The Guardian

Wallabies’ pop-gun revival under Joe Schmidt blown apart as France unload heavy artillery | Daniel Gallan

Plucky defeats decorated with patches of excellence will not cut it for Australia with a home World Cup now looming largeThe camera found Joe Schmidt shortly after France had completed a 22-point swing. Australia’s coach had seen a 21-12 half-time lead obliterated in 16 brutal minutes. Schmidt, one of rugby’s sharpest minds, looked short of answers. The trouble was that the questions confronting him had obvious answers but almost impossible solutions.Why had Australia’s discipline deteriorated?

general  Jul 12, 2026

BBC Sport

'England's everyman, every game!' Bellingham scores England equaliser

Jude Bellingham equalises on the brink of half-time for England against Norway in Miami.

sports  Jul 12, 2026

The Guardian

US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed

Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to ‘degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners’Iran’s ⁠Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday it had closed the strait of Hormuz after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck, warning that any retaliation over the incident would be met with a “severe response”.“A vessel that had jeopardised maritime security by switching off its systems was struck and ⁠brought to a ha

general  Jul 12, 2026

TechCrunch

Reed Jobs would rather talk about curing cancer than his last name

When we last sat down with Jobs at TechCrunch Disrupt nearly three years ago, his firm Yosemite was brand new and biotech was still reeling from its post-pandemic crash. Now, the venture outfit has a team of 17; a cluster of blockbuster drugs are all losing patent protection in roughly the same window, creating all kinds of new opportunities; and AI has gone from a curiosity to, in Jobs's words, a huge part of what Yosemite does. "I didn't expect Yosemite to be moving this fast," he said.

technology  Jul 12, 2026

BBC Sport

Schjelderup's 'outstanding strike' gives Norway lead against England

Andreas Schjelderup's "outstanding strike" gives Norway the lead over England during their quarter-final in Miami.

sports  Jul 12, 2026

ESPN

MLB draft winners, losers and names to know for Da...

The first 135 picks are in the books. Who knocked it out of the park?

sports  Jul 12, 2026

Financial Times

US strikes again after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed

IRGC hits commercial ship transiting through waterway, with Centcom saying a crew member was missing from vessel

business  Jul 12, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Korea’s World-Beating Stocks Are Now Trading Cheaper Than Ever

South Korea’s blistering stock rally has left investors facing an unlikely backdrop: equities trading at record-low valuations.

business  Jul 12, 2026

ESPN

Niners part owner agrees to purchase Seahawks

A group led by Vinod Khosla, a limited partner of the San Francisco 49ers, has agreed to purchase the Seahawks, with sources telling ESPN the selling price will be a record $9.612 billion.

sports  Jul 11, 2026

BBC World

T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a ​problem for scientists

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

general  Jul 11, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Patti LuPone’s Gay Cruise Ship Blocked (Again) From Entering Egypt

Only July 2, the Tony Award winner shared that the cruise was turned away by Turkey.

entertainment  Jul 11, 2026

BBC Sport

Norway goal ruled out after VAR intervention

VAR rescues England as Torbjorn Heggem sees his goal, which would have put Norway back into the lead ruled out for a foul by Erling Halaand on Elliot Anderson.

sports  Jul 11, 2026

BBC Sport

BBC to show England's World Cup semi-final

England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina or Switzerland will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

sports  Jul 11, 2026

BBC Sport

'Man of all the moments' - Bellingham gives England the lead

Jude Bellingham scores his second goal of the game to give England a 2-1 lead over Norway during extra time of their 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Miami.

sports  Jul 11, 2026

BBC Sport

Was VAR right to overturn England penalty?

England have a penalty overturned following a VAR review after Djed Spence was judged to have initiated the contact with Norway's Oscar Bobb during the first half of extra time in Miami.

sports  Jul 11, 2026

Science Daily

Common blood pressure drug could make cancer therapy far more powerful

Researchers found that the common blood pressure drug telmisartan can significantly improve the performance of the cancer drug olaparib, potentially expanding its benefits beyond patients with BRCA-related tumors. The combination is already being tested in human clinical trials after showing strong immune-boosting and anticancer effects in preclinical studies.

science  Jul 11, 2026

ESPN

Sources: Trent sticks with Bucks for 4 years, $64M...

Gary Trent Jr. has agreed to a four-year, $64 million deal to remain with Milwaukee Bucks, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Lucas Newton told ESPN's Shams Charania on Saturday.

sports  Jul 11, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Cathie Wood buys $22.8 million of surging tech stock

business  Jul 11, 2026

The Guardian Health

Guggenheim museum in New York City tests positive for legionnaires’ disease

Famed art museum, one of 31 buildings to test positive, has already completed remediation, health department saysNew York City’s famed Solomon R Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease.The city health department on Friday released a list of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side that have been ordered to clean and disinfect their cooling towers as the city deals with the latest outbreak of the disea

health  Jul 11, 2026

BBC World

How men with female surnames are standing up to ridicule in Kenya

Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.

general  Jul 11, 2026