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British darts icon hits nine-darter just days after his birthday in epic scenes
Darts legend Steve Beaton hit a perfect nine-dart leg just days after turning 60 in an epic moment at Players Championship 7. Beaton is playing in what he expects to be his final season on the professional tour. The veteran was defeated 6-3 by World No 91 James Hurrell butContinue Reading
Luke Littler chokes Players Championship match straight after beating Humphries
Luke Littler choked an eleventh-leg decider on his own throw against Ross Smith to be dumped out of Players Championship 7 on Monday. ‘The Nuke’ held a comfortable lead in the leg and looked on course to book his spot on the quarter-finals, before Smith came roaring back in theContinue Reading
‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’: Bonnie Tyler streams spike amid solar eclipse
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is getting a streaming boost ahead of today’s (8 April) total solar eclipse. AccordingContinue Reading
Everton respond as Premier League impose second points deduction on Toffees
The Premier League have handed Everton a second points deduction for breaching their profit and sustainability rules. The Toffees have been docked a further two points, which sees the club drop to 16th in the table. Everton were handed a 10-point deduction in November, a figure which was reduced toContinue Reading
The Secret Army: the IRA propaganda film forgotten for almost 50 years
A new BBC documentary tells how in 1972 the Irish Republican Army (IRA) allowed an American TV crew to film the inner workings of “Europe’s deadliest guerrilla force”. It’s “The Troubles meets a Tom Clancy novel”, wrote Ed Power in The Irish Times. The background In 1972, during the “darkest daysContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton ‘revenge’ lined up as Sergio Perez and Newey speak out on rumours
Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey has revealed he is keeping his options open after being linked with a move away from Red Bull. Newey, who has been with his team since 2005, told told RacingNews365. ” I enjoy it. Ever since I was 10 or so, certainly by 12,Continue Reading
Welcome new adventures at these one-of-a-kind hotels
This April, escape from the ordinary. Now is the time to go big and try something new on your vacation. That could mean spending the night at a zoo, booking a suite at a resort where you can swim straight to your room or staying at a hotel with aContinue Reading
Traditional Japanese diet associated with less brain shrinkage in women compared to western diet, says research
Many traditional Japanese foods are high in vitamins and minerals which may help to keep the brain healthy. Nishihama/ Shutterstock Cognitive decline and dementia already affect more than 55 million people worldwide. This number is projected to skyrocket over the next few decades as the global population ages. There areContinue Reading
Nukes in space: a bad idea in the 1960s – an even worse one now
metamorworks/Shutterstock The US and Japan are sponsoring a resolution for debate by the United Nations security council which – if passed – will reaffirm international commitments to the 1967 outer space treaty (OST) forbidding the deployment and use of nuclear weapons in space. The call, headed by US ambassador LindaContinue Reading
Mark Williams holds back tears after beating Ronnie O’Sullivan in snooker final
Mark Williams was visibly emotional after beating Ronnie O’Sullivan to win the Tour Championship final on Sunday night. Williams was a 10-5 victor in a ‘Class of 92’ final in Manchester despite having trailed 5-3 coming into the evening session. The 49-year-old, playing in his first ranking final against O’SullivanContinue Reading