redfiona99 | Entries tagged with cricket

History:

Beveridge Report: How has the UK changed in the past 75 years? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42182013

Miscellaneous:

'My dad was controlling but I didn't think he could kill my mother and sister' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42270719

Central African Republic: The country where teachers have disappeared - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42279395

Auschwitz inmate's notes from hell finally revealed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42144186

Renting in retirement: How feasible is it? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42193251

Little House on the Prairie: Still a haven for young fans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42243149

From wigs to weave: Tales of a drag queen's hair -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/from_wigs_to_weave

Politics:

The six tribes that could shape Europe's future - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42108806

Lifespans of the Presidents of the United States (Chronological Order) - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/7ioatb/lifespans_of_the_presidents_of_the_united_states/

Sport:

Inside the scandal-hit world of Japan's sumo wrestlers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42178483

Cricket:

Jonny Bairstow: England wicketkeeper receives father's gloves held by fan for 39 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42240907

Football:

Benevento: Bottom of Serie A but now the most talked about team in Italy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42256896

Rugby League:

How the Women's Rugby League World Cup final can inspire a generation and spur national game - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/30/womens-rugby-league-world-cup-final-provides-a-spur-to-form-national-league-and-interest From 2017, but it sort of worked

Valentine Holmes overcomes adversity to capitalise on natural ability - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/30/valentine-holmes-overcomes-adversity-to-capitalise-on-natural-ability

Snooker:

UK Snooker Championship 2017: Mark King embraces new Kojak nickname - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/42264187

Tennis:

New Statue At U.S. Open Honors African American Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson - https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754562253/new-statue-at-u-s-open-honors-african-american-tennis-pioneer-althea-gibson

Law and order:

'I asked to go to jail, rather than stay homeless' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42057173

Miscellaneous:

Girl's lost teddy flown 200 miles home to Orkney from Edinburgh - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42094340

Life on London's first Aids ward - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41930950

Politics:

Reports of the death of German stability are greatly exaggerated - https://www.economist.com/kaffeeklatsch/2017/11/21/reports-of-the-death-of-german-stability-are-greatly-exaggerated From 2017, but most of it is still solid. I read enough German to always be *intrigued* by how the English-speaking press reports German politics.

Science:

Galapagos finches caught in act of becoming new species - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42103058

Why I injected myself with an untested gene therapy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41990981 From 2017, I'd love a follow up. As a scientist, biohackers freak me out.

Sport:
Cricket:

Hashim Amla retires from international cricket - https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hashim-amla-retires-from-international-cricket-1196991 From 2019

Football:

Victor Moses - the asylum-seeking orphan who conquered the Premier League - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42060348

Golf:

An inch shorter and 27 operations later, golfer Marc Cayeux's comeback continues - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/41996122 In injuries which make mine seem piddling.

Snooker:
NEIL ROBERTSON: '128-PLAYER EVENTS ARE LIKE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, YOU MUST CRAWL THROUGH CRAP' - https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2017-2018/neil-robertson-128-player-events-are-snooker-s-shawshank-redemption-you-must-crawl-through-crap_sto6418475/story.shtml Robertson, and several other of the good players, were excessive whingepots on this topic.

Business:

Five ways to fix our ailing High Streets - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41916658

Miscellaneous:

Can poo power solve India's toilet problem? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41680867

There’s at Least One Frustrated Game of Thrones Fan on the Ninth Circuit - https://www.loweringthebar.net/2019/07/got-ninth-circuit.html

The QC, Lady Chatterley and nude Romans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37657545

Sport:
Cricket:

New South Wales v Queensland : Burnt toast stops play in Sheffield Shield match - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41998654

Football:

Nigel Pearson: ‘Would I do one or two things differently? Yeah, of course’ - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/10/nigel-pearson-interview-leuven-belgium-leicester-ostrich He remains intriguing. And nwhyte might be interested in the mention of Leuven.

GIANLUIGI BUFFON TEARS WERE AGONISINGLY BEAUTIFUL, A MOMENT TO WEEP OVER THE LOSS OF AN ERA - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/world-cup-qualification-uefa/2018/gianluigi-buffon-tears-were-agonisingly-beautiful-a-moment-to-weep-over-the-loss-of-an-era_sto6409445/story.shtml From 2018, Desmond Kane is as reasonable as the rest of us on this topic.

Capturing the moment: what happened to the boys in this picture?
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/13/peter-widing-photograph-capturing-the-moment One of the rare cases where I would recommend reading the comments, or at least the Guardian picks.

