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  May 31 - June 1, 2025 EHF FINAL4 Women MVM Dome Budapest This will be the hottest weekend in European women's handball! Budapest will transform into the center of the handball universe when the four best clubs in Europe compete for the most valuable trophy in continental handball. Győri Audi ETO KC aims for a historic seventh title, Team Esbjerg tries to break the semifinal curse for the fourth time in a row, while Metz Handball and Odense Håndbold want to surprise. MVM Dome will witness handball history. Győri Audi ETO KC is simply on a different level. Nine times in a row in FINAL4, ten times overall - that's not coincidence, that's proof of absolute dominance in European handball. The Hungarian machine won a record six titles between 2013-2024, including an incredible hat-trick from 2017-2019. Only Vipers Kristiansand managed a similar feat between 2021-2023. This season was almost perfect - 14 wins, one draw, one loss. And that single loss was ironically against...

  Saturday evening Champions League Final 2025 Allianz Arena Munich The Champions League Final 2025 brings a clash that all football Europe has been waiting for. Paris Saint-Germain finally found their identity after the departure of superstars Messi, Mbappé and Neymar, and under Luis Enrique created a team that can finally win the coveted European crown. Inter Milan returns to the final after three years with hunger for redemption - in 2023 they lost to Manchester City narrowly 1-0 due to Rodri's goal. Luis Enrique worked a miracle at PSG. After years of unsuccessful attempts with galactic stars, he built a real team where every player knows their role. Ousmane Dembélé became the leader of the attack and his performances catapulted him among Ballon d'Or candidates. The French winger is enjoying the best season of his career this year and will want to crown his incredible form in the final. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who came from Naples, brought Georgian magic and unpredicta...

  May 30, 2025   Women's Nations League Summer Stadium Chomutov - 5:00 PM This is the day the entire Czech women's football community has been waiting for! Our lionesses will take the field on Friday in Chomutov against Croatia in a match that could decide their future in the Nations League. After stumbling against Ukraine, they found themselves in a difficult situation, but against Croatia they already showed their strength this year with a 4-0 victory. Now they must confirm their quality in front of the home crowd and take another step towards the coveted promotion to League A. Kateřina Svitková is having the season of her life. The top scorer of the FORTUNA League has an incredible 24 goals in sixteen competitive matches in the 2025 calendar year. That's an average of 1.5 goals per game - numbers that even the best male strikers would envy. In the national team, she has 4 goals in the Nations League, ranking her in a shared third position among the top scorers of the...

  February - June 2025 League Phase All Across Europe This isn't just a football tournament - this is a revolution in European women's football! UEFA Women's Nations League 2025 enters its second season with even greater scope, more countries, and a new format that promises even more dramatic matches. From February to June we'll follow the league phase, where teams divided into three leagues fight for every point. October and December will then bring the finals tournament with a new two-leg format. League A represents the absolute pinnacle of European women's football. Sixteen top teams divided into four groups of four, where everyone plays everyone home and away. Group winners advance to the finals tournament, which will be played over two legs for the first time - semifinals, third-place playoff, and final. Imagine the tension of a semifinal that stretches over two weeks and two matches. Spain as reigning European and world champions will want to show their ...

  May 30, 2025 IPL Eliminator Mullanpur, Punjab This match is the definition of "all or nothing"! Gujarat Titans against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 Eliminator - one of the most important matches of the season. Gujarat fell from second place to third after two heavy defeats, Mumbai returned to form after a catastrophic start to the season. Hardik Pandya returns to Mullanpur, where he previously played for Gujarat. Five Mumbai titles against ambitious Gujarat. This will be cricket drama at the highest level. Gujarat Titans are going through hot moments. They held places in the top two throughout the season, then came two devastating defeats - 83 runs from Chennai Super Kings and 33 runs from Lucknow Super Giants. These losses dropped them to third place and now they must go through the Eliminator. One bad game and their season ends right here in Mullanpur. Their attacking line of Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler was devastating throughout the season - each ...

