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The United States Women’s National Team dismantled Argentina from the start, scoring three goals in the first 35 minutes of the game. Megan Rapinoe scored twice while Carli Lloyd, Kristie Mewis, Alex Morgan, and Christen Press all found their way onto the scorer’s sheet. The USWNT became the first team not to allow a goal for the entire SheBelieves Cup and also became the first-ever back-to-back champions of the tournament. AN HOUR AGO・Soccer・4:53Continue Reading

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Grant Holloway broke the 60m indoor hurdles world record on Wednesday.© AFP America’s Grant Holloway broke Colin Jackson’s long-standing 60m indoor hurdles world record at Wednesday’s athletics meeting in Madrid. The 110m hurdles world champion ran 7.29sec to shave one hundredth of a second off the record Briton Jackson set in 1994. Holloway had already run 7.32sec in the heats and blitzed the competition in customary style on the way to claiming the new record, with Britain’s Andrew Pozzi finishing second in 7.51sec. The 23-year-old had been in great form all winter, running under 7.40sec 10 times.Continue Reading

Engraving with two views of a Dutch woman who had a tumour removed from her neck.

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We are living through an age of untold suffering. Over 500,000 people have died from coronavirus in the US alone, over 120,000 in the UK, and over two million worldwide. With COVID-19 dominating the news cycle, you would be forgiven for forgetting that other diseases still exist. And yet we know full well that diseases don’t stop just because one is hogging all the limelight. There have been plenty of reports on the troubling cost of the pandemic and associated lockdowns or shelter-in-place orders on people’s mental health. For example, it has had a profound effect on those living with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Studies from Europe show that between a third and half of those suffering from OCD had their symptomsContinue Reading

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IND vs ENG: England were bowled out for 112 in the first innings of the third Test.© BCCI England head coach Chris Silverwood had defended the rotation policy after the loss in the second Test in Chennai, but former skipper Michael Vaughan has slammed the team’s selection for the ongoing series against India. Jos Buttler played the first Test and then he was back home while all-rounder Moeen Ali did the same after playing the second game. Earlier, Jonny Bairstow was rested for the first two Tests while premier pacer James Anderson missed the second game even after England emerged victorious in the opening game. However, Vaughan feels England shouldn’t have rotated players against the ”best team in the world”. HisContinue Reading

Five ways boredom could be changing your behaviour, for better or worse

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Boredom can be good and bad. Shutterstock/fizkes Many of us have probably felt bored at some point in the past year. Restrictions on social gatherings, travel and plenty of other activities may have been necessary to control the pandemic, but have left lots of us with little to do. On the surface, boredom may seem rather trivial; an experience reserved for those of us who with the luxury of having too much time. But it turns out that boredom affects people in many ways. This begs the question: on balance, is boredom a vice or virtue? According to science, the answer might be a bit of both. 1. Impulsiveness Boredom comes with a desire to find a more satisfying activity.Continue Reading

Coronavirus vaccine scams – fraud experts give their top tips to help you stay safe

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The NHS will never ask you to pay to receive your COVID-19 vaccination. My Agency/Shutterstock Across the world, many of us are patiently waiting to be called for the COVID-19 vaccine. And where there is anticipation and hope, fraudsters are also finding ways to exploit people’s vulnerabilities. Many COVID-19 vaccine scams have emerged, ranging from requests for people to pay for jabs, provide bank and card details to reserve their place with the NHS, along with the offer of “spare” vaccines on the black market. There was even one case where a fraudster, claiming to work for the NHS, injected a 92-year-old woman with a fake COVID-19 vaccine in her house – and charged her £160 for the privilege. ManyContinue Reading

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Plymouth Foodbank has been given a welcome cash boost of £60 from their local Skipton Building Society branch. As a nation, we know it isn’t right that anyone should be left hungry or living in extreme poverty. With over 2000 food banks across the UK supporting people who cannot afford the essentials in life, foodbanks provide a vital support network through local communities coming together to help those who need it most.  The food poverty rate in the UK is amoung the highest in Europe. Despite being the sixth richest country in the world, millions are struggling to access the food they need every single day. With the rate ever increasing, foodbanks need help now more than ever. The moneyContinue Reading

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Exeter Cathedral School and their catering partners, Thomas Franks, are providing breakfast to their neighbour and local charity, St Petrock’s. Supporting the Thomas Franks Feeding Communities initiative, which aims to help eradicate food poverty, chef Adrian Kirby and the team at ECS have volunteered to provide 100 breakfasts a week. Working in the ECS kitchens, the team prepare the hot breakfasts including all your usual favourites: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and hash browns! They then deliver them across the Cathedral Green to St Petrock’s. Volunteers from St Petrock’s said that “those who are homeless and receiving the hot food, have found it a real benefit, especially as it is so cold at the moment.” Speaking about the choice on offer,Continue Reading

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IND vs ENG Live: Ishant Sharma has registered the wicket of Dom Sibley on Day 1 of the 3rd Test.© Instagram Having lost a wicket, England will be aiming to improve on their slow start against India on Day 1 of the ongoing third Test match, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat. Ishant Sharma, who is also in his 100th Test match, has registered the wicket of Dom Sibley. The series is finely poised at 1-1, and this will also be the first international match in this venue since its renovation. This is also the second Day-Night Test held in India. England won the first Test match at the MA ChidambaramContinue Reading