Cheltenham Festival: The New Lion leads nine hunting Champion Hurdle crown | Racing News

The New Lion, last year’s winner Golden Ace and the supplemented Tutti Quanti are among nine confirmations for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday. Dan Skelton’s The New Lion is clear favourite for the Festival’s opening-day feature, despite falling in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle in the autumn and then having to work … Read more

Six Nations: Wales make three changes for Ireland as Dan Edwards returns at fly-half | Rugby Union News

Wales have made three changes for Friday’s game with Ireland in Dublin as they bid to end their 14-game losing streak in the Six Nations. Fly-half Dan Edwards, who started the opening two games against England and France, comes in for the injured Sam Costelow. Back-rower James Botham replaces the injured Taine Plumtree to make … Read more

Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices

As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently, the most sought-after companies raised multiple rounds of funding in quick succession at escalating valuations. However, because constant fundraising distracts founders from building their products, lead VCs have devised a … Read more

VAR slammed as Leeds and Bournemouth fume over being denied penalties with key decisions criticised | Football News

“What was VAR doing? It can’t be a clearer penalty.” This was the reaction of Leeds manager Daniel Farke after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Sunderland – but it may well have been the words of Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola. Like Farke, Iraola was left dumbfounded by the failure of the officials to spot what … Read more

A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals

Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of cybercriminals. Google said Tuesday that it first identified the exploit kit, dubbed Coruna, in February 2025 during a surveillance vendor’s attempt to hack into someone’s … Read more

When Tyson Fury sparred ‘King of Kickboxing’ Rico Verhoeven, Oleksandr Usyk’s shock next opponent – new footage found | Boxing News

Sky Sports has unearthed previously unseen footage of Rico Verhoeven, the shock opponent for Oleksandr Usyk’s next title fight, sparring with Tyson Fury who was then on the cusp of starting his own world championship reign. Fury brought in star kickboxer Verhoeven to prepare for the most important fight of his career. The Morecambe heavyweight … Read more