  May 29, 2025   IPL Qualifier 1 Mullanpur, Punjab We have the most important IPL 2025 match ahead of us! After dramatic interruption due to the Indo-Pakistani crisis, the tournament returns with Qualifier 1 between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. PBKS haven't been in the top 2 since 2014, RCB haven't reached this stage since 2016. Both teams have changed their approach, both want their first title in history. This will be cricket theater of the highest quality. Punjab Kings under Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer are experiencing a renaissance. Shreyas came from Kolkata Knight Riders as defending champion for a record ₹26.75 crore and showed why he's one of the best captains in IPL. Ponting finally found a team that responds to his vision of fearless cricket. PBKS dominated the regular season this year thanks to their bold style of play and support for unknown stars. Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen (now missing due to World Championship final), and Harpreet Br...

  June 6, 2025 Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village, Ohio We have one of the most prestigious PGA Tour tournaments ahead of us! The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village is the pinnacle of non-major action, and defending champion Scottie Scheffler faces incredible competition. Jack Nicklaus designed this course and has hosted the tournament since 1976, won by legends like Tiger Woods five times, Ernie Els, and Jon Rahm. This will be golf theater of the highest quality. Scottie Scheffler arrives as world number one and defending champion with +280 odds. Last year was magical for him - he won the Masters, several PGA Tour events, and the Memorial. But watch out, this year he faces the strongest field of the season on a course that Jack Nicklaus redesigned precisely to stop the birdie festival. Scheffler must show that his dominance is not a coincidence but lasting quality. His long irons and accuracy off the tee will be crucial at Muirfield Village. Experts favor him not on...

  May 28, 2025   Chelsea vs Real Betis   Wrocław Stadium, Poland We have what could be the most historic European final of our time ahead of us! Chelsea can achieve in Polish Wrocław what no one before them has managed - winning all five major UEFA competitions! Real Betis, meanwhile, are fighting for a European trophy for the first time in their history! This is a David vs Goliath story that could rewrite football history. Chelsea stand before an incredible opportunity. They already have the Champions League (2012, 2021), Europa League (2013, 2019), UEFA Super Cup (1998, 2021), and Cup Winners' Cup (1971, 1998). Only the Conference League is missing for them to become the first club in history with a complete collection of all major UEFA trophies. This is the moment every Chelsea fan has waited for their entire life. Enzo Maresca has the chance to enter history in his first season with the Blues. Chelsea's path to the final was clinical - the Premier League giant was...

  May 25, 2025   AFC Bournemouth vs. Leicester City   Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth On Sunday, May 25, 2025, AFC Bournemouth will face Leicester City in matchday 38 of the Premier League. For both teams, this will be the final match of the 2024-25 season, hosted at Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth are unbeaten in all six of their Premier League home games against Leicester (W4 D2) and have won the last three by an aggregate score of 10-4. The Cherries will be looking to confirm this excellent record in the final match of the season. Leicester's first Premier League win of the season came in the reverse fixture against Bournemouth. They last did the league double over the Cherries in the 2013-14 Championship campaign. Bournemouth have lost their final game in four of their seven Premier League campaigns (W2 D1). This is the first time they're finishing a season in the top flight with a home game. Leicester have lost their final league game in four of the last seven seas...

  May 25, 2025   Fulham - Manchester City   Craven Cottage, London On Sunday, May 25, 2025, an important match between Fulham and Manchester City at Craven Cottage will conclude matchday 38 of the Premier League. While the home side Fulham will want to end the season with a positive result, for the Citizens it will be a crucial duel in the battle for Champions League qualification. Fulham are winless in 19 Premier League meetings with Man City (D3 L16), losing the last 14 in a row. Their last victory was in April 2009 at the Etihad Stadium under Roy Hodgson. Manchester City have won each of their last 17 meetings with Fulham in all competitions, the longest winning run one English league side has had against another in history. Fulham have won just one of their 16 Premier League home games against Man City (D5 L10), beating them 2-1 in November 2005 under Chris Coleman. Fulham beat Luton 4-2 on the final day last season, having failed to win their last league game i...

