The 2025 Tour de France is underway, with the world’s best cyclists vying for the sport’s highest honor.

Defending champion Tadej Pogačar has thus far lived up to his status as a favorite to repeat, but the Tour de France figures to be a battle to the end. Olympic gold medalist Remco Evenepoel won an early stage. Mathieu van der Poel wore the famous yellow jersey multiple days before Pogačar reclaimed it after Stage 7.

Pogačar is aiming to become just the sixth rider to claim four or more Tour de France crowns, having won in 2020, 2021 and 2024. That would put him well within range to catch (and possibly even overtake) all-time greats like Eddy Merckx and Miguel Induráin. Jonas Vingegaard (twice) and Geraint Thomas (once) are other former Tour de France champions participating in this year’s race.

Here is a breakdown of the Tour de France winners:

Tour de France: Who has the most race wins?

Here is a breakdown of the racers who have won the Tour de France the most times:

Five: Eddy Merckx (Belgium), Bernard Hinault (France), Miguel Induráin (Spain), Jacques Anquetil (France)
Four: Chris Froome (United Kingdom)*
Three: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia)*, Philippe Thys (Belgium), Louison Bobet (France), Greg LeMond (USA)
Two: 13 racers have won the Tour de France twice.
One: 42 racers have won the Tour de France once.

Note: Races marked with an asterisk (*) are still active.

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven consecutive years (1999-2005), but those titles were all stripped due to PED use.

Tour de France jerseys: What does yellow jersey signify?

Much is made at the Tour de France over acquiring specific jerseys beyond each team’s uniform. Normally in sports, you wouldn’t change your colors based on where you are in the standings, but the Tour de France has historically awarded specific jersey colors (or patterns) to the leader in certain categories.

Here’s a breakdown of the four jersey types top riders can collect at the Tour de France:

Yellow: The overall race leader, accounting for times in every single stage.
Green: The best sprinter in the Tour, determined via a points system involving stage wins and intermediate sprints within certain stages.
Polka dot: A white jersey with distinctive red polka dots is given to the ‘King of the Mountains,’ a.k.a. the best performer in climbing sections of the race. Like the green jersey, this is determined by a points system.
White: The white jersey is for the race leader among riders who are under the age of 26.

Tour de France 2025: How to watch, TV channel, streaming

Every stage of the 2025 Tour de France will stream live on Peacock. Coverage will begin at 6 or 6:30 a.m. ET, depending on the stage.

Additionally, NBC will air live coverage of Stage 20 on July 26, starting at 6 a.m. ET. NBC will broadcast a highlights and analysis show after stages 15, 20, and 21, with coverage in those cases beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

Watch the 2025 Tour de France on Peacock

Saturday night will mark the end of a career for a WWE icon.

Saturday Night’s Main Event is back on WWE programming, and the July 12 show of the special event won’t just be the 40th edition of it, but it will be headlined by the final match of Goldberg. The WWE Hall of Famer has been one of the most menacing wrestlers to ever step foot in the ring, and he will try to go out with a big bang when he faces Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.

While the night likely will be dedicated to Goldberg, other bouts will take place. LA Knight has made it his personal mission to mess with Seth Rollins, and he’ll finally get a one-on-one match with ‘The Visionary.’ Plus, Drew McIntyre is back in the ring.

Here’s what to know for Saturday Night’s Main Event:

When is Saturday Night’s Main Event?

Saturday Night’s Main Event will take place Saturday, July 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

How long will Saturday Night’s Main Event be?

It will be a two-hour event.

How to watch Saturday Night’s Main Event: TV channel, streaming

Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
TV: NBC
Stream: Fubo, Peacock

Watch Saturday Night’s Main Event on Peacock

Where is Saturday Night’s Main Event?

The newest edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event will take place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Goldberg is also billed from Atlanta.

Saturday Night’s Main Event match card

Matches not in order

World Heavyweight Championship match: Gunther (c) vs. Goldberg
United States Championship match: Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jimmy Uso
LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton

Goldberg calling it a career

It be will be the end of the road for Goldberg, as he caps of a career that made him one of the most iconic powerhouse wrestlers the business has seen.

A former all-SEC linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs, Goldberg started his wrestling career for WCW in 1997. After competing in dark matches for the promotion, he made his television debut in September where he went on a remarkable undefeated streak that catapulted him to stardom. He started his career with a 173-0 streak, capturing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the process.

He appeared briefly for WWE in 2003-04 and has made sporadic appearances as a wrestling icon since then, including being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018. But he still had bright spots in the ring, including winning the WWE Universal Championship in 2017 and 2020.

