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SAR women’s foil team takes Para Games silver
Expect the Unexpected: Booking.com’s 2027 Travel Predictions Reveal the Ultimate Travel Flex is Going Off-Script
Uefa gives Fifa deadline to produce Infantino papers
Uefa has given Fifa a November 2 deadline to release documents relating to Gianni Infantino’s aborted attempts at a secretive investment plan for the World Cup and other governance issues. The latest move in a power struggle between the two governing bodies came in the week after Uefa’s European delegates were disappointed by what they perceived as a lack of clarity by Fifa president Infantino over the issues at a council meeting of world football’s governing body last week.
Rays to meet Brewers in 2026 World Series showdown
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 to reach baseball’s World Series for the third time on Monday. Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz both crushed decisive two-run home runs and starting pitcher Freddy Peralta delivered a gem to send the Rays into a Fall Classic showdown with the Milwaukee Brewers. Tampa Bay’s victory means Major League Baseball will have a new champion this season: neither the Rays or the Brewers have ever won a World Series.
Ronaldo suspended, fined for Portugal walkout
Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension for leaving the Portuguese national team camp during the Uefa Nations League, the country’s football federation (FPF) announced on Monday. The 41-year-old left the Portugal camp on September 30, before accusing coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time. Ronaldo apologised to supporters earlier in October, adding he would accept any punishment that was imposed.
Spurs beat Coventry to end winless run
James Maddison made a sensational return to Tottenham’s starting line-up after 17 months away on Monday as Spurs beat Coventry 3-1 to claim their long-awaited first Premier League win of the season. The England midfielder has featured only fleetingly since May 2025, when he suffered the first of two serious knee injuries. But Maddison needed less than a quarter of an hour to put Spurs ahead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a stunning first-time strike from outside the penalty area.
Symposium highlights MIT’s wide range of innovations for aging brain health
From its beginning in 2015, the premise of MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative (ABI) has been that neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s are complex, “system-wide” breakdowns that will require advances of many kinds from many sources to address. The six talks at the ABI’s symposium “Innovations for the Aging Brain” on Sept.
Why teaching AI about symmetry could make prenatal diagnosis more reliable
Despite millions of years of evolution, the development of the human fetus remains a complex process that is vulnerable to genetic, environmental, and metabolic disruptions. These disruptions could result in developmental abnormalities, starting with one of the first organs to begin developing in the fetus that continues to develop after birth: the brain.In a routine prenatal ultrasound, the sonographer will flag possible brain abnormalities for additional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
AI Proved the Quasi-Riemann Hypothesis. What Happens Now?
Expect the Unexpected: Booking.com’s 2027 Travel Predictions Reveal the Ultimate Travel Flex is Going Off-Script
Mbappe hits brace as Real beat Sevilla in fluid show
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to six points with a 4-1 win over Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu, a week before the rivals meet. Real, who have won three straight games in all competitions following the international break, climbed to third on 21 points on Sunday, one behind Atletico Madrid, while Sevilla are sixth on 14.
Rays one win away from World Series return
The Tampa Bay Rays moved to within one win of a return to the World Series on Sunday after defeating the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 to edge into a crucial 3-2 lead in their MLB playoff series. A dazzling pitching performance from starter Drew Rasmussen laid the foundation for another deserved victory for the Rays, who had leveled the best-of-seven American League Championhip Series on Saturday. Rasmussen restricted the Guardians to one run and four hits through seven innings with six strikeouts.
Man United settle for 1-1 draw; Brighton crush Palace
Manchester United ended a turbulent week with a frustrating 1-1 draw at Leeds on Sunday that does little to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Michael Carrick. The Red Devils travelled to the home of their bitter rivals desperate to find a spark but were forced to settle for a point after Dominic Calvert-Lewin cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half opener. United now have just one win in seven league games this season and are winless in their past six matches in all competitions.
Davidovich Fokina reigns supreme in Shanghai
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ended Rafael Jodar’s dream run at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, battling back to beat his fellow Spaniard 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 and clinch the biggest title of his career. The 25th-seeded Davidovich Fokina is set to climb 13 places to a career-high world number 13 when the rankings are released on Monday.
Rays defeat Guardians to level MLB playoff series
The Tampa Bay Rays scored a series-leveling 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday to reignite their dream of a first World Series crown. Tampa Bay — one of only five Major League Baseball teams never to win a World Series title — squared their best-of-seven American League Championship series at 2-2 with a gutsy victory in Cleveland.
