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  • Google Warns This Email Means Your Gmail Is Under Attack

    Google Warns This Email Means Your Gmail Is Under Attack

    With all the cyber security attacks compromising smartphones and PCs, it would be easy to conclude there’s little you can do to stay safe. But the truth is very different. Most attacks are easily prevented with a few basic safeguards and some know-how. In reality, a number of simple changes can defend against most attacks.

    So it is with the FBI’s two warnings this week. The first a resurgence of the Phantom Hacker attacks which trick PC users into installing rogue apps. And the second a raft of fake Chrome installs and updates which provide initial access for ransomware. If you just avoid installing linked apps in this way you will steer clear of those attacks.

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    It’s the same with a new Amazon impersonation attack that has surged 5000% in just two weeks. Don’t click links in messages — even if they seem to come from Amazon. And now Gmail attack warnings are turning up again on social media, which will likely frustrate Google, because their advice has been clear but is not yet landing with users.

    The latest Gmail warnings come courtesy of a refreshed EasyDMARC article covering the “no-reply” attacks from earlier this year, hijacking “no-reply@accounts.google.com” to trick users into clicking links and giving up their Google account sign-in credentials.

    Here again the advice is very simple. It shouldn’t matter whether an email appears to come from Google. If it links to a sign-in page, it’s an attack. Period. And that means any email that seems to come from Google but has a sign-in link must be deleted.

    “Sometimes,” Google warns, “hackers will copy Google’s ‘Suspicious sign-in prevented’ emails and other official Google emails to try to steal someone’s account information.”

    But the company tells all account holders that “Google emails will never take you to a sign-in page. Authentic emails sent from Google to your Google Account will never ask you to sign in again to the account they were sent to.” It’s as simple as that.

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    Similarly, Google will never “ask you to provide your password or other sensitive information by email or through a link, call you and ask for any forms of identification, including verification codes, send you a text message directing you to a sign-in page, or send a message via text or email asking you to forward a verification code.”

    With that in mind, you should not fall victim to these Google impersonation attacks, and if you stick to the basic rules on installs, links and attachments, then you’ll likely stay safe from most of the other ones as well.

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  • FIA post-Qualifying press conference – Belgium

    FIA post-Qualifying press conference – Belgium

    1. Lando Norris (McLaren), 2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS
    (Conducted by Nico Rosberg)

    Q: Wow. Charles Leclerc P3. Did you see that coming? I mean, I think you absolutely maximised it at the end there.

    Charles LECLERC: Not really [I did not see it coming]. I mean, I’m very happy today. It’s strange to say that because it’s still three tenths and it’s only a third place, but I did not expect it. We thought we were quite a lot more back. We knew that we had something more in the car obviously with the upgrade this weekend, but we still struggled yesterday. But that was a really, really good lap. I’m very happy with the lap, very happy how the car felt. So, it’s good that we put everything together for quali.

    Q: What’d you put it down to? Did you make some big changes or just found a better rhythm?

    CL: No. I mean, obviously it takes a little bit of time to maximise those upgrades that we put on the car. So, there were a few things that we’ve changed, but nothing major. It was all about putting everything together and I felt comfortable with the car since FP1. So, it’s good to have a qualifying where you look back and you know you haven’t left anything on the table.

    Q: I’m sure a podium then is your objective also for tomorrow, but you have Max Verstappen right behind you in fourth. Do you think you’re going to be able to hold him behind?

    CL: I don’t know yet. For sure the race pace looked very strong this morning. I couldn’t keep up with them. But again, with the small changes we’ve done, I hope that this gives us the upper hand tomorrow in the main race.

    Q: Oscar, after yesterday’s dominant qualifying, P1 yesterday in Sprint qualifying, today you can only manage second. Are you okay with that, or is that disappointing?

    Oscar PIASTRI: A bit disappointing, yes. The second lap was coming together really well and just made a little mistake into 14 and lost a lot of time. So yeah, disappointed. Felt like the car was very good again, but it’s fine margins out there. Obviously not a bad place to be starting, but I think there was more in it which is always disappointing.

