Which is the competition that exists in a state of permanent crisis again? As the Premier League drifts to a conclusion that has felt inevitable for several months, the FA Cup has started spewing out classic after classic, storyline after storyline, games in which the emotions are raw and the jeopardy real. Maybe the polarities … Read more
In north London on Saturday night, people turned up for a soap opera and, of all things, a fight broke out. Chris Eubank Jr’s unanimous-decision victory over Conor Benn gradually developed into a contest so action-packed that it was tempting to completely overlook the tawdry buildup or the fact that it was only their famous … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Just when we thought we were getting telly that didn’t feature Romesh Ranganathan, here he is! He’ll be racing today, so too Kelly Brook. More news as I get it! Share Preamble Generally speaking, elite sport is something we watch. But … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Today’s main headlines Liverpool will be crowned Premier League champions (a 20th league title and second in the post-1992 era) with a point or more at home to Spurs Chelsea and Arsenal Women both face uphill tasks to overcome first leg … Read more
The urban heat island effect contributes to an increase in human heat exposure and subsequent death globally during hotter seasons. | Photo Credit: AP Cities having higher ambient temperatures than rural surroundings (known as the urban heat island effect) could offset some of the negative effects of increased heat-related mortality by reducing the number of … Read more
DBT has completed the proposal call without disclosing what phenotype data are available. | Photo Credit: istockphoto On January 9, 2025, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) called for proposals on ‘Translational research using genomeIndia data’ from scientists based in India. On February 20, eight days before the February 28 deadline for submitting proposals, DBT extended … Read more
A study found that preventable Caesarean sections or C-sections constitute between 3.1% and 8.4% of all deliveries in the southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. Among the 21,499 women studied, the percentage of preventable C-sections was 6.2%, and the percentage of C-sections was 44.3%. The percentage of preventable C-sections among … Read more
There’s no such thing as an easy grand slam and, in the very end, England’s turned out to be as hard-won as any of them. One point up with one minute to play after conceding a sixth try at the tail end of one of the great helter-skelter Test matches, their skipper, Zoe Aldcroft, had … Read more
Only three teams have collected fewer points than West Ham since Graham Potter took charge. Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have earned less than West Ham’s 13 points in 14 games. The thing those three clubs have in common: they have been relegated. In theory, West Ham’s trip to Brighton offered a chance for redemption as … Read more
If this proves to be a tale of two departing star strikers, Matheus Cunha eclipsed Jamie Vardy with as much comfort as Wolves have breezed past Leicester in this game and over the past five months. Manchester United target Cunha scored the first goal and made the others for Jørgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes … Read more