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‘Eagles’ ready swoop, in Wales!
NEVER forget this is a column devoted to exploiting betting (invetsment!) opportunities and yesterday my policy of laying odds-on favourites (on Betfair!) in the English Premier League paid off with Liverpool and Manchester Untted both failing to win; also, if you recall, Anthony Joshua was mentioned as a ludicrous odds-onContinue Reading
Fulham celebrate goal with Rhys Porter, 13, a fan with cerebral palsy, and make him squad member after sick online abuse
FULHAM gave fan Rhys Porter a moment to remember by celebrating a goal with him in their 1-1 draw with Bristol City. Rhys, 13, has cerebral palsy, and his heroes gathered around him after Aleksandr Mitrovic put them in front, with Neeskens Kebano embracing the young supporter. 2 A delightedContinue Reading
Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk LIVE RESULTS: Re-match latest as Ukrainian wins, AJ eye socket injury – reaction
FURY FIGHT Anthony Joshua has said he will fight Tyson Fury ‘without the belts’ after last night’s defeat. Boxing fans had been anticipating a unification bout with Fury, until Oleksandr Usyk upset the odds last night. In his post-fight press conference, AJ said: “The road to undisputed and all thatContinue Reading
Will Young: “One of the biggest shames for parents is still the possibility of their child being gay”
Discussing his autobiography “To Be a Gay Man” released earlier this month, he described his battle with internalised homophobia, mental health and being a gay man in the public eye. Young talked candidly to former BBC journalist Julia Wheeler at the three-day Stories Festival, launched with Netflix, about growing upContinue Reading
‘We need to get the word out there’ – Irish long Covid patients share their stories
For many, long Covid is just something they have read or heard about in passing but people all across the country are suffering with the condition and the uncertainty it brings. As doctors and researchers learn more about Covid and its long-term impact, it’s hoped more breakthroughs will be madeContinue Reading
Nike’s Vaporfly edge isn’t down to carbon
Spending £200 on carbon shoes to get ahead? You’d better lace up a pair of Nikes. But it’s likely nothing to do with the carbonContinue Reading
Do very active people really have a higher risk of heart attack – as recent headlines claimed?
El Nariz/Shutterstock Everybody knows that exercising is good for your heart, so recent news that over-exercising can block up your arteries, may have come as a shock to many. The study, which was widely reported in the media, found that very active people have higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoresContinue Reading
Japan’s love affair with the fax machine – a strange relic of technological fantasies
FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock With Japan riding the crest of its postwar economic miracle, Sony chairman Akio Morita and Japan’s Minister of Transport Shintarō Ishihara unleashed a manifesto. The document, published in 1989, contained a prophecy that propelled it to domestic bestseller status, and into the concerned hands of officials at the CIA.Continue Reading
Duran Duran: ‘Blur’s Graham Coxon fits into the band – he’s like us’
D uran Duran’s anticipated 15th studio album is slated for release next month and it features a new star – Blur guitarist, Graham Coxon. The Wild Boys, who headlined the Isle of Wight festival last week to screams of joy from loyal fans, told the Standard the band may haveContinue Reading
‘Jayne’ should have us ‘Smiling’ through!
Smiling Jayne, a 120,000 guineas yearling, has excellent prospects of building on an extremely encouraging course and distance debut in the six-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a mile of ‘good to firm’ Haydock this afternoon when ‘Super-Saturday’ will be a saturation session, completely against the principle of selective punting. MyContinue Reading