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NASA is about to bring asteroid pieces back to Earth
Dante Lauretta, the principal investigator for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, compared fumbling a football in the end zone while trying to make a winning touchdown in the final seconds of a game to “heartbreaking”. “That would be just heartbreaking, right?” said Lauretta. The team worked with NASA’s planetary protection office, which found returning bits of this…
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Physicists have observed Oxygen 28 and raised fundamental questions
An artificial intelligence program has defeated humans in a competitive sport in real life for the first time. Skydio, a company that works on drones, put the controlcode into a virtual version of a race course, and then sent it around and around in virtual space for an hour of computing time. AI programs have…
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Women’s World Cup winners say they won’t play in Spain until the soccer chief is removed
FIFA has suspended Spain’s soccer federation head Luis Rubiales after allegations that he forcibly kissed a player during Women’s World Cup medal ceremony. Many of the top national team players had already refused to play for Spain’s coach, Jorge Vilda, who was booed following the team’s win. Rubiales has said that he’s given the opportunity…
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Women’s World Cup champ say they will not play for Spain until the soccer chief is removed
FIFA has said that Spain’s football federation President Luis Rubiales may have violated FIFA’s Disciplinary Code after his actions at the Women’s World Cup final. Rubiales was seen gesturing at a group of women following Spain’s win over the US. Rubiales later offered his resignation and said he will not step down. Around 50 players…
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The US was knocked out in the Women’s World Cup
The United States women’s football team crashed out of the Women’s World Cup 2021 after losing to Sweden in the semi-final. The US, the number one team in the world, and two-time defending Women’s World Cup champions, heads home. The team won three times in a shootout at the Women’s World Cup.
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The deal increases the influence of Saudi Arabia in golf
Saudi Arabia has bought a stake in the PGA Tour, the tour’s commissioner Jay Monahan said. This comes after US lawmaker Chris Murphy tweeted, ” PGA officials were in my office just months ago talking about how…Saudis’ human rights record should disqualify them from having a stake in a major American sport.” He added, “Saudi…
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The reality is almost here, the Apple Vision Pro first look
Apple on Monday launched its new virtual reality (VR) headset, Vision Pro, that costs $3,499 and will let users watch sports in VR using their eyes. The light emitted from the front screen of the headset indicated that someone is wearing a headset, but can’t see out, while the other view was projected through the…
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You can get a virtual reality headset from Apple that will cost more than $3,000
Apple unveiled its new $3,499 virtual reality headset, the Vision Pro, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco on Monday. The headset will let users use their phones for watching sports games in virtual reality. Apple said the Vision Pro’s video passthrough is “the world’s most advanced consumer electronics device”.
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The Disney Plus and Virtual Reality sports games are coming to Apple Vision Pro
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is designed to be worn on the face and display a 3D view of football, basketball, and sports in Virtual Reality (VR). The headset has a front-facing display with light pulsing with light and can be used up to two hours a day. The Disney Plus users will be able to…
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The space company’s spaceship exploded during the first Orbital Test Flight
SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket exploded minutes after liftoff from the Boca Chica launch site in southern Texas on Monday, ending its first major test flight. The rocket was powered by 32 engines firing in synchrony. The Super Heavy rocket and Starship vehicle would’ve splashed down off the Texas coast soon after launch, and the Starship…
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Eliud Kipchoge is a world record holder
The 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings will be observed on Monday. The bombs detonated near the finish line of the race in 2013 left three dead and over 260 injured. The men’s and women’s races will take place on Monday with Eliud Biruta and Geoffrey Mutai participating for the first time.
