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With the T20 Blast league games finished there has been just time to squeeze in two games of 50 over Metro Bank cricket, before the Hundred Circus comes to town for August. For those of you who may have forgotten the league table looked this last Wednesday. If you want to know how it got that way you can read my take on the first eight rounds here.The big winners in this slither of a second stage in the competition were Surrey and Durham. They both won both of their games. Surrey, minus only Sophia Dunkley, managed to sneak a…

Apr 10, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder reacts on the sideline during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images CJ McCollum scored 25 of his game-high 29 points in the first half and Dyson Daniels collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Atlanta Hawks clinched a playoff spot with a 124-102 rout of the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Jalen Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 for the Hawks (46-35), who will finish…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Now PlayingWatch highlights of Artemis II’s return to Earth06:32UP NEXTSuccessful Artemis II mission was ‘not luck’ NASA says02:23Artemis II crew is ‘happy and healthy’ as they prepare to head to Houston00:22Astronauts hoisted by helicopter from splashdown site05:47Astronauts safely removed from Orion capsule06:20How does the capsule stabilization collar work?02:31NASA chief responds to successful Artemis II splashdown02:25Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean after 10-day mission00:46Service module separates from Orion as Artemis II heads home02:11Artemis astronauts prepare for splashdown19:37Artemis astronauts splash down on Earth02:35Artemis II astronauts set to…

Aduana Stars beat title-chasing Bibiani GoldStars at the Nana Agyeman Badu I Park. The first half failed to produce any goals. Former teen sensation Benjamin Tsivanyo gave the home team the lead in the 59th minute of the game. Burkina Faso import Razack Sanou restored parity after he was teed up by his teammate’s perfect inch cross into the box, 1-1. With the game looking to end in a draw, the home teamwent for a late surge which paid off duly. Emmanuel Marfo stepped up to convert the resulting penalty to help the home team to an important win. The…

Senior Iranian officials arrive in Islamabad for ceasefire talks with the United States.Published On 11 Apr 202611 Apr 2026Senior Iranian officials have arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks with the United States as violence continues across the region.Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are leading the Iranian side in the negotiations, while Washington is being represented by US Vice President JD Vance, along with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.Ahead of the talks, Vance said Washington is ready to “extend an open hand” if Iran negotiates in good faith, signalling a potential opening…

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday rejected — again — an experimental treatment for advanced skin cancer developed by Replimune Group.  Replimune’s treatment, an engineered virus designed to rev up the immune system against melanoma, has been a flashpoint in a simmering debate over shifting standards at the agency. The drug was initially rejected in July, just two months after Vinay Prasad was appointed the FDA’s head of biologics. As an academic oncologist, Prasad criticized regulators for approving drugs with limited data, and the Replimune decision was viewed as a possible sign of the stricter stance he might take…

Along with Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in last month’s elections, New York City also approved three housing-related ballot proposal. Together, these will make it somewhat easier to adjust land-use rules to allow for new housing development, by reducing the City Council’s ability to block zoning changes. I am glad the proposals passed, for reasons similar to those laid out by Michael Kinnucan. While zoning changes are not a sufficient solution to the city’s housing problems, they are helpful — and more important, they are a necessary condition for a bigger program of public investment in housing. Support for the proposals was…

The Justice Department said Friday that it would move forward on a proposed $68 million settlement with a Texas land developer it had accused of preying on Hispanic residents, despite a judge’s concerns that the agreement did not do enough to help victims. During a hearing, U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett questioned why the settlement had no compensation for those who were harmed and grilled a federal prosecutor over $20 million devoted to police and immigration enforcement. He said he was uncomfortable with the provision because the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Colony Ridge, which has massive subdivisions north of…

State wildlife officials have finally come up with a theory to explain where a giant, highly destructive rodent that’s been terrorizing California came from: Oregon.Nutria, a creature with the body of a small beaver, webbed feet like a platypus, and the tail of a rat, reappeared in the state’s wetlands a few years ago, nearly four decades after it was considered eradicated.California has been battling the rodent ever since, and recent research by wildlife officials suggests the rodents’ sudden return may have been intentional.The study, released Tuesday by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, found that the state’s nutria…

Yup, that’s right. I pulled the trigger and have bought Crimson Desert, the highly anticipated, highly topical game that’s recently been released. Hyped as the “it can do anything” type of game, this is an action-adventure open-world game from South Korean developer Pearl Abyss, the devs behind the MMO Black Desert Online. There’s a lot to unpack here, so let’s dive into it. First, some housekeeping: I’m playing on a base PS5 in quality mode, targeting 30 frames per second. I have no problem with that; frames aren’t something that really bothers me. I prefer the more cinematic look of…