City maintain perfect start despite off-pitch troubles
Erling Haaland starred with a double as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Ipswich 3-2, while Liverpool came from behind to seal a 2-1 win at Brentford on Saturday. City are in turmoil off the pitch after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules. But on the grass, they have made a perfect start, with seven successive league victories marking their best opening to a Premier League season.
Zverev stunned by Davidovich in Shanghai semi-finals
Top seed Alexander Zverev fell to a relentless Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Saturday over three tense sets. Davidovich Fokina, ranked 26th, fought back to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and will play either Daniil Medvedev or fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar in the final on Sunday. The 27-year-old Spaniard combined grit, lightning-fast returns and graceful drop shots to stun the German, who will end the year world number one.
Brewers sweep LA Dodgers to advance to World Series
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday to reach baseball’s World Series for the first time in 44 years after completing a 4-0 series sweep of the star-studded defending champions. The top-seeded Brewers once again combined relentless offence with clinical relief pitching at Dodger Stadium to fight back from an early 4-0 deficit to snuff out the Dodgers’ hopes of a rare World Series three-peat.
Palace stumble in Europa League, Sunderland storm back
French club Lyon held off Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Sunderland made a late comeback to break the hearts of Portuguese second-division side Torreense. Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Benfica and Bournemouth all also won to maintain their perfect starts to the league phase. It was a painful return to his old home for Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage as the Uefa Conference League champions fell to their fourth defeat of the season in all competitions.
Brighton cruise in Conference League opener
Brighton coasted to a 4-0 win over Lithuanian opponents Kauno Zalgiris to launch their Uefa Conference League bid Thursday, while Ligue 1 leaders Monaco earned a 2-1 victory at CSKA Sofia. Georginio Rutter slotted in a cutback from Ibrahim Osman as Brighton took the lead late in the first half at the Amex, with the goal awarded after a VAR review as the Ghanaian just managed to keep the ball in play.
Infantino apologises for World Cup investment plan
Gianni Infantino apologised to the Fifa Council on Thursday, but English and German football chiefs said they remained unconvinced he was fit to continue as president of soccer’s world governing body. Infantino said he had apologised during the closed meeting for mistakes in communicating and consulting over the now-abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) project, but stressed that it had been only a proposal and “in no way a done deal”.
State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report finds corporate commitment at record high, but governance lags behind
When corporate leaders discuss climate strategy, the message that still dominates is that, despite competing priorities and external pressures, sustainability matters.
AI model decodes the language cells use to communicate
As an embryo develops from a small cluster of stem cells, those once “blank slate” cells begin to take on more specialized roles like brain, liver, or muscle cells, and organize themselves into three-dimensional structures such as tissues and organs.The fate of each cell — what type of specialized cell it will become — depends on which genes are turned on or off in the cell.
Biomed Industries, Inc. Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results of NA-921 for Rett Syndrome at World Pediatrics Conference
Biomed Industries, Inc. Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results of NA-921 for Rett Syndrome at World Pediatrics Conference Biomed Industries, Inc- logo Biomed Industries, Inc.
Satellite data reveal how Antarctica’s ice cliffs behave over time
With rising temperatures, the buttressing ice shelves at the edges the Antarctic ice sheet are melting and calving off at record rates, leaving behind sheer cliffs of solid ice. The stability of these exposed ice cliffs could influence how Antarctica further breaks apart and contributes to sea level rise around the world.
Building trust in governments through digital platforms
Around the world, many people report distrusting their government. In some places, such as Latin America, North America, and Africa, trust in government has declined in recent decades. How can governments rebuild this trust?New research from the MIT Governance Lab and the behavioral science research organization Busara examines how government partnerships with trusted private organizations can shape public trust in government.
Q&A: The “collision” between AI, your brain, and society
As artificial intelligence use becomes more widespread, scholars are working to understand its effects on the people who use it. MIT Professor Eric So offers one of the most complete syntheses yet, in his new book, “The Collision: What AI Does to Us,” published this month by W.W. Norton. Recognizing that AI offers opportunities to complete work faster, and in some cases has been turned into useful domain-specific tools, So nonetheless looks at the costs of relying on it too broadly.
Brewers leave Dodgers on the brink in MLB playoffs
The Milwaukee Brewers produced a late home run blitz to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 and leave the reigning World Series champions on the brink of elimination from Major League Baseball’s playoffs on Wednesday. Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell blasted back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning to hand the Brewers a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship series.
