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Baseball star Juan Soto ‘agrees record 15-year $765m deal’ with New York Mets

A baseball star has reportedly agreed a 15-year $765m (£600m) deal with the New York Mets – one of the richest contracts in sport...

Baseball star Juan Soto 'agrees record 15-year 5m deal' with New York Mets

Science

Geminid Meteor Shower 2024 to Peak on December, But Moonlight May Affect Visibility

The highly anticipated Geminid meteor shower is set to reach its peak on the night of December 13 into the early hours of December...

Science

New Celestial Navigation System for Drones Enables GPS-Free Operations: Report

A new celestial navigation system developed by scientists at the University of South Australia (UniSA) is expected to enhance drone operations by enabling uncrewed...

Science

Explore the 145-million-year-old Fossil Forest in Dorset, England.

A unique glimpse into Earth’s ancient past is offered by the Fossil Forest in Dorset, England, where tree remains from the late Jurassic period...

Science

NASA Delays Artemis 2 Mission to 2026, Artemis 3 Moon Landing For Mid-2027

The timeline for NASA’s Artemis programme has been revised, delaying key missions to allow additional time for technical adjustments. Artemis 2, which aims to...

World

How Syrian rebels overthrew the Assad regime in just over a week

Seizing military bases, toppling regime statues, freeing prisoners and capturing major cities – this is just a fraction of what Syrian rebel forces have...

Environment

Qatar energy minister: I don’t ‘worry much’ about Trump’s vow to lift LNG exports cap

Qatar’s Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida Al Kaabi speaks at a press conference in Doha on Sept. 1, 2024. Karim Jaafar...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer ‘welcomes’ the fall of the ‘brutal’ Assad regime in Syria ahead of Middle East visit

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al Assad, saying Syrians “have put up with his brutal regime for far, far too...

Sports

Dave Parker, Dick Allen get classic era Hall call

David Schoenfield, SweetSpot bloggerDec 8, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with...

Sports

Source: Conforto to join Dodgers for 1 year, $17M

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

Source: Conforto to join Dodgers for 1 year, M

Sports

Sources: Mets land Soto on 15-year, $765M deal

Dec 8, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year,...

Sources: Mets land Soto on 15-year, 5M deal

Politics

North of England will benefit from closer ties to Saudi says, Starmer, as he visits Middle East

The north of England will directly benefit from closer trade ties with Saudi Arabia, the prime minister has said as he visits the country....

Sports

College Football Playoff 2024: First round first look

Dec 8, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff is upon us, and after the field...

Sports

SMU in, but Bama, Miami out in CFP field reveal

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Sports

Tide AD to reevaluate scheduling after CFP snub

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Divers helping in search for evidence in hunt for New York healthcare CEO killer

Police divers are combing through underwater areas of New York’s Central Park in the hunt for evidence about the killer of a healthcare boss....

Brian Thompson shooting: ‘Monopoly money’ found in New York health CEO gunman’s backpack in Central Park

Police in the US hunting for the man who shot dead United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York street have found money...

Donald Trump says Prince William ‘doing a fantastic job’ as they meet for a second time in Paris

Donald Trump has said the Prince of Wales is “doing a fantastic job” as they met for a second time in Paris on Saturday....

Donald Trump calls for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to reach ‘immediate’ settlement with Ukraine

Donald Trump has urged Vladimir Putin to reach an immediate settlement to end the war in Ukraine, saying it was the Russian president’s “time...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer ‘welcomes’ the fall of the ‘brutal’ Assad regime in Syria ahead of Middle East visit

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al Assad, saying Syrians “have put up with his brutal regime for far, far too...