There are some athletes who at a young age simply seem destined to achieve greatness, and Victor Wembanyama is one of them. I haven’t seen the basketball card hobby this exited about a player’s rookie cards since LeBron James’ NBA debut in 2003. Collectors are buying up cards of the San Antonio Spurs’ center with […]
World’s most lucrative and watched annual T20 cricket tournament announces key matches and dates ahead of next month’s kickoff. The money-spinning Indian Premier League will begin on March 22 with holders Kolkata Knight Riders to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced. Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens will […]
Liverpool extended their lead on top of the Premier League to seven points with a trickier-than-expected 2-1 win over lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday courtesy of goals from Luis Díaz and Mohamed Salah. The Reds looked to be cruising at 2-0 after Diaz bundled in on 15 minutes and won a penalty later in the […]
Pitchers and catchers have officially reported, full-squad workouts are almost here and spring training games start in a week. Although there are still some quality free agents on the market, most of the offseason moves have been made, so it’s time for my first MLB power rankings of the year. Let’s take stock of the […]
Crowds gather in front of the California Capitol Building during the “50 States 50 Protests 1 Day” protest against Project 2025 and the policies of President Donald Trump in Sacramento, Calif. on Feb. 5. Fred Greaves/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fred Greaves/AFP via Getty Images Protests are set to take place in […]
Soon, Irene Mekel will need to pick the day she dies. She’s not in any hurry: She quite likes her life, in a trim, airy house in Castricum, a Dutch village by the sea. She has flowers growing in her back garden, and there is a street market nearby where vendors greet villagers by name. […]
Then, in November, with the election of Donald Trump and the Republicans’ return to power in Congress, the question of how best to respond to opioid-use disorder was confronted with new uncertainty. For the past decade, the push to expand access to treatment for opioid addiction has enjoyed bipartisan support. But during his campaign, Trump […]
Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in size from pigeons to planes, and the first vertebrates known to have been able to fly. And for millions of years, they had long tails ending in a prominent flap of skin called a vane. Paleontologists […]
Feb 15, 2025, 11:29 AM ET Jude Bellingham has said there was a miscommunication between him and referee José Luis Munuera about what was said after he was sent off in Real Madrid’s game at Osasuna on Saturday. Munuera showed the England midfielder a red card in the the 40th minute after Bellingham appeared to […]
Rebecca Morelle Reporting fromPompeii, southern Italy Alison Francis Senior science journalist Tony Jolliffe/BBC After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a “once-in-a-century” find has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy. Archaeologists have discovered a sumptuous private bathhouse – potentially the largest ever found there […]