Hungarian Grand Prix: How Lewis Hamilton v Max Verstappen lived up to billing
Formula 1 has been waiting for a full-on battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen for years now. The Hungarian Grand Prix finally delivered it, and what a treat it was. Verstappen in a slower Red Bull holding off Hamilton in a faster Mercedes, their teams fighting a strategic battle as much as the drivers […]
Pierre Gasly: Red Bull driver needs to improve, says Christian Horner
Red Bull say Pierre Gasly “desperately” needs to improve his performance in the second half of the season. The Frenchman finished sixth in Hungary on Sunday and was lapped by team-mate Max Verstappen, who finished second. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said: “Pierre really needs to take some time out during the break, reflect, […]
Champions League: Celtic to face Slavia Prague in play-off if they beat Cluj
Celtic will face Czech side Slavia Prague in the Champions League play-off round should the Scots defeat Cluj in their third qualifying round. Neil Lennon’s side face the Romanians in the first leg away from home on Wednesday. Should Celtic lose to Cluj, they drop into the Europa League play-off stage. Slavia qualified directly to […]
Raheem Sterling: Man City forward ends Liverpool drought with growing maturity
As Wembley emptied and a celebratory sea of blue headed towards the exits, Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling was mingling with rival Liverpool fans on the far side of the stadium. Some of that Reds support had booed, jeered and tormented him for 90 minutes but Sterling was signing shirts and posing for photographs. It […]
Man City in talks with Juventus over Joao Cancelo swap for Danilo
Manchester City are in talks with Juventus over a deal to sign Portugal right-back Joao Cancelo with Brazil full-back Danilo moving the other way. There is no agreement yet but City manager Pep Guardiola is keen to strengthen his options on the right. City, who also have £45m England right-back Kyle Walker in their squad, […]
Tech Tent: Robot rules for any Tom, Dick or Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry work in the fields. Each has a specific farming job to do but they share one thing in common – they are all robots. Now the company behind them has devised a set of rules about how they behave, one it hopes others may adopt. Mainly the rules refer to how […]
Franky Zapata: Flyboarding Frenchman crosses English Channel
French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard. Mr Zapata, 40, took off from Sangatte, near Calais, at 06:17 GMT on Sunday and landed in St Margaret’s Bay in Dover. The invention, powered by a kerosene-filled backpack, made the 22-mile (35.4-km) journey in 22 minutes. Mr Zapata, a […]
I gave my DNA away. Can I get it back?
I recently spat in a pot and sent my saliva off in an envelope for analysis. A growing number of people are willingly handing over their DNA to corporations in return for learning about their ancestry or to get health reports. Why are we prepared to make this trade with our most intimate of data […]
8chan far-right forum offline as Cloudflare cuts support
The far-right web forum 8chan, used to celebrate mass shootings and spread suspects’ so-called “manifestos”, has been forced offline after losing its cyber-security protection. Cloudflare, a San Francisco-based firm that provides added security for websites to prevent cyber-attacks, said it would stop protecting 8chan at midnight Pacific Time (08:00 BST) on Monday. The 21-year-old suspect […]
Could music festivals be good for your health?
Millions of people around the world go to music festivals each year. At one time, they were seen as encouraging heavy drinking and drug-taking while providing poor facilities and bad food. But now organisers are more focused on festival-goers’ wellbeing. “The music is great, it’s educational and it’s therapy,” says Marta Pibernat, from Catalonia in […]