It is hard to match the standard set by last week’s action, but with the Titans and the Texans battling it out for A.F.C. South superiority, and the Bills and the Steelers facing off in a defensive grudge match, there should be plenty of fun ahead. Here is a look at N.F.L. Week 15, with […] More
LONDON — Vinay Menon’s path to the Premier League started with a request from a former client in Dubai. Would Menon, a wellness consultant, travel to England to share his breathing and relaxation techniques with the man’s daughter and her husband, a wealthy Russian living in London. Of course, Menon replied, even though he had […] More
Make us an offer we can’t refuse. That is FIFA’s message in a document sent to investors, commercial partners and media companies interested in teaming with soccer’s world governing body on a new World Cup for clubs that starts in China in 2021. The document, reviewed by The New York Times, offers potential partners the […] More
Ten former N.F.L. players, including the former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, were accused of defrauding one of the league’s retiree health care benefit programs out of $3.4 million for phony purchases of medical equipment, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Brian A. Benczkowski, assistant attorney general for the criminal division of the United States […] More
The rest of Week 15’s game previews will be published on Friday. Jets at Ravens, 8:20 p.m. Eastern time, Fox and NFL Network Line: Ravens -15.5 | Total: 44.5 Thursday games are rarely pretty, but this one could be particularly hard to watch. To start, it’s a comical mismatch of the Ravens (11-2), who have […] More
For a while, it looked as if the closest thing this season’s Champions League would get to old-fashioned, soul-stirring romance would be the new-build team, plucked out of thin air and deployed as a rolling billboard for an energy drink manufacturer. As Ajax proved last year, a compelling outsider adds a sense of intrigue that […] More
The French authorities have opened a corruption investigation into the circumstances that led to Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup. The investigation, which will be led by a judge, follows a three year operation by prosecutors specializing in financial crimes into the decision in December 2010. More than half of the 22 members of […] More
The Eagles and Cowboys both have losing records. Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press The Cowboys and the Eagles have limped to 6-7 records. And those are the good teams in the N.F.C. East. Still, someone will have to win it. Test your knowledge of the N.F.L.’s absolute worst division this season. 1 of 10 In this century, […] More
