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For as far as soccer—the official Sport Of The Future on these shores for decades now—has come in America, we still haven’t hit upon a sustainable youth development model to cultivate all levels of professional talent, from squad-fillers to superstars. This leaves interested parties at home and abroad arguing over where, how, and with whom …

It’s Thanksgiving evening, roughly 7:30 p.m. “Are you sure you don’t want to bail?” my mother-in-law asks, with barely concealed concern, as we approach the exit for the Secaucus, New Jersey Walmart. I promise I’ll text updates and swear that if something goes hideously awry and I’m marooned in a sea of big-box parking lots, …

LONDON: Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United showed their rivals no seasonal cheer on Friday (Dec 26) as they consolidated their positions in the Premier League table with one-sided Boxing Day victories.Leaders Chelsea set the tone by overcoming West Ham United 2-0. City followed suit with a 3-1 success at West Bromwich Albion and United …

I. Ruby lost her virginity in July of this year, not long after she turned 28. Five days later, she knew, with deep certainty and not a little dread, that she was pregnant. Her nipples grew and darkened, she says; her abdomen tingled. The man she’d slept with refused to see her, and when he …

This was the year of the first selfie World Cup, when Germany’s players posed for post-match photos with Angela Merkel and Rihanna. Hey, it’s not every day you get to hoist the championship trophy and drape your arm around one of the world’s most powerful woman. And I’m sure meeting Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, was pretty …

By The Associated Press2015-01-01 07:33:20 UTC North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in New Year’s speech Thursday that he is open to more talks with Seoul or even a summit with his South Korean counterpart, but stressed North Korea will continue to strengthen its military amid an atmosphere of distrust and tension while trying …

2014 was a mixed bag for India Inc, few made it, few slipped. An employee uses a computer mouse inside an office. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/ Reuters Sachin Bansal: India’s e-tail poster boy For Sachin Bansal (below left), the 33-year-old co-founder & chief executive of Flipkart, there could not have been a better way to end …

The U.S. will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending a half-century of Cold War estrangement with the Communist nation just 90 miles off the Florida coast, President Obama said Wednesday. The thaw was the result of 18 months of hush-hush talks between the two nations, including secret meetings in Canada and the personal involvement …

ADELAIDE: Players and fans stood and applauded in unison for a symbolic 63 seconds as cricket paid a moving tribute to the life of Phillip Hughes at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. The Australian and Indian teams, both sporting black arm bands, lined up before the start of the first Test in respect for the …

I first heard the term “southern circuit” while talking to former New York Times film critic, The Treatment radio host and venerated international playboy Elvis Mitchell. Over lunch in Krakow several years ago, he described the series of spring and fall film festivals throughout the American south. After a relatively quiet summer, come late August …