Earlier on Wednesday, it looked as though the 27-year-old Eze would be heading to the white side of north London.
But the deal was not completed.
And the reason was Palace’s Europa Conference League play-off match with Fredrikstad on Thursday.
The Eagles wanted to keep Eze for a game they view as pivotal to their season, and one they did not want to tackle without having a replacement in place.
Palace manager Oliver Glasner was strong in his pre-match press conference saying that Eze and Marc Guehi, who has also been linked with a move away, were ‘committed’ to the team.
Over at the Emirates Stadium a sub plot was brewing.
Arsenal were holding an open training session at their ground which did not feature Kai Havertz. It was later revealed the German international was being assessed for a knee injury.
Despite the exact severity of the injury being unclear, Arsenal knew enough to make a move.
Hours later on Wednesday afternoon, Arsenal bid for Eze, deciding to act on their long-standing interest in the player.
With Eze being a boyhood Arsenal fan who played in their academy, it was an easy decision for the player.
By 19:30 BST the news of the transfer swoop emerged in the media, with sources briefing that there was nothing Spurs could have done to make the transfer happen due to that emotional connection.
And that element – Eze turning down Tottenham – is sure to make him an instant fan favourite at Arsenal.
Why did they leave it so late?
Arsenal had seen Eze as more of a number 10 and, with Ethan Nwaneri securing his future to the club with a long-term contract, they had to think carefully about exactly how the England international would fit in.
But it seems the Havertz injury meant they decided he was needed in their squad after all.
It is currently unclear if Eze will still play in the Europa Conference play-off for Palace on Thursday.
But, should he come through that game unscathed, he is certain to sign for the Gunners in the next few days, completing a full-circle moment in re-joining the club he was released by at 13.
Adolescents who experience sleep problems are more likely to self-harm, according to a study of over 10,000 teenagers.
Researchers found that poor or fragmented sleep at age 14, including shorter sleep on school days, longer time to fall asleep and more frequent night awakenings, predicted a higher risk of self-harm three years later.
Published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, the study comes as self-harm among young people continues to rise, representing a growing public health concern. The findings show that sleep, a modifiable risk factor, is a key influence and improving sleep during adolescence, a critical period for intervention, could help reduce the risk of self-harm.
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Led by researchers at the University of Warwick and University of Birmingham, the team analysed data from 10,477 teenagers in the Millennium Cohort to investigate the relationship between multiple measures of sleep problems and rates of self-harm.
At the age of 14, the teenagers were asked about their sleep patterns, including how long they slept on school days, how long it took to fall asleep, and how often they awoke during the night. They were also asked whether they had self-harmed at 14, and were asked the same question again three years later, at age 17.
Teenagers who slept less on school nights, took longer to fall asleep or woke up more often at night, were more likely to report self-harming at age 14. These sleep problems also predicted higher rates of self-harm three years later at age 17, even after accounting for factors such as age, sex, socioeconomic background, and mental health.
The findings highlight that teenage sleep can have long-lasting impacts on self-harm, suggesting that sleep interventions during adolescence could be a way to support teenagers at risk.
Michaela Pawley, PhD student at the University of Warwick, and first author, said: ‘Using large-scale data like this really allows you to explore longitudinal relationships at a population level. In this analysis, we discovered that shorter sleep on school days, longer time to fall asleep and more frequent night awakenings at age 14 associated with self-harm concurrently and 3 years later at age 17.’
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She added: ‘While this is clearly an unfavourable relationship, one positive from this research is that sleep is a modifiable risk factor, we can actually do something about it. If the link between sleep and self-harm holds true and with well-placed interventions in schools and homes, there is a lot we can do to turn the tide.’
The researchers also looked at whether poor sleep can lead to poor decision-making, but found that this did not explain the relationship between sleep problems and self-harm. Night awakenings may be particularly important, as they disrupt REM sleep, which is essential for emotion regulation. Additionally, disturbed sleep may lead to ineffective coping strategies and impaired cognitive function.
Further research is needed to determine how poor sleep is associated with the risk of self-harm. Regardless of the cause, the study emphasises the importance of sleep in adolescence in preventing self-harming behaviours.
