For years, Eric Bristow was at the top of his darts game, playing for England and ranked World No.1 a record six times between 1980 and 1990. The star, who died on Thursday after a heart attack, aged 60, also won five World Masters titles and was made an MBE for services to sport in 1989. Here, in extracts from his autobiography Eric Bristow: The Crafty Cockney, he recalls three-day benders with teammates and the wilder side of the sport... By the time I was playing for England I was with the proper boys, hardcore boys who could drink. I’m a boozer, I like a drink, and I have drunk with the best but when it came to an important darts tournament I’d say no. I wouldn’t get drunk in the week leading up to the tournament. And I know when to stop. But very occasionally I would get caught out and the man who caught me out was Cliff Lazarenko. Big Cliff, as he is known, is a two-times winner of the British Open and a four-times World Championship semi-finalist but … [Read more...] about How darts legend Eric Bristow drank plane dry with pal before boozy night out
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Delta passenger left bruised after repeated kicks from child on plane is told SHE was behaving badly
A DELTA passenger has complained that she was left with bruised ribs after being kicked repeatedly by a child on a recent flight. But after informing the cabin crew, the mum-of-three claims that she was told it was her being the nuisance – not the kicking child. Sally Canario, from Los Angeles, was on an overnight flight from LAX to Minneapolis on April 2 when the incident occurred. She told Sun Online Travel: “I was up against the window, trying to get some sleep on a red eye flight. "A stranger's daughter was trying to sleep on the plane with her head in her mother's lap and her feet in my face, in my side, and on my lap. “The girl threw a bad tantrum - screaming, crying, and bicycle kicking while she was trying to sleep, [but] the airline would not accommodate me for a safer, comparable seat.” Sally claims that when she asked a flight attendant for help, she was made to feel like she was being a nuisance. She said: “I flagged down a flight attendant to … [Read more...] about Delta passenger left bruised after repeated kicks from child on plane is told SHE was behaving badly
Doing brace position this way in a plane crash is WRONG and can badly injure you
THE brace position is one of the most important rules if a plane is crashing. If the aircraft is going down, the cabin crew will continuously shout “Brace, brace” until it reaches the ground. Passengers are supposed to put their head between their knees, with their hands over the top to protect the back of the skull. The temptation is to lace the fingers while doing this, to keep the hands in place during what would likely be quite a bumpy journey. But it turns out that locking your fingers could prove very dangerous. During a Reddit conversation where flight attendants were asked what people didn’t know about airlines, a user said that passengers should instead place one hand over the over. They said: “In the event of a situation where passengers have to cover their heads, you do not 'lock' your fingers on your head but place one hand on top of the other. “If something falls on your hand/head, you'll still have one good hand to use.” A second … [Read more...] about Doing brace position this way in a plane crash is WRONG and can badly injure you
The Big Tech Show: Ryanair’s technology chief on everything from putting WiFi on planes to becoming the “Amazon of travel”
Mr Hurley talks about the barriers to putting WiFi in their planes, whether the company can really become the “Amazon of travel” and, of course, the famous Ryanair trumpet fanfare. He also explains why, despite things like reserved seating now on offer, Ryanair won’t ever be getting into ‘business class’. The Sunday Independent’s deputy business editor, Fearghal O’Connor, is on hand to keep things civilised. The panel also unbox Apple’s new sixth generation iPad and wonder aloud why telecoms executives and aviation executives tend to dress the same. … [Read more...] about The Big Tech Show: Ryanair’s technology chief on everything from putting WiFi on planes to becoming the “Amazon of travel”
Cardiff Blues STILL stuck at airport as players ordered off plane
Cardiff Blues have been hit by yet more travel chaos ahead of their vital Guinness PRO14 clash with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. They are currently stuck at Johannesburg Airport having already spent around 47 hours n their nightmarish journey. Danny Wilson’s in-form team were originally due to fly out to South Africa from Heathrow at 9pm on Wednesday night. They were scheduled to fly to Johannesburg and then get a connecting flight to Bloemfontein in the Free State. But their flight out of Heathrow was delayed first by an hour and then by a further 20 hours! They eventually flew at 5pm yesterday, having spent the night at a local hotel, which meant they missed their connecting flight to Bloemfontein. A fresh connection was arranged for early this morning, only for yet more problems to arise. The Blues were hit by a further three hour delay, spending more than two hours in the terminal, on a bus and around 40 minutes on the plane on the runway. And then the situation got even … [Read more...] about Cardiff Blues STILL stuck at airport as players ordered off plane