Encouragingly for England on the eve of a subcontinental T20 World Cup, their spin department is holding up well. A combined 12 overs yielded three wickets for 81 runs at an economy rate of 6.75, a return that underlined their growing control and reliability. Rashid remains the ace in the …
Read More »Kite-Powered Sailboat Aims to Become World’s Fastest This Year
There’s a new team challenging the world sailing speed record, and it’s using a kite-powered sailboat to do it. SP80 aims not only to surpass the current record of 68.3 knots, but it also plans to reach a staggering 80 knots, which is approximately 92 mph. The SP80 team chose …
Read More »Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 1 #700
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a bit of a challenge. Some of the answers are difficult to …
Read More »T20 World Cup: Pat Cummins ruled out tournament
Australia’s Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka because of a troubling back injury. Test captain Cummins, 32, managed just one appearance in his side’s 4-1 Ashes win over England, with his back causing him issues for more than six months. …
Read More »New party leader Jon Burrows to be officially ratified
Burrows is expected to tell a behind-closed doors meeting that he will lead a confident party offering “strategic unionism, playing the long game, avoiding short term own goals that we’ve seen over the last 20 years like Brexit, assembly seat cuts, local government reform and Stormont collapses that damaged devolution …
Read More »Inside India’s ultra-fast grocery deliveries
Alam says he tries to complete around 40 deliveries a day. On a good day, he takes home between 900 and 1,000 rupees, after deducting money spent on fuel and food. But his earnings fluctuate constantly, depending on order volume, distance, and the incentives offered by the app. BBC News
Read More »You can now use Nintendo’s wireless N64 controller with the Analogue 3D
The Analogue 3D finally launched late last year with four controller ports on the front supporting the N64’s original wired gamepads. If you wanted to go wireless, your best option was the 8BitDo 64 which offered a similar button and joystick layout as the N64’s original controllers, but with a …
Read More »Farmers block roads at Asda depots in prices protest
Asda says it offers a wide range of British products across its stores. BBC News
Read More »Swansea City transfer news: What could Championship club do before deadline?
As the Championship’s leading goalscorer, Zan Vipotnik is sure to be attracting attention from elsewhere – and Matos acknowledges as much. “I think it’s always normal that interest can come, with clubs asking,” he said. “I think that’s happens not only with us but with every club, [but there is] …
Read More »Premier League and FPL team news: All your injury and Fantasy Premier League info in one place
Aston Villa’s latest signing Tammy Abraham could replace Ollie Watkins this weekend after the forward was forced off with a hamstring issue on Thursday night. Further Villa team news will appear here later today. Brentford pair Kristoffer Ajer and Mikkel Damsgaard were were substituted with injuries last weekend but could …
Read More »Why can’t Premiership Women’s Rugby get a title sponsor?
The key challenge for the league is convincing brands that it is worth investing in. Despite growth in the popularity of women’s rugby since the World Cup, PWR may be missing out on additional investment because of “tough economic conditions”, according to Lisa Parfitt, the co-founder of a sports marketing …
Read More »Best Expert-Tested Workout Apps and Services for 2026
Finding your favorite workout app may require a bit of trial and error since you’ll want to see if you’re looking for a personalized experience or are comfortable with a cookie cutter plan. Where will you be using the app? Think about where you’ll mainly be using the app. Do …
Read More »Gang offered '£500 each' to torch elderly woman's home, court told
A 19-year-old woman denies committing arson in an attack on an 82-year-old’s home last year. BBC News
Read More »Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k
Jim Murphy’s company Arden Strategies apologises for “errors” in promotional material for tech event. Source link
Read More »Match-fixing in China: Thirteen team punished
Nine teams will start the upcoming Chinese Super League season on minus points after clubs were sanctioned following an investigation into “match-fixing, gambling, and corruption in the football industry”. Shanghai Shenhua, last season’s runners-up, suffered the toughest sanction alongside Tianjin Tigers, with the pair receiving a 10-point deduction each. Four …
Read More »Brighton to reject £20m Nottingham Forest bid for Yasin Ayari
Brighton are set to reject a £20m offer from Nottingham Forest for midfielder Yasin Ayari. Relegation-threatened Forest want to strengthen their squad before the transfer window closes on Monday and have bid for the Sweden international, but sources have told BBC Sport the offer will be turned down. Ayari signed …
Read More »PopSockets added a wallet to its folding kickstand grip
PopSockets has announced a new version of the Kick-Out Grip it launched last May with some added functionality. The Kick-Out PopWallet carries forward the same design as the original with a hinged pop-up grip that can be folded out to function as a stand for propping up a phone vertically …
Read More »Emergency loans offered to civil servants waiting on pensions
Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says the waits faced by retired civil servants are unacceptable. BBC News
Read More »FBI raids Georgia election office over 2020 voter fraud claims
President Trump has long claimed voter fraud led to his loss in the state – even though multiple investigations offered no proof. BBC News
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People at Accrington’s indoor car boot sale sell everything from records to second hand tools. BBC News
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