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Senior author Professor Nicole Tang, director of Warwick Sleep and Pain Lab at The University of Warwick, added: ‘Self-harm is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults. It is a sobering topic. Knowing that poor and fragmented sleep is often a marker preceding or co-occurring with suicidal thoughts and behaviour, it gives us a useful focus for risk monitoring and early prevention.’
Victoria’s mountain ash forests are thinning rapidly as the globe heats up, and could lose a quarter of their “giant” trees that grow up to 80m tall in the coming decades, research has found.
Forests of Eucalyptus regnans – one of the tallest tree species in the world – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, according to a University of Melbourne-led study published in Nature Communications.
“These are giants,” said lead author Dr Raphael Trouve. “They are the tallest flowering plant on Earth – that means they regularly reach 60 to 80m tall.”
The researchers analysed data collected from mountain ash forests over more than 50 years to determine tree mortality rates and forest carrying capacity – the maximum number of trees of a given size that the forest can sustain.
They found that forests growing in the warmest conditions had the lowest carrying capacity, which further decreased with rising temperatures.
Eucalyptus regnans lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research has found. Photograph: University of Melbourne
“We found that for each extra degree of temperature, the number of trees that the forest can sustain drops by 9%,” Trouve said. “By 2080 – with three extra degrees, as we expect – that tallies up to around a quarter of the trees gone.”
The estimated forest loss did not include the additional impact of bushfires, which are expected to grow in severity as the earth warms up.
The forest thinning was thought to be the result of increased competition for limited resources. “A growing tree needs space and resources to survive,” Trouve said. “Under resource-limited conditions, such as water stress, a big tree will outcompete smaller, surrounding trees, causing their deaths.”
Changes in forest carrying capacity would likely have knock-on effects. “Its not just about trees, it’s about the carbon they store, the planet we need, the water we drink,” he said.
Mountain ash forests are considered one of the Earth’s most carbon-dense ecosystems, storing more carbon per hectare than the Amazon. But as more trees died and decomposed, the forests would eventually shift from carbon sinks into sources of emissions, the study said.
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“Climate change is stressing forests all over the world, and that can be exacerbating the rate of thinning” said Dr David Bowman, a professor of fire science at the University of Tasmania with a background in eucalypt ecology, who was not involved in the study.
Bowman said climate change – and the combination of heatwaves, rising temperatures and chronic droughts – was placing forests under enormous stress globally, and particularly affected those in mid-latitude, temperate environments.
Giant trees were particularly vulnerable. “They’re getting exhausted,” he said.
Then, as forests were dying and thinning, they became more open and more flammable, as fuel – in the form of leaf matter, litter, fine branches and stems – accumulated in the forest.
The risk of bushfire then became a “nightmare scenario” for large trees – already struggling to survive – which would struggle to recover.
After a dominant victory in the first match, South Africa will look to seal the ODI series when they face Australia in the second match on Friday.
The hosts surrendered to South Africa while chasing a mammoth total of 297. Australia’s only batting performance came from the skipper Mitchell Marsh, who scored 88 runs, just falling short of 12 runs from his fourth ODI century. His 71-run stand with Ben Dwarshuis saved the innings from collapse but couldn’t save them from an embarrassing defeat.
South Africa, meanwhile, defended the highest ever total (297) at the venue. While Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, and Matthew Breetzke made their respective half-centuries, it was Keshav Maharaj’s day. The spin bowling all-rounder took his first ODI fifer to help the Proteas seal a convincing victory.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Australia vs. South Africa 2nd ODI live stream, TV channel in the Australia
Here’s how to watch this ODI match in Australia:
TV Channel: Fox Cricket (Channel 501)
Live Stream: Kayo, Foxtel
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What time does Australia vs. South Africa 2nd ODI start in the Australia?
This ODI match takes place at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, Australia, and starts on Friday, August 22 at 2:30 p.m. local time (AEST).
Here’s how that time translates across Australia:
Date
Kickoff time
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Fri, Aug. 22
2:30 p.m.
Australian Central Standard Time
Fri, Aug. 22
2:00 p.m.
Australian Western Standard Time
Fri, Aug. 22
12:30 p.m.
