Final set to be most attended women’s match Peak of 3.1 million watched England’s semi-final on BBC Ticket sales for the Women’s Rugby World Cup are more than triple the previous tournament in New ÂZealand. England, the host side, will face ÂCanada in the final on Saturday at a long sold-out...
‘I’m starting to get jealous’: Shane Lowry on McIlroy, ambition and the Ryder Cup
Irishman does not fear the New York crowd and wants to avenge heavy defeat the last time the match was in the US Rory McIlroy nudged Shane Lowry at a recent European Ryder Cup team gathering as footage of the 2006 football World Cup final was shown. “‘We watched that...
Potts in contention for England’s Ashes squad as Woakes faces race to be fit
Chris Woakes a risk after dislocating shoulder Rehan Ahmed also in frame as second spinner Matthew Potts could be handed a spot in England’s main Ashes squad when Rob Key and the selectors finalise their plans for Australia. While the head coach, Brendon McCullum, has said to expect few surprises...
Is there hope on the horizon for patients with Alzheimer’s? – podcast
A trial is under way to find out if a £100 blood test could transform the way that the NHS diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of dementia and diagnosis is currently costly and time-consuming. To find out how this blood test could benefit patients, Ian Sample talks...
UK considers visa fee cuts for highly skilled as Trump hikes US charges
Starmer’s ‘global talent taskforce’ examines plans to make it easier for foreign academics and digital experts to relocate to UK Business live – latest updates Top US scientists could be enticed to the UK under proposals to fast-track visa applications and cut administration charges, challenging attempts by Donald Trump to...
‘Expected goals is a clueless development’: Martin O’Neill on the changing world of management
Northern Irishman on how he was sacked by Forest, the role of data in football and not getting the England job Over the past few weeks Martin O’Neill’s memories of a Friday afternoon in June 2019 have risen up with fresh clarity. This month Nuno EspÃrito Santo was sacked as the...
Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana ÂBonmatà land Ballon d’Or awards as England duo honoured
Bonmatà scoops top honour for third successive year Sarina Wiegman and Hannah Hampton win awards On a breathlessly glitzy night in Paris Ousmane Dembélé won the men’s Ballon d’Or, a moment of triumph that brought a fevered Théâtre du Châtelet to its feet and led to scenes of pyrotechnic celebration...
Fresh approaches needed to tackle political ‘age of rage’, US study suggests
Researchers show interventions to reduce hostility only have short-term impact and there is no ‘magical fix’ Efforts to reduce the hostility people feel towards rival political parties can result in small changes – but such effects largely evaporate within two weeks, researchers have found. The team behind the work, which...
Criminals are driving fake cell towers through cities to blast out scam texts
The trend is a turning point, according to Cathal Mc Daid, VP of technology at telecommunications and cybersecurity firm Enea. "This is essentially the first time that we have seen large-scale use of mobile radio-transmitting devices by criminal groups," Mc Daid told Wired. He noted that while the underlying technology......
Science has finally figured out why I play games with inverted camera controls
During the Covid lockdowns, researchers specializing in cognitive neuroscience at the Visual Perception and Attention Lab at Brunel University London stumbled into a fascinating phenomenon ideal for a quarantined study. Widespread public debates about controller inversion provided a timely opportunity to test participants remotely. The study included not only gamers......