    Q: You’re surprised also by how Lando was actually able to improve now throughout the weekend? Was he maybe learning stuff from you and looking at the data there?

    OP: I don’t know. I mean, I think we’re a good team-mate pairing and we learn a lot from each other every weekend. That’s what makes us such a good team but it also makes it difficult when you’re trying to fight each other. So, I don’t know. I feel like I did an okay job today, just didn’t quite execute when it mattered and yeah, a bit of a shame.

    Q: Being P2 on the grid then, are you actually happy that tomorrow it’s looking very mixed on the weather? That could open things up and increase your chances to get one back on Lando tomorrow in the race?

    OP: Yeah. I mean after the Sprint I was aiming for P2. I don’t know what the weather’s going to hold tomorrow. I think it’s going to be quite different. So, we’ll wait and see what we get. But yeah, try and have a good race.

    Q: Lando, what an amazing job you did there. Great recovery also and great progress from earlier in the weekend. And that middle sector, how insane was that?

    Lando NORRIS: Which one?

    Q: The middle sector you put in.

    LN: Oh, I don’t know. Can’t remember. I mean it was a decent lap, of course. So yeah, happy. I don’t know. Everyone was pretty worried after yesterday. I wasn’t even that far off. It was just a couple little issues that we had. So, I was confident after yesterday and confident coming into today. It’s nice to see that I could get back to the top.

    Q: Is there one thing you can point towards? Like yesterday you were almost five tenths off and now you’re like one and a half tenths up. Where’d the improvement come from?

    LN: Three tenths is just slipstream and not being first out the pit lane. So yeah, it was nothing to worry about. People like to make a lot of things up but no, I felt good. The car has been flying all weekend. Oscar’s been doing a good job all weekend. So, we’re pushing each other a lot like you said. It’s tough because you kind of see where your strengths and weaknesses are easily and you learn from each other quickly. So, it’s a good but tough battle that we have at the minute.

    Q: You’re the rain master from Silverstone. It’s looking wet again tomorrow. You’re confident though for the rain, even if it rains tomorrow?

    LN: I mean I prefer it to stay dry honestly. Even for the fans. I think it’s rained here for like the last ten years or something. So, it’d be nice to have a dry Sunday. But I don’t mind whether it’s dry or rain or whatever it is or somewhere in the middle. It’s normal here and I look forward to a fun race.

    PRESS CONFERENCE

    Q: Many congratulations, Lando. A wonderful lap in Q3 gave you that pole. Just talk us through it. How good was it?

    LN: Yeah. Obviously, good enough for pole. I felt like my second one, I improved, just the lap time didn’t. So maybe a little bit more out there, but I think nice improvement from yesterday. Just nice to be in a better position in the pack and be out there again. So, a good day. The car’s been feeling great all weekend, so it’s nice to have a one-two.

    Q: You say the second lap in Q3 felt better. Why do you think it wasn’t faster? Is it down to track temperatures?

    LN: No. I just think there were a couple of corners that I must have gone slower, I guess. I don’t know why. I don’t see if I’m going quicker or not on my lap. Maybe Turn 1, I hit the kerb a little bit, and it’s a long run after Turn 1, so probably cost myself a little bit there. And the last corner, a bit too much kerb in both of them, and I probably lost, I mean, we’re talking half a tenth, touch more, and I go slower. We’re talking small margins, but yeah, that’s it.

    Q: Lando, it’s your first time in the top three on the grid here at Spa. You’ve just averaged 156 miles an hour. Can you describe a pole lap around here? How does it feel? Is the rhythm different to other racetracks?

