The Breakdown awards: best rugby matches, players and quotes of 2024

Private equity payouts fell 50% short in 2024

Value of investments cashed out lingers well below historic average for third consecutive year

Financial Times - 19h

The Best Bakeries in America

In this golden age of American bakeries, virtuosic pastries and delightful breads are close at hand, from coastal Maine to downtown Los Angeles.

The New York Times - 23h

A full list of stores open on Christmas Day 2024

These retailers will be welcoming customers on Dec. 25.

NBC News - 23h

Merry mock draft! Giants take QB at No. 1, while the best player goes No. 2

Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders in New York? Does Ashton Jeanty squeeze into the first round? Check out our latest projections.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

NFL picks and best bets for the Christmas doubleheader, plus Saints-Packers grades and Prisco's Power Rankings

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 24

CBS Sports - 1d

Will the Vikings keep Sam Darnold beyond 2024?

After the Vikings gave up an opening-drive touchdown to the Giants in the wild-card round of the 2022 playoffs, former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett turned to me in the NBC viewing room and said, ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

How Manchester City went from world’s best to straw men in 12 months | Barney Ronay

Rodri’s injury, Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola all play a role in this champion team’s profound collapse. Eight weeks, 12 games and nine defeats into Manchester City’s descent into the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Ranking best freshmen in college basketball: Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears earns Freshman of the Week honors

A look at the top performing freshmen in college basketball last week and for the 2024-25 season

CBS Sports - 1d

The 2025 Tennis Season Is Here. In 2024.

Who will rise this year, and how will the political machinations at the top of the sport play out?

The New York Times - 1d

The best massage guns for muscle relief, according to experts

A massage gun can relieve tension and relax sore muscles. Experts recommend the best massage guns from brands like Therabody, Hypervolt and Wahl.

NBC News - 1d

Justin Baldoni award rescinded amid Blake Lively harassment allegations

Award in ‘advocating on behalf of women and girls’ revoked after suit filed by Lively accusing him of sexual harassment. An award recently given to actor and director Justin Baldoni, honoring him ...

The Guardian - 1d

Twisters! Tennis! Transformations! The best movie moments of 2024

From edge-of-seat chases to sexy role-playing, Guardian writers pick their most memorable scenes from films released in the US this year. Spoilers ahead . Amy Adams ’s canine transformation in ...

The Guardian - 1d

Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 17 picks: Players to target include Marquise Brown and Gus Edwards

SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White reveals his top Week 17 Fantasy football waiver wire claims and free-agency additions as the Fantasy football playoffs conclude

CBS Sports - 1d

The Breakdown awards: best rugby matches, players and quotes of 2024

The best and worst of the last 12 months and hopes for 2025 in our review of the year in rugby union. 1 Antoine Dupont (France, Toulouse, France sevens) 2 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) 3 ...

The Guardian - 1d

The 20 best podcasts of 2024

Is Avril Lavigne really dead? Can Michael Sheen save us from chemical poisoning? And exactly how X-rated does Lily Allen get? Here are our top picks of the year’s hottest podcasts. It’s almost 40 ...

The Guardian - 1d

Why 2024 was Prince William's 'annus horribilis'

From cancer battles to an ongoing family fallout, it was a testing year. But it also gave a telling glimpse into his approach to leadership

BBC News - 1d

Ripley to The Rings of Power: your top TV of 2024

Who is a god of TV? Who has magical chemistry? And who deserves to be lightning-bolted for bad behaviour? Here are Guardian readers’ best shows of the year. (Netflix) My favourite show of 2024. It ...

The Guardian - 1d

Justin Baldoni has women's award revoked after Blake Lively claims

Justin Baldoni was accused by Blake Lively of sexual harassment and a campaign to wreck her reputation.

BBC News - 1d

Southern Africa elections brought big changes in 2024

Old liberation movements in Southern Africa suffered serious electoral declines this year as millions of people made their voices heard in elections

ABC News - 1d

The best of the long read in 2024

Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year. Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread ...

The Guardian - 1d

The video games you may have missed in 2024

A returning classic, a Love Island send-up and an answer to the age-old question: can you fry eggs atop Mount Everest? The year’s best games that might have passed you by. • More on the best ...

The Guardian - 1d

Victor Wembanyama, Dyson Daniels show again why they should be the top Defensive Player of the Year candidates

Wembanyama and Daniels are the NBA leaders in blocks and steals, respectively, by laughable margins

CBS Sports - 1d

Southern Africa elections brought big changes in 2024

Yahoo News - 1d

Northern Lights: The aurora that dazzled us in 2024

There has been lots of aurora activity seen in the UK this year and there is likely to be even more in the coming year.

BBC News - 1d

Honda shares set for best day in more than 16 years on share buyback plan, Nissan deal

Shares of Japanese automaker Honda surged over 15% following its announcement to buy back up to 1.1 trillion yen ($7 billion) of its shares.

CNBC - 1d

What does Sean Manaea's reunion with the Mets mean for the player, team and rest of this offseason?

Following a breakout campaign in 2024, Manaea will be staying in Queens as the Mets rebuild their rotation.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

5 storylines that defined 2024: from the Politics Desk

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Joe Biden exiting and a new Congress starting next month, here’s a rundown of the top political storylines that shaped 2024.

NBC News - 2d

NCAA agrees to waiver for JUCO players after Diego Pavia lawsuit injunction

There is also movement from college leaders to adjust the eligibility rule in a way that grants athletes five playing seasons in a five-year time span.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Here are the best remaining MLB free agents

It's been a wild winter so far, and several big names are still available in MLB free agency.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the upstart 3-on-3 league’s final player

Liberty star joins 3-on-3 league due to start in January Ionescu helped New York to first WNBA title in October Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new 3-on-3 league’s final player for ...

The Guardian - 2d

Highest-paid player in college football history? Transfer QB Darian Mensah's Duke deal is sign of times

$5 million budgets become $15 million and $10 million become $25 million in a market rife with NIL inflation

CBS Sports - 2d

Trends Shaping E-Commerce as We Leave 2024

Three things retailers should watch this holiday season.

Inc. - 2d

2024 NFL Christmas Day: How to watch the Chiefs vs. Steelers game

Here's how to watch the Chiefs vs. Steelers game on Christmas Day.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

The Fed’s Stuck in a Wrestling Match With Financial Markets

Investors and the central bank can’t get on same page about where interest rates are headed.

Inc. - 2d

Scheffler & Korda dominate, McIlroy's miss and a Woods ace - 2024 in review

Iain Carter embarks on a round to represent 2024 with, in no particular order, 18 of the key memories from the year.

BBC News - 2d

From constant scandals to its best shows ending – how 2024 turned into the BBC’s annus horribilis

With star names such as Gary Lineker, Kirsty Wark and Mishal Husain leaving, a slew of others embroiled in legal troubles and a sharp drop in income, this has been a dreadful 12 months for the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Baby mammoth in Russia is the ‘best-preserved’ ever found

The 50,000-year-old female, nicknamed Yana, is one of only seven whole remains discovered in world. Russian scientists have displayed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a baby mammoth found ...

The Guardian - 2d