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‘Fighting with nature’: Iceland’s Grindavík play again after 18-month seismic gap
The town was ripped apart and the economy decimated. But now the football club will make an emotional return It was about 7pm when UMF Grindavík’s players finished training in the club’s indoor hall. There had been seismic activity in the area all day but, in this harbour town to the south of Iceland’s famous…
Marta Kostyuk praises Daria Kasatkina ‘courage’ and shakes hands at Italian Open
Ukrainian lauds former Russian for switching nationality Kasatkina makes point of shaking hands with world No 15 Daria Kasatkina’s switch from Russian tennis to play for Australia has been given a stamp of approval from her Ukrainian conqueror at the Italian Open. Marta Kostyuk, one of the women’s tour’s in-form players, has made a high-profile…
Crunch clásico offers Madrid chance to salvage season despite Barcelona dominance
They have lost three times to their oldest rivals but a win would give Ancelotti’s men a path to retaining the league Real Madrid’s players arrived at training on Wednesday morning to find seven teddy bears waiting for them. Lined up on a bush outside Valdebebas, they wore white shirts and a banner had been…
‘The whole city was touched’: Bradford prepares to mark 40 years since Valley Parade fire
On 11 May 1985, 56 football supporters lost their lives and hundreds more were injured. The city came together that day and its unity since has been a constant source of pride Bradford is so often portrayed as a city divided. Sometimes, those descriptions can be correct. It is a place swamped with economic instability…
Believe the hype: make Pollock the Lions midweek captain and watch him flourish | Ugo Monye
Northampton flanker brings energy and excitement and can thrive if given the honour and responsibility by Andy Farrell A couple of months ago, after Henry Pollock scored his first Premiership try against Sale in what is sure to be a contender for try of the season, I got a little excited. I called Phil Dowson…
WSL season reaches finish, Premier League, playoffs and more – matchday live
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Share your thoughts with matchday live or post BTL And on this day in 1986, Liverpool did the Double by beating Everton in the FA Cup final. Thanks to the wonders of technology, Scott Murray was able to cover it on the information superhighway. On…
Movie Review: ‘Shadow Force’
‘Shadow Force’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on May 9th is the new action thriller ‘Shadow Force’, which was directed by ‘The A-Team’s Joe Carnahan, and stars Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.