Australia vs. South Africa 2nd ODI predicted XIs, team news
Skipper Mitchell Marsh who has been on and off with is form lately, made a blistering 88-run knock to announce his arrival. He will need to step up in the remaining two matches as his other opening partner Travis Head is still struggling to add some runs. While Head might not be able to add runs from his bat, he took four wickets during his part-time bowling spell in the first match.
The hosts have only three major absentees for this ODI series. Mitchell Owen has been ruled out due to a concussion injury following a blow on his helmet in the 2nd T20I. Matthew Short (side injury) and all-rounder Lance Morris (back) will also miss out with their respective injuries.
Australia have named Matthew Kuhnemann, pacer Aaron Hardie, and all-rounder Cooper Connolly as their replacements.
On the bowling front, Josh Hazlewood spearhead the pace attack in the opening match and will take charge in the next match as well, Nathan Ellis and Ben Dwarshuis will be his supporting pacers. It is unlikely that Aussies will make major changes to their playing XI for the second match.
Australia predicted XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Aaron Hardie, Cameron Green, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
As for South Africa, their premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada missed the first ODI match and has been ruled out from the ODI series with an ankle injury. The star 19-year-old pacer Kwena Maphaka was added to the squad.
With Rabada not available for the first match, the Proteas went with Nandre Burger to spearhead their pace bowling attack. He grabbed the chance well, taking two wickets.
Moreover, South Africa opted for a tactical move, bringing another spinner, Prenelan Subrayen, as the second spinner to take on Australia’s hard-hitting batting lineup.
The top order of the South African team showcased their brilliant batting display, registering three half-centuries from Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, and Matthew Breetzke. With the lower-order not having much experience, these three will need to step up for the team.
South Africa predicted XI: Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Nandre Burger, Prenelan Subrayen, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Dewald Brevis, Lungi Ngidi, Matthew Breetzke.
South Africa tour of Australia 2025 schedule
All times AEST
T20I Matches
1st T20I: Australia won by 17 runs
2nd T20I: South Africa won by 53 runs
3rd T20I: Australia won by 2 wickets
ODI Matches
1st ODI: South Africa won by 98 runs
2nd ODI: Aug. 22, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, 2:30 p.m.
3rd ODI: Aug. 24, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, 2:30 p.m.
Astronomers have used a newly discovered and still mysterious class of cosmic explosions to better understand the process of stellar life and death in the distant universe.
The blasts in question are Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs), recently discovered outbursts of X-rays that last for just a few minutes. The source of FXTs has been shrouded in mystery. Now, with the aid of the Einstein Probe X-ray space telescope, astronomers have tracked one FXT, designatedEP240315A, back to its source after travelling towards Earth for 12 billion years.
“We’ve known that these unique explosions exist for some time, but it is only now, thanks to the new Einstein Probe mission, that we can pinpoint them in near real time,” team member Peter Jonker, of Radboud University, said in a statement.
Occurring in galaxies located billions of light-years away and lasting anywhere from seconds to hours, FXTs have proved difficult to trace back to their sources. Despite this, astronomers have theorized that FXTs may occur when massive stars go supernova, collapsing and leaving behind black holes.
“This event is novel and interesting because only a handful of FXTs had been discovered until very recently, and their origin was a mystery, primarily because they had been found in archival observations,” team member and University of Lancaster researcher Samantha Oates said in the statement. “By the time they were discovered, it was too late to perform follow-up of these transient X-ray objects at other wavelengths to get other information about what might be causing them.”
The team thus perfected their mapping of EP240315A using the ATLAS optical telescope system, the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in northern Chile, and the Gran Telescopio Canarias, located in Spain.
“These observations show that this explosion happened when the universe was less than 10% of its current age – the light has been travelling to us for 12 billion years,” team member Andrew Levan, of Radboud University, said. “The combination of the distance and the brightness means this explosion gave off more energy in a few seconds than the sun will over its entire life.”
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Are Fast X-ray Transients and Gamma-ray Bursts cousin cosmic explosions?
The extreme energy of the FXTs and data regarding blasts of energy called gamma-rays suggest that FXTs and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are, at least sometimes, related.
GRBs are the most powerful and violent explosions in the known universe, brief flashes of high-energy radiation that result from some of the universe’s most explosive events, including the death of massive stars and the subsequent birth of black holes.
