Murashkovskyi benefits from artificial intelligence support ‘I used it as a psychologist, coach and sometimes as a doctor’ Team Ukraine have hit the ground running at the Winter Paralympics, standing second in the medal table after three days of competition. Their resolve and determination has been inspirational to many, but...
Iran women’s football team heads to airport as clock ticks on Australia’s offer of asylum
Protesters try to block bus carrying players at hotel Advocates working to inform players of their rights The Iranian women’s football team left their hotel and arrived at Gold Coast airport on Tuesday afternoon, appearing to have just hours left to take up Australia’s offer of asylum before they depart...
‘We believe in the plan’: England vow to double down on kick-heavy style against France
Ben Spencer defends tactic despite three straight losses Minimal changes expected for final Six Nations game England have vowed to double down on their kick-heavy gameplan against France on Saturday despite their drastic decline in recent weeks. It is a move that risks further provoking the anger of their supporters....
NBA’s bizarre ‘tanking’ problem has spewed theories but no solutions | Sean Ingle
Logical situation of losing to get a better pick has led to big fines but June’s superstar draft created a ‘perfect storm’ Imagine you are the director of football at a crisis-stricken Premier League club in a world where relegation doesn’t exist and the planet’s best teenagers become available for...
Relegated and then European champions? Have I got Spurs for you | Jon Harvey
It’s been a troubling season at Tottenham and while there is a slim chance it will end in glory, ignominy is looking more likely How do you solve a problem such as Tottenham Hotspur? They’re the ninth-richest club in the world, who pride themselves on a thrilling style of play...
Cheltenham festival day one: The New Lion can roar in Champion Hurdle
Lossiemouth’s presence means the selection is an attractive bet to follow up last year’s novice win at this meeting The sporting decision to send Lossiemouth, the Mares’ Hurdle winner for the last two seasons, in against all-comers in Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle adds considerably to the depth of the competition, but...
Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating?
To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisis For four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. The scene, not unlike...
Starwatch: patience is needed to observe Cancer’s beehive cluster
Constellation of Cancer is not easy to locate but reward is the star cluster M44 at its centre The constellation of Cancer, the crab, is now high in the southern sky during the late evening. While not the easiest constellation to locate because it does not contain any truly bright...
A new start after 60: I’d had several careers but no degree – then I became a palaeontologist at 62
In search of a new adventure, Craig Munns went back to school. Now, at 65, he spends his days examining long-vanished life forms Craig Munns has a large model of a T rex on his desk. He got it with a magazine subscription two decades ago. One day, a few...
How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis
As the US space agency misses its launch window for the second month, smaller firms continue work on their parts It was shaping up into another ordinary day at the Colorado headquarters of the small space startup Lunar Outpost last Friday when chief executive Justin Cyrus learned of a surprise...