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DeMar said that his daughter wouldn’t be at the Chicago Bulls game against Miami Heat
Diar, the nine-year-old daughter of Chicago forward DeMarre Carroll, went viral after she could be heard screaming her loudest during Bulls’ game against Toronto Raptors in an attempt to make them miss free throw attempts. “I kept hearing a scream from my daughter, and during the game, someone missed a free throw, and I thought…
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There was a record price for Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals sneakers
A pair of Air Jordan 13 sneakers that Michael Jordan wore during the 1998 NBA Finals sold at an auction for $2.2 million (14.7 crore). The Jordan sneakers from ‘The Last Dance’ were “as if Jordan lined them up and wore them yesterday”, auction house Wachter said. The six-game series against Utah Jazz was the…
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The Spaniard has two career majors, the first of which was the Masters victory by Jon Rahm
After winning his maiden Masters title, 22-year-old Jon Rahm revealed that he got the text message ‘That first green looks like a walk in the park’ 10 minutes before his four-putt started the tournament. “He’s…a Super Bowl winning champion…he sent the text: ‘That first green looking like a walk in the park’,” Rahm said. He…
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The third round at the Masters has been suspended because of rain
Five-time champion Tiger Woods made it to the third round of the Masters after play was suspended for the day due to bad weather. He finished his second round with a one-over 73 and is now two-over for the tournament. Woods will not resume his third round on Sunday after the five-time Masters champion withdrew…
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The third round of the Masters was suspended due to rain at Augusta National
The third round of the Masters was suspended due to rain on Saturday afternoon with world number one golfer Tiger Woods finishing the second round at one-over 73. The 47-year-old had completed 11 holes of the second round on Friday and was two-over par, then the projected cut, when play was suspended for the day…
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Reese will go to the White House with the LSU team
Louisiana State University women’s basketball player Angel Reese has said she will go with her team to the White House. “We will either go if they would like to or not,” she added. This comes after US President Joe Biden had called Reese a ‘joke’ after she had said she wouldn’t visit the White House…
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Title IX would allow for some restrictions, but it doesn’t want categorical bans
The US Supreme Court has refused to overturn a state law that bans transgender students from participating in school sports. The court said the law does not “enforce equal protection of the fourth amendment and the rights of transgenders”. However, the state of West Virginia said the ban on transgender participation in sports is necessary…
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Angel Reese labeled the idea of inviting LSU and Iowa to the White House as a Joke, and that’s why the suggestion was thrown back by the Vice President
US First Lady Melania Trump on Monday said that the White House will invite both the women’s and men’s basketball champions to the White House. This comes after LSU player Angel Reese called out the double standard in the reaction to her gesture towards Iowa guard Caitlin Clark. “I think Iowa should come…because they played…
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Angel Reese defended her gesture after theLSU national title win
Former Baylor quarterback Robert Lee Griffin III has criticised the people who called out LSU’s Angel Reese after she pointed her ring finger towards Iowa’s Caitlin Clark in the Women’s Tournament. “If you didn’t say it was classless when Clark did it to her opponents then don’t say it about Angel Reese either,” tweeted Griffin.
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A $21.4 billion sports entertainment company will be formed by the UFC and WWE
The world’s largest sports-entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that it will split into two companies, with its owner, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, taking control. The new company will have the WWE and the UFC brands. The company said it will be valued at $21 billion, adding that it will focus on “growth…
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Clark breaks records during March Madness
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has set the record for highest single-game scoring in women’s college basketball, scoring 41 points in her team’s Final Four win over South Carolina. The 21-year-old broke the previous all-time record of 33 points set by UCLA’s Jia Perkins in 1997. She is also the second player in the history of the…
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The NCAA men’s basketball final will feature San Diego State and the University of Connecticut
San Diego State University defeated Florida Atlantic University (FAU) 68-55 in the men’s Final Four on Sunday. The Aztecs are now three wins away from their first national title in the men’s basketball tournament. San Diego State’s Devin Watson, who hit the game-winning three-pointer against Texas in semi-final, had scored a game-high 23 points against…
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San Diego State made it to the title game with a last minute buzzer beater
Connecticut defeated San Diego State 77-71 in the men’s college basketball final of the NCAA Tournament to win their first national championship on Saturday. San Diego State had held its opponent to 33% from the floor in the second half. Connecticut scored the last seven points of the game to beat San Diego State in…
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The LSU women defeated Virginia Tech in the Final Four to reach the title game
The LSU women’s basketball team on Saturday lost the SEC final to the South Carolina women’s basketball team by seven points. The loss was the first time in SEC history that LSU failed to reach the title game. The LSU women’s basketball team will face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA National Championship game on…