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Fans vote for their top 50 sport stars ever with MJ top and Messi beating Ronaldo
MICHAEL JORDAN has been named the greatest sportsperson of all-time by fans around the globe. The basketball star won six NBA titles in his glittering career along with a brief venture into baseball and, of course, Hollywood thanks to Space Jam. Michael Jordan has been voted as the best sportspersonContinue Reading
Q+A: COVID vaccine boosters – who will receive them and why are they being given?
ShotPrime Studio/Shutterstock After consulting its vaccine advisers, the UK government is launching its much-discussed COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. From the week beginning September 20 2021, a third dose will be offered to all people who were prioritised in the first wave of the UK’s vaccine rollout. This includes all residentsContinue Reading
Strictly pairings revealed as new series kicks off
This year’s new crop of celebrity hopefuls have been paired up with their professional partners for Strictly Come Dancing. Among the pairings this year is former Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite, who has been partnered with Johannes Radebe, making them the first all-male partnership on the BBC OneContinue Reading
Exmouth Cricket Ground
The Club hosts Devon County Cricket Club’s Minor Counties and Devon Cricket Board games and occasionally teams from the First Class County Game. The Ground can accommodate 18 wickets as well as allowing for a 65 metre boundary while still having the capacity for spectators to drive onto the groundContinue Reading
Spoiled for choice with Gaius one of three ‘specials!’
Gaius gets an outstanding opportunity of gaining a first elusive victory in the nine-runner Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good’ ground Newbury this afternoon; stable jockey Sean Levey retains the ride, which could prove key! Way back on May 31st we noted Gaius in one of those early sixContinue Reading
Sunseeker sets new record at the Bournemouth Air Festival
Sunseeker brought together a record number of new and classic boats during the Bournemouth Air Festival on Saturday 4th September. Just under 40 boats sailed through the Marine Exclusion Zone in front of spectators in a spectacular water display. Andrea Frabetti, CEO at Sunseeker International, commented: “We are delighted toContinue Reading
Cristiano Ronaldo banned from changing lightbulbs in his mansion in case he injures himself, says Georgina Rodriguez
GEORGINA Rodriguez once revealed she changes the lightbulbs because she doesn’t want Cristiano Ronaldo to risk injury on a stepladder. The glamorous Spaniard has also said she’s the one who does other chores around the house including the cooking. 8 Georgina Rodriguez takes good care of her manCredit: Getty ImagesContinue Reading
Raducanu poses in New York with long-time friend who was by her side for US Open
EMMA RADUCANU has been soaking up the New York scenery with her childhood friend after an astonishing US Open victory. The 18-year-old beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 to claim her first Grand Slam title, becoming the first qualifier to ever win a major and first British woman to win aContinue Reading
Cancer: getting in shape before surgery can shorten hospital stays
Exercise programmes lasting between one and four weeks were shown to benefit patients. George Rudy/ Shutterstock Undergoing any type of surgery is tough on the body, and even more so if it’s for serious conditions, such as cancer. But getting in shape before surgery – known as prehabilitation – canContinue Reading
Sir Clive Sinclair: even his failures were prescient inventions
Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the UK’s first mass-market home computer, has died at the age of 81. Pioneer of tiny portable devices, truly affordable computers and novel, electric forms of transportation, he leaves behind what some see as a checkered history of hit-and-miss inventions. But Sir Clive’s contribution toContinue Reading