Two-time Olympic medallist Philip retiresImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, British sprinter Asha Philip is a two-time Olympic medalistByPaul BattisonBBC Sport journalistPublished19 June 2026British two-time Olympic medallist Asha Philip has announced her retirement from athletics.The 35-year-old was part of the …

Why Pochettino's fluid USA midfield is thrivingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mauricio Pochettino's USA team scored four goals against Paraguay from six shots on target with an expected goals of 1.34ByUmir IrfanFootball tactics correspondentPublished19 June 2026For the past couple of seasons, many teams looki…

Catch up on the World Cup without any spoilersImage source, Getty ImagesPublished11 June 2026It is a dilemma plenty of people in the UK will be wrestling with over the next few weeks - stay up for the match, or catch up the morning after.But how do you find out what's happened overnight at the World Cup without any spo…

How to watch the World Cup on the BBC and ITVPublished6 June 2026Updated 2 July 2026World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico has reached the knockout stage. Here are the forthcoming games and where you can watch and listen to them in the UK. How to follow on the BBCDuring the tournament, 54 matches will b…

Wonderwall one of favourite England moments - KaneImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Harry Kane has scored a record 81 goals in 115 games for EnglandByPaul BattisonBBC Sport journalistPublished19 June 2026Harry Kane says singing 'Wonderwall' with fans following England's win over Croatia on Wednesday was one of h…

Burnley target Bellamy in managerial huntImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Craig Bellamy started his playing career at Norwich and also played for Coventry, Newcastle, Manchester City and LiverpoolByNick MashiterFootball reporterPublished19 June 2026Burnley have stepped up their pursuit of Wales boss Craig Bella…

…Trump says should not be eligible for citizenship under his hardline immigration agenda.As Balogun prepares for their second group game against Australia in Seattle on Friday (20:00 BST), it comes against a backdrop of a World Cup already fraught with immigration and visa controversies.The US Supreme Court is due to ru…

Who's the Bos? - meet 2026 World Cup's fastest playerImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Australia defender Jordan Bos speaks to the media before the Socceroos' World Cup campaignByMohamed MoallimBBC Sport JournalistPublished19 June 2026When Fifa released the fastest sprint speeds from the opening round of World C…

…after breaking the team's midnight curfew.Speaking at a sombre press conference on Monday, England coach Brendon McCullum repeatedly said he was "worried" about Stokes while refusing to back him to return as skipper.Bostock said Stokes, who took 1-60 in 18 overs on his return to action for Durham against Northamptonshi…

…merchandise front and centre. Across the street, Nike's focus remains, understandably, on the New York Knicks following their recent NBA title success.However, that difference does extend beyond both stores.Around Manhattan, Adidas branding has been hard to miss, from dedicated World Cup pop-ups to smaller promotional…

…finishing as high as possible."Figure caption, Mary Earps: There's something about EnglandAnalysis: Earps to challenge for number one shirtEarps' arrival will shake things up for London City Lionesses as they continue to prove their desire to sit among the WSL's elite.She will provide stiff competition for current numb…

The maths whizz turned teen star who chose Morocco over FranceImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ayyoub Bouaddi has been linked with Arsenal, Paris St-Germain and LiverpoolByCiaran KellyFootball reporterPublished19 June 2026Olivier Giroud knows a prodigious talent when he sees one."I played with Kylian Mbappe whe…

…how much extra TV advertising some football fans around the world are watching during mandatory hydration breaks at the World Cup.While viewers in the UK watching on BBC and ITV are seeing players refuel and hearing extra tactical insight from pundits, spectators elsewhere are taken away from the football to see compan…

Stick or twist? Rashford and Guehi are Tuchel's big dilemmasImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Marcus Rashford and Marc Guehi are pushing for starts against Ghana on TuesdayByPhil McNultyChief football writer in DallasPublished19 June 2026England's attacking style in their opening World Cup win against Croatia in…

Moutet loses almost all prize money for swearing on BBC TVImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Corentin Moutet has only won one of his past eight matches on the ATP TourByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished19 June 2026France's Corentin Moutet has lost almost his entire Queen's prize money after …

…same day.Manchester City begin life without Pep Guardiola at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, 23 August, who also start the campaign with a new manager in Marco Rose.Liverpool's first match under Andoni Iraola, who replaced the sacked Arne Slot after leaving the Cherries, is away at Newcastle on the same day.Chelsea star…

After the big one comes the even bigger one for ScotlandImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The midfield head-to-head between Scott McTominay and Ayyoub Bouaddi could be vitalByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writerPublished19 June 2026Last weekend in Boston, Scotland played their most important game of int…

General Intuition, the New York-based startup building a foundation model that trains AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise around $300 million, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The raise comes eight months after General Intuition spun out of Medal, a platform for uploading…

…about eliminating friction... [Now], people are seeing friction as a way to create boundaries for themselves," Howard said. "It's so stunning to me that now people are wanting to bring friction back into their lives, and see that as a feature, rather than a flaw." Image Credits:Back Market Around the same time that Fad…

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) told grid operators on Thursday to fast-track interconnection requests from data centers and other large electricity users. Under the orders, six major grid operators have to show that data centers are "able to connect to the transmission system in a timely and orderly ma…

…were so coveted that he was thinking about selling them: If our chips business was a standalone business, and sold chips produced this year to AWS and other third parties (as other leading chips companies do), our annual run rate would be ~$50 billion. There's so much demand for our chips that it's quite possible we'll…

…with a robot, nor do they want to feel as though their dating experiences are overly inundated with technology that feels inauthentic. "Ask singles what they want from AI in dating, and the answer is pretty consistent: help with the hard parts, but hands off for the human parts," Match wrote in a blog post. "Yes, they'…

…that it would make its hands-free driver-assistance system - known as Driver+ - standard in every vehicle it builds. Among the appearances cited in the suit: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022, where he reportedly made representations about the company's autonomous driving ambitions. "No sof…

…Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. Shazeer is credited for being one of the foundational minds behind modern generative AI. He co-authored the seminal 2017 paper "Attention Is All You Need," which introduced the Transformer architecture. Before leaving Google, Shazeer had also reportedly been stirring the pot when it…

…startup ThoughtSpot, and Sameer Agarwal, who formerly worked at Apache Software Foundation and Meta. Agrawal was one of the founding engineers at Databricks. While Deductive reached roughly $1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR,) according to the source, the startup's growth lagged behind Resolve AI, one of the s…