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England may have struggled in the heat at Nottingham, but they appear to have avoided the nightmare scenario of a serious injury to their most dangerous bowler, Mark Wood, an issue that forces the 34-year-old to play Left the field after 15 pitches.”It’s surprising given some of the conditions in which he’s played around the world,” England assistant coach Paul Collingwood said. “I was hoping it was just a little bit tired. It was a hot day and he gave every ball his full effort. I couldn’t believe it when he got off: ‘I’ve never had cramps so I’m not…

A global technology outage on Friday grounded flights, disrupted health services, crashed payment systems and blocked access to Microsoft services in what experts believe is one of the largest IT failures in history.The cause of the disruptions originated from a cybersecurity firm called CrowdStrike, which provides software to a wide range of industries. An update to one of CrowdStrike’s pieces of software, Falcon Sensor, malfunctioned, throwing a wrench into computers running Windows, leading to major tech failures around the world, the company said.Here’s what we know about the outage so far.What is CrowdStrike?CrowdStrike is an American cybersecurity firm founded in…

Rafael Nadal stepped up his preparations for the Paris Olympics, winning a four-hour battle with Mariano Navone to advance to the Nordic Open semi-finals.The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not lifted the trophy since winning the French Open in 2022 after a series of injuries caused him to miss most of last season. He is now two wins away from victory after defeating fourth-seeded Navone 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-5 in a marathon match in Bastad, Sweden.In Nadal’s toughest physical test since his return to the ATP Tour in April, the Spaniard fought back from a 5-2 lead in the decider…

At least 40 people have been killed at sea after a boat carrying Haitian migrants caught fire, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Port-au-Prince said on Friday.The boat, which was carrying more than 80 people, departed from Fort Saint-Michel in Haiti’s north and was headed for the Turks and Caicos Islands, the IOM said in a statement, citing the Caribbean nation’s migration authority.Forty-one people survived the fire and were rescued by the Haitian coast guard. They are currently receiving care and support provided by the IOM, and 11 of them were taken to the nearest hospital, the statement said.Passengers…

A nationalist former member of Ukraine’s parliament known for his vigorous defense of the Ukrainian language has died after being shot dead in Lviv.Police have launched a wide-ranging manhunt for the alleged gunman who fatally shot 60-year-old Iryna Farion on a street in the western city.Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Telegram that Farion died after being taken to hospital. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said earlier that the shooting was being treated as an assassination attempt.President Volodymyr Zelensky said he regularly receives reports of captured gunmen. He said any act of violence should be condemned.Farion, a linguist, became a member…

Ruth, 51But it stems from the fact that I had an episiotomy when I was in labour with my daughter, which means the doctor made an incision in my vagina to make it easier for me to give birth. When Lawrence and I started having tentative sex about 12 weeks after our baby was born, penetration caused me terrible pain. My midwife implied I was being hysterical and making the pain up.Lawrence is a deeply caring partner but as the months went on he started to worry I was making the pain up, too. The doctors were so insistent that…

The wind is howling, and Shane Lowry is blustering. Royal Troon’s 11th hole is dangerous enough without unnecessary intervention. A photographer held up the lens as Lowry stood over the second shot. Lowry fired the ball straight left into the gorse bushes. In moments like this, an Open Championship bid can be ruined.The TV commentator apologized after the microphone clearly captured Lowry’s unbridled outburst towards the gentleman who had upset him. Lowry’s mood barely improved after a member of the public discovered his stray ball in an area that looked very nice but was scary and painful to get into.…

Police in Florida are urging people to stop taking selfies with a “depressed” black bear spotted loitering morosely on a roadside.The unhappy animal took up residence on the north side of Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach earlier this week and, according to a Facebook post by the Walton county sheriff’s office, quickly attracted unwanted attention from passing motorists.“Onlookers were trying to take selfies with the bear and he’s clearly not in the mood for pictures. The bear has shown signs of severe stress,” the post said.It described the large male bear as “stressed, depressed, lemon zest” and urged the…

Rory McIlroy joined the who’s who of stars after failing to make the cut at the British Open, claiming “the wind got the better of me” as he left Royal Troon.Bryson DeChambeau, Tiger Woods, Cameron Smith, Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood, 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and a visibly angry Tyrrell Hatton joins the world number two in missing the weekend’s action. The cut rate is six over par.McIlroy dropped six shots in the first six holes of the second round, effectively clinching his title after a dismal first-day 78. A stronger back nine has at least given the 2014…

A German combat medic accused by Belarus of committing crimes including “terrorism” and “mercenary activity” has been sentenced to death by firing squad, according to a Belarusian rights group.Rico Krieger, 30, was convicted under six articles of Belarus’s criminal code in a trial held at the end of June, the Viasna Human Rights Centre reported on Friday.Part of the proceedings were held behind closed doors, the exact allegations against Krieger were not immediately clear and Belarus’s official news agency did not report anything about his case.The case may be linked to the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, a group of Belarusian volunteer…