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2024 is a wrap! It’s been an incredible year, and we owe it all to the hard-working BaT staff and the buyers, sellers, and commenters that make up the BaT community. This place wouldn’t be what it is without you. We’ll be taking a much-needed breather on January 1, with no auctions closing that day. […]
The Associated Press South Korean officials said yesterday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier. Sunday’s crash, the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades, triggered an outpouring of […]
Charlotte Lam Some vendors reported a 20 to 30 percent drop in business at this year’s Hong Kong Food Festival, which concluded yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. A vendor selling dried seafood and tonics said many people traveled outside Hong Kong, “maybe because of the long […]
After a torrid pace in 2023, during which time Nikon launched a pair of cameras and nine all-new lenses, the company slowed a bit this year, releasing just two new cameras and three lenses. Nonetheless, it was a strong year for the Japanese company and one that helped Nikon continue to claw back market share […]
Sony had a very solid year. Releasing two cameras and five lenses, Sony wasn’t quite as busy as in 2023 but busy enough to maintain its firm grip on the mirrorless camera segment. Two New Cameras for Two Very Different Photographers 2023’s six new Sony cameras were always going to be a tough act to […]
Romantic Warrior wins the Yasuda Kinen with James McDonald aboard. Romantic Warrior finishes 2024 with four Group 1 wins, while McDonald rides 19 winners from 55 Group 1 starts. In 2024, there have been 437 international Group 1 races run so far with a further three to close out the year: the Las Oaks […]
With this season’s Serie A title chase looking like it will go down to the wire, Italy’s elite will steal all of the attention on Saturday. With four Serie A showdowns on the cards this weekend, Atalanta’s heavyweight trip to Lazio will certainly prove to be a fiery affair from the Stadio Olimpico. Ahead of […]
Ko Wen-je has been detained since September on charges of corruption and misusing political donations. AP An ex-mayor of Taipei and former presidential candidate may face 28 years in prison after Taiwan prosecutors indicted him yesterday on charges of corruption and misusing political donations. Ko Wen-je, leader of the Taiwan People’s Party, ran as […]
Seventeen rounds into the 2024/25 season, Manchester United are 13th in the Premier League table, with a meagre tally of 22 points, having lost more games than they’ve won. Had anyone at any point of the Sir Alex Ferguson era suggested anything like this would ever happen, it would’ve been classed as an outrageous statement. […]
With firmware version 5.10 launching earlier this month, Nikon has made its flagship Z9 mirrorless camera, released in late 2021, even better. The new firmware is the latest in a long series of free post-launch updates that have made the Z9 even better and much more versatile. Many camera companies believe strongly in post-launch support, […]