Ben Stokes has suggested England may tweak their ‘Bazball’ approach for their five Test series against India, which begins on Friday at Headingley – live on Sky Sports. Under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, whose nickname is “Baz,” England have played an entertaining, aggressive, attack-at-all-costs brand of cricket to earn the label “Bazball.” It has … Read more
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Bath Rugby have announced that Finn Russell has signed a new contract that will keep the British & Irish Lion with the club until June 2028. The fly-half joined Bath in 2023 on a three-year deal and has made 45 appearances, scoring 420 points across all competitions, including four tries. He ended 2024/25 with 183 … Read more
When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, … Read more
Keegan Bradley says newly-crowned US Open champion JJ Spaun will not only feature at this year’s Ryder Cup but will be the heartbeat of Team USA. Bradley’s side will be looking to regain the trophy against Team Europe after losing in Rome in 2023 Following Spaun’s breakthrough victory at the US Open at Oakmont Country … Read more
For some tense minutes on Wednesday, X users were surprised to see one of those crypto “airdrop” posts on Andreessen Horowitz’s blue check-marked account. A second tweet said that $5 million had already been given away. That account has 851,000 followers. A member of a16z’s crypto team saw the tweet and immediately posted a warning … Read more
England will play Spain in the quarter-finals of the Under-21 European Championship after they were beaten 2-1 by Germany in their final group game in Slovakia to finish runners-up in Group B. Lee Carsley’s side needed a victory in Nitra to go through to the knockout rounds in first place, but despite already-qualified Germany making … Read more
In late 2022, Noah Pepper, a former Stripe business lead for the Asia Pacific region, founded Multiplier, a startup that aimed to sell software to tax accounts. But soon after ChatGPT was released, he realized that AI can change how professional service firms use technology. “I realized I was barking up the wrong tree by … Read more
Jack Draper was given a stern test of his grasscourt title credentials with a tough three-set victory against Alexei Popyrin on a baking hot day at Queen’s Club. The second seed at the ATP 500 event in west London lost the opening set before digging deep to seal a 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5) success on … Read more
Grifin, an investment app that simplifies investing by automatically purchasing stocks in brands where users regularly shop, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a $11 million Series A funding round, bringing the total amount raised to around $22 million. Alongside the announcement, Grifin also revealed it has surpassed 500,000 registered users, indicating that its … Read more