    LN: I think what feels nice here quite often is just when you put a new set of tyres on, it’s a good step of grip. There’s not more pressure it just feels like you can push that 1-2% more, and that’s always a good feeling. You have Turn 9, 5-6-7, you have Pouhon, 12-13, all corners which are pretty damn quick. You try to get that balance perfect with the car, getting the lifts right. A lot of it’s about timings and just getting things nailed in terms of timing. It’s a fun track. No matter how good you do, you always go into the last chicane and think, ‘Okay, just get this bit right’. It’s a fun track in any car. I’ve driven here since Formula 4, quite a bit slower in that, but in Formula 1, it’s good fun. It always puts a smile on your face during qualifying, especially when you can be on top.

    Q: Thank you for that. Let’s throw it ahead to tomorrow, Lando. How do you think it’s going to play out?

    LN: It’s probably going to rain. I don’t know much more than that. We’ll wait and see. It’s Spa, so high chance of rain, but that can also mean it just sometimes hits half the track and the other half stays dry. Could be in for a Silverstone-esque chaotic race, similar to Australia or Silverstone, the ones that are sometimes a bit in the middle. Most likely some rain and drizzle. Hard to know. We’re going off the front, so hopefully, I can make an advantage of that and clean air and go from there.

    Q: Do you think you’ve got a setup on the car that will help you rain or shine?

    LN: I think we have the best car, so that’s the most important thing.

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  • Gauff tops field; Slam champs Andreescu and Krejcikova to meet

    Gauff tops field; Slam champs Andreescu and Krejcikova to meet

    The main draw for the Omnium Banque Nationale presente par Rogers was made on Saturday, setting up the first WTA 1000 event of this year’s North American summer hard-court season.

    Montreal: Draws | Scores | Order of play

    Main-draw play in Montreal will kick off on Sunday, as the tournament celebrates its first edition in its new expanded form. The event will last 12 days, ending with a final on Thursday, August 7.

    Top-seeded Coco Gauff attended the draw ceremony as the matchups were pulled. The 32 seeded players receive first-round byes. 96 singles players in total will be vying for the title.

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    Here’s a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of the draw:

    First quarter

    Top seeds: [1] Coco Gauff, [7] Jasmine Paolini, [12] Ekaterina Alexandrova, [14] Diana Shnaider

    World No. 2 Coco Gauff of the United States leads the draw as the No. 1 seed (World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka withdrew from the event citing fatigue).

    Gauff, who won her second Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros this summer, has been a three-time quarterfinalist at this event (2021-2023). She could face a former Top 10 player, Danielle Collins, in the second round.

    Among the other names in this quarter is rising teenager Victoria Mboko, who will contest the biggest event in her home country for the first time as a Top 100 player. The 18-year-old will meet Australia’s Kimberly Birrell in the first round.

    No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy is at the other end of this quarter. The two-time Grand Slam finalist is guaranteed to meet a qualifier in the second round.

    Second quarter

    Top seeds: [4] Mirra Andreeva, [8] Emma Navarro, [9] Elena Rybakina, [15] Daria Kasatkina

    Currently ranked a career-high World No. 5, Mirra Andreeva leads the second quarter. However, this does not mean the 18-year-old’s draw was easy — she will face a Grand Slam champion in the second round.

    Andreeva will take on the winner of the stunning first-round match between Barbora Krejcikova (the 2021 Roland Garros and 2024 Wimbledon champion) and Canadian superstar Bianca Andreescu (the 2019 US Open champion).

    Krejcikova won her only meeting with Andreescu way back in 2017, in Linz qualifying, when they were both ranked outside the Top 100.

    The Canadian No. 1, Leylah Fernandez, is in the same section. She will face Maya Joint in her opening match for the second straight event — Fernandez beat Joint in the first round in Washington, D.C. this past week.

    At the other side of this quarter, No. 8 seed Emma Navarro and No. 9 seed Elena Rybakina would meet in the Round of 16 if seedings hold. Rybakina is into the Washington semifinals, while Navarro lost her opening match at that event.

