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As a man who has negotiated with Roman Abramovich and Daniel Levy, Jonathan Goldstein is no novice when it comes to investing in sport, but even he professes to have been stunned and thrilled when participating in last month’s Hundred auction. The Chelsea director “maintained discipline” as a rival Silicon Valley consortium featuring the chief … Read more
Working dogs take a day to adjust to the change in routine caused by Daylight Savings Time (DST), whereas pet dogs and their owners seem to be unaffected. To investigate how DST impacts domestic dogs, researchers used motion-sensitive watches to monitor the activity patterns of 25 working sled dogs, 29 pet dogs, and their human … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here’s the table as it stands. Palace’s win means Brentford are down to 12th – but if they win today, they’ll only be six points behind City in fourth. Share Premier League 3pm results Brighton 2-1 FulhamCrystal Palace 1-0 IpswichLiverpool 3-1 … Read more
In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers compared the feathers and bodies of different species of flightless birds and their closest relatives who can still fly. They were able to determine which features change first when birds evolve to be flightless, versus which traits take more time for evolution to alter. All of the … Read more
Ireland’s grand slam chase ended in a hole in the road here and their championship aspirations took a bruising as well, left relying on things to go their way in next weekend’s final round. The hope that Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray and Cian Healy could sign off their last game on Lansdowne Road with a … Read more
Bobby Thomas scored a last-gasp winner to give Coventry a thrilling 3-2 win against Stoke at the CBS Arena. Victor Torp had scored a first-half double to put the Sky Blues ahead before substitute Sam Gallagher netted two of his own to haul Stoke level. But Thomas sent the home fans into raptures in the … Read more
The Environment Ministry study could locate only three Indus river dolphins. FIle Earlier this week, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released the findings of a population study of dolphins found in Indian rivers, putting their numbers at 6,327. These playful creatures with their torpedo-like bodies generate excitement whenever they are spotted. People … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble The saying goes that if you’re not going to be here for a long time then you might as well be here for a good time. The coaches today are at opposite plots of the long time/good time axis. Matt … Read more
The 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign was launched on December 7, 2024 across 455 intervention districts in 33 States and Union Territories to screen and test for TB among people belonging to the vulnerable or high-risk group — diabetics, smokers, alcoholics, people living with HIV, those with TB in the past, geriatric population, house-hold contacts of TB patients. Besides screening people … Read more
Can we just hear it for Nottingham Forest please? Sure, Manchester City continued their plummet from Premier League champions to scrambling to qualify for the Champions League, but the achievements of Nuno Espiríto Santo’s team deserve full recognition. Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the winning goal seven minutes from time to enhance Forest’s hold on third place, … Read more