A little over 13 years ago Sale Sharks were ripping relegation-doomed Leeds Tykes apart with World Cup winner Jason Robinson dancing his way around Edgeley Park with abandon. That season's Premiership champions showcased their squad depth in the Powergen Cup as Spaniard Oriol Ripol ran home a blistering hat-trick against the Tykes, who would end the season rock bottom. With the result of the cup match a formality, an 18-year-old Kearnan Myall took to the field as late substitute in place of seasoned lock Chris Murphy to play his first minutes of senior rugby. Alongside the likes of future England internationals Danny Care and Jordan Crane cutting their teeth in the pro game, Leeds suffered a 45-10 defeat to a Sale side that featured promising youngsters Richard Wigglesworth and Ben Foden as well as a certain Andy Titterrell - now coaching at Wasps. Much has changed in the time that has passed since that rout in the north west. Grounds, knock-out cup names, team names, hairstyles. But … [Read more...] about Wasps lock’s baptism of fire 13 years ago
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Girl who injured her lower lip in crèche 13 years ago awarded €30,000
Girl who injured her lower lip in crèche 13 years ago awarded €30,000 Independent.ie A 14-year-old schoolgirl, who injured her lower lip in a crèche 13 years ago, was today awarded €30,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/girl-who-injured-her-lower-lip-in-crche-13-years-ago-awarded-30000-37377165.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37377164.ece/410e4/AUTOCROP/h342/John%20Paul%20LEstrange.jpg Email A 14-year-old schoolgirl, who injured her lower lip in a crèche 13 years ago, was today awarded €30,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court. Barrister John Martin, counsel for Lauren L’Estrange, told Judge Sarah Berkeley that Lauren was only 14 months old when she suffered the injury in Giraffe Child Care crèche at International Financial Services Centre, Dublin. Mr Martin, who appeared with Eamonn J. Walsh solicitors, said Lauren had been playing in the toddler’s play area … [Read more...] about Girl who injured her lower lip in crèche 13 years ago awarded €30,000
How Tupac’s final hours unfolded on the night the legendary rapper was gunned down in Las Vegas 22 years ago today
TUPAC Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas 22 years ago today. The 25-year-old had just watched Mike Tyson easily dispatch Bruce Seldon in the ring at the MGM Grand before he headed to his car. But a bust up in the lobby of the plush Sin City hotel and casino would shortly after Iron Mike laid his opponent out on the canvas would prove to be a fatal mistake for the hip-hop star. That fateful Nevada night, Saturday, September 7, 1996, would see one of the greatest rapper’s ever slain. Here’s how the California Love singer’s last night out of hospital, before he died a week later, unfolded. 8-830pm - The Big Fight The rapper went to watch what would prove to be Mike Tyson’s final heavyweight victory at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The star studded event attracted the glitterati from the worlds of sport and entertainment to the desert town to watch the biting boxer battle Bruce Seldon for the WBA heavyweight championship belt. Iron Mike put his opponent down less … [Read more...] about How Tupac’s final hours unfolded on the night the legendary rapper was gunned down in Las Vegas 22 years ago today
POLITICO London Playbook: Britain’s top diplomat — Trump vs. the world — A year ago today
By JACK BLANCHARD Send tips here | Subscribe for free | View in your browser Good Friday morning. A YEAR AGO TODAY: Britain was heading to the polls for what was going to be the most one-sided election in a generation. Theresa May was poised to win a thumping three-figure majority and cement her place as the dominant force in British politics for the next decade. The saboteurs would be crushed, the EU debate would be over and the PM empowered to deliver her personal vision of Brexit. Moaning Philip Hammond would be sacked, jolly Amber Rudd made chancellor and that pesky Michael Gove left on the backbenches where he belonged. Britain would become a Mayite wonderland of grammar schools, dementia taxes and fox-hunting for all. Jeremy Corbyn would be sent stumbling back to the dusty corner of the Left from whence he came. And no one would ever hear of the DUP. What a time it was to be alive. Spoiler: Didn’t happen. DRIVING THE DAY NOT PLANE SAILING: Theresa May arrived in … [Read more...] about POLITICO London Playbook: Britain’s top diplomat — Trump vs. the world — A year ago today
Britpop: It was 25 years ago today that Britain taught the world to play
It was 25 years ago today, or thereabouts, that the Brits taught the world to play. For a brief and beautiful moment in time, Britannia was cool, it was perfectly fine to brandish the British flag without fear of being labelled racist, and the minutiae of English life was the poetry laid over the glorious return of great guitar pop. Britpop had arrived, though back in April 1993 we didn’t really call it that then. But the elements that would create this cultural phenomenon had been gathering for the past couple of years, and if we want to identify a crucial tipping point moment we can perhaps point to that month’s issue of the dearly departed monthly music magazine Select. Read more UK record label revenue growth returns to Britpop levels On the cover was Suede’s Brett Anderson, whippet-thin and Bowie-belligerent, baring his stomach against a backdrop of the Union Flag. “Yanks Go Home!” chortled the strap-line. Inside the magazine, the sudden wave … [Read more...] about Britpop: It was 25 years ago today that Britain taught the world to play