Kemi Badenoch on Saturday became the new leader of the Conservatives and the first black woman to lead a major British political party, after winning a leadership contest with a promise to return the party to its founding principles. Badenoch, 44, replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has pledged to lead the party through … Read more
Amber Glenn is on track for her first figure skating Grand Prix victory after taking a big lead in the short program in the French round of the series on Friday. Glenn, of the United States, was the only skater in the women's event to land a triple axel on her way to 78.14 points, … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Nikolaj Ehlers scored three goals for the fifth hat trick of his career and the Winnipeg Planes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Friday night to stay perfect on the road. Mason Appleton and Gabriel Vilardi also scored, Josh Morrissey had a power-play goal and an assist, and Ehlers added an assist for … Read more
Max Verstappen crossed the thin white line of his genius in a chaotic, bitter and potentially dangerous Mexico City Grand Prix in which his world championship lead over Lando Norris was cut by his own hand. And suddenly, the title fight is alive and well. Verstappen, never a man to shy away from motorsport's equivalent … Read more
World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford lead Canada's alpine ski team as athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Alpine Canada on Thursday named 53 athletes to its 2024-25 alpine, cross-country and Para ski teams. St. Germain, of Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, won the women's slalom title at the 2023 championships in the French Alps, while … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – Pink Bull's Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday to claim his first victory of any kind in nearly five months and prevent McLaren's Lando Norris from eroding his season championship lead of Formula 1. Norris kept Verstappen in sight for 18 of 19 laps at Circuit … Read more
Isabeau Levito channeled her inner Holly Golightly in a graceful performance set to music from the film “Breakfast at Tiffany's” on Friday night to lead after the short program at Skate America, the opening event of the figure skating Grand Prix season. The current world silver medalist, wearing a black dress that invoked the character … Read more
Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the bracket with 1 second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 on Wednesday, taking a 2-1 lead in the WNBA. Finals. The Liberty are one victory away from winning their first title. Game … Read more
Arne Schepker, CEO of popular Berlin-based language learning platform Babbel, will step down from his role, and the company's co-founder and former CEO Markus Witte will return to lead the company. into a new phase while patiently searching for Arne's successor,” the company said. This new phase, as expected, will involve AI. Witte will not … Read more
NEWARK, New Jersey – Steven Lorentz had a goal and an assist, goalie Dennis Hildeby won his first NHL game and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Thursday night. Hildeby, Toronto's fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft, stopped 22 shots in his NHL debut. Max Pacioretty, Bobby McMann and John … Read more