Sale Sharks have renamed their home ground the CorpAcq Stadium ahead of the upcoming Gallagher Prem season. Altrincham-based business compounder CorpAcq was Sale’s shirt sponsor between 2019 and 2021 and has been a long-term supporter of the Sharks academy. Sale have shared a stadium with rugby league outfit Salford Red …
Read More »Harlequins: Jason Gilmore named senior coach to succeed Danny Wilson
Booth worked as director of rugby with London Irish before spells as first-team coach with Bath and assistant coach at Quins before joining Ospreys, who he guided to the URC play-offs in the 2023-24 season. Australian Gilmore, a former assistant and interim head coach at the Waratahs, joined Quins as …
Read More »Logitech’s Astro A20 X gaming headset can swap between audio sources
Logitech has announced the Astro A20 X wireless gaming headset, which has a feature that console players might appreciate having: it lets you swap between audio from two platforms, be it an Xbox, Switch, PC, or PS5. It launches October 8th for $179.99. The A20 X ships with a transmitter …
Read More »Harvie Hill: Hull FC sign Wigan Warriors prop on four-year deal
Hull FC have signed Wigan Warriors prop Harvie Hill on a four-year deal for next season. The 22-year-old came through the Warriors academy and has made 48 appearances for the club, scoring four tries. “I’m just really excited for the opportunity to join Hull FC in 2026,” he told the …
Read More »Search underway for man who crashed car into FBI’s Pittsburgh office gates in ‘act of terror’ | US News
A search is underway for a suspect who crashed a car into the gates of an FBI office in what the bureau has called “an act of terror”. An official said a man driving “at a high rate of speed” crashed his vehicle into the entrance of the building in …
Read More »The Wacom One, now one size bigger
Wacom has introduced a new 14-inch creative display tablet to its entry-level product line for students and hobbyists. The Wacom One 14 is a smidge larger than the One 12 and One 13 touch pen display tablets that Wacom launched in 2023, providing a bigger digital canvas for users to …
Read More »‘Significant’ IT issues at hospitals affecting services
“Significant” IT issues are affecting patient services across sites in the Southern Health Trust, including Craigavon and Daisy Hill hospitals. Ambulances are being diverted while work continues to resolve the problems, with priority being given to emergency and critically ill patients, the trust has said. Patients are being warned not …
Read More »St Helens: Club announce James Bell and Joe Batchelor will depart club
St Helens have confirmed second-rowers Joe Batchelor and James Bell will leave the club at the end of the season. Bell, 31, arrived from Leigh following spells in New Zealand and France. In a club statement, external, Saints wrote Bell was “exploring a new opportunity” as he leaves the club …
Read More »Suspected historic munitions found at Strand Road construction site
A suspicious object has been found at a construction site in Coleraine, County Londonderry, which is understood to be a suspected piece of historic munitions. Police are at the scene and Army Technical Officers (ATO) have been called to the Strand Road area of the town to examine the item …
Read More »Soda truck falls into sinkhole in Mexico City
A large truck carrying bottles of soda fell into a sinkhole in Mexico City. Authorities had cordoned off the site before the truck sank rear-first further into the sinkhole. Initial reports suggested that a collapsed drainage system has caused the sinkhole, according to the mayor of Iztapalapa – Mexico City’s …
Read More »New drone factory to open in Swindon in 2026 | UK News
A new drone factory will open in Swindon to help produce the uncrewed air systems the UK has sent to fight Russia in Ukraine, the government will announce today. The 254,000-square-foot facility will be operated by Tekever and is due to open in 2026, Defence Secretary John Healey will say …
Read More »Irish Premiership: Paul Heatley discharged from hospital after injury Bangor game
Carrick forward Paul Heatley has been discharged from hospital after being injured in his side’s game against Bangor on Saturday. The 38-year-old collided with the wall surrounding the pitch at Taylors Avenue eight minutes into the second half. He received treatment at the side of the pitch and was taken …
Read More »Zulu king challenges critic to stick fight in South Africa
The king of South Africa’s large Zulu community has challenged one of his critics to a stick fight, saying he had been insulted, along with the entire Zulu nation. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini issued the challenge to Prof Musa Xulu in front of thousands of people who had gathered at his …
Read More »the items found during the Drypool dig in Hull
A number of artefacts dating back 700 years are on display at a museum in Hull. The objects were discovered during a community dig on the former Clarence Mill site in the Drypool area of the city last year. The exhibition, called At the Heart Of Drypool – One Year …
Read More »Murder trial witness saw van ‘buried’ in Stagecoach bus
Police Scotland Bus driver Gordon Stirling, 23, died from his injuries A man has told a murder trial how he saw a van “buried” in a bus following a head-on crash. Gordon Stirling was critically injured after the Stagecoach single-decker he was driving was struck by a Ford Transit, driven …
Read More »Canelo vs Crawford: Terence Crawford on legacy, weight and pancakes
Terrence Crawford speaks to BBC Sport boxing reporter Kal Sajad before his fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas. READ MORE: Canelo v Crawford – a fight to define legacy Follow live text commenary of Canelo v Crawford fom 03:00 BST on Sunday, 14 September on BBC Sport website …
Read More »Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement
The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New York federal court on September 10th. In the lawsuit, the companies allege that Perplexity’s “answer …
Read More »Everton: Hayley Ladd and Meg Finnigan share confessions
Everton players including Meg Finnigan, Hayley Ladd and Maz Pacheco share their confessions including something we don’t know about them, what football rule they would like to change, and their most embarrassing moment since joining the Toffees. WATCH MORE: Arsenal’s Kelly, Russo and McCabe discuss football ‘icks’ Follow Everton v …
Read More »South African rapist Thabo Bester loses bid to block Netflix film
Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life – including how he allegedly faked his death and escaped from prison. His lawyers argued that Beauty and the Bester was defamatory, but the streaming giant defended its plan …
Read More »Lucas Akins: Jailed footballer named in Mansfield Town squad list
Jailed footballer Lucas Akins has been included in Mansfield Town’s squad list this season and will be free to restart his career when released. The 36-year-old began a 14-month prison sentence in April after pleading guilty to causing the death of a cyclist by careless or inconsiderate driving in March …
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