Blackpool-born director who has worked with Beyonce and Britney Spears to direct Oscars
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Man Utd bounce back against Everton thanks to two penalties
Everton’s English striker #09 Dominic Calvert-Lewin (2L) has this header saved during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Tonbridge AC middle-distance runner James West, originally from Thanet, eyes 5,000m qualifying time for Paris 2024 Olympic Games after retaining 3,000m UK Athletics Indoor Championships crown
James West insists he is good enough to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games - after a strong start to a vital year.
Tom Hartley Joins The Unwanted Record List After Series Loss vs India
England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley conceded the second-highest runs by a visiting bowler in a Test series against India during the fifth and final Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. Hartley conceded 795 runs in the five matches he played in the series against India. He is just behind teammate Adil Rashid, who conceded 861 runs in the series back in 2016. India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs in 5th Test.
Sunny Singh Gill Set To Become First Referee Of Indian Descent In Premier League
Sunny Singh Gill was standing at the proverbial career crossroads one year ago. He had the option to continue as a prison officer or concentrate on carrying forward his family's rich footballing legacy by chasing his refereeing dream. Cut to 2024, the 39-year-old will script history at Selhurst Park on Saturday when he becomes the first Indian-origin and British South Asian to referee in an English Premier League fixture (Crystal Palace vs Luton). "This weekend I'll be proud to see Sunny Singh Gill taking to the pitch as the first South Asian to referee a Premier League match," said British PM Rishi Sunak, addressing an awards ceremony organised by the Asian Media Group (AMG) earlier this week.
The Greggs that could become a pub
An entrepreneur wants to convert a Greggs bakery outlet in his home town of Sale into an Irish pub and eatery. Ross Matthews-Smith, 37, owner of Fibber Magee’s Ltd, has applied for planning permission to change the use of the terraced property on Northenden Road.
India Make It 4-1 With Crushing Win In Dharamsala, Provide Rude Reality Check To Bazball
Ravichandran Ashwin took a famous five-wicket haul in his 100th Test as India thrived on the impatience of England batters for an emphatic innings and 64-run victory in the final chapter of an action-packed five-match contest, handing the visitors their heaviest defeat in the 'Bazball' era. With the series already in bag, India were playing for crucial World Test Championship points and England made their job simpler by self-imploding on day three in Dharamsala. England were bowled out for 195 towards the end of the afternoon session with Ashwin running through their reckless batting line-up to end with a match haul of nine wickets.
How Kuldeep Yadav The Batter Contributed To India's Series Win Over England
Among the leading wicket-takers for India in the ongoing Test series against England, wily chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has taken some crucial, yet unnoticed, forward strides as a lower-batter, coming up with handy contributions with the willow when the team required him to hold the fort. In the first innings of the ongoing fifth and final Test, Kuldeep frustrated English bowlers with yet another lengthy stay at the crease just when the visitors entertained thoughts of a comeback of sorts after claiming some quick wickets following a run-fest by the top-order.