When a prankster meets a puncher it’s not about sport but an elaborate viral hoax that keeps us wanting more “If it’s all straight up and proper, you would worry that he takes this kid’s head off,” reckons Barry McGuigan. “Could get his jaw broke, his head smashed in, side...
The Spin | Stokes’ England have reminded us all that cricket is meant to be fun
Bazball has been infuriating at times but never forget how bad England were before the Brendon McCullum era Nobody talks about the last ball of the Ashes. It’s the first that’s famous. That wide that flies to slip, that cover drive for four, that wicket, bowled him! Last balls? I...
Steve Smith fires up over sandpaper sledge as Australia confirm team for Ashes opener
Captain hits out at comments made by Monty Panesar Weatherald gets nod to open in series opener in Perth Australia captain Steve Smith has confirmed his team for Friday’s opening Ashes Test – but the announcement was overshadowed by an extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar after the former England...
Lewis Hamilton defends work ethic after Ferrari chief’s ‘talk less’ rebuke
Team president Elkann had revealed his frustrations ‘I think about it when I’m sleeping,’ says British driver Lewis Hamilton has insisted he does not believe he can work any harder to help improve Ferrari’s performance he said in reaction to a rebuke from the Ferrari president John Elkann, who had...
Wimbledon’s expansion plans heading for court of appeal after judge’s ruling
Plans for 39 grass courts were given approval in 2024 Pressure has led to judicial review of that decision Wimbledon’s battle to build 39 new grass courts on a nearby golf course has taken a fresh twist after local residents were granted permission to take a judicial review case to...
Pinprick blood test could detect disease 10 years before symptoms appear, study finds
Molecular profiles will give detailed snapshot of person’s physiology and predict diseases from diabetes to cancer and dementia The world’s largest study into key substances in the bloodstream has paved the way for a swathe of pinprick tests that can detect early signs of disease more than a decade before...
Welcome to the Ashes, the classic cricket rivalry that never really starts or stops
Some say the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now pre-eminent, but there is nothing more intense than Australia v England If it feels like the buildup to this Ashes series has lasted 842 days that is because it pretty much has. Test cricket’s oldest rivalry resumes on Friday inside Perth’s 60,000-seat thunderdome...
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health, according to the world’s largest review. UPF is also rapidly...
Plantwatch: The plant that shoots toxic liquid – and the insects trying to beat it
The bursera plant’s leaves can squirt chemicals 1.5 metres, but over millions of years, some beetles have learned to disarm it Insects get a nasty surprise if they try biting into the leaves of bursera shrubs and trees: they use a sort of squirt gun to shoot a high-pressure stream...
Nasa releases close-up pictures of comet flying by from another star system
The interstellar visitor, known as 3I/Atlas, will be seen just in this instance, never to come back again Nasa released close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the...