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US Open becomes first major to award LIV Golf exemption
The US Open becomes the first major to provide players on the LIV Golf tour with an exemption for the tournament.BBC News - 9h -
Trump to become first sitting president to attend Super Bowl
Donald Trump will become the first sitting US president to attend the Super Bowl.BBC News - 19h -
Raducanu loses in Abu Dhabi Open first round
Britain's Emma Raducanu is out of the Abu Dhabi Open after losing in straight sets to former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the first round.BBC News - 1d -
Donald Trump expected to attend 2025 Super Bowl, becoming first sitting president to attend NFL's biggest game
Eleven presidents held office since the first Super Bowl, none has attended the big gameCBS Sports - 1d -
Donald Trump to become first sitting US president to attend Super Bowl
Trump will also sit down for Fox pregame interview President often attends sporting events Donald Trump will become the first sitting US president to attend the Super Bowl when he watches ...The Guardian - 1d -
Hattie McDaniel lived in Colorado before becoming first Black Oscar winner
Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made her home in Colorado.CBS News - 2d -
Dominant Claressa Shields becomes first undisputed women’s heavyweight champion
Shields unifies titles with unanimous-decision win Champion scores 10th-round knockdown in victory Claressa Shields v Danielle Perkins – as it happened Claressa Shields unanimously outpointed ...The Guardian - 2d -
Angel Reese becomes first player ejected in Unrivaled history
Angel Reese made some history Saturday night, becoming the first player ejected from an Unrivaled game. Reese, playing for her Rose Basketball Club in the new 3×3 women’s basketball league, was ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Angel Reese becomes first player ejected from Unrivaled game after arguing with officials
Reese was given two technicals while arguing a call and seemingly waving at an opposing playerCBS Sports - 4d -
Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months
A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing through Gaza’s Rafah crossing into Egypt on Saturday for treatmentABC News - 4d -
Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months
A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing through Gaza’s Rafah crossing into Egypt on Saturday for treatment in the first opening of the border since Israel captured it ...ABC News - 4d -
Inhotim, Brazil’s vast open-air art gallery, gets its first hotel
Set amid tropical gardens, Inhotim boasts more than 500 works of modern art — and now visitors can spend the nightFinancial Times - 5d -
Hong Kong to open door to first single-stock leveraged ETFs in Asia
Managers will be allowed to launch leveraged and inverse ETFs tracking single stocks overseasFinancial Times - 6d -
MLS doubles first-team presence in U.S. Open Cup
MLS announced the guidelines for their 30 teams that will take part in four North American cup competitions in 2025 and 2026, which will see an increased presence in the U.S. Open Cup.ESPN - Jan. 29 -
Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to electric vehicles
Norway's electric vehicle sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in 2010 to a whopping 88.9% last year.CNBC - Jan. 28 -
Emma Raducanu crashes out in Singapore Open first round as serve struggles continue
Emma Raducanu suffered a shock first-round defeat to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa as she crashed out of the Singapore Open.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 27 -
Raducanu loses in Singapore Open first round
Britain's Emma Raducanu loses to world number 101 Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the opening round of the Singapore Open.BBC News - Jan. 27 -
Elana Meyers Taylor earns first bobsled World Cup wins since becoming mom of two
Elana Meyers Taylor earned her first two World Cup monobob victories.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 25 -
Edinburgh becomes first 'tourist tax' city in Scotland
A tourist tax designed to raise £50m annually will be introduced to Edinburgh from next year.BBC News - Jan. 24 -
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic medically retires after first set in semifinal vs. Alexander Zverev
Djokovic called it after hitting a volley into the net to close out the opening set after suffering a muscular tearCBS Sports - Jan. 24 -
Madison Keys upsets No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Australian Open final
Madison Keys has saved a match point and upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second ...ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Real Madrid become first football club to generate more than €1bn in revenue
Manchester City second in list with £708m earnings Top 20 revenue-generating clubs made £9.46bn last year Real Madrid became the first football club to surpass €1bn (£844m) in revenue in a ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Fanatics is opening first trading card store, in London, to give the sports collectibles a boost in Europe
A new London store will sell Topps trading cards for baseball, soccer and F1, as Fanatics sees a physical store as key to card collecting growth in Europe.CNBC - Jan. 22 -
Sunac China Becomes First Chinese Developer to Restructure Onshore Debt
The property developer said plans to restructure debt issued by a unit were approved.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 21 -
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner also make list Ichiro falls one vote short of unanimous selection Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, were lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian ...NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Ichiro Suzuki is set to become Japan’s first Hall of Famer. Here’s who might join him in Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball’s Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results of the writers’ voting are ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 21 -
Rubio unanimously confirmed as secretary of State, becoming Trump's first Cabinet official
The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as America's 72nd secretary of State, putting in place the first member of President Trump's Cabinet on the day of his ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Jordan Staal To Become First 2006 Draftee To Play 1,300 Games
The Hurricanes captain has been a steady presence since entering the league.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20 -
Eagles make NFL playoff history vs. Rams, become first team in Super Bowl era to pull off this impressive feat
The Eagles made some NFL history in their divisional-round boutCBS Sports - Jan. 20 -
Unrivaled's opening night: Takeaways and results from first two games
Unrivaled, the new women's 3-on-3 pro basketball league, tips off Friday. We covered opening night in Miami.ESPN - Jan. 18 -
Emma Raducanu reaches Australian Open third round for the first time
Emma Raducanu earns a dogged win over Amanda Anisimova to reach the Australian Open third round - where she faces Iga Swiatek - for the first time.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Hady Habib becomes the first man representing Lebanon to win a Grand Slam singles match
Hady Habib’s history-making run at the Australian Open will continueABC News - Jan. 12 -
Trump becomes first president to be a sentenced felon but avoids jail time or fines in hush-money trial – live
President-elect claims historic case was ‘despicable charade’; judge says ‘unconditional discharge’ does not ‘reduce the seriousness of the crime’. Full report: Trump avoids punishment ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
U.K.’s First Drug Consumption Center Is Set to Open in Glasgow
Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open
The Thistle will be available 365 days a year and provide a supervised space where drugs can be injected safely. The UK’s first legal drug consumption room, the Thistle, will open its doors in the ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Australian Open predictions: Emma Raducanu out in first round and no British quarter-finalists
The 2025 Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year and the 113th running of the event, starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday with four British women, including the 2021 US Open ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
Biden becomes great-grandfather, in likely presidential first
President Biden welcomed his first great-grandchild into the world on Wednesday after his granddaughter Naomi had a cesarean section birth in Los Angeles. Biden, 82, is believed to be the first ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Trump’s America First becomes America expands
President-elect Trump’s imperialist tendencies ahead of his second term are begging a question that dominated his first term: Should he be taken seriously, or literally? Trump during a Tuesday ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Ohio's COVID-era health director becomes first Dem to file for governor
Former Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton announced Tuesday that she’s running for governor, becoming the first Democrat to enter the race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R). ...The Hill - Jan. 7
