Feb 16, 2025, 04:17 PM ET A title race is heating up in LaLiga. With Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both dropping points on the weekend, can Barcelona take advantage to go top of the table in Spain? In the Premier League, Mikel Merino was the unexpected hero for an Arsenal side continuing to deal […]
United States President Donald Trump has said he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon” as officials from the countries prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. “There’s no time set, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters on Sunday ahead of talks between US […]
Catherine Doyle BBC News NI PA Media Kneecap with writer and director Rich Peppiatt at the Bafta red carpet A film starring the west Belfast rap group Kneecap scooped a British Academy of Film Award (Bafta) in one of the six categories it was nominated in. The film’s writer and director Rich Peppiatt picked up […]
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said he believes his team’s nervy performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers was partly fueled by the frustration of Wednesday night’s dramatic Merseyside derby draw with Everton. Liverpool edged Wolves 2-1 at Anfield, with first-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Luis Díaz enough to earn the hosts the three points despite Matheus […]
President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon) Alex Brandon/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP/AP President Trump and Elon Musk have vowed to uncover and eliminate fraud in the federal government, and the White House has pointed to […]
(Editor’s note: Throughout the week, The Athletic highlighted the Harlem Globetrotters and their contributions to basketball, vision for entertainment and overall commitment to goodwill.) All he wanted was a picture. When Pawel Kidoń attended his first Harlem Globetrotters game in Poland in 2019, the ticket being a gift for his 21st birthday, all he wanted […]
Feb 15, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Arsenal produced a strong second-half performance to secure a 2-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium. A quiet first half saw limited chances created for the Gunners, though they looked brightest when attacking through Martin Ødegaard and Ethan Nwaneri who both asked […]
The world economy was already grappling with a perplexing assortment of variables, from geopolitical conflicts and a slowdown in China to the evolving complexities of climate change. Then, President Trump unleashed a plan to uproot decades of trade policy. In starting a process to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, Mr. Trump increased […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Daigneault arrived at the University of Florida 15 years ago in search of a master’s degree without any guarantees of a job while on campus. Billy Donovan, now head coach of the Chicago Bulls, was near the tail end of his legendary run in Gainesville, Fla., having led the Gators to […]
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 […]