Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — LeBron James was genuinely thrilled to see Stephen Curry in that Bellagio hotel ballroom in Las Vegas on the eve of Team USA training camp. Born in the same Akron, Ohio, hospital nearly four years apart, co-authors of…
“Cobra Kai” is a bit formulaic, and every season follows the same beats — Danny and Johnny try to work together, and seem to be getting along until a disagreement explodes out of proportion and they fight. The kids do the same, with a disagreement causing at least one of them to suddenly switch sides…
Prawn cocktail for starter followed by toad-in-the-hole for main and topped off with rice pudding… you could be forgiven for thinking you were back in the 1970s. Up until recently, nostalgic meals have been largely forgotten about in favour of more trendy dishes like avocado toast, bean burgers and kimchi roast chicken. But outdated British staple…
HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — About 3,000 miles from here, Rory McIlroy walked along Manhattan’s West Side five weeks ago; shoulders pushed up, head slung down, earbuds in. He strolled the High Line, a repurposed freight rail running from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street. The 1.5-mile footpath towers 30 feet over 11th Avenue, above the fray,…
By Eirian Jane Prosser and Matt Strudwick Published: 02:09 EDT, 18 July 2024 | Updated: 02:29 EDT, 18 July 2024 Summer has finally arrived in Britain with temperatures set to climb to 26C after a miserable start to July. The mini heatwave is set to bring sweltering temperatures all week hitting 30C in some parts…
Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. For many years across Olympic swimming venues, the sound of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was ubiquitous. From the 1992 Games in Barcelona through the pandemic-delayed 2021 Games in Tokyo, the United States swim team won more gold medals than any of its peers. Its anthem played,…
Thanos might as well have been a prophet in “Avengers: Endgame” when he had that famous line about how, “You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.” The Russo brothers will very likely assemble once again, as they are currently in the “early stages” of talks to direct…
J.D. Vance hit primetime on Wednesday evening, describing his rise from a forgotten corner of Ohio and promising to fight for working people all across the country if he and Donald Trump are elected in November. His story was met with ecstatic cheers from the Republican faithful in Milwaukee, who see him as the sort of…
On Wednesday, Angel City FC became “the most valuable women’s sports team in the world” after the club entered into a definitive agreement for Willow Bay and Bob Iger to become the new controlling owners. The team’s board of directors unanimously approved the sale via a vote, but it still must be approved by the…