By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Basketball and bobsledding may not appear to have much in common, but they do in Alabama—for Bessemer’s Jace Johnson. Johnson made a smooth-as-ice transition from the hardwood floor to the frozen track, landing a spot on the U.S. World Cup Bobsled Team. Shifting from basketball to bobsledding was […]
England are preparing for their defense of the T20 Cricket World Cup without Ben Stokes. It's time for a new narrative in Jos Buttler's team.
Sciver-Brunt finally places an English name on the women’s gong, which has been won five times by Australians in the 10 years since its inception.
UTICA, N.Y. — Team Canada won the IIHF women’s world championship with a thrilling 6-5 overtime win against Team USA on Sunday night. Danielle Serdachny scored the game-winning goal less than six minutes into the first overtime period — on the power play — in a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against their cross-border rivals. Sunday night was the second-highest scoring gold medal game ever at the women’s worlds and the highest since the U.S. won 7-5 in 2015. GOLD FOR CANADA! DANIELLE...
THE world’s first artificial intelligence-generated beauty pageant is not receiving the alluring praise from techies that the event’s creators hoped for. AI creators will have an opport
Chicopee Mayor John Vieau hosted a Sri Lanka flag raising ceremony at City Hall to celebrate the country’s independence.
Two-time Vice-Champion of the World, European Champion Varazdat Lalayan clinched the gold at the Weightlifting World Cup under way Phuket, Thailand․ Lalayan won the heavyweight (+109 kg) competition with a result of 463 kg (210+253 kg). Two-time Olympic Vice-Champion, two-time World and European Champion Simon Martirosyan took the fourth place with the result of 440 …
In 2013, Dutch scientist Mark Post unveiled the world’s first cultivated meat burger on live television — taking lab-grown meat from the realm of science fiction to science fact. Post ended up turning his invention into a startup called Mosa Meat. The new venture promised to bring the “world’s kindest burger” to supermarket shelves. Today, Mosa Meat announced it has secured another €40mn — just two years after closing a $85mn Series B funding round. Lowercarbon Capital and M Ventures led...
LIV aiming to recruit more players from PGA and DP World ToursDefection would raise tricky questions for European Tour GroupRising speculation that Viktor Hovland will be the next high-profile golfer to be coaxed to the LIV tour will increase the need for Ryder Cup Europe to apply a simple qualification process for golfers on the Saudi Arabian-backed circuit.LIV is forging ahead with plans for 2025, which include new events and the recruitment of more players from the PGA and DP World Tours. The...
Al Ahly women’s volleyball team defeated El Shams 3-0 on 13 April, winning the Egyptian Cup for the 36th time and maintaining its position as the team with the most titles in the Women’s Volleyball Egyptian Cup. Al Ahly advanced to the cup final after defeating Wadi Degla with a score of 3-0, while El Shams reached the final after defeating Zamalek 3-2. The team dominated the match with powerful serves and good player coordination, winning the first set 25-20 and the second set 25-13. The team...
Major men’s leagues agree in principle to dates and formatChampions Cup knockouts ditched to make space in calendarRugby union’s first Club World Cup is set to be staged in June 2028 after the major men’s leagues in both hemispheres agreed key principles on the project, the Guardian can reveal. The plans also mean the Champions Cup will have no winners that year as the global tournament will replace its knockout stages.Eight teams from the Champions Cup will qualify for the new global event, six...
A National Security Council spokesperson said, “The United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran."