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
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Mike Ashley Sky interview: NUFC owner spoke out one year ago today
Welcome to our liveblog from Sunday, August 13 as Mike Ashley gave his first interview for nearly a year. The Newcastle owner appeared on Sky in a programme called Mike Ashley: Talks Direct - and we had all of the quotes and coverage of the interview here. Ashley spoke about his budget and about the renaming of St James' Park, but he also addressed some of the other controversial moments of his stewardship. As ever we want to hear from you, so please send us your thoughts over Facebook at www.facebook.com/chroniclenufc/ or on Twitter at @ChronicleNUFC. Lee Ryder, Mark Douglas and Sean McCormick provided updates throughout the interview - and we had all the reaction to Ashley's Sky interview too. Read More Mike Ashley at Newcastle United Key Events Mike Ashley prepared to sell NUFC 20:45 Will Ashley be here for another 10 years? 19:35 But does that mean winning the cup isn't a priority? 19:34 Ashley wants to emulate Southampton 19:33 Ashley's high point? 19:28 … [Read more...] about Mike Ashley Sky interview: NUFC owner spoke out one year 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
Liverpool v Manchester United reserves game attracts over 10,500 to Halliwell Jones Stadium, 10 years ago today
IT’S 10 years ago today since The Halliwell Jones Stadium soaked up a Reds invasion. Warrington Wolves’ dabble into sharing their new home with a Premier League reserve team paid off big time when 10,546 football fans packed into the Winwick Road venue to see Liverpool’s second string host Manchester United counterparts in a title-winning campaign. Five top-class Premier League players and a host of future stars were on show that night in an incident-packed contest deserving of its unique atmosphere, with United fans rammed into the South Stand giving as good as they got to the Liverpool lot taking up most of the other three sides. Gary Ablett’s Liverpool, 2-0 winners, gave 90-minute run-outs to experienced internationals Xabi Alonso and Harry Kewell as well as 45 minutes each to senior defenders Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel on their return from injury. If that was not enough, a United side coached by Brian McClair and Jim Ryan included Gary Neville … [Read more...] about Liverpool v Manchester United reserves game attracts over 10,500 to Halliwell Jones Stadium, 10 years ago today