On-loan Heart of Midlothian striker James Wilson was promoted to Tottenham’s bench after Igor Tudor noted the 18-year-old’s touch and movement with their under-21 side as the new head coach looked for reinforcements against Arsenal with nine first-team players missing. (Edinburgh Evening News), external Motherwell midfielder Callum Slattery is attracting …
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Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. English majors and theater buffs, the blue category of today’s NYT Connections puzzle is calling you. Read …
Read More »Hearing loss contributes to cognitive decline after childhood cancer treatment
[ A study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for the brain tumor ependymoma to understand the impact of treatment better. They found that radiation was a significant contributor to hearing loss, a risk directly linked to cognitive health. Children who …
Read More »Probe under way as illness kills 72 tigers in tourist park
“By the time we realised they were sick, it was already too late,” Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, director of the national livestock department, told local media – noting that it was harder to detect sickness in tigers compared to animals like cats or dogs. BBC News
Read More »Six Nations 2026: Wales take hope from Scotland loss but issues remain
Few Wales defeats will have been met with quite as much optimism as the one against Scotland on Saturday. Granted, Welsh rugby will cling to the tiniest sliver of hope right now. This was a 24th loss from 26 Tests and a 14th successive Six Nations defeat. But after a …
Read More »Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Gyokeres, Jimenez, Eze, Van Dijk, Gomez, Fleming, Hall
Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City): The player of the weekend for me, and the player of the month by a country mile. Since O’Reilly has moved into that midfield, Rodri has looked better, Manchester City have looked better, he has looked amazing and the job he has done for the past …
Read More »Oxytocin-sensitive brain circuit may keep social bonds active under stress
[ OT neurons from both PVN and SON project to the infralimbic cortex. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-68347-x The neuropeptide oxytocin is a special messenger substance that nerve cells use to communicate with each other. It is acting as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone and is best known …
Read More »Boxing greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather agree rematch
Boxing greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have agreed a professional rematch in September. Pacquiao, 47, and Mayweather, 48, will fight at Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday, 19 September, with the bout live on Netflix. Former world champion Mayweather announced he would come out of retirement for a fourth …
Read More »T20 World Cup: Pakistan spinners stand between England and a semi-final
An lbw dismissal to Dunith Wellalage means England’s captain Harry Brook has been removed by spinners four times in a row at this World Cup. Overall he now averages 19.1 against spin in T20 internationals, compared to 46.2 against the quicks. Jacob Bethell, who played a horrible slog to fall …
Read More »Historic building fire avoidable tragedy, says heritage group
Police are investigating the fire at Crevenagh House which they believe may have been started deliberately. BBC News
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Less than a month after making their debut, Apple’s second-gen AirTags are already receiving their first discount. Right now, Costco members can buy five location trackers for $99.99 ($29 off) either online or in-store, bringing the price of each tracker down to about $20 a pop. If you don’t already …
Read More »Expert birders show more compact attention brain areas, study finds
[ Shown are cortical brain regions with lower mean diffusivity (MD) in experts versus novices, with lower MD meaning more compact brain structure. The color bar indicates t values. Credit: Wing et al., 2026 Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity …
Read More »Team GB's Winter Olympians land back in the UK
Team GB’s athletes have arrived home from the Winter Olympics after their most successful Games ever. They won five medals, including three golds, to finish 15th in the medal table. BBC News
Read More »Rugby Union Weekly – Six Nations: France outclass Ireland in Paris
Available for over a year France made the perfect start to the defence of their Six Nations title as they toppled Ireland in Paris. Chris is joined by Irish Grand Slam winner Donncha O’Callaghan and Ashy to reflect on a statement victory on the opening night of the tournament and …
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Arizona police say they believe Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie, “is still out there”, after she disappeared from her home this weekend. Police say they have yet to identify a suspect in her disappearance. At a media briefing on Thursday, Pima County Sheriff Chris …
Read More »'Nightlife culture isn't dying but it is evolving'
Young people still want to go out, but soaring costs are forcing clubs to rethink about how they operate. BBC News
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Finn: Kuldeep Yadav. He could clean up in the group stage, looking at India’s opponents, and wrist spin is always a potent wicket threat as the tournament wears on. Mills: It is hard to look past Jasprit Bumrah, an outstanding bowler across all formats but particularly within T20 and he’ll …
Read More »Six Nations 2026: Can England’s evolving attack bring them title?
Rewind to three years ago and England were effectively the worst attacking side in the top tier of Test rugby. Steve Borthwick had been appointed as head coach with just nine months to prepare for a Rugby World Cup and opted for a failsafe approach: kick high, long and often, …
Read More »Six Nations 2026: Louis Rees-Zammit and the question we’re all asking
At Rees-Zammit’s first press conference after coming home, the room buzzed. Clips of him speaking and training flew across social media. One short video hit a million views across our Instagram and TikTok accounts. That matters . Because Welsh rugby has always understood heroes – but it has not always …
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