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The story so far: At around 3 am IST on March 19, a capsule bearing the astronauts Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Aleksandr Gorbunov, and Nick Hague splashed down off the coast of Florida, US. The four were returning from the International Space Station back to the earth; of them, Ms. Williams and Mr. Wilmore were … Read more
The roof of the proposed new Manchester United stadium has three points, which is more than can often be said for the team who will play underneath it. According to Nigel Dancey of the architectural firm Foster + Partners, the three giant masts will “create a distinctive presence on the skyline”, presumably in the same way that … Read more
Last month, Microsoft announced a new quantum computing chip called Majorana 1 that it expected would “realise quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades”. Independent scientists soon raised doubts about this claim — grandiose as it is — but also acknowledged Microsoft had taken on a great challenge to build … Read more
Myles Lewis-Skelly says he is determined to continue repaying the faith Arsenal have placed in him after receiving a first England call-up which left him “shouting around my house” in delight. The 18-year-old left-back was included in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad on Friday for the upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Albania and Latvia. … Read more
The Preston forward Milutin Osmajic has been charged by the Football Association after an allegation of racist abuse. The incident took place during Preston’s Championship match against Burnley on 15 February, where Osmajic was alleged to have made a racist comment towards the Clarets midfielder Hannibal Mejbri. On Monday, the FA confirmed that Osmajic had … Read more
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Dougie Freedman has left his role as sporting director, with the former Scotland forward expected to join a club that has just been promoted from Saudi Arabia’s third tier. In a surprise turn of events, Palace announced on Monday evening that Freedman would be leaving with immediate effect “to take … Read more
Kieran Trippier has stressed that Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win will not distract the team from their overriding ambition this season of achieving Champions League qualification. Trippier is a key member of Newcastle’s dressing-room leadership group as vice-captain and his message to teammates will be unequivocal. “Myself and the rest of the leadership group will keep … Read more
The S. Ramakrishnan Centre of Excellence in Fluid and Thermal Science Research is housed at IIT-M’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ A state-of-the-art research facility for fluid and thermal science was commissioned at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) here on Monday. The S. Ramakrishnan Centre of Excellence in Fluid and Thermal … Read more
On-course drama Solid A, if only for the most extraordinary running of Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle in living memory. The odds-on Constitution Hill’s departure at the fifth drew the biggest gasp of the week from the stands, while State Man’s fall at the last with a second successive title within sight prompted the biggest groan. The … Read more
After a three-month wait for restless fans since the conclusion of the group stages, Europe’s top clubs finally return to continental action this week as the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals get under way. The main question on everybody’s mind between now and the final in Lisbon on 24 May is: can anybody stop Barcelona? The … Read more