:00:00. > :00:00.Ayshah here with news of a mysterious footy curse.
:00:00. > :00:09.Plus the fond farewell between this astronaut and his robot friend.
:00:10. > :00:24.But first to a debate on whether you should be allowed to take
:00:25. > :00:27.calculators into your maths tests. Thousands
:00:28. > :00:32.of years six kids are preparing for sat exams in the subject today.
:00:33. > :00:35.They will be the first to face new rules banning the use of
:00:36. > :00:38.calculators for some maths papers. The Government says it will improve
:00:39. > :00:40.standards, but experts from three top universities say it
:00:41. > :00:43.is a backward step. We want to know what you think about
:00:44. > :00:58.this on the Newsround website. Lots of people hoping to get a
:00:59. > :01:01.glimpse of the Commonwealth games action in Glasgow were disappointed
:01:02. > :01:10.last night after the ticketing system was shut down. The last
:01:11. > :01:15.100,000 tickets went on sale on Monday, but the organisers were
:01:16. > :01:19.forced to close the sales website because the system could not cope
:01:20. > :01:23.with the demand. Like many others over the last couple of days this
:01:24. > :01:31.lady has been patiently trying to get hold of tickets for this's
:01:32. > :01:35.games. They should have given consideration to people who were
:01:36. > :01:40.trying to get these few golden tickets. It is frustrating because
:01:41. > :01:47.you are so enthusiastic and you cannot get access to it. After a
:01:48. > :01:53.series of complaints the organisers acted. They decided to close the
:01:54. > :01:59.website and phone line until the technical problems can be fixed. We
:02:00. > :02:03.are getting great demand and the system is not coping and we are
:02:04. > :02:10.going to tackle the issue and reopen it as quick as possible. Most people
:02:11. > :02:15.will have to wait until the site is back up and running before they can
:02:16. > :02:21.try again. Organisers say they don't yet know when that will be.
:02:22. > :02:26.Next claims that a 500-year-old shipwreck belonging to history as
:02:27. > :02:33.one of history's most famous explorers may be under the sea. An
:02:34. > :02:38.underwater investigator says he has unearthed the wreck of Christopher
:02:39. > :02:41.Columbus' trip which sank when he was exploring the Caribbean in
:02:42. > :02:46.1492. All football fans have felt like
:02:47. > :02:52.their team is cursed, but for the supporters of Benfica it could be
:02:53. > :02:55.true. They play against Seville in the Europa league final tonight
:02:56. > :03:02.hoping to end a serious run of bad luck.
:03:03. > :03:09.Benfica, one of the most prestigious clubs in the world with a record 33
:03:10. > :03:15.league titles to its name. Their fans are used to celebrating. But
:03:16. > :03:21.when it comes to European football it is a completely different story.
:03:22. > :03:27.They have been in seven European cup finals and lost every single one.
:03:28. > :03:33.How can the most successful club in Portuguese history have such a bad
:03:34. > :03:38.record in European competitions? Some believe their bad run is down
:03:39. > :03:45.to a 100-year-old curse made by a former manager. The curse is when
:03:46. > :03:51.Benfica won the second European cup they did not renew the contract of
:03:52. > :03:56.their manager. He was furious and legend has it that he put a curse on
:03:57. > :04:02.Benfica and he said in the next 100 years they would never win another
:04:03. > :04:09.European trophy. So far it has been more than 50 years since they last
:04:10. > :04:15.won a trophy, but Benfica, or the Eagles, though into this final as
:04:16. > :04:21.favourites. They are fresh and their minds are lighter than last year.
:04:22. > :04:27.This year they have more chance to succeed. Benfica seemed to be in
:04:28. > :04:31.good shape on the pitch, so can they win it this time, or will the
:04:32. > :04:36.legendary curs stop the Eagles soar to victory again?
:04:37. > :04:43.Now to a fond farewell to this little, talking robot who has been
:04:44. > :04:46.keeping astronauts company on the International Space Station. The
:04:47. > :04:52.Japanese astronaut had to say goodbye to his robotic friend before
:04:53. > :04:55.he returned to Earth. It got a bit emotional, but the robot returns to
:04:56. > :05:17.earth himself at the end of the year. We are back in half an hour.
:05:18. > :05:27...and lows of Dragons - Riders Of Berk.
:05:28. > :05:30.The Slammer is back with tons of glittering acts.