Ian Begley: Giannis Antetokounmpo stated privately that he wanted to play in New York as recently as this past offseason. And part of the reason he wanted to come here, I was told, was that he was enticed by the idea of winning a title in New York — something the Knicks haven’t done since 1973.

Harry Maguire targeted by Turkish clubs

Harry Maguire targeted by Turkish clubs
Harry Maguire, the Manchester United defender, could leave the Premier League before the end of the winter transfer window.
According to The Athletic, several Turkish clubs, as well as teams from Italy, have contacted his agent. This season, Maguire has played 12 official matches for the Red Devils, scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist. The England international’s contract expires at the end of the season, which could make a transfer easier.

Goretzka targeted by Milan and Atlético

Goretzka targeted by Milan and Atlético
Leon Goretzka could leave Bayern Munich this summer as a free agent. Milan are reportedly highly interested in the German midfielder, but Atlético Madrid are also closely monitoring the situation.
The 30-year-old is under contract with Bayern until the end of the season and has tallied 47 goals and 48 assists in 292 appearances for the Bavarian club. He has also scored 15 goals in 67 caps for the German national team.

Neal Skupski (left) won the Wimbledon men’s doubles title alongside Dutchman Wesley Koolhof in 2023 [Getty Images]
Great Britain’s Neal Skupski and new American partner Christian Harrison are through to the final of the men’s doubles at the Australian Open.
Skupski and Harrison, who are the sixth seeds and are playing together at a Grand Slam for the first time, defeated third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-3 7-6 (9-7).
Skupski, 36, played alongside fellow Briton Joe Salisbury in all four Grand Slams in 2025.

Today’s Papers – Bitter Champions League, danger Mourinho and Osimhen
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Bitter cup
Inter, what a blow: they win, but go to the play-off with Juve and Atalanta, Napoli out.
Dimarco and Diouf win it in Dortmund. Now Bodo or Mou’s Benfica.
Only a draw for the Old Lady in Monaco, Galatasaray and Club Brugge await.
Dea disappointment with Union SG. Borussia or Olympiakos in the play-off.
Vergara and Hojlund deceive the Azzurri. Joao Pedro is super, Chelsea go ahead.

Iga Swiatek backed Coco Gauff’s calls for more privacy at the Australian Open, saying that players are made to feel like “animals in the zoo” due to the surveillance of behind-the-scenes cameras at the tournament, while Novak Djokovic said he is “against” the constant monitoring.
Gauff was captured smashing her racket seven times following her quarter-final defeat to Elina Svitolina on Tuesday and was frustrated to see her outburst immediately shared across social media.

Champions League reaction as five English clubs finish in the top eight on the final night of the league phase – watch all the highlights
Results & final table: Arsenal 3-2 Kairat | Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham | Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag | Man City 2-0 Galatasaray | Napoli 2-3 Chelsea | PSG 1-1 Newcastle
Newcastle’s draw in Paris sees them finish 12th and go into the play-offs where they will face Qarabag or Monaco – the draw will be made on Friday
Elsewhere, there’s drama as Jose Mourinho’s Benfica qualify for the play-offs as goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin scores

A Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has been selected for his first Pro Bowl.
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Bengals wideout Tee Higgins has been added to the AFC roster for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, according to a team spokesperson.
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From Italy: Man Utd U-turn on £37m Red’s future as loan-to-buy deal now being discussed with European giants

Fresh reports from Italy suggest Manchester United may have softened their stance on Joshua Zirkzee’s future.

In the lead-up to the winter window opening, it was claimed that United would block any potential exit for their No.11 in order to keep the squad full to the brim with options.

It was a European run that kept Ange Postecoglou in a Tottenham job last season, despite poor Premier League form. Ultimately, winning the Europa League was still not enough for the Australian, who was sacked at the end of the campaign.
The Champions League has looked to be current boss Thomas Frank’s saviour, with Spurs finishing fourth and jumping straight into the last 16 by winning five of their eight group matches.

Kader Meite: United’s January stance explained

Whether or not Manchester United strengthen their attack will depend on Joshua Zirkzee’s future.
The Dutchman, who is currently injured, has not started a game since the second week of December. There is interest in his services from both the Premier League and Serie A.
However, as relayed by The Peoples Person, Juventus are unlikely to land the Netherlands international, and that effectively means Rennes striker Kader Meite will not be joining the Red Devils in January.

Serena Williams has re-ignited speculation that she could return to tennis (William WEST)
Serena Williams has reignited speculation that she could make a return to tennis, refusing to rule it out when asked and instead replying: “I don’t know. I’m just going to see what happens.”
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, a 44-year-old mother-of-two, has not competed since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open.
But she re-entered the tennis anti-doping testing pool in December, setting off the rumour mill, only to deny that she was making a comeback.

Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, right, drives to the basket guarded by Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Salt Lake City.