Unlike FXTs, GRBs have been studied by humanity for around half a century.
“A real question is whether all of the FXTs come from GRB-like systems, or if there is much more diversity,” Jonker added. “Our paper shows that many of them might be gamma-ray bursts, but there are good reasons to think there is much more still to discover.”
An illustration of a gamma-ray burst erupting from a dense environment around a collapsing massive star (Image credit: NASA, ESA and M. Kornmesser)
When the team looked at observations of EP240315A,collected by the VLT, they found that its source was surrounded by very little material. In particular, they noted a dearth of hydrogen in this region.
Hydrogen filters ultraviolet light, preventing it from effectively traversing the cosmos. When this FXT was launched, around 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang, hydrogen was bombarded by ultraviolet light, causing it to be ionized.
“Our observations show that perhaps 10% of the ultraviolet light created in the host galaxy of the FXT is escaping to ionize the universe,” said team member Andrea Saccardi, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) Saclay. “This is the most distant event where we can directly see light escaping from around stars.
“Galaxies like this are probably really important for reionization.”
An illustration shows the Einstein Probe as it hunts cosmic X-rays. (Image credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences)
The FXT EP240315A was one of the first events detected by the Einstein Probe, which launched on Jan. 9, 2024.
“In the year since this first object, we have found and studied another 20 of these outbursts,” Levan added. “They [FXTs] are living up to their promise as an exciting new way to explore both how stars end their lives, and also what the universe was like in the distant past.”
Oates explained that this research exemplifies how the Einstien Probe is revolutionizing the detection of FXTs and their further study.
“The Einstein Probe has opened up a new window on the universe, allowing us to probe the origin of these transient X-ray phenomena and widen our knowledge of the behavior associated with the deaths of massive stars,” she concluded.
The team’s research was published on Tuesday (Aug. 19) in the journal Nature Astronomy.
The streamer isn’t flirting (not yet, at least) but is launching a new hub within its platform devoted to astrology.
The new “Your Zodiac Watchlist” feature will launch on subscriber homepages on Saturday (“When Virgo season officially kicks off,” noted a spokesperson), and will recommend movies and shows based on each astrological sign. The collection will be updated throughout the year to keep pace with the zodiac calendar.
“At Netflix, our team of curators on the member experience team create these themed collections to help members discover something fresh, fun and timely,” the streamer said in a statement.
For instance, Scorpios are assumed to be “passionate, charismatic, seductive and mysterious” and will be pitched mysteries like Wednesday and The Night Agent. Geminis are thought to be “social, playful and funny” and will be pitched stand-up specials and shows with “talkative characters.” Leos are considered “confident, generous and loyal” and will be pitched content about royalty and leaders like The Crown and Bridgerton.
Some of the sign characteristics are less flattering than others. Aquarius, for instance, are considered “oddballs, quirky, outsiders” and are pitched content about aliens, sci-fi and space — such as Rebel Moon (so they’re assumed to be weird and with poor taste).
In case you’re wondering, no, Netflix doesn’t know what your birthday is, and, no, you don’t need to tell the streamer your star sign in order to use the hub. Every subscriber can see the suggestions for all the signs.
Astrology has seemingly been making a popularity comeback of late, with Gen Z reportedly getting into horoscopes amid a surge of TikTokers and apps professing to read the stars.
Netflix has been getting more clever and topical with its hubs lately (as have other streamers), recently launching collections like “Hope They Don’t End Up on the Kiss Cam” filled with steamy dramas in the wake of the Coldplay concert incident, and “Can I Pull You for a Chat?” inspired by the summer’s Love Island craze (even though the show is on rival Peacock).
Wayne Rooney says Yoane Wissa removing everything associated with Brentford from his Instagram account is “very disrespectful”.
Newcastle have had a £40m bid rejected for Wissa, while the Magpies are also in the midst of drama surrounding their striker Alexander Isak’s future.
Speaking on his new BBC podcast, The Wayne Rooney Show, Rooney said: “If I’m a Newcastle player I don’t want Isak back.”
He added: “I think if players leave football clubs – and that happens all the time – there’s a way to go about it.
