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Jan192021 by adminNo Comments

Australia v India: Rishabh Pant & Shubman Gill lead tourists to stunning series win

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Australia v India, the Gabba, Brisbane (day five)Australia 369 (Labuschagne 108, Paine 50) & 294 (Smith 55, Siraj 5-73)India 336 (Thakur 67, Sundar 62; Hazlewood 5-57) & 329-7 (Gill 91, Pant 89*)India won by three wicketsScorecardIndia pulled off an astonishing run-chase to inflict Australia's first defeat at the Gabba since 1988, win the fourth Test by three wickets and take one of the all-time great series.Needing 328, a Brisbane record run-chase, the injury-hit tourists got home with three overs to spare.Shubman Gill made 91 and Rishabh Pant was unbeaten on 89.They win the series 2-1, keeping the Border-Gavaskar they won in Australia two years ago.It is perhaps one of the finest Test series wins by any away side, especially given the list of players unavailable to India by the t...

Feb12020 by adminNo Comments

Gang Of Four guitarist Andy Gill dies, aged 64

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Andy Gill, the founding member and guitarist of British post-punk band Gang Of Four, has died aged 64.The musician's scratchy, staccato riffs provided the band with their signature sound, and influenced the likes of Nirvana, Fugazi and Franz Ferdinand.His bandmates announced his death in a statement, saying: "Our great friend and supreme leader has died today".Gill had developed a "respiratory illness," after finishing an Asian tour with Gang Of Four last year, they said."This pain is the price of extraordinary joy, almost three decades with the best man in the world," wrote his wife, Catherine Mayer, on Twitter. "Andy's final tour in November was the only way ...

Jul292019 by adminNo Comments

Greg O’Shea and Amber Gill win Love Island

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Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill have won the ITV2 reality show Love Island.The beauty therapist from Newcastle, 21, and her Irish rugby player partner, 24, beat Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague to win £50,000. Greg and Amber's win has come as a shock to many fans of the show, as Tommy and Molly-Mae had been widely expected to come out on top in the competition.The couple themselves looked stunned when host Caroline Flack told them they were the winning couple.Amber said she could "not believe it", while Greg added: "This is crazy." Advertisement Molly-Mae and Tommy said they were thrilled for the winning couple. Tommy, a boxer, said: "Amber has had a hard time in here, she deserves everything that's coming to her....

Jun12018 by adminNo Comments

Hull KR 14-42 Castleford Tigers: Kieran Gill shines as Tigers gain advantage on top-four rivals in Super League

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Castleford stole a march on their rivals for a top-four spot with a comfortable 42-14 victory over lowly Hull KR in their rearranged Betfred Super League fixture at KCOM Craven Park.Rookie winger Kieran Gill, fresh from signing a new contract for 2019, scored two of the Tigers' eight tries on his first appearance of the season as he helped his team reclaim fourth place in the table with another game in hand. Castleford coach Daryl Powell told his players to toughen up after their crushing home defeat by St Helens and he will be delighted with their response as they brought Rovers crashing back to earth following their triumph over Wigan. Rovers, who have not beaten Castleford at home for five years, never recovered from the shock of conceding four tries in the first 18 minutes and a 12th d...