Gavin Newsham

The 2026 World Cup has been a festival of heroes, villains and unforgettable storylines. Some arrived chasing immortality and left with their reputations rewritten. Others came as favorites and departed in disgrace. It was a tournament that proved the Wor... See more

Sylvia Meagher’s life changed the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated . Until then, the New Yorker had what she considered her dream job. An editor and researcher at the United Nations, working for the World Health Organization, Meagher spent her days im... See more

On the eve of Wimbledon, the sport’s most storied tournament, professional tennis finds itself talking less about champions — and more about checks. A group of top players announced this week that when the matches begin on Monday, they’ll limit their pres... See more

Story by ‘That penalty changed my life’: Panenka’s pride 50 years on from special spot-kick Antonín Panenka at Bohemian’s Dolícek stadium in Prague 50 years on from the Bohemian rhapsody of a spot-kick changed football forever. Photograph: Björn Steinz/Pa... See more

The brief, tumultuous marriage that seeded a love of soccer in New York City On July 19, the FIFA World Cup Final will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A little over 50 years ago, on the same site, there was a different stadiu... See more