Goldberg has the chance to add to his decorated career against Gunther, but if not, he will end his wrestling career a three-time WWE champion, a one-time WCW World Champion, two-time United States Champion and one-time WCW Tag Team Champion.

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Jake Retzlaff is withdrawing from Brigham Young University.

The Cougars quarterback, who faced what was likely a seven-game suspension for violating BYU’s honor code after engaging in pre-marital sex, announced his decision to withdraw from the university, which is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He issued a statement on Friday, July 11.

CBS Sports reported Retzlaff’s decision to withdraw from BYU was the result of the program not allowing him to enter the NCAA transfer portal. ESPN reported Retzlaff intends to transfer to another school to play football in a way that doesn’t include the portal.

‘After a lot of prayer, reflection, and conversations with those I trust, I’ve made the difficult decision to officially withdraw and step away from the BYU football program,’ Retzlaff wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. ‘BYU has meant more to me than just football. It’s been a place of growth — spiritually, mentally and physically. I’m grateful for every teammate, coach, staff member and fan who’s supported me along the way. The relationships and memories I’ve made in Provo will always be a part of me.

‘That said, I’m excited to turn the page and embrace the next chapter. My journey is far from over — and I’m more motivated than ever to keep chasing my goals.’

BYU later released a statement on Retzlaff’s withdrawal to ESPN:

‘We are grateful for the time Jake Retzlaff has spent at BYU. As he moves forward, BYU Athletics understands and respects Jake’s decision to withdraw from BYU, and we wish him all the best as he enters the next phase of his career.’

Retzlaff, the first Jewish starting quarterback in program history, faced a civil lawsuit after being accused by a Salt Lake County woman of sexually assaulting and raping her in November 2023. The woman, who claimed Retzlaff ‘strangled and bit’ her, sought $300,000 in damages.

Retzlaff and his lawyers denied the allegations, saying he had consensual sex with the woman. BYU has an honor code that states that students must ‘live a chaste and virtuous life,’ which includes ‘abstaining from sexual relations outside marriage between a man and a woman.’

On June 30, ESPN reported the civil lawsuit against Retzlaff was dismissed after ‘the two sides agreed to dismiss the case without prejudice.’ He did not face criminal charges, nor was he in attendance at Big 12 media days this past week in Frisco, Texas.

‘First of all, I love Jake Retzlaff,’ BYU coach Kalani Sitake said at Big 12 media days on July 8. ‘We love Jake Retzlaff and appreciate all that he’s done for our program. I think it would be inappropriate for me to make a statement in his situation first. I think that’s his right. I think it’s a private matter that he can speak for himself, and I’m going to give him the opportunity to do that.’

Retzlaff threw for 2,947 passing yards and 20 touchdowns in his first season as BYU’s starting quarterback this past year, which included leading the Cougars to an 11-2 record, punctuated by an Alamo Bowl victory.

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Being selected for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is a big deal and for some, quite the surprise.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski was added to the National League squad this week, only five games into his career, breaking the record that Pittsburgh Pirates fireballer Paul Skenes had when he was selected last year after only 11 games.

Not everyone is thrilled, especially players on the first-place Philadelphia Phillies.

Despite the stellar first half, the Phillies had only two All-Stars selected – including slugger Kyle Schwarber – and say that they have two pitchers, starters Cristopher Sánchez (7-2, 2.59 ERA, 116 strikeouts) and Ranger Suárez (7-3, 1.94 ERA, 78 strikeouts), who deserve the nod after Phillies ace Zack Wheeler dropped out of the game to prepare for the second half.

His roster spot for the July 15 game at Truist Park in Atlanta went to San Diego Padres reliever Adrian Morejon.

“It’s unfortunate,” said Schwarber, who is hitting .254 with 30 home runs and 69 RBIs, according to The Athletic, “but I wish my teammates were there. We know what we have, and I think that we’re grateful for what we have.”

Some teammates didn’t mince words about what they thought about the All-Star game and how it selects replacements, especially once they found out Misiorowski made the team.

“What a joke,” Phillies shortstop Trea Turner said. “That’s (expletive) terrible. I mean, that’s terrible, dude. I mean, it’s not the All-Star Game in the sense that the best players go there, or people who have had the best season. It’s whoever sells the most tickets or has been put on social media the most. That’s essentially what it’s turned into.”

“It’s turning into the Savannah Bananas,” outfielder Nick Castellanos added.

“Major League Baseball is really just focusing on the most marketable players,” Castellanos said. “So the fact that they can have somebody in the game that is going to basically blow out one inning and throw 103, 104 (mph), they’re going to get more eyeballs on baseball. They’re going to think it’s getting more popular.”