PSG down City in Champions League as Liverpool cruise
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-2 victory away to embattled Manchester City in the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday, while Bradley Barcola hit his first Liverpool goals with a hat-trick in a 6-3 win over LASK in Austria. Elsewhere on a prolific night of European action, Real Madrid came from 3-1 down to beat Roma 4-3 and Aston Villa demolished Fenerbahce 6-0 at Villa Park.
Triplet of ‘Ghostly’ Galaxies Hints at What Dark Matter Is — and Isn’t
About 65 million light-years from Earth, three galaxies don’t look quite right. They aren’t whirlpools bursting with light, but pallid objects dimly illuminated by a smattering of stars. “They have this ghostly appearance,” said Michael Keim, an astrophysicist at Yale University. And this isn’t even the weirdest thing about them. Dark matter is the invisible glue that keeps the largest… Source
Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out
In 2021, Texas suffered the worst energy infrastructure failure in state history, following three severe winter storms in February. At least 246 people were killed as a result of the disruptions, which led to food, water, heat and electricity shortages.If energy officials had had more time to prepare for the storms, for example by bringing in more trucks of natural gas to disrupted areas, damage from the event could have been mitigated.
Man Utd stumble in Champions League as Bayern draw
Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Uefa Champions League on Tuesday as the Red Devils continued their poor run, while Bayern Munich were held 3-3 in Norway by underdogs Viking Stavanger. Elsewhere, last season’s beaten finalists Arsenal eased to victory over Lille while Barcelona came from behind to beat Galatasaray but Inter Milan lost a seven-goal thriller at home to Club Brugge.
F1 to return to Africa for first time since 1993
Rwanda will host Africa’s first Formula One Grand Prix since 1993 in “the early 2030s” after the circuit announced a decade-long deal with the country on Tuesday. The East African nation has been chasing a Grand Prix race for years, having already used football, basketball and other sports to enhance its image and attract investment. President Paul Kagame had formally announced the bid when Rwanda hosted a gathering of the FIA, the governing body of the sport, in December 2024.
How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery
As artificial intelligence becomes more and more powerful, its ability to handle human-like tasks is undeniable. Artificial neural networks can learn to recognize images, use language, or write computer code. Like the brain’s circuits, they reorganize themselves as they learn, adjusting the strengths of their connections to improve their performance.The question for many neuroscientists is: What can these machine systems teach them about how the brain learns?
Brewers take commanding series lead over LA Dodgers
William Contreras homered and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series on Monday. The Brewers’ victory, powered by a Milwaukee bullpen that did not give up a single hit over five innings, left back-to-back defending champions Dodgers with a mountain to climb to reach a third straight World Series.
Alcaraz exits Shanghai Masters in straight-sets loss
Seven-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock 7-5 7-6(4) defeat by unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on Monday, a result that also confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP’s year-end world number one. Fresh from defending his Japan Open title and building momentum after a wrist injury that sidelined him for nearly five months, Alcaraz never found his rhythm in a scrappy two-hour, two-minute contest.
Coventry crush Newcastle 4-1
Coventry earned a slice of Premier League history as they climbed out of the relegation zone with a stylish 4-1 win against Newcastle on Monday. Frank Lampard’s side are the first club in 127 years to secure successive English top-flight victories immediately after losing their opening four games without scoring. Jack Rudoni’s penalty early in the first half put Coventry ahead with their first ever Premier League goal at the CBS Arena, which became their home in 2005.
Zheng Qinwen withdraws from Wuhan Open
Freshly crowned China Open champion Zheng Qinwen withdrew on Monday from her home tournament in Wuhan, citing fatigue and a right shoulder injury. Zheng became the first Chinese player to clinch the Beijing title on Sunday by defeating reigning Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the final. “I’m very sorry to share that I will be withdrawing from this year’s Wuhan Open,” Zheng said in a statement released by WTA.
Jaguars outlast Eagles in London thriller
Cam Little’s last-gasp field goal secured a remarkable 19-17 win for the Jacksonville Jaguars against Philadelphia in London on Sunday while Green Bay enjoyed its biggest home win in years against fierce rivals Chicago. The Philadelphia Eagles looked to have won the NFL’s latest international game with a go-ahead field goal and just eight seconds on the clock, before Ameer Abdullah raced 53 yards on the kickoff return and was tackled to set up Little’s 57-yard attempt.
