Sabah manager Valdas Dambrauskas has an unusual curriculum vitae. Manchester United’s first opponents after securing a return to the Champions League are one of four teams playing in the competition for the first time, and Dambrauskas will go head-to-head with United boss Michael Carrick at Old Trafford on Thursday. Sabah are first-time champions of Azerbaijan … Read more
In 1858, William Parker Foulke, a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences—a group of naturalists committed to public education and outreach—was on vacation in the quiet Quaker community of Haddonfield, New Jersey. There, he befriended a local landowner, John Estaugh Hopkins, who showed him some unusually large vertebrae that had been dug up in … Read more
The 2026 LIV Golf season will end this weekend at LIV Golf Indianapolis. The 4 Aces GC fellows have a narrow lead over Ripper GC in the team championship, which I guess they will uhh look to maintain or whatever. Don’t worry about it. That team title was supposed to be decided the final weekend … Read more
Manchester City did not make a £120m bid for Enzo Fernández before Chelsea’s 5pm deadline on Friday but Enzo Maresca still expects a busy end to the transfer window, as the club seek incomings and outgoings. Chelsea, meanwhile, now expect the Argentina midfielder to stay at Stamford Bridge. Maresca takes charge of City for the … Read more
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — — Justin Herbert has his first ring, and it’s not on the football field. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Madison Beer announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Tuesday. It was accompanied by a photograph of Herbert on one knee holding a ring box in front of … Read more
Had qualification for the World Cup been decided by population, Spain would only just have made it for the past seven tournaments. Ranked 31st by that metric, they lag behind Myanmar, Sudan and Colombia – plus England, for that matter. Instead, their men’s and women’s teams both currently sit top of the FIFA rankings, having … Read more
For all the talk about destiny, resilience and the DNA of the tournament, there is another word that follows Argentina wherever they go in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. lucky. Whether you think the defending champions have had every chance or have benefited from a remarkable run of favorable circumstances depends largely on the shirt … Read more
san francisco — Disney’s “Wish Week” wraps up on Friday, highlighting Make-A-Wish’s mission to grant life-changing wishes for children with serious illnesses — including a Bay Area girl whose journey has inspired many. Spend an afternoon with 9-year-old Grayson Hopper, and it’s clear that the force is strong with this one. Seeing her now, you … Read more
Greg Curtis shapes how Patagonia’s profits fund conservation and climate resilience at scale. Kyle Sparks / Courtesy Holdfast Collective As an avid runner he grew up in Columbia, Maryland., Greg Curtis fell in love with the Patagonia brand. He browsed through the clothing company’s catalogs, admiring its products, articles, and photographs. Two decades later, Curtis … Read more
Todd Cohen and Rebecca Hessel Cohen. Madison McGaw/BFA.com Year after year, America’s Youth Grand Prix Gala fills the David H. Coach has a cross-sectional guest list that only ballet could conjure. This year’s “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” gala attracted more than 300 guests to the Grand Promenade for an evening of … Read more