It was a telling moment in abortion politics: A federal judge in Texas last year moved to cut off the most popular method to end a pregnancy — and Republicans skipped the celebration. The reason for the muted response to the ruling, which suspended federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone? Republicans didn’t want to […]
ARLINGTON, Tex. — The U.S. men’s national soccer team’s 2-0 victory over Mexico on Sunday for the Concacaf Nations League title brought elements of the past, present and future racing to the forefront. Let’s begin with the present because the Americans played excellent soccer, scored goals of absurd quality and won the competition for the […]
The Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment charging seven Chinese state-sponsored hackers with a broad 14-year campaign to target U.S. and foreign critics, businesses and political officials to advance Beijing’s economic espionage and political spying goals. In tandem, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on two of the hackers and a front company for their […]
This is the first article in a six-part series looking at some of European football’s most innovative up-and-coming managers. Thiago Motta knows a thing or two about success. When your CV includes two La Liga titles, one Serie A title, five Ligue 1 titles and two Champions League winners medals, you tend to command instant […]
Kyle Walker was England’s captain against Brazil, with Harry Maguire taking the armband when he went off injured England defenders Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire, and back-up goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, have been ruled out of Tuesday’s friendly with Belgium. Burnley keeper James Trafford and Manchester City defender Rico Lewis, who were with the England Under-21s, […]
For about 4½ minutes on April 8, millions of Americans will see their Monday plunge prematurely into darkness. If you’re lucky — or if you’ve planned a trip into the path of this year’s total eclipse — you’ll be among them. And what better way to mark the moment than with a few gorgeous eclipse […]
At a youth club in Brixton, Sadiq Khan shoots some pool with a group of teenagers. He listens to some tracks recorded in the club’s small studio. He chats with them about a recent hiking trip. He recounts a visit to the countryside with his own youth club that included his first encounter with a […]
Christoph Baumgartner’s goal was a second faster than Lukas Podolski’s strike for Germany against Ecuador in 2013 Christoph Baumgartner scored after six seconds to record the fastest ever goal in international football as Austria beat Slovakia in Bratislava. The 24-year-old midfielder skipped past three challenges from the kick-off and fired a low shot past home […]
Red Bull Half Court, the ultimate showcase of street basketball talent held in partnership with Dubai Sports Counciland master developer Arada, is back as registrations officially open for the highly anticipated qualifiers after last year’s huge success. Basketball enthusiasts from across the UAE are invited to showcase their skills and compete for a chance to be […]
Image source, Getty Images By Michelle Roberts, Philippa Roxby & Smitha Mundasad BBC News Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she is having treatment for cancer which was discovered following major abdominal surgery. She started preventative chemotherapy in late February. When was the cancer found? The princess underwent surgery in January. The palace did not disclose […]