Nicholas Haysom has died at 73
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 14-18-19-21-69, Powerball: 1
The Great Lakes are ideal for wind energy. So where is it?
There are no wind turbines on the Great Lakes — and it isn’t for lack of wind. This titanic network of interconnected freshwater lakes with a surface area larger than New England, New York, and New Jersey combined is theoretically ideal for wind farms. Winds sweeping across the lakes are...
The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos
“I don’t like to see anyone upset,” said Nick Farris of Provident Real Estate Advisors. He was sitting in the front of a crowd of roughly 150 inside Valley View High School’s auditorium in Archbald, a town of about 7,500, huddled between two mountain ranges in Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna Valley. Farris...
‘The only thing left for me was death’: meet the meth-addict long jumper who has been to hell and back
Three years ago Luvo Manyonga knew he must change his life or die. In Poland this week, the former world champion makes an extraordinary return to athletics’ top table Sprawled prone in the dirt, the cold metal of a baseball bat cracking against his skull, spine and down to the...
Chess: Scotland’s Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, 15, routs the English in British Rapidplay
The teenager defeated the tournament favourite, Gawain Maroroa Jones, in the final round to secure victory by half a point Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, a 15-year-old from George Heriot’s school, Edinburgh, came through with a stunning burst to capture the annual British Rapidplay championship in Peterborough with a score of 9.5/11,...
Carrick admits to anger in management after Manchester United’s Newcastle defeat
Manchester United head coach admits to ‘aggressive’ feelings Holland defender De Ligt could miss remainder of the season Michael Carrick has admitted to getting angry with his Manchester United players and said that was the emotion after the late defeat at Newcastle. United lost 2-1 at St James’ Park this...
Liam Marshall double edges Super League leaders Wigan past York Knights
Wigan 23-22 York Wigan recover from 14-0 down to stay unbeaten These were the nights that critics of Super League’s decision to expand to 14 teams feared but as the new season settles into a rhythm, they are fast becoming some of the most enjoyable. Yes, the result was what...
Meg Jones to captain England at Women’s Six Nations with Zoe Stratford pregnant
Jones was vice-captain in Red Roses’ World Cup triumph Centre to lead team in Six Nations opener against Ireland Meg Jones has been chosen to lead England’s world champions in 2026 after the regular Red Roses captain, Zoe Stratford, announced her pregnancy on Wednesday. Jones, who was vice-captain when England...
Keely Hodgkinson leads British medal hopes at world indoor championships
Josh Kerr and Georgia Hunter Bell are also among the medal contenders making up a strong British team in Poland Due to a fault in their plane’s GPS, the British team for the world indoor championships arrived at their hotel in Torun late on Wednesday night. Perhaps they should have...