Leeds United transfer news: James Trafford completes move for club-record £40m deal from Man City
Leeds United have signed goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City in a club-record deal.
The deal is worth an initial £40m plus add-ons, surpassing the £35.5m paid for Georginio Rutter Hoffenheim in January 2023.
England Test squad: Joe Root hands Ollie Pope return but questions remain over Ben Stokes' replacement as all-rounder
Returning captain Joe Root and England have named their 16-man squad for the opening two Tests against Pakistan - here's what we learnt from the announcement..
A lifeline for Pope
Joe Root's first squad in his second spell as captain features the return of Ollie Pope - a player whose international career looked dead and buried at the start of 2026.
The Hundred: Sikandar Raza’s stunning cameo powers MI London to derby glory over Spirit
A Sikandar Raza masterclass inspired MI London to come away with the spoils to jump up to second in the table and condemn London Spirit to an early departure from The Hundred.
Staff at Crossfire Developer That's No Moon Hit With Layoffs
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: Aug 7, 2026 12:20am UTC
In yet another sweep of layoffs within the gaming space, Crossfire developer That’s No Moon has axed an as-yet undetermined number of staff.
From birth to brokerage: Why South Korea is seeing a surge in infant investment accounts
Toddler girl looking at and holding a small stack of banknotes while with her other hand holding a credit card.
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Trump’s Hairstyle During Vegas Speech Sparks Wild Online Speculation About Makeover
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President Donald Trump’s appearance in Las Vegas on Wednesday has given way to speculation about a possible hair boost, with people on social media noting the president had particularly thicker-looking hair during his speech.
Burt Reynolds Got Free Pontiac Trans Ams Starting In The '70s (Until GM Cut Him Off) - Jalopnik
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The 1977 Hollywood blockbuster "Smokey and the Bandit" starred a magnificently mustachioed Burt Reynolds and his trusty steed, a black-and-gold 1978 Pontiac Trans Am, complete with the iconic screaming chicken adorning its long hood. Pontiac gained an extra 25,000 Firebird buyers the year after the movie debuted, so suffice it to say the starring role paid off for General Motors' sportiest division. The film's director Hal Needham told Hagerty UK, "sales soared after the film's release," and Reynolds himself claimed sales shot up 70%.
An elegant modification doubles the range of low-noise 'white lasers' in a single fiber
Supercontinuum light sources—often called "white lasers" because they emit a broad, continuous rainbow of colors—are essential tools for everything from advanced medical imaging to environmental gas detection. However, researchers have historically faced a frustrating trade-off: A broad spectrum comes at the expense of high fluctuations, which has effectively limited their use.
How 'smart' hydrogel packaging tells you if your food is still fresh
The cuts of meat in a supermarket case can look perfectly fresh even as bacteria are already multiplying inside the package. Is there a way to know before you open it?
Old habits haunt Rangers in early McInnes tenure
Two games, no wins, and a whole lot of work yet to do - there has been no dream start for Derek McInnes in his dream job.
Rangers' 2-1 first-leg defeat in their Europa League third-round qualifier away to Jagiellonia Bialystok came hot on the heels of a meek draw at Dundee United in their Scottish Premiership curtain-raiser.