Hubble discovers first of star cluster's missing black holes
The massive globular star cluster Omega Centauri has puzzled astronomers for decades. It should be filled with black holes left behind by exploding stars, yet evidence for them is scarce. Now, astronomers using archival data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and supporting observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have finally located the first stellar-mass black hole in this cluster. Discovering the first of this missing black hole population will help refine current theories on black hole formation within environments such as Omega Centauri. The team's findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Hong Sang-soo’s ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ Goes to Cinema Guild for N. America Before Locarno Debut
South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo‘s new film, Nowhere to Lay My Eyes, has sold to Cinema Guild for North American distribution ahead of its world premiere in the international competition of the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland next month.
Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company
General Fusion began trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker GFUZ, becoming the first publicly listed fusion power company, beating competitor and Trump-backed TAE Technologies by several months.
And investors seemed to want in. The stock rallied as trading began Monday and is now up 40% from $12.85 as of 12:50 p.m. ET.
Dame Sarah Storey: Great Britain's most successful Paralympian announces retirement ahead of 2028 Games in Los Angeles
Dame Sarah Storey won a British record 19 Paralympic gold medals across swimming and cycling; the 48-year-old made her Paralympic debut at the 1992 Barcelona Games; Storey is ending her career two years before the next Paralympic Games in Los Angeles
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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Count Bezukhov looks to strike again on St Leger trials day
Count Bezukhov looks the one to beat in our feature contest from Doncaster today - live on Sky Sports Racing.
2.45 Doncaster - Irish raider Count Bezukhov bids to continue the winning thread
The inaugural renewal of this Betfred St Leger Trial Novice Stakes is the feature on a quality card at Doncaster.
Japan vs Ireland: Sean Jansen to make international debut as Andy Farrell makes nine changes for Newcastle contest
Sean Jansen will win his first cap in a much-changed Ireland side for Saturday's Nations Championship clash with Japan in Australia.
The Connacht number eight will make his debut in Newcastle as part of a pack showing just three survivors - prop Tom O'Toole, second row James Ryan and Jack Conan, who switches from No 8 to the blindside - from the 33-31 victory over Australia.
World Cup 2026: England set to get bank holiday IF Three Lions win World Cup - Paper Talk
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...
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England will bag an historic Bank Holiday if the Three Lions lift the World Cup, Sir Keir Starmer has signalled.
World Cup 2026: Who has the most wins, goals and minutes played?
Who are the World Cup record-holders?
ByJonty Colman
BBC Sport journalist
Updated 13 July 2026
Multiple footballing records were broken at the 2026 World Cup.
Lionel Messi's eight goals in Argentina's opening six matches meant he became the first player in World Cup history to score 21 goals in the tournament.
Johnny Fisher signs with Zuffa Boxing and will fight on September 26 at London's Copper Box Arena live on Sky Sports
Johnny Fisher has signed a promotional agreement with Zuffa Boxing and will fight on Sky Sports.
The "Romford Bull" will headline at the Copper Box Arena in London on September 26, live on Sky Sports.
Youri Tielemans: Manchester United in talks to sign Aston Villa and Belgium midfielder
Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for a fee in the region of £36m.
Sky Sports News understands the midfielder has a release clause in his contract that is being triggered by United.