Solheim Cup - Anna Nordqvist's captain column: Team Europe's scouting mission to Bernardus Golf and the race to qualify

I'm just leaving the Netherlands and Bernardus Golf, where we had team practice the last two days.

With two qualifying tournaments left and still a lot on the line, I brought 11 girls to the Solheim Cup venue this week to play the course and hang out together.

The Open: Will tee times change for Sunday's final round at Royal Birkdale if England reach the World Cup final?

R&A chief executive Mark Darbon has confirmed that plans are "under review" on whether to change Sunday's final-round tee times at The Open, should England reach the FIFA World Cup final.

World Cup ODI and T20 cricket format changes revealed by ICC including 12-team main group phase for 2027

The ICC has announced revamped structures for its two men's World Cup tournaments, including the creation of new 'Super Series' and 'Super 7' rounds at next year's 50-over tournament.

World cricket's governing body says the changes, which were approved at its annual board meetings in Edinburgh, are designed "to elevate competitiveness and consequence" of its men's flagship global events.

World Cup 2026: Fifa 'assessing reports' after Argentina players hold Falklands banner

Argentina players holding a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas"Image source, Getty Images

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Argentina have previously been fined for holding a banner with the same message

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Can Versant Make Fandango A FAST Power With Live Sports

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SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Versant Media, the collection of cast-off NBCUniversal cable networks now an independent company, is betting that live sports, including a new deal with Germany’s Bundesliga, can help it turn Fandango into something more than a place to get movie tickets.

Chloe Fineman Leaves ‘SNL’ After 7 Seasons: ‘I’m Going to Miss It a Lot’

Chloe Fineman is leaving “Saturday Night Live.”

The actor-comedian best known for her impressions exits the NBC sketch comedy series after seven seasons.

“After 7 wonderful seasons at SNL I have decided it’s time for my next chapter,” Fineman wrote in a lengthy Instagram post announcing her departure. She concluded, “It’s really hard to leave SNL but it does feel like the right time. I’m going to miss it a lot. But the people who work there are my family and that place is my home, and I know I’ll never be too far away.”

Sam Neill’s Cause of Death Revealed

Sam Neill, the veteran Hollywood actor from New Zealand who died on July 13 at age 78 years, passed away after a bout with pneumonia.

His longtime agent, Philip Grenz, confirmed the cause of death to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday to put an end to online misinformation around Neill’s passing.

Glyphosate ban could cost Illinois farmers millions annually

What would it cost farmers if Illinois banned glyphosate?
A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year—representing a 3.6% revenue loss—if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate. Credit: Jim Baltz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year—representing a 3.6% revenue loss—if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate. The study is published in the journal Weed Technology.

Living alligators expose why juvenile fossils can fool classification methods

A new approach for paleontologists when identifying vertebrae fossils?
These CT scan images show a comparison of a hatchling Chinese alligator (above) and an American alligator (below). The images illustrate the subtle species-specific differences between the two animals that are present throughout their lifespans. Credit: James Napoli

Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often incomplete, and subtle differences between certain species, along with major changes that can occur as an animal grows, complicate species identification. A paper published this month in Paleobiology lays the groundwork for a new approach to correctly identifying ancient animal fossils, with significant implications for vertebrate paleontology.

2026's Stardew Valley replacement has the most stacked voice cast in gaming history

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