Samoa won the Edinburgh Sevens and, with it, the IRB Series Championship. A convincing 36-14 victory over London Sevens champions Australia was just the icing on the cake for a successful weekend and, indeed, year for the Samoans. When on form they were too much to handle for any outfit out there, but still had to rely [...]
Maria Sharapova looked elegant in a purple v-neck and lilac skirt designed for her by Nike. Towering over another former world number one, Justine Henin, Sharapova had youth and height on her side. It was not to be, however, as the Russian was held back by long shots and the net, despite a number of [...]
The IRB sevens series culminates in Scotland this weekend – the home of sevens rugby. In two days of non-stop rugby, 16 teams will battle it out to claim the Murrayfield crown. Last year, New Zealand defeated Samoa in the final, but it was South Africa who claimed the series title for the very first time. This [...]
Alan takes viewers on a journey through the coldest part of the British year in the last of this four part series for ITV1. Explaining the changes of season, TV’s favourite gardener goes right through the tilting of the Earth on its axis, to the smells and changes of light throughout the year. Alan introduces [...]
Mark Webber has this afternoon qualified in first for the 2010 Formula 1 Turkey Gran Prix, maintaining Red Bull’s 100% record of poles this season, and grabbing his third consecutive pole in the process. Mark Webber is the first Australian to achieve three poles in a row since Sir Jack Brabham in 1960. Webber finished [...]
This documentary follows the progress of the early response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, where a rig operated by BP blew up and killed eleven workers in the Gulf of Mexico, USA. Interviewing Coastguard, salvage experts and workers from the rig, National Geographic Channel shows exclusive footage of the fires, the rescues and the efforts [...]
The above video (courtesy of YouTube) shows several clips of Gary Coleman’s most memorable role, as Arnold in Diff’rent Strokes, the US television series which ran for a huge 189 shows spanning eight years. Coleman would go on to appear in over twenty further TV shows, and 11 movies, but was best loved for his [...]
“Figures show global airline traffic fell 2.4% in April, with flights on European carriers dropping nearly 12%”
- the International Air Transport Association
The concluding episode of “Father & Son” sees the day of Barrington’s escape from hospital when everyone gets nervous; the police, the prisoners and the fixers on the outside. Stephen Rea plays an increasingly menacing role as a shady accountant, Augustine, with political connections and religious anecdotes for every occasion. Garde also start to call [...]
Episode 3 of the highly acclaimed “Father & Son” drama sees deals and double deals as Michael O’Connor (Dougray Scott) pulls all the strings to get his boy Sean (Reece Noi) out of jail. He seizes an opportunity to arrange a meeting with the police through Connie (Sophie Okonedo) and does a disclosure deal with [...]
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