    Third quarter

    Top seeds: [3] Jessica Pegula, [5] Amanda Anisimova, [10] Elina Svitolina, [13] Liudmila Samsonova

    Two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula is the highest seed in the third quarter. The American clinched the title here in 2023, then defended her crown last year at the Toronto site. She has won her last 10 matches at this event.

    Pegula will face the winner of the first-round match between former World No. 3 Maria Sakkari and rising Canadian wild card Carson Branstine, who just made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon.

    If seeds hold, there will be a rematch of last year’s final in the quarterfinals. No. 5 seed Amanda Anisimova was last year’s runner-up to Pegula, which was Anisimova’s first WTA 1000 final. She was ranked No. 132 at the time.

    Since then, Anisimova’s career has completely changed, winning a WTA 1000 title (2025 Doha), reaching a Grand Slam final (2025 Wimbledon) and cracking the Top 10. She will face Sorana Cirstea or Lulu Sun in the second round.

    Other players in this quarter include Grand Slam champions Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka and Jelena Ostapenko, as well as Elina Svitolina, who won this title in 2017.

    Fourth quarter

    Top seeds: [2] Iga Swiatek, [6] Madison Keys, [11] Karolina Muchova, [16] Clara Tauson, [17] Belinda Bencic

    Reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland anchors the draw as the No. 2 seed. Former World No. 1 Swiatek’s best performance at this event was reaching the 2023 semifinals.

    Six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek will face either Yulia Putintseva or a qualifier in the second round. Putintseva is the most recent player to beat Swiatek at Wimbledon — she defeated Swiatek at the grass-court major last year.

    Another of this year’s Grand Slam champions, No. 6 seed Madison Keys, is at the other side of this quarter. Reigning Australian Open titlist Keys, who was a runner-up at this event back in 2016, will meet either Tatjana Maria or a qualifier in the second round.

    Also in this quarter is No. 17 seed Belinda Bencic, who won this title as a teenager in 2015, and is now a new mom back inside the Top 20 after a 2025 Wimbledon semifinal run.

    In the second round, Bencic could meet former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard, who will be retiring from professional tennis after this event.

    Bouchard, who was the first player representing Canada to make a Grand Slam singles final (2014 Wimbledon), will face Colombia’s Emiliana Arango in the first round.

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  • Bend It Like Beckham follow-up in pipeline more than 20 years after original film was released | Women’s football

    Bend It Like Beckham follow-up in pipeline more than 20 years after original film was released | Women’s football

    More than two decades after the release of Bend It Like Beckham, writer and director Gurinder Chadha OBE has announced she is planning to revive the hugely popular story.

    On the eve of the final of the 2025 Euros, where the Lionesses will try to defend their crown against Spain in Basel on Sunday, Chadha has spoken of plans for a follow up to the film that starred Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. What format it takes, whether a sequel to the feature film, series or alternative, will be decided in due course.

    “I am so happy to be here in Basel for the Euros, the atmosphere is amazing,” said Chadha. “What I can share with you today is my very clear wish to bring the beloved characters from Bend It Like Beckham back to you and audiences globally very, very soon. Women’s football is more competitive, more exciting, and more global than ever. It is an honor for me to be a small part of it.”

    Chadha, who has fielded requests for a return of the story for years but has waited for the right plot to come to her so as to not tarnish the legacy of the original, added: “After 23 years and being unable to come up with a storyline that was as good as the original, I have finally found a fantastic story for a Bend It Like Beckham follow up.”

    Released in 2002, Bend It Like Beckham showed football obsessed Jesminder “Jess” Bhamra balance joining the Hounslow Harriers and finding herself on the pitch while grappling with family, cultural and societal expectations of what a Punjabi British girl should be. It was a huge box office hit and is the only film distributed in every country in the world, including North Korea.

