One Day Cup Group A, Kibworth Gloucestershire 235 (49 overs): Bancroft 40; A green 3-53 Leicestershire Foxes 239-8 (48.2 overs): Cox 51; Van Buuren 2-42 Leicestershire Foxes beat Gloucestershire by two wickets Scorekeeper Ben Cox’s half-century helped the Leicestershire Foxes begin their One-Day Cup campaign with a two-wicket victory over Gloucestershire. Cox came in with
Elizabeth Murchison, a professor at the University of Cambridge, and Peter Emerson of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife collect catfish for testing in Newport, VT. Emerson was one of the researchers who published a new article in the journal. Nature describing the first known transmissible cancer in fish. Joshua Brown/University of Vermont hide
A new set of tickets for 70mm Imax screenings of “The Odyssey” were released this week, and many of the new screenings sold out within hours. In New York and Los Angeles, there are no 70mm Imax tickets available until August 19, a sign of the frenzy to see Christopher Nolan’s epic in the premium
Two Angolans, sports journalist Amor Carlos Tomé and political activist Francisco Oliveira, were also tried on similar charges for their alleged involvement in the influence operation linked to Russia, which they both denied. Tomé received a two-year suspended sentence and Oliveira was acquitted. Prosecutors appealed immediately after the sentence, which was read just after 11:00
Gaming company Lil Snack has tapped Scopely and Supercell alum Bill Kang as its new chief operating officer. Since launching three years ago, Lil Snack now operates more than 20 games daily on platforms including Netflix and has seen engagement grow 500% year over year, surpassing hundreds of millions of streams. Kang joins the company
Nigeria’s environment agency has launched an urgent investigation after a strange white foamy substance appeared on a major highway, causing a public spectacle and raising safety concerns. The National Environmental Regulations and Standards Enforcement Agency (Nesrea) has warned people to stay away from the unidentified substance along the busy Kaduna-Abuja highway, which links the main