Francis Kone humbled by Fifa fair play award for saving life of a player - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41946119 I think the other important detail is that this is not the first time he has done this. No, this is the 4th time he’s saved someone’s life.

History:

What if Archduke Franz Ferdinand had lived in 1914? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-eu-29991018 Article is from 2014. I find myself disagreeing with chunks of the interviewed experts.

Artist Jeremy Deller helps Newcastle recreate Martin Luther King speech - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41973448

Miscellaneous:

Do we need to teach children joined-up handwriting? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41927258 While I have some sympathy with the "no" crowd, joined up has saved my bacon so often. It's not neat (but significantly neater than my block capitals), but it is speedy, and it doesn't need an electricity supply.

Can You Hear It? Sonic Devices Play High-Pitched Noises To Repel Teens - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/10/739908153/can-you-hear-it-sonic-devices-play-high-pitched-noises-to-repel-teens The points the opponents make are all sound, and I would like to add as someone who could hear them till over that limit, they are bloody annoying.

The 13-year-old boy who stole a bus to help his family - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-41764829

Why British Chinese mothers won't go out after giving birth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41930497

The children trapped by Albania's blood feuds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41901300

The Russian Revolution and me - The Russian Revolution touched millions of lives from Moscow to Mali, and Vladivostok to Venezuela, BBC audiences share their stories. -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/russian_revolution_and_me

Science:

Skylark: The unsung hero of British space - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41945654

Sport:
Cricket:

Ashes: The perils of touring Australia as an England player - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41606920

Football:

Northern Ireland’s Journey To Their First World Cup (in 1958) - https://worldfootballindex.com/2017/11/northern-irelands-journey-first-world-cup

Ostersunds FK: Rise of Swedish club under English manager Graham Potter - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41902664 Article from 2019, since then Potter has managed Swansea, Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea

Only two, both from 2019.

Law and Order:

D.C. Prosecutors, Once Dubious, Are Becoming Believers In Restorative Justice - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/02/735506637/d-c-prosecutors-once-dubious-are-becoming-believers-in-restorative-justice

Sport:
Cricket:

South Africa no longer hold a strong hand of cards - https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108648/south-africa-no-longer-hold-a-strong-hand-of-cards Does this sound familiar to football fans (and rugby fans)?

Archaeology:

'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017

Economics:

The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360

Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798

Education:

Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx

Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics

Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses

Food:

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.

Healthcare:

NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726

History:

In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October

Housing:

The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved

Law and order:

Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256

Media:

Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue

Miscellaneous:

The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227

Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir — And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto

Politics:

Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201

Football:

Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.

Rugby League:

Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.

Technology:

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of

Animals:

Sold for a song: The forest birds captured for their tuneful voices - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/sold_for_a_song

Longer beaks in UK great tits 'down to garden feeders' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41696123

Dinosaurs:

Nodosaur Dinosaur ‘Mummy’ Unveiled With Skin And Guts Intact - https://allthatsinteresting.com/nodosaur-dinosaur-mummy

Food and Drink:

Toronto Restaurant Fights Waste By Chopping Menu Prices Till Food Is Gone - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/02/718298132/toronto-restaurant-fights-waste-by-chopping-menu-prices-till-food-is-gone

Literature:

How to Download the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain - https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvq99b/how-to-download-the-books-that-just-entered-the-public-domain Article from 2017

Miscellaneous:

What it's like being black and working class at Cambridge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-41696224

Sport:

Cricket:

Women's Ashes 2017: What happened after England won the World Cup? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41546410 Article from 2017

Football:

Chelsea, Watford, Everton and Crystal Palace miss disabled spaces targets - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41698169 Article from 2017

Rugby Union:

Alhambra Nievas: Female referee hopes to 'create a pathway' for other women - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41698506

Film Industry:

Exploring the casting couch culture of LA - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41614221

Miscellaneous:

Five charts about the fortunes of the Chinese family - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41424041

The fateful life of history's most famous female spy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41595828

I Listened to Every Country’s Speech at the United Nations General Assembly….(so you didn’t have to) - https://medium.com/@joydibenedetto/i-listened-to-every-countrys-speech-at-the-united-nations-general-assembly-so-9d624af16f5

There was one particularly depressing weekend in 2017

Sean Hughes: Comedian, actor and writer dies aged 51 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41632761

Kevin Cadle: Basketball coach and NFL TV presenter dies at 62 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/41633903

Music:

Mick Fleetwood on the early days of Fleetwood Mac and why he's a terrible drummer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41597857

Photography:

In pictures: British Press Photographer Awards - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41608761