    “The original film, for me, was about lifting up girls and saying you can do and be anything you want, even though society dictates what you can and can’t do,” said Chadha, who has also confirmed US women’s national team manager, Emma Hayes, is collaborating on the new project. “That message is still relevant today. Even though women’s football rides so high around the world, and that’s amazing and it’s wonderful that the original film has been part of that legacy, I feel there is more that I can do and so that’s what I’m writing. It will be hard hitting, of course, but it will also be incredibly joyous, how can it not be as a follow up to Bend It Like Beckham?”

    Emma Hayes will act as a collaborator on the new film. Photograph: Daniel Cole/AP

    “I’m super excited to have connected with Emma who, when I first met her, said: ‘On my god, I was Keira Knightley, that was me!’ I know all the amazing work that she is doing both in front and behind the scenes for women’s football, so have brought her on board as a collaborator as I write the script which I’m working on right now.”

    Hayes, who won seven league titles, two League Cups and five FA Cups with Chelsea before moving into international football, winning Olympic gold two months after taking up her post, said: “I met Gurinder at a chance meeting in Cannes in June. It felt like the stars aligned for us to meet. I told her the massive impact the film had had on me when I was younger and that I was Keira Knightley in Bend it Like Beckham. I cried in the cinema watching the film because I felt just like Jess and Jules.”

    Hayes moved to the US early on in her career in search of greater opportunities and professionalism in the women’s game and it played a pivotal role in her development. “There was no hope for women’s football in Britain then, so I was going to the US to try my luck there,” said Hayes. “I could never have dreamed of how much that film helped change the women’s game. Now, I have the best job in world football as head coach of the US women’s national team. Like I said, the stars aligned and now I’m helping Gurinder with all my experience and insight in the game.”

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    Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who will be attending the Euro 2025 final with Chadha, described the announcement as a “brilliant moment for British film”.

    “Bend It Like Beckham captured something so special about Britain, our spirit, our diversity, and our ability to dream big in the face of challenge,” she said. “Gurinder Chadha gave us a story that resonated far beyond the screen and became part of our cultural DNA.

    “The announcement of a follow up is a brilliant moment for British film. It builds on a legacy that continues to inspire and shows the world what British storytelling can do. Productions like this help tell our national story, remind us who we are, and who we can be.”

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  • Pixel 10 Pro Price Leak Confirms Google’s Bold Decisions

    Pixel 10 Pro Price Leak Confirms Google’s Bold Decisions

    As Google prepares to announce the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro in late August, some of the biggest questions have been about the price of the new handsets. With flagship phones from the likes of Apple and Samsung regularly pushing base models into four-figure prices, how competitive will Google’s pricing decisions be and what do they say about its strategy?

    Pixel 10 And Pixel 10 Pro Pricing

    We have European pricing across the four main models, which are broadly similar to the pricing of the Pixel 9 family. The Pixel 10 starts at €899 for 128  GB, the Pixel 10 Pro at €1,099 also for 128 GB, and the Pixel 10 Pro XL listings drop the 128  GB option to start at €1,299 for 256  GB. Finally, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold starts at € 1,899 for 256 GB.

    Both the Pro XL and the Pro Fold, sitting at the top of the portfolio, do not have 128 GB versions listed. That’s not to say the 128 GB option is definitely gone—perhaps these will be available only through the Google Store, region-locked, or as network exclusives. We shall see during the Made By Google launch event scheduled for Aug. 20.

    By echoing 2024’s pricing across the range, Google offers us a glimpse into the wider strategy it is using to address both the consumer market and its Android Partners.

    Pixel 10 And Pixel 10 Pro Strategy

    The steady approach to pricing—which is arguably mirrored by the incremental updates to the physical design of the Pixel 10 family over the Pixel 9—shows Google’s confidence in the market. There may be new features added to the hardware and software of the Pixel package, but the value proposition has not changed; so neither has the price.

    That could be a quiet victory on retail shelves. There’s an expectation that the price of the new model will rise compared to the existing model. Because the counterpoint to this is that if Google did lift the prices on the Pixel models, then the difference between its smartphones and the likes of the iPhone Pro or Galaxy S Ultra models would be more apparent; the increased performance of the latter would be noticeable, and the value conscious consumer would look at the closer pricing and decide that the jump to a more recognisable phone brand would be easier to make.

