Dodgers win in 18, tying longest World Series game Ohtani reaches base postseason-record nine times LA lead 2-1 in series ahead of Tuesday’s Game 4 Freddie Freeman hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 18th inning to give the Dodgers a 6–5 victory over the Toronto Blue...
Boxing Day could be left with just one Premier League match
TV deals and squeezed calendar cause conundrum Boxing Day lands on Friday, which has one broadcast slot The traditional Boxing Day feast of top-flight football may end up looking like leftovers this winter, with a squeezed calendar meaning there may be only one Premier League fixture. Boxing Day lands on...
‘Divisive’ Rodgers leaves Celtic and is replaced by O’Neill as interim manager
Desmond calls Rodgers ‘misleading and self-serving’ Manager resigns with club eight points behind Hearts The scale of recent disharmony inside Celtic has come to light with the resignation of Brendan Rodgers. By way of immediate response the club’s main – and typically publicity-shy – shareholder, Dermot Desmond, has remarkably unleashed...
Jannik Sinner calls out grand slams for delaying welfare and prize money talks
No good reason for inaction by grand slams, Sinner says Players want contributions towards welfare benefits Jannik Sinner has criticised the grand slam tournaments for failing to engage with repeated requests from the world’s top stars to discuss prize money and welfare benefits for lower-ranked players. The Guardian has learned...
Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think
Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent. Sociable baboons yawn, but so do semi-solitary orangutans. Parakeets, penguins...
Starwatch: can you spot Lacerta the lizard crawling across the night sky?
Catching this distinctive but faint zigzag constellation will require a dark sky, well away from street lights Time to track down a faint gem of the northern skies. Nestled between the bright constellations of Cygnus, the swan, and the mythical mother-daughter pair of Cassiopeia and Andromeda, Lacerta, the lizard, is...
Ultra-HD televisions not noticeably better for typical viewer, scientists say
Research shows 4K or 8K screens offer no distinguishable benefit over similarly sized 2K screen in average living room Many modern living rooms are now dominated by a huge television, but researchers say there might be little point in plumping for an ultra-high-definition model. Scientists at the University of Cambridge...
Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds
Researchers suggest ‘sex-specific strategies’ after analysis of cardiovascular health improvements Men may need to exercise twice as much as women to achieve the same reduction in coronary heart disease risk, according to researchers, who say healthy living guidelines should take account of the sex differences. Scientists analysed physical activity records...
Next-gen Xbox to feature full Windows, backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer
According to the rumor mill, the next Xbox console will have access to all Windows software and support all games currently available on Xbox Series consoles. The information matches earlier rumors regarding Microsoft's radical shift in strategy. Read Entire Article