President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked Brandon Williams, a former Navy officer and one-term congressman, to become the keeper of the nation’s arsenal of thousands of nuclear bombs and warheads. Mr. Trump’s selection is a shift from a tradition in which the people who served as administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration typically had…
As I put finishing grades on prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft, I find myself wishing it were as strong of a class as the 2024 version. Based on the rookie film, last year’s draft class certainly hasn’t disappointed in the NFL. Here is a look at The Athletic’s All-Rookie team: Quarterback Jayden Daniels, Washington…
L-R: Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar has shared his preferred spin-bowling combination for India’s upcoming five-match T20I series against England, starting January 22 at the Eden Gardens. Highlighting Kuldeep Yadav‘s match-winning abilities, Bangar emphasised the importance of fitness clearance by relevant authorities…
Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Modern-day great Virat Kohli may be struggling in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, but former Australian batter and head coach Justin Langer still regards him as the best batter he has ever witnessed.Kohli’s resilient innings ended in disappointment late on Day 2 of the fourth Test at…
Who will win the first 12-team College Football Playoff? Six teams received at least one vote in our survey of 30 college football writers and editors at The Athletic, a big change from 10 years of postseason tournaments in which only four teams were in the field. Though Oregon got a majority of the votes, plenty…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday namedally Devin Nunes, a former US lawmaker who now runs Trump’s Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Nunes, a longtime Trump defender who led the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee during part of Trump’s first White House term, will remain…
Legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting has named his current best Test batter in the world and it’s none from the fab four club. The former Australia captain has picked England’s rising star Harry Brook, who was recently crowned the new number one batter in Test cricket. Brook has been making giant strides in international cricket…
Two of President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, sought support from US senators on Monday, but it remained uncertain whether they would get the near-unanimous Republican backing they will need to win confirmation. Former Fox News personality Hegseth held a second meeting with Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and…
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal (PYPL.O) Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his “White House AI & Crypto Czar,” another step towards overhauling US policy. “He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in…
Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, following Republican Donald Trump‘s presidential victory in the United States, creating optimism for a cryptocurrency-friendly regulatory framework.The cryptocurrency‘s value has doubled this year, showing a 45% increase in the four weeks since Trump’s electoral victory, which also resulted in several cryptocurrency-supporting legislators entering Congress.As of 02.40…