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — There’s only one more trophy left to be raised by Paris Saint-Germain. 

They’ve won the French league, the French Cup, the French Super Cup and the club’s first-ever UEFA Champions League title in late May. 

And they hope to cap off one of the most historic seasons in the sport’s history with a victory against English side Chelsea in the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday, July 13, at MetLife Stadium. 

“We really want to make history, and we’re hungry for a win,” PSG’s Brazilian captain Marquinhos said.

You ask most players and coaches at the FIFA Club World Cup about PSG, and they seem to all agree: The Parisians are the best soccer team in the world. 

They’re a convincing favorite (-165) to win the final against Chelsea (+400), according to BETMGM, for good reason. 

Watch Club World Cup on DAZN

Watching them work is truly a spectacle for the sport. They thrive off pressuring the opposing team, then attack with quick thinking and decisive passes in harmony. 

Mind you, this was a club that featured Argentine World Cup champion Lionel Messi, French World Cup champion Kylian Mbappé and Brazilian star Neymar just two years ago. 

And now, they’re somehow playing better without them. 

“Right now, they’re the best team in the world — without a doubt,” Messi said after losing 4-0 against his former club with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami in the round of 16 on June 29.

This PSG group has its fair share of unheralded stars who will surely be recognized more after their Champions League win, and if they secure the Club World Cup title. 

Ousmane Dembélé, who played at Barcelona with Messi, is the favorite to win the Ballon d’Or — the highest individual honor in the sport. Désiré Doué is also rising French star, and Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi both shined during their Champions League run. Fabián Ruiz, who helped Spain win Euro 2024 last summer, had two goals against Real Madrid in the Club World Cup semifinal. 

PSG often start matches by just kicking the ball out of bounds like a NFL punter, immediately applying pressure on their opponent. Dembélé leads the charge defensively so he can make an immediate offensive impact. It causes some to fluster, like Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois did, when PSG routed them 4-0 in their July 9 semifinal. 

“I told [Dembélé] after the game that he was pressing a lot, and he told me that’s what he had to do,” Courtois told reporters after the semifinal. “On a clearance, I have half a second to think about where I’m going to shoot, because they’re pressing you.”

Added Marquinhos: “We have a very offensive gameplan. We always want to have ball possession. If we do not have ball possession, we will not negotiate.” 

Luis Enrique has been the architect of PSG’s season — 10 years after leading Messi and Barcelona to a Champions League title.

Enrique has inspired PSG’s style, awake even further after they dropped a 1-0 match in the group stage to Brazilian side Botafogo in the tournament. It’s the only goal they’ve conceded at the Club World Cup. 

His players have simply bought into his philosophy. And the success shows. 

“A team with 11 stars, that’s the goal. We don’t want just one — we want 11. That’s what we have right now. And I wouldn’t say 11, I’d say 13, 14, 15. That’s our goal,” Enrique said. “I think it’s a commitment we made from the sporting director’s office, the president and myself, to seek 11 or 15 stars and for the real star to be the team, something our fans have identified with… It’s the whole team.” 

Enrique knows PSG could face defeat in the Club World Cup final — or any of the matches that follow them into next season. 

Still, he wants to cap off this season with another victory and another trophy. 

“Best season in my career? Maybe,” Enrique said. “But we need to win Sunday’s game to put icing on the cake.”

NEW YORK – Does President Donald Trump love soccer? FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes so.  

Trump and Infantino have built a close relationship, showcased after several visits made by Infantino to the White House in the last year. FIFA also opened a new office inside Trump Tower this week during the Club World Cup.

Infantino said their friendship sparked when he saw a soccer net outside a window during his first visit to the White House in Trump’s first presidency. They bonded when Trump told him his youngest son, Barron, loves the sport.  

“He explained to me his son loved football. And of course, when you’re parents, you love what your children love. So, I would think he loves [soccer],” Infantino said during a press briefing at Trump Tower on Saturday, July 12, before the Club World Cup final. 

Infantino further explained his connection with Trump derives from needing government support from the United States to run the Club World Cup this summer and the World Cup next summer, which will be co-hosted with Canada and Mexico.  

“He embraced immediately the importance of the FIFA Club World Cup, and the World Cup next year,” Infantino said of Trump.  

Watch Club World Cup on DAZN

“He established a White House task force chaired by himself, which we all participate because events like the Club World Cup and World Cup are a huge, huge, huge events with 100s of thousands of people coming (into the country), going out (of the country), traveling to games.  

“You cannot even think about organizing an event like this … such a competition without the full engagement and full support of the government.” 

Infantino says Trump will attend the Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, July 13.  

