AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s Masters Week. The azaleas are popping, the gnomes are flying off the shelves in the merchandise building, and the egg salad sandwiches are in abundance. The golf world has descended on Augusta National Golf Club for the 2025 Masters Tournament, including The Athletic. To get the week started, three of our […]
Sales in the international art market declined 12 percent in 2024, according to the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report published on Tuesday. The annual report, seen as the most reliable indicator of the art market’s size and health, said that sales had fallen for the second year in a row. “Decline in […]
China lashed out at the United States on Tuesday after President Trump demanded that Beijing rescind its retaliatory tariffs or face an additional 50 percent U.S. levy, calling his threat “blackmail,” as tensions between the two major powers rose. The Ministry of Commerce, without referring to the American president by name, said that Beijing had […]
Fighting has been reported in Myanmar despite the military junta and a rebel group alliance announcing temporary ceasefires to support earthquake relief. As of Friday, the military had carried out at least 14 attacks since the ceasefire, according to reports received by the UN Human Rights office. The military accused two rebel groups in the […]
Another weekend in Europe’s top soccer leagues brought plenty for us to talk about. (When doesn’t it?) Sunday’s Manchester derby promised a lot but delivered little, while Real Madrid lost ground in LaLiga’s title race with a stunning home defeat to Valencia — Los Che‘s first away win of the 2024-25 season. (Don’t stress too […]
After three days of global market turmoil not seen since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, stocks in Asia regained a measure of calm on Tuesday despite little let up in the escalating trade tensions caused by President Trump’s tariffs. Before markets opened in China, the government unleashed a series of measures to stabilize […]
Getty Images Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visiting a Jaguar Land Rover car factory on Monday along with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves As if the economic picture in the UK wasn’t shaky already, it has now got shakier still. The cost of living is continuing to bite for many and people will worry […]
Lizzy Steel BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations BBC Luciana and Enrico Marini lost more than £21,000 after they were unable to gain a mortgage on a home they were in the process of buying With panoramic views of Leeds, stylish decor and an on-site gym, new parents Enrico and Luciana Marini were dreaming of their […]
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has begun direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme, after Tehran had earlier dismissed Washington’s calls for the talks. “We’re having direct talks with Iran, and they’ve started. It’ll go on Saturday. We have a very big meeting, and we’ll see what can happen,” Trump […]
Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League football. This was the weekend when Aston Villa closed in on the Champions League places, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace shared as many red cards as goals, Arsenal slipped up […]