Tai chi has been practised for centuries. Mladen Mitrinovic/ Shutterstock The centuries-old martial art of tai chi is shown to have many health benefits – including improving balance, reducing anxiety and preventing cardiovascular disease. But these aren’t the only benefits this exercise may have. A recently published study has demonstratedContinue Reading
Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the US Capitol building on January 6 and civil war in South Sudan. Scientifically, it is difficult to tell how much social media can be blamed for one-off incidents. But inContinue Reading
The two teams emerge from the tunnel to a huge roar from the crowd at the Stade de France, which is packed to the rafters. Both sets of players belt out their respective national anthems before the All Blacks treat us to a rousing rendition of their traditional pre-match haka.Continue Reading
VAR is the hot topic of discussion once again this week after it took the video assistant five minutes to decide whether or not to rule Jay Rodriguez’s last-gasp equaliser at the Vitality Stadium offside. In the end, they chose to stick with the on-field decision to chalk it offContinue Reading
New Zealand face South Africa in tonight’s Rugby World Cup final. The match will be played at the Stade de France, Paris. It will begin at 20:00BST. Line-ups: New Zealand: B Barrett, Jordan, Ioane, J Barrett, Telea, Mo’unga, Smith, De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, Retallick, S Barrett, Frizell, Cane (capt), Savea.Continue Reading
Guiding you to the best music events the capital has to offer this HalloweenContinue Reading
There’s something apt about celebrating the anniversary of Ted Hughes’s death with the republication of Lupercal, which includes such Hughes classics as “Pike” and “Hawk Roosting”. Today, more than ever, Hughes – who died 25 years ago this Sunday – has become a voice for our times, taking his readers into a closer intimacy with nature. In a blink,Continue Reading
Lewis Hamilton admitted that he ‘did not know what to say’ after being left disappointed by Mercedes’ performance in Friday practice. The seven-time world champion suggested that his car felt drastically worse than it did in Austin last weekend, casting doubt on whether he will have the pace to challengeContinue Reading
Argentina’s first try in their Rugby World Cup bronze medal match with England caused plenty of controversy, as Owen Farrell fumed after at the opposition while their score could have been chalked off for a forward pass. Tomas Cubelli went over just before half-time to cut England’s lead, but theContinue Reading
Murray was defeated by Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 event in Basel on Wednesday. He once again slammed his racket into the ground during the 6-7 6-3 6-2 loss. Murray has failed to win back-to-back matches since August and the 36-year-old hopes to turn his fortunesContinue Reading