    Yet there is something more for the price-conscious buyer. Because of the lower starting price for each model, moving up to a model with increased storage feels like good value, in part due to keeping the Pixels lower than the entry-level pricing of the aforementioned Apple and Samsung devices.

    Finding Value In The Pixel 10 And Pixel 10 Pro

    Pricing for the Pixel 10 Pro and the rest of the Pixel 10 lineup is familiar. Google continues to offer a flagship experience at a price that will be perceived as lower than that of its competitors’ flagships. Part of me wonders if this is because the real value in the Pixel family for Google is in the software and subscription services such as Google One and Google Gemini.

    Now read the latest Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy, and smartphone news in Forbes’ weekly Android news digest…

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  • Verstappen the Sprint king, Norris gets his revenge in qualifying, Piastri loses out twice

    Verstappen the Sprint king, Norris gets his revenge in qualifying, Piastri loses out twice

    MARIO ISOLA – PIRELLI DIRECTOR OF MOTORSPORT

    “A very busy Saturday as is always the case on a Sprint weekend. From the short race, we were able to gather plenty of useful information on how the Medium tyre, used by the great majority of drivers, behaved. Degradation was a factor, obviously as this track is very hard on tyres, but it definitely wasn’t dramatic, especially as there was no graining, something we had already realised in yesterday’s free practice.

    “As for strategy, the first thing to take into consideration is that the forecast is for a high chance of rain. Therefore the hypothetical scenarios are many, in every sense of the word. If it’s a dry race with track temperatures significantly lower than today’s or yesterday’s, the Soft and Medium compounds will be the most competitive. As there is not that big a difference between a one-stop and a two-stop, any combination of Soft and Medium is possible. That doesn’t mean the decision to bring a very hard Hard here was a mistake: if we had kept the same trio as last year, the one-stop would have been significantly quicker. One must also bear in mind that overtaking at this track is not that easy, as could be seen in all today’s Sprint races, in F1, F2 and F3, when trains of cars were formed despite or indeed because of the DRS. This means that the start, and especially the first sector on the opening lap, should make the difference and slipstreaming could play an important role.

    “If the race starts in the dry, but with the threat of rain, one can easily imagine the Medium would be the favourite compound so as to have greater flexibility in managing the moment to switch to rain tyres or to extend the first stint as much as possible.”

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  • 76 million-year old dinosaur tracks reveal first multispecies herding

    76 million-year old dinosaur tracks reveal first multispecies herding

    Archaeologists revealed details related to the first dinosaur tracks in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. They were not just one footprint but a collection made by a multispecies herd, revealing that different species interacted to protect themselves.

    In a new study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers noted the first evidence of mixed-species herding behavior in dinosaurs, similar to how wildebeests and zebras travel together on the African plains.

    But the unprecedented find came along with much more than a multi-species herd: a reason why they might have huddled together in the first place.

    Researchers discovered the tracks of two large tyrannosaurs walking side-by-side. Could they have found a clear snapshot of a dinosaur hunt and protection strategy?

    Fig 1. Views of the Skyline Tracksite (TMP L2467) shortly after discovery (A) and following excavation (B) / Bell, Pickles, et al.

    Dinosaurs banded together

    An international team of researchers excavated 312.15 square feet of a new tracksite at the Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.

    As a UNESCO World Heritage site, at least 44 species across 10 dinosaur families have been found at the famous dinosaur park, according to The Natural History Museum.

    Known for its abundant fossils, the site famously lacks dinosaur footprints. That turns out not to be true.

    A remarkable picture began to develop: 13 ceratopsian (horned dinosaur) tracks from at least five animals walking side by side, with a “probable ankylosaurid (armoured dinosaur) walking in the midst of the others.” Even the footprint of a small meat-eating dinosaur was discovered.

