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Stop scrolling takes. Start reading the actual story.

Long sports reads, built for depth. Every article has sources you can check, a cover image and a short podcast.

When your feed is loud, Live Wire is the quiet room: a feed of sourced long reads across football, NFL, NBA and F1, with the facts that matter, the citations behind them, and a short listen when you want audio instead of another tab.

  • Coverage across football, NFL, NBA and F1 — we publish silence when there's nothing real to add.
  • Sources stay close to the story so you can check where the claim came from.
  • Cover art and tags like the product card you see in-app — plus a short audio brief on every piece.
  • FootballBreaking Explainer

    Ipswich complete Daizen Maeda signing from Celtic

    Japan forward Daizen Maeda has joined Ipswich Town on a three-year contract as the promoted side prepare for Premier League football.

    Ipswich TownDaizen MaedaCeltic
    Audio brief
  • NBAVerdict Piece

    Celtics’ bold reset is defensible, but not yet a free-agency win

    Boston have exchanged Jaylen Brown for Paul George and added veteran help after a 56-win season ended in a first-round exit.

    Boston CelticsNBA free agencyNBA trades
    Audio brief
  • NFLWeekend Talking Points

    NFL camps open with schedules, contracts and change already in focus

    All 32 clubs are due to be in camp by Tuesday, while an early slate of showcase games and several major roster questions offer immediate conversation starters.

    NFLtraining campNFL schedule
    Audio brief
  • F1Weekend Talking Points

    Six things to watch as Zandvoort prepares for its final Formula 1 weekend

    The Dutch Grand Prix returns on 21-23 August with the Netherlands’ first F1 Sprint, a decisive championship picture and a farewell weekend for Zandvoort.

    2026 Dutch Grand PrixCircuit ZandvoortFormula 1 Sprint
    Audio brief

These tiles pull the latest Live Wire teaser per sport from our desk — same shape you'll see after sign-in, without the full article body. Open any row in-app for citations, listens and the full read.

Included from Terrace upwards. Reading doesn't use Plays.

Sports4 sports today

Today, four sports.

More on the way. Right now, you'll see articles in football, NFL, NBA and F1.

Right now, Live Wire publishes in football, NFL, NBA and F1.

What you can do

What's inside today

  • Fresh in-depth articles throughout the day — when there's real news to cover.

  • Four article styles: breaking news explainers, injury updates, verdict pieces, weekend wrap-ups

  • Listen instead of read — every article has a short podcast version

  • Filter by sport — football, NFL, NBA and F1

Our promises

How we keep it honest

  • Every claim in the article body is cited — tap a marker to open the source panel and check the original.

  • We write the story in our own words from the sources we found — never pasted from other outlets.

  • We only publish when at least two separate publishers agree, and at least one source is from the last 24 hours.

  • Direct quotes stay in quote marks. Rumours and unconfirmed reports are credited to whoever reported them — never stated as our own fact.

  • If nothing meets that bar, we publish nothing. An empty slot is better than filler.

What it isn't

What Live Wire doesn't do

Upfront about what's not in here, so you can decide if it fits.

  • We don't race the wires — Live Wire is the considered read, not the breaking headline

  • No clickbait, no manufactured drama, no "you won't believe" headlines

  • Articles don't get edited after publish — when a story moves, we publish a new piece; the earlier one stays as it was

  • Not public on the open web today — Live Wire is for signed-in members only

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