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Return to menu Of all the feature filmmaking debuts this year, the most triumphant is Cord Jefferson’s adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure,” about an African American writer’s attempt to game the racist parameters of the White liberal publishing world, while simultaneously dealing with some gnarly . . .

From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric. But it all came to a sudden end when the plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded. The Aug. 23 death of Yevgeny Prigozhin put an exclamation point on what […]

With investments in Formula 1, sailing, cycling, rugby union, football and “challenges”, INEOS has come a long way in 30 years, when owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe took out a mortgage on his home to buy a BP chemicals company. It already counts Nice in France Ligue 1, Lausanne in Switzerland and Ivory Coast side Racing […]

Photo: Alex Leech / www.photosport.nz We’ve just had our first uninterrupted season of professional women’s rugby in New Zealand. We’ve also had a relatively poor season from the Black Ferns, a situation where players can code hop seemingly at will, but also increases in participation that are clearly justifying NZ Rugby’s ambitious strategy launched earlier […]

EXCLUSIVE The Olympic medal-winning fencer speaks to Al Jazeera on faith, representation and Islamophobia. Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in 2016 by being the first US-team member to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. It was a year that saw rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the country with then-candidate Donald Trump’s talk of a so-called […]

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The Kansas City Chiefs are making waves on the international stage. With their recent Super Bowl victory and Kansas City the NFL Draft, the city is hopeful to attract an international sports audience as the Chiefs head to Germany to take on the Miami Dolphins. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is sending 36 […]

“I’ve always known that I was the world’s fastest man, but now you guys know it.” It’s the kind of confidence that has become commonplace for Noah Lyles, 26, the six-time world champion who this time was speaking to an audience amidst the hustle-and-bustle of the city that never sleeps at the Planet OMEGA exhibition […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui will roll back the years when they square off in the UK Snooker Championship final in York on Sunday. Their clash comes 30 years after O’Sullivan reached his first UK final as a 17-year-old in 1993, while Ding’s first taste of UK glory came in 2005 when he saw off […]

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Even if the hairstyles in this play weren’t as fabulous as they were, Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” about a day in the life of African immigrants working in a Harlem hair-braiding shop, would still be a sparkling Broadway delight. That’s thanks to Bioh’s colorful characters and brisk, playful dialogue. […]