Sport
Letter from the North
December 23rd 2020 The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) recently conducted a survey of their members’ views on the subject of taking the knee before all professional football games in the UK. Over 400 players responded to the survey and around 80% expressed their support for taking the knee. This was
Ultimate in Benchrest
OAP Centrefire accuracy. We all know the effect wind can have on the flight of a bullet, but the wind is only one of the problems with accurate shot placing outdoors. Mirage is another. The target is not where you think it is. The shift can be either vertical — more
Face of the Day
Coming from behind in two races to win, Team NZ Skipper Peter Burling has the boat to beat.
BFD’s Believe It or Not
The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday that breakdancing will be an official event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. It made its Olympic debut at the 2018 Summer Youth Games in Buenos Aires. The IOC has confirmed it will be staged at a prestigious downtown venue, joining sport
BFD’s Believe It or Not
“Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Alice in Wonderland Photo supplied. If you enjoyed this BFD article please share it so that others can discover The BFD
BFD’s Believe It or Not
Cybathlon 2020 was a recent cyborg Olympics in which people with physical disabilities competed using exoskeletons, bionic limbs, and other technology. In one race, competitors with quadriplegia wore scalp sensors that detected their brain waves and allowed them to steer vehicles on the screen. From IEEE Spectrum: Pilots controlled the
Phrase of the Week
Gerry The Real McCoy Kid McCoy was born as Norman Selby in Indiana in 1867 (he later took the name Charles McCoy). By the end of the 19th Century, Kid McCoy was one of the most renowned boxers in the world. Just five foot eleven and one hundred and sixty
Face of the Day
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60, succumbed to heart failure, a source from the Argentinian Justice Ministry present at the time of his autopsy told CNN en Español on Wednesday. Read the full article here. Comment on it on The BFD.