MANCHESTER, England — In those last few minutes, even with the game sealed and a place in the final secure, Manchester City’s staff members and substitutes could not sit still. They pulsed with energy. They roared at every poor challenge. They demanded action from the referee for every transgression. They cheered every completed pass. As […]
LONDON — Manchester City, the English soccer team that is on the cusp of winning the Premier League for the third time in four seasons, is involved in a secret legal battle with the league over whether it complied with financial rules as it surged to become one of the sport’s dominant forces. The Premier […]
The Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo Sánchez turned himself in to law enforcement officials on the island on Sunday evening and is facing charges of killing a pregnant woman whose body washed up in a lagoon on Saturday, the authorities said. According to a federal complaint, Mr. Verdejo, a lightweight boxer who represented Puerto Rico […]
At the Lowry Hotel, Manchester United’s players could do nothing but sit and watch. Outside, hundreds of fans had gathered, blockading the buses scheduled to take them on the short trip to Old Trafford. They were supposed to depart at 3 p.m., local time. It came and went. The crowd did not disperse. Then 4 […]
Here’s what you need to know: Medina Spirit, ridden by John Velazquez and trained by Bob Baffert, won the 147th Kentucky Derby on Saturday.Credit…Sam Mallon/Getty Images LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Medina Spirit, ridden by John Velazquez and trained by the two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert, went to straight to the lead and then stayed there, holding […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On another first Saturday in May, the beauty of America’s oldest sport battled neck and neck down the stretch with its unseemliness as a colt named Medina Spirit elegantly held off a determined challenge from Mandaloun. They moved in tandem like four-legged ballet dancers — effortlessly, beautifully. No one here who loved […]
The horses for the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of post position, with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. The morning-line odds were set by Mike Battaglia of Churchill Downs. King Fury was scratched Friday with a fever. All horses to his outside will […]
The ongoing display of Alomar’s plaque is consistent with a subtle, sensible addition to the gallery late last year. In December, the Hall added a sign at the entrance reminding guests that “enshrinement reflects the perspective of voters at the time of election.” While the exhibits and library offer more thorough accounts of each member’s […]
Clifton Duck may watch a bit of the N.F.L. draft this weekend, as he has in previous years. But he may not. “It’s everyone’s dream to go to the draft on TV,” he said. “But it’s a long, uncontrolled process, and you can’t determine what happens.” For Duck, the dream of playing in the N.F.L. […]
April 29, 2021, 9:21 p.m. ET April 29, 2021, 9:21 p.m. ET Horn is a good player, but the Panthers definitely could have traded back and still have gotten him. April 29, 2021, 9:19 p.m. ET April 29, 2021, 9:19 p.m. ET Another pivot point in the Aaron Rodgers sweepstakes. If Denver takes Justin Fields […]
