Dutch rider completed the set of Grand Tours by winning the Giro and is set on claiming a second title in France French pulses were set racing by Pauline-Ferrand Prévot’s win in the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, but the pragmatic choice of favourite for this year’s race, which begins...
Franco Baresi, iconic former Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66
Italian icon had undergone surgery on pulmonary nodule ‘The entire history of Milan is in tears,’ Serie A club says The former Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the...
Charley Hull refuses to apologise after £100,000 scratchcard prank on caddie
Hull: ‘I think people need to lighten up’ Thitikul leads on -7; double major winner Ryu on -5 Charley Hull has delivered an emphatic, unapologetic response towards those who criticised a prank on the eve of the Women’s Open. Hull used pre-tournament media duties to reveal she bought fake scratchcards...
Australia’s golden sprinters speak out on cycling defector: ‘Good riddance’
Views on Matt Richardson aired after gold in team sprint One of three Australian cycling golds won on day seven Leigh Hoffman has bid Matt Richardson good riddance after Australia’s gold medal in the team sprint on day one of the Commonwealth Games track cycling program. Teammate Ryan Elliott also...
Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study
German study surveyed adults who engage in gaming, pornography and online shopping Spending excessive time online is associated with higher stress levels, worse mood, and greater neglect of other activities, according to analysis. The new study by academics at the University of Duisburg-Essen published in the journal PLOS One, surveyed...
Repeated use of saunas could help people cope better in heatwaves, scientists say
Growing number of studies assessing whether heat training can help people prepare for scorching temperatures Even as summer temperatures soar, the sauna trend is booming, with some venues touting them as a way to beat the heat. But while experts have urged caution about sweating it out in hot weather,...
Fifa to push ahead with consultation plan despite backlash and insists ‘nobody is selling football’
Body responds after Uefa’s World Cup boycott threat Claims ‘process disrupted by incorrect media reports’ Fifa has responded to the threat of a boycott from European nations with a statement saying that “nobody is selling football”, while blaming the media for disrupting its consultation process over controversial plans to sell...
iPhone and Mac sales surge push Apple’s quarterly revenue to $109 billion
iPhone sales drove the largest gains, bringing in $54.3 billion in revenue during the third quarter of fiscal 2026, up 22% YoY. Services, wearables, iPads, and especially Macs also contributed, pushing overall revenue to $109 billion, up 16% YoY. Read Entire Article
Meta is bragging about how its AI keeps people on Instagram, while facing lawsuits over addiction
During its Q2 2026 earnings call, Meta said its latest Reels ranking update, the largest one to date, drove a 15-basis-point increase in Instagram sessions. The number of "reshares" has also increased significantly, suggesting the app is doing a better job of surfacing content users actually want to see. Read...
Seagate aims to launch 50TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
According to Seagate CFO Gianluca Romano, the US company is on track to achieve a storage density of more than 5TB per platter. In layman's terms, Seagate should soon be able to sell individual HDDs containing ten 5TB+ platters, resulting in more than 50TB of storage capacity on a single......