1993 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution.
1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.
Former X Factor contestant Chico suffers stroke
James Brown's daughter Venisha Brown dies at 53 from pneumonia complications
The XFL was a professional American football league that played its only season in 2001. As originally conceived, the XFL was operated as a joint venture between the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) and NBC. The XFL was conceived as an outdoor football league that would take place during the NFL off-season, and was promoted as having fewer rules and encouraging rougher play than other major leagues. The league had eight teams in two divisions, including major markets and those not directly served by the NFL, such as Birmingham, Las Vegas, Memphis, and Orlando. The XFL operated as a single entity (unlike most other professional sports leagues, which operate under the franchise model), with all teams centrally owned by the league.
NBC and the WWF both lost $35 million on their $100 million investment in the league's inaugural season. Although committing to broadcast two seasons, NBC pulled out of its broadcast contract for the XFL after the inaugural season, citing the poor viewership. While WWF owner Vince McMahon initially stated that the XFL would continue without NBC, and proposed the addition of expansion teams, unfavorable demands of the league by UPN hastened the XFL's demise, and the league ceased operations entirely in May 2001 a month after the championship game. The Los Angeles Xtreme were the XFL's first and only champions. McMahon conceded that the league was a "colossal failure"
McMahon maintained control of the XFL brand after the league ceased operations, and on January 25, 2018, he announced the return of the XFL with a target relaunch date of 2020. The revival will be owned by McMahon's Alpha Entertainment, a company separate from WWE.
England call up Rory Burns, Joe Denly & Olly Stone for Sri Lanka tour
Family favourite Quality Street has quietly axed its controversial Honeycomb Crunch from tins two years after creating it to replace Toffee Deluxe.
The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha for 2011 and beyond. Zach Nelson, CEO of Internet software provider NetSuite, was announced as lead owner in August 2010.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says the club "do not expect" Mohamed Salah to replicate his goalscoring form of last season - and joked his forward is facing "a crisis".
Glasgow Warriors' Stuart Hogg is set to miss Scotland's autumn Test series after undergoing surgery on his ankle.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is a British reality television talent show that documented the search for an undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Maria von Trapp in the 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian stage production of The Sound of Music.
The series was originally devised by the then in-house development team at BBC Entertainment Events and was announced by the BBC in April 2006. BBC One broadcast the programme, which was hosted by Graham Norton, on Saturday evenings from 29 July through 16 September 2006.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NuaWNvOx4k
Awarding Turkey Euro 2024 has risks, according to an evaluation report by European football's governing body.
Turkey and Germany are in the running to stage the tournament, which will return to a single-host format after Euro 2020 is held across Europe.
Greg Eden scored four tries as Castleford comfortably beat local rivals Wakefield to set up a semi-final at Wigan.
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. In 1955, he was the first African American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966. He then founded ballet companies in Spoleto, Washington, D.C. and Brazil. In 1986, he founded a training school and the first African-American classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem. Among other awards, Mitchell was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow, inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, received the United States National Medal of Arts and a Fletcher Foundation fellowship.
A landslide in Cebu province in the Philippines has killed more than 20 people, reducing hillside homes to rubble. The landslide comes days after Typhoon Mangkhut caused destruction and more than 80 deaths.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-45597760/cctv-shows-hillside-collapse-in-philippines-landslide
A record £15.6m worth of underpayment to UK workers has been discovered by the government in the past year.
Pop singer, actress and designer Rihanna can add another accolade to her growing list of achievements after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados.
Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin: Convicted dopers should not return - Tony Bellew
Chas Hodges - one half of the musical duo Chas and Dave - has died at the age of 74.
