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Women’s One-Day Cup: Lancashire win to maintain home semi-final hopes
Lancashire beat the rain and Warwickshire to win by five wickets to maintain their hopes of booking a home semi-final in the women’s One-Day Cup. After the visitors had scored 283-7 from their 50 overs at Sale, Lancashire were set a revised 172 from 22 overs via the DLS Method. They reached that target with […]
Macron protégé Lecornu named to handle budget crisis – something old or something new?
First day on the job for a new French prime minister, and the long-announced date for a Yellow Vests-style day of protest against austerity. Sébastien Lecornu taking the handover from predecessor François Bayrou who also passed on the bigger political hot potato, that of a budget that still needs passing, Bayrou undone by an opposition-led […]
Black Premier League managers: ‘Football risks losing generation of black managers’
“We know that diverse talent exists, and clubs must be transparent and fair with their recruitment practices. “We cannot lose another generation because of a lack of coordinated action.” Kick It Out’s Football United, external strategy, set-up earlier this month, aims to tackle a lack of representation in leadership positions at football clubs as they […]
South Korean woman clears her name 6 decades after conviction for biting off sexual attacker’s tongue
Seoul — A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she was inspired by the country’s #MeToo movement to challenge the ruling. Choi Mal-ja was 19 in 1964 when she was attacked by a 21-year-old man in the southern town of Gimhae. He pinned […]
England’s tactics analysed: How good is Thomas Tuchel’s side?
England are playing more directly whilst empowering their exciting wingers to showcase their quality, but Tuchel isn’t forgetting to use pragmatic solutions, notably in the form of long throws. After a recent press conference, he stated “the long throw-in is back”. This is a fair conclusion considering the opening weekend of Premier League football saw […]
Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring
“Indispensable” monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended in June, agency chief Rafael Grossi said, when Israel and US-backed airstrikes targeted Iran’s nuclear power installations. At the time, the Iranian authorities confirmed that the Natanz enrichment site had been “impacted” without affecting existing radiation levels, the top IAEA diplomat said. Practical step forward […]
Explained: What are the ‘Enhanced Games’ – and is mainstream sport under threat? | Swimming News
Great Britain’s Ben Proud has announced he has retired from ‘traditional swimming’ to compete in the Enhanced Games On Wednesday, Team GB Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud announced his retirement from ‘traditional swimming’ in order to compete at the controversial Enhanced Games next May. But what are they? What are their restrictions? How have anti-doping […]
Continuity Macronism: Will loyalist Lecornu face entrenched opposition as political divide hardens?
France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a “profound break” with the past on Wednesday as he faced the thorny task of trying to build a government with enough parliamentary support to avoid an early demise. Lecornu’s first day on the job coincided with street protests across France in a show of grassroots opposition to […]
Inflammation during pregnancy may prime offspring for anxiety
The dense bands of neurons pictured are the two blades of the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in the brain. Most nuclei are stained teal, but the dentate cells that have nuclei stained pink were activated when the mouse entered a threatening environment. Overactivity in this region is linked to avoidance behaviors and heightened anxiety. […]
County Championship: Middlesex v Derbyshire – Jewell passes 1,000 runs
Caleb Jewell reached 1,000 County Championship runs for the season on a rain-ravaged third day of Derbyshire’s clash with hosts Middlesex at Lord’s. Only 10 overs were possible, but it proved sufficient time for the Tasmanian left-hander to reach the landmark with a glance to the fine leg fence. The 28-year-old, who reached the milestone […]