Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Trump administration has raised concerns with the UK government over plans by one of China’s largest wind turbine makers to supply North Sea wind farms from a new factory in Scotland. A US official…
Bryce Mitchell will return to the weight class in which he made his professional MMA debut this summer. Mitchell has been booked to face Said Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight bout at UFC on ABC 9 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) on July 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. UFC CEO Dana White announced the booking Wednesday…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 18, 2025 Nice Brand Lab, a division of Italian producer Nice Footwear, set up in July 2024 to manufacture and distribute sneakers and leisure footwear for proprietary and licensed brands, has ambitious plans for ellesse, a long-standing Italian sportswear brand owned by British company Pentland. ellesse’s stand at the…
There’s a lot of noise in enterprise AI right now. Under mounting pressure to deliver faster, safer digital services, businesses are turning to the next evolution in automation: Agentic AI. No, this isn’t bolting on a chatbot and calling it digital transformation. AI agents are built to understand your organization, operating within your domain constraints…
Getty Images Baltimore Orioles minor leaguer Luis Guevara, 19, died this week after he was involved in a jet ski crash, the organization confirmed Tuesday night. Guevara was part of a head-on collision on a jet ski in Sarasota, Florida, on Sunday, per MLB.com. Guevara, a native of Venezuela, was most recently playing for the…
Myron MedcalfJun 18, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. There is an alternate reality — one before the dawn of the name, image and likeness era in college basketball — in which projected NBA draft lottery pick Egor Demin stayed in Spain the year…
Second-hand fashion, once relegated to charity shops, is now in style. Vestiaire Collective, a luxury resale site, featured in an episode of the latest season of “Emily in Paris”, a Netflix drama known for its designer costumes. eBay, an online marketplace, has partnered with “Love Island”, a cult British reality show, to kit contestants out…
Military homes should be run by a housing association to tackle the “poor” state of accommodation and stem an exodus of troops, the Conservatives have said. Two-thirds of homes for military families need extensive refurbishment, with much service accommodation suffering damp, mould and rat infestations, a report found last year. The government is consulting on…
Jun 18, 2025, 09:41 AM ET The Indiana Pacers are preparing for the possibility of not having Tyrese Haliburton available to play in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, coach Rick Carlisle said in a radio interview Wednesday morning. Haliburton’s availability is a concern after sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday that the Pacers…
On Tuesday, Max Mara completed the most rarefied of all fashion seasons—cruise collections—with a grand gala show in Naples. This series lasts barely a month and features only the highest-tier fashion labels. Maria Giulia Prezioso Maramotti – Photo : Max Mara This year, the shows were largely centered in Italy, while mega French labels like…
