Key questions: Rule changes
The R&A and the USGA announced a series of widespread proposed changes to the Rule of Golf, and here are the 18 most significant alterations that are set to come into force in 2019.
WATCH: Best tie-break ever?
World No 1 Andy Murray and Philipp Kohlschreiber fought out one of all the all-time great tie-breaks in Dubai on Thursday.
90yo puts everyone to shame with impressive pull-ups (VIDEO)
Vern’s son shared a video of his dad’s impressive set of pull-ups on Sunday, which has already been viewed almost 60,000, and subsequently put every other pensioner (and the rest of us) to shame.
May to resist Brexit Bill amendments, but Tory rebels vow to fight for EU citizens’ rights
On Wednesday the House of Lords handed the Tory government an embarrassing blow when it backed changes to May’s plans, promising to protect the rights of European Union (EU) nationals living in Britain.
Stowaway mouse grounds British Airways flight to San Francisco costing airline €290,000
Up to 200 passengers on the Heathrow flight bound for San Francisco were told the aircraft could not take off with the creature on board, and that a new flight would be scheduled.
‘Debatable’ evidence: Widow of Orlando shooter granted $500k bail by California judge
US Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu said on Wednesday that federal prosecutors failed to convince her that Salman would be a flight risk or a danger to public safety. Ryu granted federal prosecutors a 48-hour stay so they can appeal the ruling to the Middle District Court of Florida, and ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Salman…
Weird bright blog of gas spotted in deep space baffles astronomers
The glowing ‘blob of gas’ was spotted by researchers at Santa Cruz University as they searched for the most dense galaxy environments in the early universe. READ MORE: ‘Rotten Egg’ death star: Hubble’s haunting images show nebula’s violent demise (PHOTO)
‘Groupthink?’ 80% of Britain’s university lecturers are left-wing, says think tank
In its report, ‘Lackademia: Why do academics lean Left?’ the Adam Smith Institute warns the “overrepresentation” of left-wing views in academia could lead to a “groupthink.” It called on universities to pursue “ideological diversity.
‘Obese Persons’ to be allocated special seating by FIFA
The tickets will be available to obese people for the first time for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia in June, an event seen as a dry run for the 2018 World Cup.
Egypt Parliament Removes Prominent Dissenter: Anwar Sadat’s Nephew
CAIRO — Egypt’s Parliament on Monday expelled one of its few dissenting lawmakers, the scion of a storied political family, having accused him of leaking sensitive information to Western diplomats.