Sport:
Cricket:
Jonny Bairstow on his dad, Cape Town, Geoffrey Boycott and Jonny Wilkinson - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41523011

American cricket gets ready for take-off - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41590142

Football:

Inter Milan v AC Milan: The decline of two of European football's superpowers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41558125 From 2017, but still mostly true

Motorbikes:

TUNNEL VISION: HOW SHAKEY BYRNE WAS BUILT FOR BIKES - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/british-superbikes/tunnel-vision-how-shakey-byrne-was-built-for-bikes_sto6111602/story.shtml

Technology:

How the humble S-bend made modern toilets possible - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188465

Can we teach robots ethics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41504285

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1310456.html

Animals:

The alpacas protecting 24,000 Christmas turkeys - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38133658

Koala survives 16km ride on car axle in Adelaide, Australia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41293163

Literature:

His Bloody Project: Author returns to the scene of the crime - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41253753

Miscellaneous:

Stanislav Petrov, who averted possible nuclear war, dies at 77 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41314948

The world's least likely Girl Guides - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41306292

Food in a fragile world - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41306112

Harassed women are Facebook tagging this man for help - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41306754

Politics:

Brexit negotiations: how is the UK doing? - http://ottocr.at/brexit-negotiations-how-is-the-uk-doing From 2017

Sport:
Baseball:

Major League Baseball: Teams break single-season home run record - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/41330702 From 2017

Boxing:

Jake LaMotta: Legendary Raging Bull boxer dies at 95 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41339153

Cricket:

Adam Hollioake on staying in Afghanistan after bomb attack- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41304514 From 2017

Football:

A stadium called Wanda: opening night at Atlético Madrid's new home - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/sep/18/a-stadium-called-wanda-opening-night-at-atletico-madrids-new-home From 2017

North Korea: Bengaluru FC's Erik Paartalu on missile launches, lost baggage and Kim Jong-un memes- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41257024 From 2017

Parasport:

'I'm handing back my medal': Is Paralympic sport classification fit for purpose? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41253174

Tennis:

JAPAN'S KIMIKO DATE HAS NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO COACH - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/japan-s-kimiko-date-has-no-immediate-plans-to-coach_sto6339701/story.shtml From 2017

Technology:

Why switching to fully electric cars will take time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41268513

Nigel - the robot that could tell you how to vote - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40860937 More about AI but ...

How to write your own blog using R - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tTGoYo3rgkmo-OEU-yYwNOUHnG2mw9mUPnATAA4CaU8/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00 Which explains it much better than most

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1282766.html

Healthcare:

Powerful painkiller use 'doubled in 15 years' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41201397

Languages:

Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-lost-languages-found-manuscripts-egyptian-monastery-180964698

Law and order:

My brother’s killer is now my friend - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/my_brothers_killer_is_now_my_friend

Four innocent people. Four life sentences. Four incredible and traumatic stories. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/dkr4qRS19qX6qjWVjVwHcl/four-innocent-people-four-life-sentences-four-incredible-and-traumatic-stories

Miscellaneous:

'Elvis Presley' Helps Pedestrians Cross The Street In German Town - https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/674116968/elvis-presley-helps-pedestrians-cross-the-street-in-german-town It's not Ampelmann, but it'll do.

News:

Lawsuits Say Australia Subjects Asylum-Seekers To Torture And Crimes Against Humanity - https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675356306/lawsuits-say-australia-subjects-asylum-seekers-to-torture-and-crimes-against-hum From 2018

Sport:

Cricket:

James Anderson: Graeme Swann on his friend's diet, sledging and music tastes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41073968

Actors:

Obituary: Robert Hardy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13783739

Robert Hardy: Harry Potter and All Creatures Great and Small star dies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40818839

Economics:

Rise in Living Wage may have to wait, say small firms - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40824937 From 2017, so goodness knows how we're going to get one now. And it's like, it's not like inflation isn't going up and if the rise doesn't at least keep up with that, it's pretty useless.

Food:

Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/30/613017175/if-it-s-the-end-of-the-world-make-sure-funeral-potatoes-are-on-the-table

History:

The friendship that survived the division of a nation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40749476

Miscellaneous:

How one man built a $51m theme park for his daughter - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40742586

'We need to talk about male rape': DR Congo survivor speaks out - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40801782

'I beat my fear of water and plan to swim around Britain' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40519155

She rang me as bombs fell... Then she vanished - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40488225

50 years of gay rights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/lgbtq_how_we_got_to_now

Photography:

In pictures: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40789348

National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest 2017 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40801658

Politics:

After Trump, "big data" firm Cambridge Analytica is now working in Kenya - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40792078 From the 2017 Kenyan election, but important to note, they get everywhere.

