How Two Russian ‘Illegals’ Went Deep Undercover With Their Children
A couple planted as sleeper spies in Slovenia posed as an Argentine art dealer and an entrepreneur. They were caught…
Day: August 4, 2024
Ukraine Has Received F-16 Fighter Jets, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky did not say whether the jets had already flown combat missions. A shortage of trained pilots and…
How Arsenal Has Awoken a Long-Dormant Connection With Italy
The arrival of Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori feels momentous for those of an Italo-Arsenal persuasion.
Explaining the Olympic Women’s Boxing Gender Controversy
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting are competing after they were disqualified from the 2023 women’s boxing world championships.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Coach Emma Hayes Defends Her Lineup Decisions
“I will not change anything I’m doing,” Hayes said after a 1-0 win against Japan on Saturday.
The New Olympic Rule That Prompted a U.S. Hurdler to Jog Through a Race
On Sunday, U.S. hurdler Freddie Crittenden pulled up immediately in his first-round heat in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and lightly…
Diagnosed With A.L.S., an N.F.L. Legend Witnesses His Hall of Fame Induction at Home
Steve McMichael has defied odds his entire life, making an unique enshrinement on a hospital bed somehow fitting for the…
How the Chicago White Sox Have Lost 19 Games in a Row
Only six M.L.B. teams have had a losing streak of at least 20 games since 1901.
At Olympic Track and Field, Gold Isn’t the Only Way to Measure Success
The person who finishes dead last in an Olympic final was still in an Olympic final, a columnist for The…
With Her Olympic Legacy Secure, Katie Ledecky Has So Much More in the Tank
Ledecky is driven to keep going with nothing left to prove in some of swimming’s most brutal events, a columnist…