Man City shrug off hostile Anfield to sink Liverpool
Manchester City shrugged off the threat of swingeing sanctions to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 in their first game since being found guilty on more than 100 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. Second-half goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki extended City’s flawless start under Enzo Maresca after Ryan Gravenberch had been sent off for two yellow cards.
Verstappen wins career-first Singapore Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time in his career on Sunday to complete a perfect weekend where he also finished first in the sprint and was on pole for both races. Red Bull’s Verstappen finished 7.335 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with championship leader Kimi Antonelli third for Mercedes after 62 laps under the lights of the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Zheng becomes first home player to win China Open
Zheng Qinwen became the first home winner of the China Open on Sunday as she beat Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4. The former world number four and current Olympic champion was a wildcard entry in Beijing, having struggled with form and fitness after elbow surgery in 2025. It was the 54th-ranked Zheng’s first title in nearly two years. Zheng, 24, is the first Chinese player to win the tournament since its inception in 2004.
Spurs rescue draw at Man Utd, Arsenal survive Leeds
Ten-man Tottenham salvaged a 1-1 against fellow strugglers Manchester United thanks to Dominic Solanke’s last-gasp leveller, while Arsenal got back on track as the champions survived a scare to beat Leeds 2-1 on Saturday. In a clash dubbed “El Sackicko” given the scrutiny on both managers, Bryan Mbeumo put United ahead in the 73rd minute at Old Trafford. Mbeumo punished sloppy Tottenham marking to fire home from an acute angle after Matheus Cunha’s pass picked him out in the penalty area.
Zheng enters China final, Alcaraz wins Shanghai opener
A resurgent Zheng Qinwen charged into the China Open final on Saturday, beating Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2, and will play Mirra Andreeva for the title at her home tournament. It is another step in the Olympic gold medallist’s injury comeback, following a gritty showing at last month’s US Open where she reached the quarter-finals. Zheng, a former world number four, had struggled with her form since needing elbow surgery in 2025 and is a wildcard entry in Beijing.
Rockets beat Mavericks in Macao NBA China game
Basketball fans gathered in Macao on Friday as the NBA China Games returned for a second year in the city, with Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant drawing some of the biggest crowds ahead of the preseason clash against the Dallas Mavericks. Supporters queued to take photos with NBA-themed installations, team displays and the Larry O’Brien Trophy at NBA House Macao before making their way to the Venetian Arena for the first of two preseason games between Houston and Dallas.
Djokovic suffers early Shanghai Masters exit
Novak Djokovic went down in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday, exiting the Shanghai Masters in his first match after memorably winning the China Open this week. Hurkacz, the 2023 Shanghai champion and world number 34, beat Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 in the second round as the 39-year-old faltered against his big-serving opponent a decade his junior.
Zheng Qinwen back at best to make China Open semis
China’s Zheng Qinwen pulled out some of her best tennis to beat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) at the China Open on Friday and storm into the semi-finals. Zheng, a wildcard entry in Beijing, finally notched her first straight-sets win of this year’s tournament, having needed more than 10 hours on court to get to the quarter-final.
Uefa president Ceferin to stand for re-election
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin on Thursday told the 55 member national associations of European football’s governing body that he would stand for a final re-election next year. The announcement reversed the Slovenian’s previous decision that he would not seek re-election and came following “unanimous” support from the national associations, Uefa said in a statement.
South Korea struggles to curb sexual exploitation sites 10 years after Soranet scandal
A decade after the shutdown of Soranet – a sprawling online hub for secretly filmed and non-consensual sexual videos that became a symbol of South …
Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its movement as it bends and twists
MIT engineers have developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The sensor is similar in principle to some motion-capture garments, which track a person’s physical movements to mimic them in a virtual avatar. Those designs use rigid sensors that are stitched into a suit at strategic locations. In contrast, the team’s new design uses multiple soft optical fibers that zig-zag throughout a soft and stretchable sheet.
Dodgers advance in MLB playoffs, Yankees swept
Defending World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs on Wednesday, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 with the help of a fan interference call for a three-game sweep of their American League Division Series.
Are Airport Lounges Worth the Money?
Walk past any major airport lounge and you will see the same scene through the glass: calm lighting, real food, comfortable chairs, and none of the chaos of the terminal outside. The question is whether that calm is worth paying for. Airport lounges sell day passes, annual memberships, and access through premium credit cards, and the value varies wildly depending on how you get in and how you travel.
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