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posted on 30/1/21

Real Madrid remain seven points behind La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid after their 10-men were beaten by Levante.

Real had defender Eder Militao sent-off after nine minutes but they took the lead soon after through Marco Asensio.

Jose Luis Morales levelled for Levante and Roger Marti scored the winner with 12 minutes remaining to make amends for his earlier penalty miss.

Leaders Atletico, who have played two games fewer than Zinedine Zidane's side, face Cadiz on Sunday (15:15 GMT).

posted on 31/1/21

Maxine Cheshire (née Hall; April 5, 1930 – December 31, 2020) was an American newspaper reporter. She was best known for her work at The Washington Post between 1965 and 1981.

posted on 31/1/21

England's Paul Casey won his 15th European Tour title with a four-stroke success at the Dubai Desert Classic.

The 43-year-old led by one shot going into Sunday's final round and a two-under 70 was enough for a 17-under final total.

South Africa's Brandon Grace finished as runner-up with Scotland's Robert MacIntyre a further shot back.

MacIntyre had a share of the lead early on but four bogeys in a row from the seventh saw him drop out of contention.

posted on 31/1/21

Fleetwood Town have appointed former Leeds, Huddersfield and Blackpool boss Simon Grayson as their new head coach.

He succeeds Joey Barton, who left the League One club on 4 January after almost three years in charge.

Grayson, 51, has agreed a deal to the end of the season and takes over with Fleetwood 14th in the table, nine points outside the play-off places.

He has been out of work since February when he was sacked by Blackpool after a run of one win in 12 games.

Fleetwood have not won any of their past eight league matches and have slipped four places since youth team boss Simon Wiles has been in interim charge.

posted on 31/1/21

Crowds have returned to watch live sport in Australia, with up to 30,000 fans allowed to watch next month's Australian Open in Melbourne.

posted on 31/1/21

Sir Michael Terence Wogan KBE DL (3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast programme Wake Up to Wogan regularly drew an estimated eight million listeners. He was believed to be the most listened-to radio broadcaster in Europe.

posted on 31/1/21

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posted on 31/1/21

Paris St-Germain suffered their first defeat under Mauricio Pochettino as struggling Lorient claimed a famous, late victory over the champions.

The hosts led when Laurent Abergel slid the ball into the top corner.

Neymar scored two penalties, one either side of the break following fouls on him and Mauro Icardi.

Yoane Wissa levelled for Lorient with a fine solo goal and Terem Moffi latched on to a long ball from Abergel to score an injury-time winner.

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posted on 31/1/21

Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England, that was home to Manchester City F.C. from 1923 to 2003. It hosted FA Cup semi-finals, Charity Shield matches, a League Cup final and England matches. Maine Road holds the record for the highest attendance for a club in their normal home stadium in English club football, set in 1934 at an FA Cup sixth round match between Manchester City and Stoke City.

posted on 31/1/21

By Manchester City's last season at Maine Road in 2002–03, it was an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 35,150 and of haphazard design with stands of varying heights due to the ground being renovated several times over its 80-year history. The following season Manchester City moved to the City of Manchester Stadium in East Manchester, a mile from the city centre and near Ardwick where the club originally formed in 1880.

posted on 31/1/21

Spurs lose.

posted on 1/2/21

Irwin "Sonny" Fox (June 17, 1925 – January 24, 2021) was an American television host and broadcaster who was the host of the children's television program, Wonderama. Through his career he had hosted other children's educational and entertainment shows including Let's Take a Trip, Just for Fun and On Your Mark, in addition to family shows including The $64,000 show. He was also a producer of movies including And Baby Makes Six, Mysterious Two and Brontë. He served as the chairman of Populations Communication International, a non profit advocating for a change in attitudes toward family planning.

posted on 1/2/21

Constance Dora Isherwood (January 19, 1920 – January 26, 2021) was a Canadian lawyer based in British Columbia who focused on civil and family law, and real estate law. At the time of her death, she was the oldest practicing lawyer in British Columbia. She was a recipient of Canada's 125th anniversary medal for community service and also the lifetime achievement awards from the Law Society of British Columbia, University of British Columbia, and University of Victoria.

posted on 1/2/21

Accidental invasions are not unheard of, but they remain uncommon. In a minor misunderstanding, the Polish military recently invaded and briefly occupied territory in the Czech Republic - and stopped locals from entering a church in their own country, reports NPR. The misunderstanding was quickly cleared up and the Polish army retreated.

posted on 1/2/21

Far out

posted on 1/2/21

Paper Mario: The Origami King, is not a good game.

posted on 1/2/21

The 2021 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for its Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It took place on January 31, 2021, and was broadcast from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was the 34th event under the Royal Rumble chronology. It was also the first Royal Rumble since the death of Pat Patterson, who created the Royal Rumble match.

posted on 1/2/21

In a bizarre incident in one of Uttar Pradesh's largest government hospitals, a monkey attacked a lab technician, snatched vials containing blood samples from three coronavirus patients and escaped. A video of the incident, which occurred in May, shows the monkey sitting atop a tree with the samples it stole.

posted on 1/2/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEhXjZA_cnU

posted on 1/2/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPRibSzXwjo

posted on 1/2/21

Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, movie actor, radio and television comedian, and talk show host. He was the popular second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."

posted on 1/2/21

Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip will miss the rest of the season with an ankle ligament injury.

The former Cameroon international, 29, suffered the problem during the 3-1 win over Tottenham last Thursday.

He joins Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez on the sidelines, although the Reds bolstered their defence by signing Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak on deadline day.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said: "He'll be ready for the start of the next pre-season and everything will be sorted."

posted on 1/2/21

The largest sandwich weighed 2,467.5 kg (5,440 lb) and was made by Wild Woody's Chill and Grill, Roseville, Michigan, USA on 17 March 2005. The sandwich contained 68 kg (150 lb) mustard, 468.1 kg (1,032 lb) corned beef, 117.9 kg (260 lb) cheese, 240.4 kg (530 lb) lettuce and 1,618.4 kg (3,568 lb) bread.

posted on 2/2/21

South Africa has reported a decline in the number of rhinos killed by poachers, which officials say is partly the result of Covid-19 lockdowns.

Last year, 394 rhinos were killed for their horns in the country, a fall of 33% from the 594 recorded in 2019, the environment ministry said.

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