Leicester breached PSR rules for period ending 2023-24 Club outside the relegation zone on goal difference Leicester have been deducted six points after being found in breach of the Premier League’s financial rules. The punishment, determined by an independent disciplinary commission, leaves them outside the Championship relegation zone only on...
Sports quiz of the week: Winter Olympics, Six Nations and Super Bowl
Have you been following the big stories in football, tennis, NFL, rugby, cricket, winter sports, snooker and boxing? Continue reading...
Abdusattorov triumphs at Wijk aan Zee as Uzbek pair sweep ‘chess Wimbledon’
The duo from Tashkent took first and second prizes at the traditional Netherlands New Year tournament, while the favourites from India ended up near the bottom Nodirbek Abdusattorov added to his growing reputation as one of the world’s top players last weekend when the Uzbek grandmaster, 21, triumphed in the...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Arsenal need energy from home crowd, Florian Wirtz has found his groove and Liam Rosenior deserves respect Daniel Farke is understood to have wanted a new goalkeeper during the January transfer window but the Leeds board failed to oblige. Might that decision ultimately cost the club their Premier League status?...
Bielle-Biarrey stars as France outplay Ireland to lay down a Six Nations marker
France 36-14 Ireland Bielle-Biarrey scores twice in dazzling display The Six Nations is under way and already a couple of things are Âcrystal clear. It is going to take a seriously good team to beat France in Paris in this year’s championship and Âwatching them attack will be an Âabsolute...
Winter Olympics briefing: one final global showcase for Milan’s storied San Siro
What to look out for as the action continues and the historic home of Milan and Inter hosts Friday’s opening ceremony As the Olympic torch reached Milan on Thursday, anticipation rippled through the city in waves, both jubilant and uneasy. Pride at hosting the Winter Olympics sits alongside quieter anxieties...
‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find
Brain activity suggests newborns can detect and predict patterns relating to rhythm, study says Newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in pieces of music, researchers have discovered, offering insights into a fundamental human trait. Babies in the womb begin to respond to music by about eight or nine months, as shown...
Bonobos can play make-believe much like children, study suggests
An ape was able to identify the location of imaginary objects in pretend scenarios, researchers find Whether it’s playing at being doctors or hosting a toy’s tea party, children are adept at engaging in make-believe – now researchers say bonobos can do it too. While there have been anecdotal reports...
Lelia Duley obituary
My wife, Lelia Duley, who has died aged 67, was an obstetric epidemiologist who studied health outcomes related to pregnancy, childbirth and its aftermath. Working alongside frontline clinicians, she designed large-scale trials to test commonly used, but under-evaluated, treatments for pregnant women. Continue reading...
Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests
Two-decade study indicates a diet rich in foods such as olive oil, nuts and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke A Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of every type of stroke, in some cases by as much as 25%, a large study conducted over two decades...