    “Ceratopsians have long been suspected to have lived in herds due to the existence of bone beds which preserve multiple individuals of the same species together. However, these bone beds only tell us for certain that these animals died together or that the bodies accumulated after death,” Jack Lovegrove, a paleontologist at the Natural Museum, stated.

    “The preserved trackways of several ceratopsians walking together in a group are rare evidence for these animals living together.”

    Single track of possible ankylosaurid (A1.1) / Bell, Pickles, et al.

    Was it a single-event though?

    Puzzled at first, upon closer inspection, Dr. Phil Bell, a lead researcher on the project, stated in a press release that the tyrannosaur tracks clarified what they were looking at.

    “I’ve collected dinosaur bones in Dinosaur Provincial Park for nearly 20 years, but I’d never given footprints much thought. This rim of rock had the look of mud squelched out between your toes, and I was immediately intrigued,” Bell continued.

    “The tyrannosaur tracks give the sense that they were really eyeing up the herd, which is a pretty chilling thought, but we don’t know for certain whether they actually crossed paths.”

    However, whether or not the tracks indicate a single event brought them together has yet to be confirmed. “While it’s tempting to imagine these tracks as representing a single event where two tyrannosaurs are stalking the mixed herd of herbivores, this may not be entirely accurate,” said Lovegrove.

    Much to uncover in dinosaur palaeontology

    In a press release, Dr Brian Pickles, University of Reading, described his experience of walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs 76 million years after they laid them down, “incredibly exciting.”

    “Using the new search images for these footprints, we have been able to discover several more tracksites within the varied terrain of the Park, which I am sure will tell us even more about how these fascinating creatures interacted with each other and behaved in their natural environment.”

    Dr Caleb Brown, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, concluded in a press release:

    “This discovery shows just how much there is still to uncover in dinosaur palaeontology. Dinosaur Park is one of the best understood dinosaur assemblages globally, with more than a century of intense collection and study, but it is only now that we are getting a sense for its full potential for dinosaur trackways.”

    Read the study in PLOS One.

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  • Sathiyan Gnanasekaran-Akash Pal win men’s doubles title

    Sathiyan Gnanasekaran-Akash Pal win men’s doubles title

    Olympian Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Akash Pal won the men’s doubles title after a straight-game win in the final of WTT Contender Lagos 2025 table tennis tournament in Nigeria on Saturday.

    Playing at the Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall in Lagos, the Indian table tennis players beat the French duo of Leo de Nodrest and Jules Rolland 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-9) in 22 minutes in the final.

    The Indian duo began their campaign with a 3-1 win over Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Solanke of Nigeria and also overcame third seeds Wassim Essid of Tunisia and Remi Chambet-Weil of Netherlands 3-1 in the quarter-finals.

    G Sathiyan and Akash Pal then booked their spot in the final after a comfortable straight-game win over Ghana’s James Marfo and Emmanuel Commey in just 13 minutes in the semis.

    Elsewhere, Olympian Sreeja Akula settled for silver in the women’s singles section at the WTT Contender Lagos table tennis tournament after her fairytale run to the final ended in defeat.

    Sreeja Akula was beaten 4-1 (11-7, 11-3, 11-4, 9-11, 11-13) by world No. 19 and second seed Honoka Hashimoto of Japan in the final.

    Earlier in the tournament, world No. 57 Sreeja Akula’s impressive run began with her upsetting Olympic bronze medallist and top seed Hina Hayata of Japan in straight games.

    She then beat Olympian Debora Vivarelli of Italy to move into the quarter-finals and pulled off another straight games win against seventh seed Shao Jieni of Portugal to make the semis.

    Sreeja’s semis encounter saw her produce another upset as she beat world No. 27 and fourth seed Prithika Pavade of France.

