Gunnar Nielsen’s Premier League career was brief. Extremely brief, in fact: it lasted 17 minutes. The goalkeeper was introduced as a late substitute for Manchester City against Arsenal in 2010 after Shay Given had aggravated a shoulder injury he picked up a week earlier when diving in vain for Paul Scholes’s late winner in the…
By CAROLINE GRAHAM IN LOS ANGELES Published: 19:30 EST, 15 February 2025 | Updated: 19:33 EST, 15 February 2025 Donald Trump remains committed to Prince Harry facing a criminal prosecution if he is found to have lied about his drugs use in his visa application, The Mail on Sunday has learned. The US President said…
(Editor’s note: This week, in honor of Black History Month, The Athletic will highlight the Harlem Globetrotters and their contributions to basketball, vision for entertainment and overall commitment to goodwill. This series will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 16.) Sonny Hill recalls a time when he and his childhood friend, Wilt Chamberlain, would go to the…
While Donald Trump was being cheered to the rafters by American football fans at the Super Bowl in New Orleans last Sunday, another high-stakes game was quietly being played out 1,000 miles to the west on the Mexican border. It involved just the sort of shady characters the President has vowed to hunt down in…
Marvel Studios This article contains spoilers for “Captain America: Brave New World.” Before the endgame of “Captain America: Brave New World” kicks in, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) is watching over the injured Joaquin “Falcon” Torres (Danny Ramirez) in a private hospital room after the international incident between Japan and the U.S. near Celestial Island. Suddenly, a…
The Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency has ordered the feds to lay off nearly all probationary workers who had not yet gained civil service protection. In addition, workers at some agencies were warned that large workplace cuts would be coming, in moves that could effect 200,000 employees. Trump´s initial attempt to downsize the…
An NCAA committee recommended on Wednesday adding flag football to its emerging women’s sports program, a significant step toward it becoming an officially sponsored championship sport in all three divisions. The NCAA said at least 65 schools are already sponsoring flag football at either the club or varsity level, with more moving in that direction.…