Gene Variants Cut Heart and Diabetes Risk by 60%
A study of more than a million genomes found rare FNIP1 variants linked to more muscle, less belly fat and sharply lower rates of…
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Ted Lasso Returns as Streamers Stack August Slates
A fourth season of Ted Lasso, a Billie Eilish concert film and the final run of Outer Banks lead an unusually full month across…
Summer Box Office Closes In on $4bn Milestone
A record $436.6m weekend has put the summer on course for $4bn and made a $10bn year materially more likely, according to analysts at…
Spider-Man Falls Short of Second Weekend Record
Forecasts of $142m to $180m put the film within reach of the $149.2m record. It finished on $145m, the third-largest second weekend ever recorded.
Odyssey Set to Become Nolan’s Second-Biggest Film
The Universal epic is forecast to pass The Dark Knight Rises this weekend and reach $1bn worldwide, trailing only The Dark Knight among Nolan…
Spider-Man Passes $1.15bn as 2026 Top Grosser
Final figures confirm a record $360.1m opening weekend, and the film has become the highest-grossing release of 2026 within just seven days of opening.
Rain Wipes Out Three Fixtures Without a Ball Bowled
Two World Cup qualifying matches at Dundee and an Ireland-Afghanistan ODI at Bready were abandoned in three days, with points shared rather than contested.
Colombo Kaps Win Lanka Premier League Eliminator
A total of 203 for seven proved beyond Kandy Royals, who were bowled out for 135 as Colombo advanced and the Royals exited the…
Trent Rockets Complete Double Over Birmingham
The Rockets won the men's match by seven wickets and the women's by six at Trent Bridge, as The Hundred group stage moves towards…
Bangladesh Post 263 in Darwin Warm-Up Before Tests
A Mehidy Hasan Miraz century carried the tourists to 263 against a Cricket Australia XI, a week before the first Test of a two-match…
Pakistan Level Series With Win in Port of Spain
An eight-wicket win at Queen's Park Oval squared the series 1-1 and ended a run of eight straight away defeats, with Abdullah Shafique unbeaten…
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Set for 47% in Second Quarter
FactSet expects second-quarter growth of 47.5%, nearly three times the five-year average, in what would be a seventh straight double-digit quarter for the index.
Disney Beats Forecasts and Signs TikTok Content Deal
Adjusted earnings of $2.06 a share beat the $1.85 expected, and creators gain access to assets from hundreds of Disney films and series under…