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
Liverpool and Chelsea completed a sweep of Premier League clubs advancing into the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday, a season after England had two of its representatives square off in the final. Liverpool toughed out a 2-0 victory at Salzburg to advance as the winner of Group E and stay on course […] More
By halftime of Monday night’s game between the Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, it felt as if Eli Manning was a character in a folk tale, a shunted hero who, in a twist of fate, was granted a last moment to rescue those around him. Manning, for 11 weeks the forlorn servant on the bench, improbably […] More
PHILADELPHIA — Eli Manning isn’t done yet. Neither are the Philadelphia Eagles. Carson Wentz rallied the Eagles from a 14-point halftime deficit, then tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz in overtime to lead Philadelphia to a 23-17 win over the Giants on Monday night. The Eagles (6-7) ended a three-game losing streak and […] More
A week ago, San Francisco lost a defensive thriller in Baltimore. This week, they won a shootout in New Orleans against Drew Brees and the Saints. Doubt the 49ers all you want, but you can’t accuse them of not having range. In what may prove to be the biggest week of the season in terms […] More
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Trailing at home by 16 points in the third quarter on Sunday evening, the New England Patriots had already been booed off the field three times. Tom Brady, the epitome of cool, had snapped in the first half, furiously charging at a mammoth Kansas City defensive lineman after a jarring tackle. The […] More
NEW ORLEANS — Across the last month, the best team in the N.F.C. has been more of an abstract concept than an unassailable certainty. The contenders relish cannibalizing one another. The distinction shifts week to week. At the Superdome on Sunday, it changed from quarter to quarter, drive to drive, snap to snap. The final […] More