Reigning Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will face English side Chelsea in the match to conclude the tournament, which has faced steep criticism.  

While photos of empty seats at NFL-sized stadiums went viral on social media, Infantino said nearly 2.5 million fans attended Club World Cup matches. Infantino said fans from 168 countries attended matches. 

“I prefer to put 35,000 people in an 80,000-seat stadium than 20,000 in a 20,000-seat stadium,” Infantino said. 

FIFA’s president said the Club World Cup has also generated “almost $2.1 billion in revenue’ and that the tournament has had 20 million viewers globally thanks to a broadcasting partnership with DAZN.

Infantino emphasized FIFA’s claim that it will not pocket any of the revenue, instead re-investing the funds back into soccer clubs globally.  

The Club World Cup winner will earn $40 million, while the runner-up gets $30 million as part of a $1 billion prize pool for the tournament. Another $250 million will be made as solidarity payments to teams around the world.  

Still, Infantino is aware FIFA has work to do to ensure the World Cup – which will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026 – will be a success.  

One contentious point was the weather, with players and teams playing in temperatures higher than 90 degrees during afternoon matches played at noon or 3 p.m. to satisfy primetime viewing windows elsewhere in the world.

“Of course, the heat is an issue. … We need to look at what we can do better (next year) in America,” Infantino said. “We also have stadiums that are covered and we need to use these stadiums more in the day. These are questions that we have to study. 

“We can improve. We have to improve. And we will improve,” Infantino added.

The 13-year NFL veteran announced his retirement with a social media post on Saturday morning.

The announcement comes one year after the death of Suh’s father, who the five-time Pro Bowler calls ‘my first coach, my greatest teacher, and the man who shaped not just my mindset, but my mission.’

‘Before he passed,’ Suh wrote in his post, ‘he gave me one final piece of advice, ‘It’s time to let football go. You’ve done everything you set out to do. Now it’s time for the next chapter.’

‘That conversation stayed with me. So today, one year later, I’m honoring that wish.’

Ndamukong Suh stats

Suh had a prolific career across his 13 years with five different teams: the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles.

The former All-Pro made a name for himself early in his career for his aggressive, physical play style that made him something of an antagonist to opposing teams. In 2012, The Sporting News polled 103 NFL players and found that Suh was the ‘dirtiest’ player in the league when he received 32 votes, 13 more than second-place finisher Richie Incognito.

Between 2010 and 2022, Suh tallied 600 tackles – 130 for a loss – 71.5 sacks, 38 pass deflections, five forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries, three fumble-return touchdowns, an interception and a safety.

Suh’s best years were his first five seasons in Detroit, where he earned four Pro Bowl nods, three first-team All-Pro honors and one second-team All-Pro nomination. He also won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award in a 2010 season that included 66 tackles, 10 sacks, a fumble returned for a touchdown and his lone career interception.

In 2020, Suh was voted to be part of the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team alongside fellow defensive tackles Aaron Donald, Fletcher Cox and Geno Atkins.

Ndamukong Suh launches podcast

In his retirement announcement, Suh went on to say his next step is sitting behind a microphone, sharing financial advice on his new podcast with The Athletic: ‘No Free Lunch.’

‘I want to share what I’ve learned; especially with athletes, entrepreneurs, and young people navigating life and money,’ he wrote. ‘(The podcast)’s about real conversations, real strategy, and real education. Because freedom doesn’t come from fame, it comes from knowledge and how you move.’

It’s an interesting career pivot, but not a huge surprise for Suh.

The 38-year-old grew up learning about investment from his parents, who owned and maintained ‘a small portfolio’ of real estate properties, according to Forbes. Suh has even become close friends with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, dating back to a meeting he requested with the Omaha native after his final season at Nebraska.

‘I typically talk to (Buffett) about once or twice a quarter,’ Suh told Forbes in 2021.

The first episode of Suh’s podcast came out on July 1 and featured former WNBA superstar Candace Parker.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has become the latest player tabbed as a replacement for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.

Misiorowski will join the National League All-Star team after just 25.2 innings pitched over five games. He replaces Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd.

It’s the fewest career games ever played by someone named to the All-Star Game. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes had set a new mark just last season with 11 games played in the first half of 2024. But Misiorowski shatters that.

Misiorowski is 4-1 this season, striking out 33 and allowing eight earned runs.

Fewest career games played before first MLB All-Star nod

5 – Jacob Misiorowski (2025)
11 – Paul Skenes (2024)
13 – Mark Fidrych (1976)
13 – Hideo Nomo (1995)
15 – Dontrelle Willis (2003)

Jacob Misiorowski receives All-Star Game invitation