The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds, followed by the Honor-developed Lightning at 9.47
Yet again, the England men’s cricket team is picking through the wreckage of a late-night misdemeanour. The latest stain on the game’s reputation is a result of pictures of fast bowler Brydon Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers outside a nightspot in Derby. His Durham team-mate Matthew Potts is in the images, while
Somerset were given a boost when skipper Lewis Gregory declared himself fit to bowl but his two overs proved expensive as Allison and Critchley continued where they had left off the previous evening. The pair had taken the score from 127-3 to 339 when Leach found the edge of Critchley’s bat and Tom Abell took
Tom Prest did not display the requisite qualities as he advanced and whipped Bess straight to mid-on to the 25th ball of the day. But Albert and Ben Brown did for over an hour. The duo showed doggedness to keep their wickets while slowly chipping away at the runs. Albert was rewarded with his fifth