Field of dreams? How some professional cricketers continue to pay the price for sporting excellence: vectorfusionart/Shutterstock What comes to mind when you think of cricket? Perhaps it’s an idyllic scene of an English village green – people sitting on deckchairs and checkered blankets tucking into a traditional cricket tea while watching mild-mannered players in sparkling …
Love Island contestant Patsy Field has Erb’s Palsy –here’s what you should know about the condition: ITV Fetch the popcorn – Love Island is back on our screens again and that can only mean one thing: a summer of fake tans, “Turkey teeth” and underboob-baring bikinis. Love Island may be one of the most popular …
Morocco’s fabulous football year – what’s behind their success on and off the field: In 2022 Morocco became the first African and Arab national football team to reach a Fifa World Cup men’s semi-final; and Wydad AC won the Africa Champions League. The good news continued in 2023 with the women’s team making history by …
Salif Keïta, the defiant Malian football legend who created history on and off the field: Former Malian footballer Salif “Domingo” Këita, who passed away on 2 September in Bamako, embodied a crucial moment in the history of African football, helping shape its relationship with the world. His influence was also felt in Europe, when he …
Poole oil spill expert Q&A: why is there an oil field in Dorset anyway?: A major incident has been declared after a leaky pipeline caused 200 barrels of oil “reservoir fluid” to spill into Poole Harbour in Dorset, south-west England. The oil was being transported from nearby Wytch Farm, which hosts western Europe’s largest onshore …
Should sports cheats be prosecuted? When violence in the ring or on the field becomes criminal: Andrey Burmakin / Shutterstock Professional boxing is no stranger to controversy. The British Medical Association, the trade union for doctors in the UK, has called for years for the sport to be banned due to its damaging effects. It …
Ukraine war: Russia’s new military hardware looked good on parade, but are less impressive in the field: Every year, the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow showcases the latest in Russian weapons systems – and this year’s, of course, had special meaning. The weaponry looked good on the parade ground – but how well …
A nice South African City image: Field access to Soccer City Stadium Image by Shine 2010 – 2010 World Cup good news Shine 2010 visits Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, for a tour of its progress ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. For more news and information on the 2010 World Cup visit …
South Africa in the news: Canada field hockey team stranded in South Africa set to return home: Strict travel rules by the Canadian government to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus Omicron variant prompted the national junior field hockey team to seek an exemption to return home.: “South Africa” – BingNews Omicron Covid cases …
A nice Port Elizabeth image: Sector Field Office Port Angeles Image by Coast Guard News Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Brewer, an aviation maintenance technician, completes anti-corrosion maintenance on a newly refurbished MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Aviation Logistics Center Elizabeth City, N.C., in the hangar at Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., Feb. 23, 2017.. …
Cricket racism row: dressing room ‘banter’ leads to a lack of diverse talent on the field – new study: There’s a saying in cricket: “Strong Yorkshire, strong England”. It dates back to when many of the national men’s team originated from Yorkshire and the health of the county side was seen as indicative of the …
Q+A: Gene-edited crops – an expert on what field trials could mean for the future of food: Attasit Saentep/Shutterstock Firmly outside the EU, where regulations are considered tighter, the UK government has revised regulations on gene editing in agriculture, enabling field trials of crops which have had their DNA spliced to accentuate particular qualities, like …
South Africa in the news: Field for Canadian rugby sevens events diluted by pandemic-related issues: The pandemic has taken its toll on Canadian stops on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Only seven of the men’s core teams are taking part in next week’s HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver with New …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: SA to field a full-strength team at World Athletics Under-20 Champs in Kenya: South Africa have named a full-strength team to take part at the World Athletics U20 Championships starting in Nairobi on Wednesday.: “South Africa” – BingNews Waterloo Region adds 18 new COVID-19 cases; more than 800K vaccine doses …
South Africa in the news: ALAIN ROLLAND: What a terrible advert for rugby the Lions’ South Africa Tour was… on and off field: This whole series has been a poor ad for the game of rugby. Something that promised so much, delivered so little. Across the three games, it was hard to watch at times.: …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: Image from page 755 of “Story of the Sherman brigade.The camp, the march, the bivouac, the battle; and how “the boys” lived and died during four years of active field service…” (1897) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: StoryOfTheShermanBrigade.theCampTheMarchTheBivouacTheBattleAnd Title: www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/book… Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Hinman, Wilbur F …
South Africa in the news: 2020 Olympics betting: Belgium is the favorite for gold in men’s field hockey: We’re down to the final four in men’s field hockey at the Tokyo Olympics. The gold medal game is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET on Aug. 3 as the semifinals take place Monday night and Tuesday morning. …
Monks Wood Wilderness: 60 years ago, scientists let a farm field rewild – here’s what happened: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Author provided In the archive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology there is a typed note from the 1960s that planted the seed of an idea. Written by Kenneth Mellanby, director …