Dawson, meanwhile, admits he does not try to do anything “flash”. While Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have their high release points and Rehan Ahmed his googly, Dawson is a throwback – the old-school magician who can still deceive you with two hands and a pack of cards, without the need for saws, fire and...
And this is why there was a strong case for Postecoglou keeping his job, with even the confirmation of his dismissal acknowledging he had established “a great platform to build upon”. Of course Postecoglou had flaws, such as his stubborn refusal to change his high-line, high-risk strategy, even when it was being exposed in his...
He has a technically solid defence and drives through the covers with ease. But he can also pick the ball off a length and deposit it over mid-wicket as he did on Tuesday. “He’s not a slogger, is he? He’s playing proper shots,” was how Brook put it succinctly. England also know the importance of...
Getty Images Miriam Margoyles, Jenny Eclair and Bill Bailey are among the performers appearing in more than 3,000 shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including 3,352 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, music, dance, children’s shows, magic and cabaret will all be part of the...
Bad leadership? Dragging on all of the most important issues with voters? Impotent? If those applied to the Republican party in a nationwide survey at any time, the results would get screamed in the headlines, or at least in the lede of the report from the media outlet that commissioned the poll. Instead, CNN led...
An exercise programme for colon cancer patients can cut the risk of dying by a third, a major international trial shows. The researchers said it was “not a large amount” of exercise and any type of workout from swimming to salsa classes counted. The results could change the way colon cancer is treated around the...
Two bridges have collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. Footage from Reuters shows the aftermath after a road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks on to a moving passenger train late on Saturday, the regional governor said. Read full...
Whatever Stokes said or meant to say at Trent Bridge, he ultimately confirmed the battle for a place in the Test side is between Bethell and Ollie Pope. England have plenty of justification for sticking with Pope. He has just made a century, is Stokes’ vice-captain, has a good record at number three and has...
A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report. Peng Yujiang was testing new equipment over the Qilian mountains on Saturday, when a rare updraft or air current known as a “cloud suck” pulled him higher into the air. Mr Peng narrowly survived death –...
We’ve all heard the story at this point but yesterday a local news channel got video of the incident in response to an open records request they had filed a month ago. The video, released by Milwaukee County through an open records request, is part of the evidence in the case against Judge Dugan, who...
BBC Work is being done to repair the damage done to peatlands on Dartmoor New mapping data has shown 80% of England’s peatlands to be dry and damaged. The government said the findings, shown on an open source map, presented a worrying picture, with degraded peat emitting carbon into the atmosphere and contributing to global...
On Saturday at a sun-kissed Bournemouth, Watkins guided Morgan Rogers’ low cross into the bottom corner with a delicate, deft touch. It was his 16th Premier League goal of the season – no other Englishman has more. Longevity is key. Watkins has scored at least 10 league goals in all of his five seasons at...
May Day 2025 in the United States came amid the most aggressive assault on U.S. workers in a century. The federal agencies that provide some minimal protection against corporate power — the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and many more — are being systematically destroyed. On May 1, hundreds of...
Laura Bicker China Correspondent Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin make it look like they’re the best of friends. Xi took his place at the right-hand side of Putin, the position of a steadfast ally, as their troops marched together on Red Square as part of Moscow’s Victory Day parade....
Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch “significantly” more fish and shrimp, a new study shows. The research, by the University of Exeter and Fishtek Marine, showed pots fitted with lights caught up to 19 times more northern shrimp than unlit pots. Dr Robert Enever, from Fishtek Marine, said it was thought the light attracts...