October 2, 2023
Tim Wakefield, a right-handed knuckleball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who in 2004 played a critical late-innings relief role in the team’s winning its first World Series championship in 86 years, died on Sunday. He was 57. The Red Sox announced his death and said the cause was brain cancer. “He not only captivated
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M. S. Swaminathan, the eminent crop geneticist who fused plant breeding science with keen administrative skills to produce bountiful harvests that ended famine and steadily transformed India into one of the world’s top growers of wheat and rice, died on Thursday. He was 98. His daughter Nitya Rao confirmed the death. Known around the world
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Winning the Emperor’s Cup for the fourth time was thanks to sheer determination and a sense of responsibility as one of the sport’s top-ranked wrestlers, Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament champion Takakeisho said Monday. Takakeisho began the 15th and final day of the tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday a win behind No. 15 maegashira Atamifuji,
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Runners around the world were left gobsmacked after watching Tigist Assefa smash the women’s marathon world record in Berlin this weekend. The Ethiopian athlete raced around the 26.2-mile course in just 2hr 11min 53 seconds – 131 seconds faster than the previous record. So, what was the key to Assefa’s success? Her trainers. During the
READ MOREInformation shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to make public allegations of the Indian government’s possible involvement in the assassination of a Sikh Canadian, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said. “There was shared intelligence among ‘Five Eyes’ partners that helped lead Canada to (make)
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In looking at the notes left behind by Jack Jones, a visionary businessman whose love for tennis helped boost the women’s game at a time it needed smart and effective promotion, Jones’ son Cary was struck by the sense of fairness that was the foundation of his father’s work. Jones, who died of natural causes
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CNN — Coco Gauff was ruthless and totally dominant in her US Open quarterfinal against Jelena Ostapenko, dropping just two games in a match that could have really troubled the young American. Ostapenko, although blighted by inconsistency, had been expected to pose serious questions to Gauff’s title credentials after an impressive run in New York,
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Tom Brady’s storied run with the New England Patriots came to an end after the 2019 season. The Patriots drafted quarterback Mac Jones in the first round of the 2021 draft. Although Jones did not officially succeed the future Pro Football Hall of Famer, he still considers Brady a mentor and someone who has helped
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Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine CNN — The T0408 was once a country lane that led peacefully southward through the open fields of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, from Orikhiv through Robotyne and on to Tokmak. Now, the men of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade have renamed it “the road to hell” and the picture they paint is apocalyptic:
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Gil Brandt, who in nearly 30 years as a scout and talent evaluator helped build the Dallas Cowboys into a National Football League powerhouse, died on Thursday in Dallas. He was 91. His death, in hospice care, was announced by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, to which he was inducted in 2019. Mr. Brandt
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