Category: Festivals

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29/05/2020

Sadio Mane says it is his dream to win the Premier League but that it is part of life if the ambition is ended by the coronavirus pandemic. The season has been postponed until it is safe to resume having halted with Liverpool 25 points clear at the top of the table. Mane has impressed this campaign, netting 14 goals to put the Reds on the brink of their first English league title for 30 years. And the Senegal international said: I have always said I want to win trophies, the Champions League and the Premier League. I dont feel like a champion yet. I want to win on the pitch and get the trophy. But with the situation, people around the world losing family membersits my dream but if its not the case, its part of life. The 27-year-old has credited the influence of Jurgen Klopp and Jorda...

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29/05/2020

What the papers say Philippe Coutinho could be on his way back to England after all, Spanish website Sport reports. Barcelona are keen to offload the 27-year-old midfielder, currently on loan at Bayern Munich, but the Brazilian was quick to rule out a return to Liverpool. However, Chelsea have stepped in and are said to be keen to take him on loan. Manchester United, Tottenham, Everton and Leicester are also reportedly interested. Manchester United are still eager to sign Jack Grealish, according to the Evening Standard. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful of acquiring the Aston Villa captain for around £60million, making him an attractive option when compared to another potential target in Leicesters James Maddison, who is valued at £80million. Grealish is believed to be Uniteds No.2 target...

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Because fairy-tales only exist in story books | ESPNcricinfo.com

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29/05/2020

This time in Alternative Universe, the series in which our writers let their imagination change the game: our masochistic Sri Lanka correspondent wonders what would have happened if Arjuna Ranatunga's men hadn't won the World Cup 24 years ago The momentSri Lanka pulled off maybe the greatest underdog triumph in the history of cricket when they won the 1996 World Cup with a mostly semi-professional team, backed by a board with less than US$5000 in its coffers at the time. But before they got to the final, they had to play India in a packed Eden Gardens, with 100,000 baying India fans in the stands - an experience that many of the Sri Lanka players describe as one of the most daunting and surreal of their lives. The tweakChasing 252, it seemed like India were heading for a major defeat at ...

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Hyperconsumption adds to environmental destruction that brings people into contact with animal viruses that can spark pandemics. We have to avoid the temptation to rely on it to get us out, writes Graham Lawton

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29/05/2020

By Graham Lawton WHEN I heard the news that Amazon is making sales of $11,000 every second of the lockdown, my initial reaction was weary resignation. You probably don’t eat bushmeat, but Western consumerism adds to the deforestation and habitat destruction that increasingly brings humans into contact with animal viruses. The world is in turmoil due to a virus unleashed in part by greed, and how do we respond? By going shopping. There was a stab of guilt too: I don’t think of myself as a materialist, but I’ve become a regular user of online retailers, buying things I don’t really …

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McSally is trying to tie her opponent, former space shuttle commander Mark Kelly, to the Democratic Party’s ascendant left wing.

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28/05/2020

In Gilbert, a town of more than 200,000 people outside Phoenix, McSally satdown to talk local issues with the mayor outside a bustling coffee shop in the mild winter warmth before taking a walking tour of the small downtown, hitting up a few local spots to hand out pins for the towns centennial. She talked with constituents and took pictures including with one woman who asked about Trumps rally and told her, please more of them, in reference to the attack ads against Kelly. She also toured a local Bishops Storehouse run by the Mormon church and gave an update on her work in Washington, including talking about the seven bills she sponsored that were signed into law shes tied with Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for most among senators, according to GovTrack. She then squeezed in a roundtable with ...

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28/05/2020

Sadio Mane says it is his dream to win the Premier League but that it is part of life if the ambition is ended by the coronavirus pandemic. The season has been postponed until it is safe to resume having halted with Liverpool 25 points clear at the top of the table. Mane has impressed this campaign, netting 14 goals to put the Reds on the brink of their first English league title for 30 years. And the Senegal international said: I have always said I want to win trophies, the Champions League and the Premier League. I dont feel like a champion yet. I want to win on the pitch and get the trophy. But with the situation, people around the world losing family membersits my dream but if its not the case, its part of life. The 27-year-old has credited the influence of Jurgen Klopp and Jorda...

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28/05/2020

Rangers are railing against the SPFLs plans to curtail the Championship, League One and League Two seasons, warning of severe consequences for the Scottish game and labelling plans to relegate clubs abhorrent. With play halted in Scotland, the league announced proposals to immediately end the three divisions below the top flight and determine final placings by points per game in league matches played to date by each club. Wednesdays resolution also recommends that the Ladbrokes Premiership remains postponed for the time being, although final season placings would be determined by the same system if the SPFLs board determines matches cannot be played. That could see Celtic crowned champions for the ninth successive season and Hearts relegated, but the immediate impact of the plans would ...

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This week, we relive the glorious one-day triumphs of Lancashire in the 1990s | ESPNcricinfo.com

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28/05/2020

With still no live cricket in sight, we're digging deep into YouTube to keep ourselves entertained. This week, a trip down memory lane with one of the most dominant one-day sides ever - Lancashire in the 1990s. Wasim Akram too quickWasim Akram forged one of the great overseas careers with Lancashire. In the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup final at Lord's, he produced a blistering new-ball spell that put the county on course for a comfortable victory against Worcestershire. Akram had already played his part with the bat as he clubbed 28 off 21 balls in a strong performance from Lancashire's lower order (that was a feature of their side, as you will see). Akram was usually held back from the new ball - Lancashire's one-day bowling options were tremendously deep - and on this day he came on as...

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From colouring and sculpture, to weaving, robotics and baking — there’s something to suit a variety of interests.

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28/05/2020

Craft kits are a good option for days spent stuck indoors. But it can be hard to tell which are genuinely engaging and which ones will just clutter up your house for years to come. So, we asked seven crafting experts to recommend their favourite sets and supplies for kids aged 2 to 12. From colouring and sculpture, to weaving, robotics and baking theres something to suit a variety of interests. Children will be kept busy colouring in these beautiful designs, says Annalees Lim, author of the Happily Ever Crafter activity book series. They then get to spend many more hours enjoying wearing them and showing off to their friends. The top is made from a lightweight jersey blend and the fabric pens use UV ink which sets once air cured for 24 hours or ironed by a parent. The colourful kit foste...