- 20h ago
Buss family votes to sell remaining 17.8% Lakers stake as Jeanie Buss launches legal challenge
Four Buss siblings voted to sell their remaining 17.8% Lakers stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, though team governor Jeanie Buss is contesting the move under a 2017 court order.
- 2d ago
Roger Federer loses billionaire status as On Holding shares drop 19%
Roger Federer's net worth fell to $952.4 million on August 11 after On Holding shares dropped 19%, erasing $52 million and ending the tennis legend's brief tenure in the Forbes billionaire club.
- 2d ago
Makhachev breaks UFC win streak record at UFC 330; Dern retains strawweight title in Philadelphia
Islam Makhachev surpassed Anderson Silva's UFC record with his 17th consecutive win, defending the welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, where Mackenzie Dern also retained her strawweight belt and Edson Barboza retired.
- 5d ago
Travis Kelce calls wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden 'the best night of my life' in first public comments
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce told reporters at training camp on August 12 that his July wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden was 'the best night of my life,' offering the first public details from the groom about the secretive ceremony attended by roughly 1,000 guests.
- 5d ago
Lakers sold for record $12.5B to Kushner and Iger as Walter exits after 10 months
Mark Walter agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger at a $12.5 billion valuation, the most expensive sports team sale ever, just 10 months after acquiring the franchise from the Buss family.
- 6d ago
Farage regains Clacton seat with 62.8% as standards probe into £5m gift resumes
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton parliamentary seat with 62.8% of the vote on August 14, but the parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million undeclared gift resumed hours later. Comedy candidate Count Binface secured a record 26.7%.
- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Aug 10
Bezos-led consortium nears deal for one-third stake in Liverpool FC at £4.4 billion valuation
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is close to acquiring about one-third of Liverpool FC in a deal valuing the club at roughly £4.4 billion, Sky News reported on 10 August.
- Aug 9
Don Nelson, NBA coaching legend and five-time Celtics champion, dies at 86
Don Nelson, who won five NBA championships as a Boston Celtics player and amassed 1,335 wins as a head coach across four franchises, died on 9 August 2026 in Frisco, Texas. He was 86.
- Aug 9
Tony brings young Anthony Bourdain's 1975 Provincetown summer to screen in Matt Johnson's coming-of-age biopic
Matt Johnson's Tony, starring Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain working as a dishwasher in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is the first fictional biopic of the late chef and writer, focusing on a single summer in 1975 rather than a cradle-to-grave portrait.
- Aug 9
Phillies' Aaron Nola joins 2,000-strikeout club, exits with knee contusion against Blue Jays
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola became the 94th pitcher in MLB history to record 2,000 career strikeouts on Saturday, but exited in the sixth inning after a 104.8-mph line drive struck his leg, diagnosed as a right knee contusion.
- Aug 8
Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine as Kyiv air defenses intercept 135 of 151 drones overnight
Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 people and wounded over 80 overnight on Saturday, as Kyiv's depleted air defenses intercepted 135 of 151 drones but struggled against six ballistic missiles.
- Aug 8
56 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home run by couple with prior crematory violations
Between 56 and 57 decomposing bodies were found in an unrefrigerated area at South Chicago Chapel on Thursday, operated by a couple whose previous crematory was shut down in 2025 for mishandling remains.
- Aug 6
Senate panel votes 8-7 to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked Fifth Amendment over 100 times
A US Senate committee voted 8-7 along party lines to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at a July 29 hearing, with chair Rand Paul seeking to bypass a full Senate vote and refer the matter directly to the Justice Department.
- Aug 6
LIV Golf secures new lead investor as Saudi PIF withdraws over $5bn in backing
LIV Golf has signed a term sheet with a lead investor, reported as BC Partners' credit division, with a deal expected to close in September covering the tour through 2030 after Saudi Arabia's PIF ends its $5 billion-plus funding.
- Aug 2
Progressive El-Sayed edges Stevens in Michigan Senate primary, setting up November showdown with Rogers
Progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated establishment-backed Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, fending off $98.2 million in spending to set up a November contest with Republican Mike Rogers.
- Aug 2
Three killed, seven wounded in shooting at Idaho In-N-Out; off-duty trooper and bystander returned fire
A gunman opened fire at a busy In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon, killing three people and wounding seven before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. An off-duty state trooper and an armed bystander returned fire, likely preventing more casualties.
- Aug 1
Yealimi Noh takes three-shot lead into final round of AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham
Yealimi Noh carded a 2-under 69 to reach 7-under par, three ahead of a five-way tie for second. Overnight leader Haeran Ryu, chasing a third straight major, stumbled to a 74 after leading by four early.
- Jul 29
Anthony Bourdain biopic 'Tony' opens to mixed reviews, capturing a young chef's formative summer
Matt Johnson's coming-of-age drama, starring Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Bourdain in 1975 Provincetown, draws praise for its performances but criticism for its narrow scope and the shadow of Bourdain's 2018 suicide.
- Jul 29
FIFA denounces 'concerted effort' to undermine Infantino as confederations split over World Cup sale plan
FIFA has accused critics of a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to undermine President Gianni Infantino, as the body confronts its deepest crisis over a secret plan to sell World Cup rights that was revealed in media reports and abandoned after three confederations holding 136 of 211 votes opposed it.