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posted on 21/9/18
1993 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution.
posted on 21/9/18
1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.
posted on 21/9/18
Former X Factor contestant Chico suffers stroke
posted on 21/9/18
James Brown's daughter Venisha Brown dies at 53 from pneumonia complications
posted on 21/9/18
The XFL was a professional American football league that played its only season in 2001. As originally conceived, the XFL was operated as a joint venture between the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) and NBC. The XFL was conceived as an outdoor football league that would take place during the NFL off-season, and was promoted as having fewer rules and encouraging rougher play than other major leagues. The league had eight teams in two divisions, including major markets and those not directly served by the NFL, such as Birmingham, Las Vegas, Memphis, and Orlando. The XFL operated as a single entity (unlike most other professional sports leagues, which operate under the franchise model), with all teams centrally owned by the league.
posted on 21/9/18
NBC and the WWF both lost $35 million on their $100 million investment in the league's inaugural season. Although committing to broadcast two seasons, NBC pulled out of its broadcast contract for the XFL after the inaugural season, citing the poor viewership. While WWF owner Vince McMahon initially stated that the XFL would continue without NBC, and proposed the addition of expansion teams, unfavorable demands of the league by UPN hastened the XFL's demise, and the league ceased operations entirely in May 2001 a month after the championship game. The Los Angeles Xtreme were the XFL's first and only champions. McMahon conceded that the league was a "colossal failure"
posted on 21/9/18
McMahon maintained control of the XFL brand after the league ceased operations, and on January 25, 2018, he announced the return of the XFL with a target relaunch date of 2020. The revival will be owned by McMahon's Alpha Entertainment, a company separate from WWE.
posted on 21/9/18
England call up Rory Burns, Joe Denly & Olly Stone for Sri Lanka tour
posted on 21/9/18
Family favourite Quality Street has quietly axed its controversial Honeycomb Crunch from tins two years after creating it to replace Toffee Deluxe.
posted on 21/9/18
The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha for 2011 and beyond. Zach Nelson, CEO of Internet software provider NetSuite, was announced as lead owner in August 2010.
posted on 21/9/18
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says the club "do not expect" Mohamed Salah to replicate his goalscoring form of last season - and joked his forward is facing "a crisis".
posted on 21/9/18
Glasgow Warriors' Stuart Hogg is set to miss Scotland's autumn Test series after undergoing surgery on his ankle.
posted on 21/9/18
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is a British reality television talent show that documented the search for an undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Maria von Trapp in the 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian stage production of The Sound of Music.
posted on 21/9/18
The series was originally devised by the then in-house development team at BBC Entertainment Events and was announced by the BBC in April 2006. BBC One broadcast the programme, which was hosted by Graham Norton, on Saturday evenings from 29 July through 16 September 2006.
posted on 21/9/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NuaWNvOx4k
posted on 21/9/18
Awarding Turkey Euro 2024 has risks, according to an evaluation report by European football's governing body.
posted on 21/9/18
Turkey and Germany are in the running to stage the tournament, which will return to a single-host format after Euro 2020 is held across Europe.
posted on 21/9/18
Wigan winning
posted on 21/9/18
Greg Eden scored four tries as Castleford comfortably beat local rivals Wakefield to set up a semi-final at Wigan.
posted on 21/9/18
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. In 1955, he was the first African American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966. He then founded ballet companies in Spoleto, Washington, D.C. and Brazil. In 1986, he founded a training school and the first African-American classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem. Among other awards, Mitchell was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow, inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, received the United States National Medal of Arts and a Fletcher Foundation fellowship.
posted on 22/9/18
A landslide in Cebu province in the Philippines has killed more than 20 people, reducing hillside homes to rubble. The landslide comes days after Typhoon Mangkhut caused destruction and more than 80 deaths.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-45597760/cctv-shows-hillside-collapse-in-philippines-landslide
posted on 22/9/18
A record £15.6m worth of underpayment to UK workers has been discovered by the government in the past year.
posted on 22/9/18
Pop singer, actress and designer Rihanna can add another accolade to her growing list of achievements after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados.
posted on 22/9/18
Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin: Convicted dopers should not return - Tony Bellew
posted on 22/9/18
Chas Hodges - one half of the musical duo Chas and Dave - has died at the age of 74.
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