The French inventor of an airborne hoverboard has successfully flown over the English Channel on a personal flying machine. Looking like a superhero, 40-year-old Franky Zapata completed the 35-kilometer (22-mile) journey in 22 minutes Sunday morning, setting off from the French coastal town of Sangatte to land in Saint Margaret’s Bay in Britain. It was […]
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What a defensive backfield in gold jackets: Ed Reed , Ty Law and Champ Bailey. And what a challenge they had throughout their careers, trying to cover fellow inductee Tony Gonzalez. All four entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night. “Fitting to be in here with Mr. Johnny Robinson and Champ and
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Wales has everything required to play a bigger part in the £110bn global video games industry, according to companies and academics in the country. With 30 games companies, Cardiff lags far behind other UK towns and cities, including Bristol which has 50. But David Banner, co-founder of Bridgend-based Wales Interactive, said companies no longer need
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Steven Duggar kept San Francisco in the game with a run-saving catch and Buster Posey put the Giants ahead with a rare pinch-hit. Posey came through with a two-run double in the eighth inning to rally San Francisco past the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Saturday night. “What a huge hit,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
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Mike Fiers isn’t the least bit surprised by his eight-game winning streak. He’s also not that impressed. “When I’m the aggressor and I’m throwing all my pitches and locating, I feel like I’m one of the best pitchers in this league,” Fiers said. “It’s not crazy to me. It might be crazy to some other
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Walker Buehler learned about efficiency when the Los Angeles Dodgers kept a close watch on his pitch count during his rookie season. Those lessons are paying off this year. Buehler struck out 15 in his second career complete game, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Saturday night. Buehler (10-2) reached double
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Rougned Odor homered with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Odor’s opposite-field drive into the Detroit bullpen in left-center came with a full count against Nick Ramirez (5-4). That was a pitch after third base umpire Dave Rackley ruled Odor
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A look at what’s happening around the majors Sunday: POWER ARM Justin Verlander will try to keep up his impressive strikeout roll — and the blazing run by Houston pitching — when the Astros host Seattle. Verlander starts a day after Houston newcomer Aaron Sanchez made an impressive debut, combining with three relievers for a
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Nick Kyrgios hammed it up by delivering a repaired sneaker to his opponent, No. 1-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. He celebrated one key shot with a shimmy. He marked the last point by shaking a fan’s hand. The Nick Kyrgios Experience was in full effect at the Citi Open on Saturday night — and he played well,
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Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a one-off cash boost of £1.8bn for NHS hospitals in England. The amount – less than 1% of NHS England’s annual budget – will be available immediately to go towards new equipment and upgrades to 20 hospitals. Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Johnson said
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