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Feb132021 by adminNo Comments

Scotland 24-25 Wales: Visitors roar to narrow victory at Murrayfield

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Scotland: (17) 24Tries: Graham, Hogg (2); Pens: Russell; Cons: Russell (3)Wales: (8) 25Tries: Rees-Zammit (2), L Williams, W Jones; Pens: Halfpenny; Cons: SheedyWales edged out 14-man Scotland in a mesmeric thriller at Murrayfield to maintain their 100% start to their Six Nations campaign.Tries from Darcy Graham and Stuart Hogg had the Scots in a 17-8 half-time lead. But a frantic seven minutes saw the hosts have a try disallowed and Zander Fagerson sent off, while the visitors went over twice to swing the momentum.A Wyn Jones try was bookended by two from Louis Rees-Zammit, the latter proving crucial in the bonus-point win.Scotland claimed a losing bonus point too, but 20-year-old Rees-Zammit's efforts were the highlight of the encounter.His first try came just moments before the break to...

Jan142021 by adminNo Comments

Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: Stubborn visitors end Gunners’ winning run

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Arsenal's recent resurgence was checked by a stubborn Crystal Palace, who claimed a hard-fought point from a forgettable encounter at Emirates Stadium.Tagged as relegation candidates as little as three weeks ago, the Gunners came into the game off the back of four straight wins in all competitions, but were unable to find their way past the well-drilled and disciplined visitors.For a side in such good form, Arsenal were a disappointment going forward, their best effort at goal a shot on the turn from Alexandre Lacazette into the side-netting.Their only other clear-cut chance was an angled shot from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that Vicente Guaita palmed away.There was more goalmouth action at the other end, with James Tomkins heading an Eberechi Eze free-kick against the bar and Christian Ben...

Dec262020 by adminNo Comments

Park rangers cite visitors to Hawaii volcano eruption site

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Park rangers have cited dozens of people who have gathered at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to witness an ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcanoByThe Associated PressDecember 26, 2020, 5:54 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleHONOLULU -- Park rangers have cited dozens of people who have gathered at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to witness an ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano.The rangers said those cited had ventured into dangerous areas to take photos and videos of the volcano eruption that had created a lake of lava in its crater that was 554 feet (169 meters) deep on Thursday.“All it takes is a slight change in wind direction and these offenders could inhale a fatal dose of volcanic gas," said Chief Ranger Jack Corrao. "One misstep or a crumbling cli...

Oct292020 by adminNo Comments

VMI Board of Visitors to move Stonewall Jackson statue

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Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Virginia Military Institute's Board of Visitors voted Thursday to move the Stonewall Jackson statue on the school's campus. The decision follows the resignation Monday of the college's superintendent, Ret. Gen. J.H. Bindford Peay III, after the Washington Post reported that Black cadets endure racism that includes lynching threats. Advertisement That reporting prompted Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, to order an independent investigation into the 181-year-old school's culture. VMI received $ 19 million in state funds this fiscal year. Peay, who said he resigned at the request of state leaders, had previously said VMI would not be removing any of its Confederate statues. They include statutes of Jackson, as well as Francis J. Smith, who served in the Confederate ...

Oct272020 by adminNo Comments

Marseille 0-3 Manchester City: Visitors ease to victory

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Manchester City continued their perfect start to the Champions League group stage with a comfortable victory at Marseille.The visitors dominated from the outset, with Ferran Torres opening the scoring after Kevin de Bruyne got in behind the Marseille defence and squared for a tap-in.Oleksandr Zinchenko clipped the outside of a post with a neat strike from the edge of the box as City pushed to get a second before half-time.Marseille rarely troubled Ederson in the City goal. Nemanja Radonjic's speculative effort from 30 yards was easily saved, while Florian Thauvin hit the outside of a post after the break, although Ederson had it covered.As the hosts tired, City stepped up a gear and wrapped up the win in style as Ilkay Gundogan stabbed in from Raheem Sterling's knockdown before Sterling ta...