Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire (29 April 1924 – 17 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films and Paris revues. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, who created ballets and revues for her.
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Donald Fisher is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away played by actor Norman Coburn as a regular character, from the soap's inception in 1988 to 2003. He acts as the main antagonist in the show's pilot episode, willing to go to any lengths to ensure local teen Bobby Simpson is locked up, however his character soon softens. He spends almost his entire tenure on the show as the Principal of Summer Bay ( at which he is given his iconic nickname "Flathead" ), where he is stern but fair to all the students. Although departing as a main character in 2003, Coburn has since returned for brief appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Coburn's long-running portrayal of Fisher earned him a place in the 2002 Guinness World Records alongside castmates Ray Meagher and Kate Ritchie as the longest serving cast member of an Australian soap opera.
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Netflix has cancelled a Turkish drama on the eve of filming, with its writer saying the government blocked it because it included a gay character.
Screenwriter Ece Yorenc said Netflix scrapped If Only after the government refused to grant it a licence.
"Due to a gay character, permission to film the series was not granted and this is very frightening for the future," she told Turkish film website Altyazi Fasikul, according to the FT.
Netflix confirmed the story's details.
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the IBF flyweight title from 2007 to 2009; the unified WBC and WBO bantamweight titles in 2011; the IBF super bantamweight title in 2012; the WBO super bantamweight title twice between 2012 and 2016; the WBA (Super) featherweight title in 2014; and the WBA (Super) bantamweight title from 2018 to November 2019.
Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", of Bergen, Norway was one of that country's most celebrated association football players. He played for SK Brann and Heart of Midlothian F.C. ( "Hearts" ). Knicksen is a local Bergen word meaning "juggler".
Jensen was born in Bergen. From an early age, he was interested in football. He made his Brann senior-team debut in 1960, while still only 17. He made his debut on the national team the same year. Brann, with Jensen, won the league in 1961-62 and in 1963. After Brann's relegation in 1964, Jensen transferred to professional football in Scotland as Heart of Midlothian's first non-British player. While he was in Scotland, Jensen was unable to play for Norway, as the national team did not allow professional players at that time.
In 1971 Jensen returned to Brann and won the Norwegian championship (cup) with the club in 1972. Jensen retired from football after the 1973 season, when he was 30 years old. Jensen died in 1987 while playing football for Brann's old-boys' team. The Kniksen award, a prize that acclaims the best players in Norwegian football, is named after Jensen. In 1995 a statue of Jensen was erected outside Brann Stadion in Bergen.
The Scottish Cup final for season 2019-20 will be played on 20 December.
The Hampden showpiece was originally scheduled for 9 May, but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The semi-finals - Hearts v Hibernian and Celtic v Aberdeen - will be on 31 October and 1 November.
Players who have signed for the semi-finalists this summer will be able to play, regardless of whether they appeared in the competition for another side last season.
As per changes to the laws of the game agreed by IFAB, five substitutes will also be permitted.
Thousands of people lined the streets of football great Jack Charlton's hometown to pay their respects ahead of his funeral.
Former Republic of Ireland boss Charlton, who won the World Cup playing for England, died on 10 July aged 85.
He was born in Ashington, Northumberland, and often returned to the former mining town.
Well-wishers applauded and cheered as the cortege passed through the streets, with many waving flags and banners.
His family said they had been "overwhelmed" by the support shown and added "he would have been thrilled by the outpouring of kindness".
People threw flowers on the hearse as it passed slowly through the town where he and his younger brother Sir Bobby honed their football skills.
The procession slowed as it passed close to the terraced house on Beatrice Street where the Charltons once lived and played in the back lane.
Nigel Pearson could have been a contender for Premier League manager of the year rather than being sacked by Watford, says West Ham's David Moyes.
Pearson, 56, was sacked with fourth-bottom Watford three points clear of safety and two games left to play.
He won seven Premier League matches since taking over in December, but the Hornets made the decision after Friday's loss at West Ham.
"I was amazed that Watford have done what they've done," Moyes said.
"If Watford had stayed up - and I think they've still got a great chance of staying up - he could easily have been recommended for manager of the year, with the position they were in when he took over."
Watford failed to ease their relegation fears in the wake of Nigel Pearson's surprise sacking as they were hammered by a Raheem Sterling-inspired Manchester City.
It is second-placed City's fourth successive league win.
