Chris Vallance Senior Technology Reporter Getty Images Demand for so-called “fast tech” – cheap electronic items often quickly binned or abandoned in drawers – is growing, a not-for-profit that works to reduce electronic waste has warned. Material Focus singled out heatwave-fuelled demand for battery powered mini-fans as an example of the problem, suggesting over seven...
Another phrase you might hear to describe a bowler is “beyond the perpendicular”. Again, using the clock face, a bowler with an over-the-top action would, from behind, have it pointing to the number 12, directly above their head. A bowler with a round arm would be at one or two. If a bowler goes beyond...
Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram praised the “effort” that went into his newly unveiled statue, despite it being mocked on social media. The statue is situated outside the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad and depicts Akram in Pakistan’s 1999 World Cup kit, where they were runners-up. It captures Akram in his slingy bowling action but...
There was also a redemption element of sorts to Rabada’s efforts with the ball. The 30-year-old fast bowler had come into the match with something of a cloud hanging over him having recently served a short ban for recreational drug use. “It wasn’t my best moment, as I have alluded to,” Rabada said, in a...
Three new benches in Exeter city centre – made from a tree that had to be felled – are fast becoming a popular spot to stop and while away the hours. The benches in Dix’s Field, outside the Civic Centre, were shaped from timber from the tall Wellingtonia tree that had to be cut down...
Huge undulating, sloped greens are lightning fast. Another legend, Sam Snead, joked: “I put a dime down to mark my ball and the dime slipped away.” It was seeing a Sarazen putt run off an Oakmont green at the 1935 championship that inspired Edward Stimpson to invent the measuring device known as a “Stimpmeter” to...
Location : The junction of the M5 J12 and the A38 . Reason : Roadworks are planned. Status : Pending. Schedule : From 20:00 on 20 May 2025 to 06:00 on 21 May 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed. Read full article at source...
Location : The junction of the M5 J12 and the A38 . Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Read full article at source...
“Diversity is our strength” has always been a stupid assertion. It is a slogan, a bumper sticker, and as sincerely meant by its proponents as the “COEXIST” bumper sticker slapped on the car of a pro-Hamas protester. Generally, when you encounter somebody who uses that phrase like a weapon to push back on your values...
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC BBC When Donald Trump made a historic return to power earlier this year, it was with the help of voters who represented a diverse coalition of backgrounds – truck drivers, veterans, business owners and more. They represented a wide range of perspectives that helped explain Trump’s enduring appeal. But...
Lancashire have signed Hampshire and England fast bowler John Turner on a 14-day loan deal. The 24-year-old will go straight into the squad for the County Championship match at Northamptonshire on Friday. He made his England One-Day international debut in the tour of West Indies in November. Turner will provide cover with veteran James Anderson...
Derbyshire fast bowler Harry Moore has been ruled out for at least eight weeks with a back injury. The 17-year-old suffered the injury in a pre-season friendly math against the South Asian Cricket Academy in late March. Moore, a product of the club’s academy who became Derbyshire’s youngest debutant when he played against Worcestershire in...
Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker says he makes “no apologies” for being ambitious as he prepares to kick-start his county career. The 22-year-old joined at the end of last season from Somerset and featured for his new club over the winter in the Guyana Global Super League. Baker has only played one first-class game to...
Durham have re-signed New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner on a red-ball deal for the second half of the county cricket season. The 39-year-old played one Championship game and three One -Day Cup matches for Durham last season before his time was cut short by injury. Wagner, who retired from international cricket in February 2024...
Yorkshire have signed New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears for the County Championship season. The 27-year-old, who has made one Test appearance for the Black Caps, will join up with the team from the second game of the year. “I can’t wait to get over to Headingley and start playing with the guys. Some of...