    Meanwhile, the Indian duo and top seeds Akash Pal and Poymantee Baisya had also qualified for the final of the mixed doubles, where they lost 3-1 (12-10, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7 ) against the French duo of Jules Rolland and Prithika Pavade.

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  • VTEC Just Kicked in: Integra Type-R Smashes Record at $212K

    VTEC Just Kicked in: Integra Type-R Smashes Record at $212K

    For nearly three decades, the Acura Integra Type-R has been tuner-car royalty. This giant-killing Japanese sport compact has long punched above its weight class in both performance and price compared to some of the all-time JDM greats. This week, the giant slaying comes on the (digital) auction block, where a pristine, 2001 model broke the long standing world record price at an eye-watering final price of $211,704 (the high bid before buyer’s premium was a more poetic $204,204). While we’re used to the legendary NSX bringing those sorts of figures these days, a front wheel drive four-cylinder is usually something else entirely. So, if you’re scratching your head asking why, let’s dive in.

    While the “ITR” may sit high among the list of Japanese greats, to the uninitiated, it may need more explaining than a GT-R or a Supra. Honda started using the Type-R name for only its sharpest and finely tuned cars in the early 1990s, starting with the NSX-R. More than just a power boost, the Type-R improves the car in every way: lighter, stiffer chassis, sharper suspension and steering, with a finely tuned engine. A Type-R Honda should be viewed as a precision instrument, rather than grabbing a bigger hammer.

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    The Type-R treatment was exclusive to the Japanese market until 1997, when Honda exported the Integra Type-R under the Acura brand to North America. And, being a Type-R, it was far more than just a hopped-up Civic. Even calling it a hopped up Integra would diminish what this car is. The ITR is 79 pounds lighter the already sporty Integra GS-R model. The suspension is lower and given better dampers and the chassis greatly stiffened. The drivetrain was also beefed up with improved gear ratios, a helical limited slip differential and a Type-R-specific B18C engine producing 195 horsepower.

    Driving one is like nothing else; it is a car that perfected the sport compact concept, and few cars have nailed it this precisely since. Everything about the car is sharp, from the precise shifter to the incredibly balanced handling and let’s not forget an engine that pulls all the way to its 8400rpm redline. It is a car which begs to be driven in a spirited manner and rewards those who do it well. Anyone who has truly experienced the ITR will assert it is the best front wheel drive car ever made, and it’s for a good reason.

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    So we’ve established why the ITR is so special, but what made this ITR the one to have? This is typically where we’d talk about its 4800 original miles and fawn over its immaculate condition. That absolutely helped the price, but the cherry on top is who owned this incredible ITR. The astute observer would have noticed that the car is out of the Real Time Collection Hall, which is without a doubt the best collection of Honda and Acura automobiles outside of Honda itself, all curated by racer Peter Cunningham. If you’re a fan of racing Hondas, that name should ring a bell. Cunningham has won a litany of world titles behind the wheel of a Honda product. Perhaps no American driver is better associated with the Honda and Acura than Cunningham.

    To have the opportunity to own one of the best-condition ITRs in private hands, owned by one of the Honda/Acura racing greats, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So nobody should be surprised to see the car set a new world record, over 50 grand more than the previous record for an ITR set in 2023. This is a real case of the right car bringing the right money.

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  • Lottie Woad Keeps 2-shot Lead in Scotland and Closes in on Victory in Pro Debut on LPGA Tour – LPGA

    Lottie Woad Keeps 2-shot Lead in Scotland and Closes in on Victory in Pro Debut on LPGA Tour – LPGA

    1. Lottie Woad Keeps 2-shot Lead in Scotland and Closes in on Victory in Pro Debut on LPGA Tour  LPGA
    2. Woad leads by two from Korda at Scottish Open  BBC
    3. GOLF ROUNDUP  Richmond Times-Dispatch
    4. In First Pro Start, 21-Year-Old Phenom leads LPGA’s Scottish Open Over Nelly Korda  MSN
    5. Lottie Woad leads ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open  Swing Féminin

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