MANCHESTER, England - After an astonishing encounter at the Etihad Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on away goals following a 4-3 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday. Spurs, who won the first leg 1-0 and progressed after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate, will play Ajax Amsterdam for a place in the final against Liverpool or Barcelona after one of the most remarkable matches in the competition’s history. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino predicted the meeting with the exciting and young Dutch side would be an “open and exciting game” but it will take something for it to offer more entertainment than this non-stop wave of drama and emotions. It started in manic fashion with four goals in the opening 11 minutes of the game. It was a gripping spectacle right up until the dramatic finale when City had a stoppage time goal from Raheem Sterling, which would have sent them through, ruled out for offside after a VAR review. … [Read more...] about Sports Spurs stun City to go through after seven-goal thriller, VAR drama Scorching weather brings bonanza for businesses, services in Ho Chi Minh City
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Sports K+ secures Premier League rights in Vietnam as Facebook streaming deal collapses Scorching weather brings bonanza for businesses, services in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s digital satellite television K+ (K plus) on Friday announced that it had sealed an agreement for exclusive broadcast of the English Premier League (EPL) in the Southeast Asian country for three straight seasons starting 2019. According to the three-season deal, K+ will exclusively provide coverage of all 380 matches per season across its channels from the 2019-20 to 2021-22 campaigns. K+’s announcement may come as a surprise to many people after Facebook announced in July last year it won the rights to stream top-level tournament of the English football league system for the 2019-22 seasons in Vietnam and three others Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. The U.S. company said at that time it had spent US$264 million to own the rights to stream EPL matches in the four countries exclusively on its video-on-demand service Facebook Watch for free. Following Facebook's announcement, Vietnam Paid Television Association, in a written request to the … [Read more...] about Sports K+ secures Premier League rights in Vietnam as Facebook streaming deal collapses Scorching weather brings bonanza for businesses, services in Ho Chi Minh City
Let’s Get Down to Business: Sally Hughes, The Mill at Sonning
SALLY HUGHES is the managing and artistic director of The Mill at Sonning. It was founded by her parents, Tim and Eileen Richards, who bought the Mill in 1978. She was educated at Silchester House in Taplow and Windsor College followed by the Webber Douglas Drama School. Her son Adam, who went to the Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning, is a film producer. Sally lives in Chiswick with her second husband, Alvin Rakoff, a Canadian film director. Describe your business Situated on the banks of the River Thames in Sonning, The Mill is a beautiful small theatre with an auditorium seating 217 people in the semi-round and an elegant restaurant and riverside bar with a spinning waterwheel. It is the only dinner theatre in the UK. Directors, designers, actors and musicians of the highest quality help maintain our exceptional reputation and we premiere many new plays from both established and up-and-coming writers. Our restaurant provides outstanding food prepared by our new executive chef … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Down to Business: Sally Hughes, The Mill at Sonning
Premier League clubs” good, bad and ugly transfers of 2018 and what to expect in January
Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates after scoring against Manchester United at Anfield. (Photo: AFP/Paul Ellis) Everyone is looking for the same thing, too: Players who can turn contenders into champions and save doomed teams from sinking without trace. No pressure, then. Finding them in the crowded and chaotic January market is quite another thing, too, because by this stage of the season, you are probably getting someone another club is happy to let go. That is why a good recruitment team is gold dust for every Premier League club. Of course, it doesn't take much for scouting to go wrong. Here's my review of the good, the bad and the ugly. THE BEST BUYS XI Possibly the most spectacular examples of scouting and signing are Leicester's purchases of N'Golo Kante - rated No 2 central midfielder in the FC 100 - for only £5.5 million and Riyad Mahrez for just £400,000. The pair were later sold to Chelsea and Manchester City, respectively, for a combined total of £90m. … [Read more...] about Premier League clubs” good, bad and ugly transfers of 2018 and what to expect in January
Premier League and FA have hidden behind Kick It Out
Lord Ouseley Chairman of Kick It Out Follow 13 December 2018 • 4:36pm What does the appalling abuse we saw Raheem Sterling endure at Stamford Bridge tell us about the state of football right now, apart from the Manchester City player’s impressive dignity? In 1994 I said authorities pay lip service to demands for action, but in reality turn a blind eye to the issue of racism. That was 24 years ago when Kick It Out was just one-year-old. After we all saw the ugliness on show at Chelsea last weekend, I said football still lacks authoritative leadership at the top of the game to stand up and speak out against hatred. And those responsible for this failure should carry the can for this as much as the perpetrators of hate themselves. Football’s authorities hide behind procedure and they also hide behind Kick It Out - an organisation that survives in a year on what a top Premier League player takes home in a few days. I should be clear: I … [Read more...] about Premier League and FA have hidden behind Kick It Out