Richard played 978 NHL games, all with the Canadiens, from 1942 through his retirement in 1960, scoring 544 goals -- still ...

2005 — Norway’s Robert Sorlie wins his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in one of the closest races in years. Sorlie completes the 1,100-mile race across Alaska in nine days, 18 hours, 39 minutes ...

In Bondi, the Terzinis rule from the beach’s southern cliff. Maurice, the “culture whisperer”, is as known for his $400-a-head New Year’s Day parties that fuse food, fashion and celebrity ...

MLB.com credits Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell with throwing the first eephus. It was named by teammate Maurice Van Robays, saying, “Eephus ain’t nothing, and that’s a nothing pitch.” MLB.com stretched ...

1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT title with a 58-46 win over St. John’s. Walter Dukes, who led Seton Hall with 21 points and 20 rebounds, finishes as the tournament’s high scorer with 70 points and wins ...

In an exclusive extract from his new book for Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series, Cambridge Historical Geography professor ...

With the matter of costs from this most recent case yet to be resolved and his Supreme Court challenge in the pipeline, it’s ...

1955 — NHL President Clarence Campbell suspends Maurice “Rocket” Richard for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs after striking linesman Cliff Thompson during a melee in a game ...

Sir Keir Starmer has, until now, struggled to cut through as a leader. His vow, upon entering office, to oversee a “return of politics to public service” was soon derailed by a catastrophic Budget, ...