Having won back-to-back games against Norwich and Newcastle, Watford have now lost two in a row and remain just a place and three points above the relegation zone.
A Villa victory over Arsenal later on Tuesday will mean the Hornets drop into the bottom three going into the season's final day on Sunday, with their fate no longer in their own hands.
Aberdeen v Rangers will be the opening match of the new Scottish Premiership season following a change of kick-off time at Pittodrie.
The 1 August fixture has been brought forward to 12:30 BST from the originally scheduled 17:30 at the request of broadcasters Sky.
BBC Radio Scotland will provide live commentary, with text updates on the BBC Sport website.
Rangers' last visit to Pittodrie was a 2-2 league draw in December.
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Matt Parkinson: England leg-spinner to miss ODI series against Ireland
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Logic has signed an exclusive deal with streaming service Twitch.
"I'm not this rapper guy, man," he told The Verge. "I'm just a nerd. I love video games."
The US rapper, real name Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, has been using the platform for years.
It's the first exclusive deal Twitch has done with a musician, but it's not clear whether he will be streaming music.
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British-American actress and Jazz singer Annie Ross who starred in The Wicker Man and Superman III has died aged 89.
The performer passed away at her home in Manhattan, New York, on Tuesday as a result of emphysema and heart disease, according to her manager Jim Coleman.
Born in Surrey in 1930, Annie's parents John and Mary Short took her to Los Angeles when she was just aged four.
She rose to fame after winning a radio talent show and a film contract, later playing Judy Garland's sister in the musical 1943 comedy Presenting Lily Mars.
The 2014 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen was played in Sochi in November 2014, with Carlsen emerging as the winner.
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posted on 20/7/20
Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire (29 April 1924 – 17 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films and Paris revues. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, who created ballets and revues for her.
posted on 20/7/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWako3_ENlk
posted on 21/7/20
Ex smokers are the worst! I know I am one! I still wouldn't take smoking outside away from people, where do we suggest they go?
posted on 21/7/20
Juventus 'meet with representatives of Mauricio Pochettino' as Italian giants want former Tottenham boss to replace struggling Maurizio Sarri.
Juventus are considering their managerial situation and are poised to make a move for former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino.
posted on 21/7/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bK847-2zWg
posted on 21/7/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BKDY4nuC5I
posted on 21/7/20
Donald Fisher is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away played by actor Norman Coburn as a regular character, from the soap's inception in 1988 to 2003. He acts as the main antagonist in the show's pilot episode, willing to go to any lengths to ensure local teen Bobby Simpson is locked up, however his character soon softens. He spends almost his entire tenure on the show as the Principal of Summer Bay ( at which he is given his iconic nickname "Flathead" ), where he is stern but fair to all the students. Although departing as a main character in 2003, Coburn has since returned for brief appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Coburn's long-running portrayal of Fisher earned him a place in the 2002 Guinness World Records alongside castmates Ray Meagher and Kate Ritchie as the longest serving cast member of an Australian soap opera.
posted on 21/7/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0uvlykC_8I
posted on 21/7/20
Netflix has cancelled a Turkish drama on the eve of filming, with its writer saying the government blocked it because it included a gay character.
Screenwriter Ece Yorenc said Netflix scrapped If Only after the government refused to grant it a licence.
"Due to a gay character, permission to film the series was not granted and this is very frightening for the future," she told Turkish film website Altyazi Fasikul, according to the FT.
Netflix confirmed the story's details.
posted on 21/7/20
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the IBF flyweight title from 2007 to 2009; the unified WBC and WBO bantamweight titles in 2011; the IBF super bantamweight title in 2012; the WBO super bantamweight title twice between 2012 and 2016; the WBA (Super) featherweight title in 2014; and the WBA (Super) bantamweight title from 2018 to November 2019.
posted on 21/7/20
Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", of Bergen, Norway was one of that country's most celebrated association football players. He played for SK Brann and Heart of Midlothian F.C. ( "Hearts" ). Knicksen is a local Bergen word meaning "juggler".
posted on 21/7/20
Jensen was born in Bergen. From an early age, he was interested in football. He made his Brann senior-team debut in 1960, while still only 17. He made his debut on the national team the same year. Brann, with Jensen, won the league in 1961-62 and in 1963. After Brann's relegation in 1964, Jensen transferred to professional football in Scotland as Heart of Midlothian's first non-British player. While he was in Scotland, Jensen was unable to play for Norway, as the national team did not allow professional players at that time.
