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Streeter Lecka/Getty Images The college football national championship is officially set, with Alabama once again taking on the Clemson Tigers for the title. Alabama won their way into the game with a dominant win over Heisman winner Kyler Murray and the Oklahoma Sooners. Clemson also cruised to the title game, taking down Notre Dam 30-3. […]
The Gunners beat Vorskla Poltava 3-0 to guarantee top spot in their group and had teenagers Emile Smith Rowe and Joe Willock to thank. The pair lined up in a youthful side picked by Emery as Arsenal made light work of their opponents in Kiev. It was Willock’s first senior goal for Arsenal with Smith […]
Djokovic was at his defiant best as he withstood the breathtaking shot-making from Juan Martin Del Potro over three pulsating sets. The Serbian did not play his best tennis but the quality of his returning regularly gave Del Potro problems on serve. With 80 per cent of returns in play, Djokovic’s depth and accuracy was […]
After sacrificing a 21-point lead in the first Test, it was deja vu all over again for England as they blew a 12-0 lead without troubling the scorers again. The penalty count was again in double figures – there were 13 in total – and South Africa were comparatively ruthless and kept their composure to […]
An energetic and probing Russia overpowered Saudi Arabia en-route to a spectacular 5-0 victory at Luzhniki Stadium, with rising star Aleksandr Golovin at the heart of the home team’s best moves. In a match-up of two predominantly domestically-based squads that play on different continents, with opening game jitters to take into account, even the Russian […]
DOMINIC Thiem followed up his sensational victory over world number one Rafael Nadal by easing past Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Masters final. The fifth-seeded Austrian, who ended Nadal’s 21-match and 50-set winning streak on clay Friday, needed 85 minutes to dispose of his South African opponent, seeded sixth. Thiem, […]
Mike Fox / Unsplash Using a particular pitch could make you appear more trustworthy and dominant, according to new research. Results showed that variations in pitch can impact social interactions between people. A falling pitch was the most effective way to appear dominant, while rising at the end of a sentence makes you appear more […]
China signed a deal to secure a huge amount of the global supply of cobalt. The Chinese company GEM will purchase 50,000 tonnes of cobalt over three years, which amounts to half the world’s supply in 2017. The deal locks in China’s position as a market leader in the manufacturing of electric car batteries globally. […]
GUEST: I struggle with NEO — currently the sixth most valuable cryptocurrency. It could be headed for a dominant position in the crypto world, but it could also be headed for self-destruction. I can’t figure out which. The China market-size angle I don’t react well to the line, “It’s the Ethereum of China,” because, well, anytime […]
CHRIS MATTHEWS joined Monzo last May. “A friend mentioned it over a curry. Everyone signed up at once. Nine or ten of us.” Mr Matthews, a structural engineer living in London, transfers money monthly from the big bank where his salary lands to the online upstart, for everyday expenses. Monzo’s smartphone app lets him track […]