  May 25 - June 8,  2025 French Open 2025 Roland Garros, Paris After two decades of Rafael Nadal's dominance, French Open 2025 returns to unpredictability. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner have split the last five Grand Slams between them. Now they will battle on the world's slowest surface for 2.55 million euros. The first French Open without the King of Clay since 2004 promises to be a tennis explosion. Carlos Alcaraz is 22 years old and has already won the French Open. This year on clay, he looks unbeatable. He defeated Sinner 7-6, 6-1 in the Italian Open final and ended his 26-match winning streak. The Spaniard is the clear bookmakers' favorite with odds of 1.00. Alcaraz's 2025 clay statistics speak clearly - Italian Open winner, Barcelona finalist, and dominant spring clay-courter. The young man's physical strength in peak form combined with experience from last year's Roland Garros victory makes him the main title ...

  May 23, 2025 Bath Rugby - Lyon   Millennium Stadium, Cardiff On Friday, the legendary Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will host the European Challenge Cup 2025 final, which promises to be one of the most attractive rugby matches of the year. Bath Rugby, leaders of the English Premiership, will challenge French side Lyon in the battle for the second most prestigious European cup. The English are going for a historic treble, while the French seek their second title in history. Attacking machine targets treble Bath are demolishing everything in their path this season. They have scored an incredible 625 points and 92 tries in the Premiership – more than any other team. In the Challenge Cup knockout phase, they added another 149 points in three matches. They have already won the Premiership Cup, which is the first part of their coveted treble. Last week, Bath showed their strength against Leicester, winning 43-15 with seven tries. They also secured a home semifinal in the Pre...

  May 24, 2025 Airlink Pumas - Suzuki Griquas   Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit On Saturday, May 24 at 6:30 PM, Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit will host what could be the most dramatic final in South African rugby history. The unbeaten Airlink Pumas will challenge defending champions Suzuki Griquas in a rematch of last year's final. This SA Cup showdown promises to be the rugby phenomenon of the season. The statistics speak volumes – Pumas have scored 81 tries in nine league matches and accumulated 351 points, just two more than Griquas with their 80 tries and 349 points. This is the most evenly matched final in SA Cup history, where a mere two-point difference over an entire season demonstrates the quality of both teams. Unbeaten home heroes Airlink Pumas are enjoying a dream season with one goal – to claim the trophy on home soil. An unbeaten season, 81 tries in nine matches, and home advantage at Mbombela Stadium are their main trump cards. Key figure Danrich Visagie has 9...

  May 24, 2025   AC Sparta Praha - SK Sigma Olomouc   Letná Stadium, Prague On Saturday, May 24, 2025, AC Sparta Praha will face SK Sigma Olomouc in the 35th round of the Chance Liga. The match offers a clash between two teams experiencing a significant results slump at the end of the season. AC Sparta Praha have lost four league matches in a row for the first time in Czech league history and have also become the first team to lose the first four games of a championship round in a single season since its introduction in the 2018-19 season. The reigning champions are thus experiencing an unexpected collapse at the end of the season. SK Sigma Olomouc have just one win in the last nine Chance Liga matches (D3 L5) and gained just six points in this timeframe – only České Budějovice have fewer points since matchday 26 (2; Mladá Boleslav also 6) in the Chance Liga. The Haná team is thus also going through a difficult period. AC Sparta Praha have conceded two and more goals...

  May 22, 2025 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. SV 07 Elversberg   Voith-Arena, Heidenheim On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the relegation playoff for the German Bundesliga begins, with 1. FC Heidenheim facing SV 07 Elversberg in the first leg. The clash between the Bundesliga newcomer and the second-place team from the second division promises a dramatic encounter with many interesting statistical insights. FC Heidenheim and SV 07 Elversberg have met in competitive matches only twice before – in the 2013/14 third division season, FCH won 1-0 at home, while the away match in Elversberg ended in a 1-1 draw. The teams will now face each other after almost 12 years. In the last 12 seasons, a second-division team has prevailed in the Bundesliga relegation playoff only once: Union Berlin in the 2018/19 season against VfB Stuttgart. In the last five cases, the Bundesliga team has always succeeded – last season it was VfL Bochum, who after a 0-3 home defeat in the first leg won 6-5 in a pe...