Dominican President Abinader wins re-election by a landslide
President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic won his re-election bid by a landslide, supported by broad restrictions on Haitian migrants and a strong economy. Abinader, 56, who came to power four...
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Jimmy Aggrey was a victim of the Chelsea racism scandal – now he wants to talk
He was the tallest player. Even at the age of 16, Jimmy Aggrey stood well over six feet. The big lads went at the back. Line up and smile for the camera, please. Chelsea liked him. They thought he had...
View ArticleBiden aims to open US banks to the Cuban private sector
The Biden administration, in a major move to support the expansion of Cuba's private sector, announced new rules Tuesday that allow Cuban entrepreneurs on the island to open U.S. bank accounts for the...
View ArticleIn the 'Mile of the Century', Josh Kerr adds fuel to the hottest rivalry of...
EUGENIO, Ore. — With about 700 meters left in the Bowerman Mile, Josh Kerr, Britain's star middle-distance runner, flipped the script on one of the track's most fascinating rivalries. Because it was...
View ArticleHaiti appoints a new Prime Minister to try to bring the country out of the...
An experienced international aid official, Garry Conille, was unanimously appointed prime minister of Haiti on Tuesday by a Transitional Presidential Council, which tasked him with leading the country...
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¿El aumento de la contratación de entrenadores universitarios como...
La línea entre la universidad y la NFL se ha desdibujado en los últimos años con las opciones de carrera y las opciones de carrera/pase (RPO) convirtiéndose en una parte legítima de los esquemas de la...
View ArticleAccess Banff to save it from the Canadian fires
The work of the loggers was unmistakable. Flanked by dense forests, the mile-long 81-acre expanse of land on the mountainside had been almost completely denuded. There were still only scattered trees,...
View ArticleIn another hockey World Cup, European support for Russia ban remains strong
PRAGUE, Czechia — With three men's world championships contested since the International Ice Hockey Federation banned Russian athletes, the global hockey community appears to have moved on entirely...
View ArticleVenezuela revokes invitation to EU election observers for presidential vote
Venezuelan officials have rescinded their invitation for the European Union to observe the upcoming presidential election on July 28, another clear sign that President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to...
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Interview with Gael Monfils: Roland Garros, show, Svitolina and Skai
In 2004, the four men's Grand Slam titles were split between two 17-year-olds. Three went to the one considered most talented, the last to probably the next best player, who, even then, was not...
View ArticleControversial MLB umpire Ángel Hernández to retire immediately
Baseball's most controversial umpire is ending his career. Ángel Hernández, who has been criticized by many in the sport for decades, will retire. MLB first approached Hernández about the possibility...
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Michael Jordan and Woody Harrelson: Tales from the Kenny Rogers Classic Weekend
Kenny Rogers, the white in his beard matching the color of his jersey, took the pass at the left elbow. The famous country singer, playing on his home court at his farm near Athens, Ga., squared and...
View ArticleAfter the floods, Brazil sees an increase in the number of homeless pets
When the two cubs arrived at a makeshift shelter in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, their thin legs gave out from exhaustion. They had remained afloat for hours, struggling to survive as...
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'Different' Celtics have more work to do, but have passed every test so far
INDIANAPOLIS — This timea trip to the Eastern Conference finals for the Boston Celtics ended without any clamor from the crowd and the press box that the coach needs to go and, by the way, let's aim a...
View ArticleMexicans Are on the Verge of Electing Their First Female President
Claudia Sheinbaum’s list of accolades is long: She has a Ph.D. and a shared Nobel Peace Prize and was the first woman elected to lead Mexico City, her nation’s capital and one of the largest cities in...
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Bill Walton was unique in the media and in life, with a message that we all...
They are all the same, even though Bill Walton was one of the most unique men who ever lived. Walton was a 6-foot-11 redhead, curiosity seeker, Grateful Dead fan and television analyst who turned out...
View ArticleNelly Korda's disastrous US Women's Open round was surprisingly relatable
LANCASTER, Pa. — Standing on the edge of the ninth green at Lancaster Country Club, moments after making her final putt of the day, Nelly Korda opened her purple card case, looked down and sighed so...
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How Borussia Dortmund's Yellow Wall became the envy of European football
No one is quite sure when Europe's largest stand got the name for which it is now famous, although what is certain is that it happened more recently than most people think. The yellow wall of Borussia...
View ArticleNora Cortiñas, 94, founder of the Mothers of the “Disappeared” in Argentina,...
Nora Morales de Cortiñas, a founding member of a group of mothers who searched for their children who disappeared from Argentina's military dictatorship in the 1970s and who became a leading global...
View ArticleThe long rise of Fernando Tatis, Jr., who was once the next 'face of baseball'
On May 20 in Atlanta, in the night game of a doubleheader, Fernando Tatis, Jr. ran 84 feet across the Atlanta outfield grass and crashed into the Truist Park fence to take a hit off his good friend....
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