“You can’t go on strike, can’t not turn up for training and train with your team-mates. If you want to leave the club or not, you have to be there for your team-mates and be ready if needed.”
Rooney was speaking before Isak, who remains determined to join Liverpool, wrote that “promises were broken and trust is lost” in a statement.
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“For me, I don’t think there’s any way back for Isak at Newcastle,” Rooney said.
“I think there are cases where it can happen, but from me as a person, I don’t think I could accept them back.
“In terms of Isak’s team-mates I wouldn’t want him back.
“You can ask to leave a football club – that happens, or the club tell you you’re leaving – but you have to be professional.
“You’ve got friends in there who you play with, you have fans who are paying a lot of money to support and you can’t just walk out on it. And if they’re going to do it once, they’ll do it again.”
As F1 celebrates 75 years of the World Championship, it’s the perfect time to look at the sport’s all-time outstanding cars. Below, our technical guru Mark Hughes presents the best performing machines from each decade, as well as providing a few honourable mentions…
1950s – Alfa Romeo Alfetta
The Alfetta was originally designed for the pre-war voiturette (F2) class and was very successful there from its introduction in 1937. But it came to full flower post-war as what had been the pre-war voiturette class became the new F1, thereby instantly making the Alfetta a Grand Prix car, one which powered the sport’s first two World Champion drivers to their titles in 1950 and ’51.
The man behind the creation of the car was Enzo Ferrari in his 1930s capacity as Alfa Romeo’s entrant and advisor. Alfa Romeo designer Gioacchino Colombo created a 1.5-litre supercharged straight-8 engine which was built by Alfa, but the car into which it was fitted was created at Ferrari’s workshop before Ferrari was a constructor in his own right. So, it was ironic that post-war, Enzo Ferrari’s initial barrier to success as he tried to establish his own race team was the formidable Alfetta he’d helped create!
Under the hood of the Pixel 10 series, Google has finally upgraded its storage to UFS 4.0, but you have to buy the right model to actually get it.
As we detailed yesterday, the Pixel 10 series finally introduces support for much faster UFS 4.0 storage, with “Zoned UFS” on the Pixel 10 Pro devices. But there are some caveats to that. For one, “Zoned UFS” is only present on devices with 512GB of storage or higher, meaning you won’t get it in some regions, and only on more expensive tiers too.
But what is “Zoned UFS” in the first place?
Google has yet to offer an explanation, but there are some details out there. In 2024, SK Hynix introduced Zoned UFS (referred to as “ZUFS”) as a means of improving the lifespan of the storage module. By placing data in different “zones,” it improves the overall speed and lifespan. SK Hynix claims up to 45% improvements to “the time required to run an application” – i.e. app opening speeds – and a 40% increase in the read/write degradation over time.
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SK Hynix explains:
The ZUFS is a differentiated technology that classifies and stores data generated from smartphones in different zones in accordance with characteristics. Unlike a conventional UFS, the latest product groups and stores data with similar purposes and frequencies in separate zones, boosting the speed of a smartphone’s operating system and management efficiency of the storage devices.
Again, Google hasn’t responded to our request for comment on Zoned UFS, but this is a pretty reasonable explanation. That said, we don’t know what storage brand the Pixel 10 series is using. Historically, it’s mostly been Samsung, and leaks showed that at least the 128GB tier would still be using Samsung.
But that 128GB tier is also an important point to consider.
Generally speaking, Android devices with UFS 4.0 storage only come in 256GB or higher, and the Pixel 10 series is apparently no exception. You’ll get UFS 4.0 in higher tiers, but the 128GB Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro will be limited to UFS 3.1, as Google mentioned to Android Authority alongside saying that Zoned UFS brings “faster responses and quicker app launches.”
So, if you want the best storage performance on a Pixel 10, you’ll need to opt for a device with Zoned UFS on top of UFS 4.0. This would include the 512GB or 1TB versions of the Pixel 10 Pro, Pro XL, or Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The 256GB versions of all four devices have UFS 4.0, while the base 128GB models are limited to UFS 3.1.
Confusing? A little bit, which is probably why brands such as Samsung have just ditched 128GB altogether. But, either way, we’re still glad to see this overdue upgrade on Google’s part.
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