In 1971 Jensen returned to Brann and won the Norwegian championship (cup) with the club in 1972. Jensen retired from football after the 1973 season, when he was 30 years old. Jensen died in 1987 while playing football for Brann's old-boys' team. The Kniksen award, a prize that acclaims the best players in Norwegian football, is named after Jensen. In 1995 a statue of Jensen was erected outside Brann Stadion in Bergen.
posted on 21/7/20
The Scottish Cup final for season 2019-20 will be played on 20 December.
The Hampden showpiece was originally scheduled for 9 May, but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The semi-finals - Hearts v Hibernian and Celtic v Aberdeen - will be on 31 October and 1 November.
Players who have signed for the semi-finalists this summer will be able to play, regardless of whether they appeared in the competition for another side last season.
As per changes to the laws of the game agreed by IFAB, five substitutes will also be permitted.
posted on 21/7/20
Thousands of people lined the streets of football great Jack Charlton's hometown to pay their respects ahead of his funeral.
Former Republic of Ireland boss Charlton, who won the World Cup playing for England, died on 10 July aged 85.
He was born in Ashington, Northumberland, and often returned to the former mining town.
Well-wishers applauded and cheered as the cortege passed through the streets, with many waving flags and banners.
His family said they had been "overwhelmed" by the support shown and added "he would have been thrilled by the outpouring of kindness".
People threw flowers on the hearse as it passed slowly through the town where he and his younger brother Sir Bobby honed their football skills.
The procession slowed as it passed close to the terraced house on Beatrice Street where the Charltons once lived and played in the back lane.
posted on 21/7/20
Nigel Pearson could have been a contender for Premier League manager of the year rather than being sacked by Watford, says West Ham's David Moyes.
Pearson, 56, was sacked with fourth-bottom Watford three points clear of safety and two games left to play.
He won seven Premier League matches since taking over in December, but the Hornets made the decision after Friday's loss at West Ham.
"I was amazed that Watford have done what they've done," Moyes said.
"If Watford had stayed up - and I think they've still got a great chance of staying up - he could easily have been recommended for manager of the year, with the position they were in when he took over."
posted on 21/7/20
Watford failed to ease their relegation fears in the wake of Nigel Pearson's surprise sacking as they were hammered by a Raheem Sterling-inspired Manchester City.
posted on 21/7/20
It is second-placed City's fourth successive league win.
Having won back-to-back games against Norwich and Newcastle, Watford have now lost two in a row and remain just a place and three points above the relegation zone.
A Villa victory over Arsenal later on Tuesday will mean the Hornets drop into the bottom three going into the season's final day on Sunday, with their fate no longer in their own hands.
posted on 21/7/20
Aberdeen v Rangers will be the opening match of the new Scottish Premiership season following a change of kick-off time at Pittodrie.
The 1 August fixture has been brought forward to 12:30 BST from the originally scheduled 17:30 at the request of broadcasters Sky.
BBC Radio Scotland will provide live commentary, with text updates on the BBC Sport website.
Rangers' last visit to Pittodrie was a 2-2 league draw in December.
posted on 21/7/20
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posted on 21/7/20
Matt Parkinson: England leg-spinner to miss ODI series against Ireland
posted on 22/7/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmpZfRmBFk
posted on 22/7/20
Logic has signed an exclusive deal with streaming service Twitch.
"I'm not this rapper guy, man," he told The Verge. "I'm just a nerd. I love video games."
The US rapper, real name Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, has been using the platform for years.
It's the first exclusive deal Twitch has done with a musician, but it's not clear whether he will be streaming music.
posted on 22/7/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAO33fzT-rU
posted on 22/7/20
British-American actress and Jazz singer Annie Ross who starred in The Wicker Man and Superman III has died aged 89.
The performer passed away at her home in Manhattan, New York, on Tuesday as a result of emphysema and heart disease, according to her manager Jim Coleman.
Born in Surrey in 1930, Annie's parents John and Mary Short took her to Los Angeles when she was just aged four.
She rose to fame after winning a radio talent show and a film contract, later playing Judy Garland's sister in the musical 1943 comedy Presenting Lily Mars.
posted on 22/7/20
The 2014 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen was played in Sochi in November 2014, with Carlsen emerging as the winner.
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