Europa League glory will not rescue Manchester United’s season, warns Amorim | Manchester United

Ruben Amorim has said even winning the Europa League will not save Manchester United’s season, the head coach stating that only “good decisions” can transform his side in the long term. United are at Athletic Bilbao for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg, conscious that claiming the competition will conclude a troubled campaign with silverware … Read more

Science for All: The physics of human handclaps

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, left, claps as cricketer Virat Kohli looks on. (Image used for representation only) | Photo Credit: Bikas Das (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) What’re the odds you clapped your hands … Read more

The science of AI and the AI of science

The fundamental idea behind artificial intelligence (AI) stems from the British mathematician Alan Turing, who in the 1950s defined the idea of intelligence in a machine. During World War II, when attempting to break encryption code the Nazis used to transmit secret messages, he wondered whether machines would be able to find patterns in large … Read more

Iñaki Williams: ‘It’s belonging. For the people and for us, Athletic is a religion’ | Athletic Bilbao

Iñaki Williams, the fastest footballer in town, is accelerating again. The more the images come, the quicker he goes, flying through faces, flashbacks and feelings, everything they did and can still do. “It’s madness,” he says, eyes sparkling, the words chasing each other out, emotion building. And then the Athletic Bilbao winger pauses and laughs. … Read more

‘A phenomenon’: Inzaghi hails Lamine Yamal after his star turn against Inter | Champions League

The Inter head coach, Simone Inzaghi, called Lamine Yamal a phenomenon that only comes along every 50 years after the teenager led Barcelona’s comeback against his team at Montjuïc. Inter led the Champions League semi-final first leg 2-0 after only 21 minutes but, on his 100th professional appearance for the club, the 17-year-old scored an … Read more

‘Never satisfied’: Bompastor turns sights to Chelsea treble after sealing WSL glory | Chelsea Women

Chelsea’s manager, Sonia Bompastor, immediately turned her attention towards the prospect of completing a domestic treble as her side celebrated winning a sixth consecutive Women’s Super League title. The Frenchwoman’s team, who had already won the League Cup in March, clinched the title in her first season in English football with Wednesday’s 1-0 victory at … Read more

Enzo Maresca admits to fears over state of Djurgården’s artificial pitch | Chelsea

Enzo Maresca has admitted to fears that the artificial pitch at the 3Arena could potentially cause injuries when Chelsea face Djurgården in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final. Negotiating a surface that has attracted plenty of criticism in recent weeks will be a key challenge for Maresca’s team when they face their Swedish … Read more