Goldenhurst possesses enough experience and speed to finally get off the mark in a seven-runner class 5 Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Bath this afternoon when there is also turf flat-racing scheduled for Hamilton and Lingfield stages an eight-race polytrack card. A satisfactory beginning to SeptemberContinue Reading
'I can't hear what anyone is saying.' Christian Langballe/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The number of people living with dementia is projected to treble from 50 to 150 million worldwide by 2050. Although there’s currently no cure for the condition, researchers are continuing to learn about how people can reduce their riskContinue Reading
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has turned the world upside down. Experts have predicted that it will claim the lives of between 9-18 million worldwide. This is in addition to destroying the livelihoods, mental health and education of countless others. The pandemic will probably wreak havoc for many yearsContinue Reading
NOT BAD for a bloke with a metal hip. Very few people gave Andy Murray a chance against classy Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked no3 in the world, who arrived at Flushing Meadows as one of the main threats to Novak Djokovic’s hopes of landing an historic calendar slam. 8 AndyContinue Reading
Pavel Chagochkin/Shutterstock Military planning is a complicated endeavour, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, deciding what to invest in now to prepare armed forces for the world in thirty years’ time, is even more difficult. One of the mostContinue Reading
Maybe Never Even, a 125/1 first-up shock, unwelcome winner at Thirsk earlier this month, beating our 9/1 nap, will probably be one of the favourites for an eight-runner Novice Stakes over a similar distance at nearby Ripon this afternoon, when Bank Holiday Monday is littered with fixtures on various surfaces,Continue Reading
Fruitarianism is one of the most restrictive diet choices available. Julia Zolotova/unsplash Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years, both for health and ethical reasons. One extreme form of plant-based diet is “fruitarianism”, a diet based largely on consumption of raw fruit. At first glance, this may soundContinue Reading
TOMMY FURY boxed superbly on his US debut to dominate MMA star Anthony Taylor over four, one-sided rounds. And the Mancunian was quick to CALL OUT Jake Paul – who will be fighting in the main event in Ohio. Fury said after his victory: “I’ve done my bit, now he’sContinue Reading
Unbelievable to suddenly realise it’s less than a fortnight before the final classic of 2021 is staged on Doncaster’s Town Moor, where has the season gone! A well-known saying in racing ‘winter follows on the tail of the last horse home in the St Leger’ is fascinating and indeed profound,Continue Reading
The UK government has postponed its controversial GP patient data gathering scheme in response to concerns over privacy. The General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) scheme had planned to upload the data of England’s 61 million NHS users, in a “pseudonymised” form, to a central database. That databaseContinue Reading