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Chris O’Leary is headed back to the NFL.
The Los Angeles Chargers are bringing O’Leary back as their next defensive coordinator, the team announced on Wednesday night. O’Leary, who previously worked as a defensive assistant with the Chargers, spent last season as the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan.

on lock
we’ve agreed to terms with Chris O’Leary to be our defensive coordinator → https://t.co/njLqhRyboSpic.twitter.com/EKX2mQUpco
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) January 29, 2026

O’Leary will replace Jesse Minter in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds as No. 25 St. John’s blew out Butler 92-70 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for its seventh consecutive victory.
Ian Jackson scored 18 points and Zuby Ejiofor added 15 for the Red Storm (16-5, 9-1 Big East), who shot 56% from the field and never trailed in giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino his 901st career win.
Joson Sanon had 13 points off the bench, and Mitchell added four assists and three blocks.

The Chargers and coach Jim Harbaugh have found their replacement for Jesse Minter.
The team has announced that Western Michigan defensive coordinator Chris O’Leary will become the new defensive coordinator.
O’Leary had served as the Chargers’ safeties coach in 2024. He spent six seasons before that at Notre Dame.
Before that, O’Leary was a graduate assistant at Georgia State for in 2015 and 2016. He was hired to be the safeties coach at Florida Tech in 2017.

BOSTON — Boston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard is the king of shots that make your jaw drop. However, he was the one left stunned on Wednesday night during a 117-106 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at TD Garden.
After trailing by as many as 23 points, the Celtics managed to cut the Hawks’ lead down to 15 with 5:31 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then, Pritchard was nearly able to get a stop on the other end and force a 24-second violation, but Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker had other plans.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme had two goals, rookie Kendall Cooper scored her first career goal, and the Minnesota Frost beat the Vancouver Goldeneyes 4-1 on Wednesday night in the final game before the PWHL’s Olympic break.
Kelly Pannek had a goal in her fourth consecutive game for Minnesota (7-2-3-3). Maddie Rooney finished with 31 saves and had her third straight win.
Michelle Karvinen scored a goal for Vancouver (5-1-2-8). Kristen Campbell, who had allowed three goals in her last three starts combined, had 18 saves.

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The Colorado Rockies made a number of roster moves on Wednesday within the span of two hours, and Skyler Timmins did a marvelous job of keeping up with them:

First, they traded RHP Angel Chivilli to the Yankees for 1B T.J. Rumfield
Then, they designated OF Yanquiel Fernández for assignment
Finally, they traded RHP Jace Kaminska and cash considerations to the Twins for INF Edouard Julien and RHP Pierson Ohl

At 2pm, Paul DePodesta hopped on Zoom with the media to answer questions about the moves and what they mean for the future of the organization.

LeBron James’ latest return to Cleveland proved to be an emotional one.
James was honored with a tribute video during the Cavaliers’ 129-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, and it appeared to bring him to tears.
The four-time MVP was clearly emotional while on the bench as Cleveland showed the video on the screens at Rocket Arena. Among the highlights shown during the video was his playoff game against the Detroit Pistons in 2007, when he scored 25 straight points.

The Titans have hired Greg Lewis as their new wide receivers coach, according to Jordan Schultz of the Schultz Report.
Lewis spent six seasons with Titans General Manager Mike Borgonzi in Kansas City.
Lewis joins Robert Saleh’s initial staff after three seasons as the Ravens’ wide receivers coach. He also coached the wide receivers with the Eagles (2016) and Chiefs (2017-20).
He was the Chiefs’ running backs coach in 2021-22.
Lewis played eight seasons as a receiver in the NFL.

It’s been a long and winding road for Patchy Mix. While it’s unclear what the final destination will be, the next stop is in Japan.
Mix (20-3) has been released from the UFC and will fight at RIZIN 52 on March 6 (March 7 local) in Tokyo against Kyoma Akimoto (11-1), a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Junkie after the promotion posted a graphic.
Not only will Mix, 32, be switching promotions, but also weight classes. Given his tough cut to bantamweight, Mix is headed up a class to featherweight in an attempt get back to his winning ways.

Rumors have started that youngster Ralph Orquin will not renew his contract with Club América, opting for a move to Europe in the summer instead. The young player has the chance to fight for a spot with his boyhood club but instead he wants a new experience and has even gone as far as obtaining a Spanish passport in order to leave Liga MX in June. 

In the past it was fairly common for young Mexican players to head to Europe but nowadays that’s not the case.

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The NBL decided to call its preseason tournament the “Ignite Cup,” and on Wednesday night the Gold Coast found out why.
While the Adelaide 36ers were busy turning the Brisbane Bullets into a grease spot on the floor with a 107-74 blowout, the actual basketball became secondary with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter when a wild brawl broke out.
What started as a routine box-out between Adelaide’s 6-foot-11 big man Nick Rakocevic and Brisbane’s Hunter Maldonado quickly escalated into a tussle fit for the Octagon.

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