How Kenya election puts strain on ethnically mixed couples - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40815064

The man who has focused on one word for 23 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40781213 About the great Macedonian question.

Johnny Mercer: I'd never voted before becoming an MP - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40791838 According to a friend who is in his constituency, it shows and he's a useless MP.

Female politicians and babies: a lose-lose situation? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40800687

Sport:

Cricket:

How one man (and his kit bag) is giving cricket-loving refugees hope in Serbia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40814884

Football:

2017 FA Cup: AC London founded by a 16-year-old after London riots - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40685951

2017 FA Cup: Steve Hunt on life with Pele, Mick Jagger and managing Cowes Sports - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40605532

TOTTI'S FINAL SHIRT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED INTO SPACE - https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2017/8/totti-s-final-shirt-successfully-launched-into-space

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1234518.html

Art:

Flint iron ring sculpture plans met with criticism - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40703954

Economics:

More than 2,500 products subject to shrinkflation, says ONS - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40703866

How formula milk shaped the modern workplace - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40281403

History:

How Britain supported the early release of Rudolf Hess - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40647291

Back from the Front: Tracking down WW1 grave markers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-40446229 There's a quote in there, that really hits home. "One unusual marker is a wooden Star of David, at Broadgreen Cemetery, Liverpool, commemorating an unknown Jewish soldier.

Often it was impossible to identify an individual soldier's remains, and Merseyside has a particular concentration of markers for so-called "unknowns", probably brought back during pilgrimages by churches and other groups."

The King's Liverpool Regiment were my great grandfather's regiment but at least we know where he's buried, and I know lots of people didn't, because to this day, the Lancashires (which the King's Liverpool were amalgamated into) still send a representative to every funeral of a World War I unknown British soldier because there's a good chance he's one of theirs.

Miscellaneous:

Alice Cooper finds Warhol artwork after decades rolled up in storage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40715105

Refugee children on Lesbos helped to face fear of drowning - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40580529

The extraordinary life of a 91-year-old beauty queen - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40709840

Taiwan's Taoists protest against curbs on incense and firecrackers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40699113 From 2017

The city that makes the most expensive boats in the world - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40681345

The last days of Phnom Penh's iconic White Building - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40652014

Music:

The brilliance of Scott Walker - explained! - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/76b1d907-dc01-45e7-9b83-1cd2a0054da3

Sport:

Baseball:

PJ Conlon: Belfast-born pitcher to make Major League Baseball debut - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/44029898 From 2018

Cricket:

England's World Cup win: The transformation of women's cricket - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40701196 From 2017.

Football:

Are serious knee injuries in the Premier League really at 'epidemic' levels? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40679002 From 2017

Rugby League:

Castleford Tigers: Why no hullaballoo for League Leaders Shield win? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/40698382 Possibly, just possibly, because, due to the existence of the actual title, we all know that the League Leaders Shield means nothing. I speak as a Saints fan. How many times have we won it and not gone on to win the league because of some disaster in the playoffs. I know the idea was to try and have the league actually matter after several complaints (including from Saints fans) that it was stupid that you could be miles ahead at the end of the actual season and it not matter at all. But it still doesn't, and giving a team the world's tiniest plate to make up for that does nothing.

Rugby Union:

Women's Rugby World Cup 2017: England XVs contracts will not be renewed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40704070 From 2017, but I don't think they went back on their decision. It's one of those things where, for all that governing bodies talk a good game about sporting equality, for some reason, when there's a money shortage, the cuts are always to women's sport first. See also bobsleigh, see also football.

Technology:

How a 'smarter' power system might affect you - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40704036

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1228952.html

Miscellaneous:

James 'Ginger' Lacey: Battle of Britain pilot remembered - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-40660077

Sport:

Cricket:

Women's World Cup final: England's band of sisters ready for final - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40675654 From before the 2017 World Cup Final

Golf:

K-golf: South Korea's female golfing phenomenon - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40628058

Swimming:These are all from the 2017 World Aquatics Championship. My mother is a breaststroke swimmer so she's very happy to see the limelight on a breaststroke swimmer instead of a front crawl swimmer

World Aquatics Championships: Adam Peaty preparation 'off the chart' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/40653396

World Aquatics Championships: Adam Peaty on medals, tattoos & legacy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/40671849

Adam Peaty: Olympic champion passing on pressure and putting party time to bed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/39374316

Technology:

World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40699979 From 2017