The secret history of Robert Kraft's Hall of Fame questROBERT KRAFT HAS an $11 billion empire and six Super Bowl rings -- five if you don't count the one Vladimir Putin stuffed into his pocket during a 2005 meeting in Russia. But the New England Patriots boss has fallen short in his lengthy quest for a bronze bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Class Act At Chess Olympiad 2024: India Women Arrive Late, Czech Republic Shows 'True Sportsmanship'Chess Olympiad 2024 witnessed a class act after the Indian women arrived late. (Instagram)
The Hottest Sport of the Pandemic Is Finally Good AgainMaybe your Formula 1 origin story was like mine. During the pandemic, I cued up Drive to Survive, the Netflix docuseries that was both wildly entertaining and deliberate propaganda for F1. Netflix gave way to watching live races, which gave way to obsession.
The Definitive Guide to the NFL’s New Dynamic KickoffI watched all 172 kickoffs from Week 1 so you don’t have to. This is what I learned. The NFL’s dynamic kickoff is officially here, and it is both new and, frankly, weird.
MLB most exciting player bracket: Who is baseball's most electrifying star?Major League Baseball is packed with electrifying players. Whether you prefer five-star talents, powerful sluggers or pitchers throwing triple-digit heat, there are stars bringing excitement to this 2024 MLB season on a daily basis.
Inside Nike’s Big Marketing Vibe ShiftThis time Nike was ready. The American sportswear giant, which in its heyday hit marketing gold by mining its links to a pantheon of god-like athletes, had grown slow to celebrate their victories on social media, at times taking more than an hour after a win to post.
Moses Swaibu: Match-fixer from Crystal Palace youth team starThe hotel lift gently levelled out and a muffled ding sounded. The doors slid back. What Moses Swaibu saw next has stayed with him ever since.
Six Takeaways From the Eagles’ Win Over the Packers in BrazilGreen Bay quarterback Jordan Love was injured in the final seconds of a sloppy game in São Paulo. Here’s everything else you need to know about Saquon Barkley’s debut, Jalen Hurts’s inconsistent performance, the Packers’ shaky new-look defense, and more.
Fair CompetitionOn 1 August, Italy’s Angela Carini abandoned her welterweight Olympic boxing match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after 46 seconds. In tears, the Italian boxer said she was worried about her health as she had ‘never felt a punch like this’.
‘Trump Brought Darkness; Harris Brought Light’: 14 Writers on Who Won the Presidential DebateTimes Opinion asked 14 of our columnists and contributors to watch the presidential debate on Tuesday night and assess who won and who lost. We also asked them to weigh in on the quality of the debate.
Saddling up on the high seas - the cyclists powering 50-mph yachtsSitting on a bike and pedalling is something Simon van Velthooven has done for countless kilometres and hours during his cycling career. He has done it well, winning Olympic, World and Commonwealth medals on the track.
The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 1Dak Prescott finally got a new contract. But not every quarterback had a happy Week 1. Every week this NFL season, we will break down the highs and lows—and everything in between—from the most recent slate of pro football. Welcome to Winners and Losers.
How to Watch NFL Games in 2024 If You Don't Have CableThe NFL regular season kicks off this weekend: We've got the first Thursday night matchup on Sept. 5 and an international game on Sept. 6 followed by Sunday afternoon games on Sept. 8 and the premieres of "Sunday Night Football" that night, "Monday Night Football" on Sept.
Tyreek Hill’s unsettling question should bother us allOn Sunday morning, the Miami Dolphins’ star receiver was stopped by a crew of police officers.
Let There Be FootballSo the N.F.L. blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it there was football. Then again, there was also football on Thursday.