with persistent integrity issues. At the forefront of upholding the sport’s ethical standards is the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). Established in … Read more
An the weekend before the Christmas break, the German referees had to endure more than usual. Hertha coach Stefan Leitl even doubted whether the game manager knew the rules (“I don’t know if he knows them”). The criticism from national player David Raum in Leipzig was similarly blatant: “The game was too big for the … Read more
Biathlon World Mourns Tragic Loss of Rising Star Sivert Guttorm Bakken The global biathlon family is reeling from the devastating news of the untimely passing of Norwegian biathlete sivert Guttorm Bakken. Bakken, who had already carved out a significant presence in the sport at just 27 years old, was found deceased in his hotel room … Read more
After the separation from Sandro Wagner, interim solution Manuel Baum will look after FC Augsburg until the end of the season. Originally, the Head of Development & Football Innovation was only supposed to coach the Bundesliga club for three games until the winter break. However, after four points and the stabilization of the team, FC … Read more
People who have traveled far away like to return home at Christmas, even thousands of kilometers are no obstacle. This is of course also the case with Thomas Müller, who now passes for half Canadian, but these days he is again what he always was: a Bavarian original in his hometown of Munich. With a … Read more