WTA postpones all tournaments until at least 2 May
George James Stuart Pitts (6 October 1878 – 27 July 1939), was a first-class cricketer.
Pitts was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He played two matches for Middlesex in 1914. He batted once and scored 14 runs, and as a bowler he collected 6 wickets.
Rodney Stephen Hull (13 August 1935 – 17 March 1999) was an English comedian and popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He rarely appeared without Emu, a mute, highly aggressive arm-length puppet modelled on the Australian flightless emu bird.
The 2014 BBL Champions Cup was a basketball game that was held on September 27, 2014. Basketball Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich faced off against BBL-Pokal winners Alba Berlin in the O2 World in Berlin.
UK PM says "everyone" should now avoid social contact with others and stop non-essential travel to fight coronavirus
Some Iceland stores will open one hour early to allow older shoppers to buy food when it is quieter amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Iceland said it was not a company policy, but it was allowing individual stores to decide how best to meet the needs of shoppers in their local areas.
The move comes as supermarkets continue to try to stop customers stockpiling.
Valico di San Fermo also called Valico di San Clemente (1129 m) is a mountain pass between province of Genoa and province of Alessandria in Italy.
It connects the Borbera and Vobbia valley, linking Cabella Ligure (Piedmont) and Vobbia (Liguria) in the south.
The 1941–42 League of Ireland was the 21st season of the League of Ireland. Cork United were the defending champions.
Cork United won their second title, becoming only the second team to successfully defend their title.
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to quarantine all arrivals from abroad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMaFXb7uPc
The Hillsborough memorial service planned to take place at Anfield on Wednesday 15th April, to mark the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster has been postponed.
Due to the growing number of countries affected by the COVID-19 virus, the first three meetings of the 2020 Wanda Diamond League season, scheduled for 17th April in Qatar, 9th and 16th May in China, cannot be held as planned.
Efforts will be made to hold them later in the season. Stockholm, on May 24th, becomes the new season-opener at this stage.
Carphone Warehouse to close all standalone stores at cost of 2,900 jobs
The company's standalone stores represent 8% of Dixons Carphone's total UK selling space.
It says the move is "an essential next step" in turning around its mobile business as part of a strategy outlined in December 2018.
The aim is to return this side of the business, which will lose £90m this year, to profitability.
I think Lee's Depression and James Willmott-Brown/Weyland could have been brilliant storylines if SOC wasn't the producer.
Struggling fashion and home retailer Laura Ashley is to appoint administrators after being hit by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
The firm said the outbreak "has had an immediate and significant impact on trading".
It had been in talks with its lenders about accessing sufficient money to allow it to continue trading.
But based on cashflow forecasts and continued virus uncertainty, it said it would not get those funds in time.
Euro 2020 has been postponed by one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Norwegian FA.
Record numbers turn to Football Manager: The game that gave us Tonton Zola Moukoko and Cherno Samba
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51904874
"Love My Life" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the second single from his eleventh studio album Heavy Entertainment Show (2016). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2016. The song was written by Williams, Johnny McDaid, and Gary Go. It was produced by McDaid with additional production by Go and Jonny Coffer. It topped the charts in Slovakia and Slovenia.
Reginald James Watson AM (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian pioneering television producer and screenwriter, best known for creating Crossroads, described as Britain's "first true soap opera", and Australian serials such as Prisoner, Sons and Daughters and Neighbours.
Coronavirus: Spanish deaths surge close to 500
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4UqZvv1_Zg
Hollywood star Stuart Whitman, who is best known for his numerous Western movies, has died at the age of 92.
The actor passed away on Monday with family around him at his Montecito, California home after complications from skin cancer, a friend of the family told TMZ.
The star worked steadily throughout his career racking up over 90 credits in such hits as 1961's The Comancheros and 1962's The Longest Day.
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posted on 16/3/20
WTA postpones all tournaments until at least 2 May
posted on 16/3/20
George James Stuart Pitts (6 October 1878 – 27 July 1939), was a first-class cricketer.
Pitts was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He played two matches for Middlesex in 1914. He batted once and scored 14 runs, and as a bowler he collected 6 wickets.
posted on 16/3/20
Rodney Stephen Hull (13 August 1935 – 17 March 1999) was an English comedian and popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He rarely appeared without Emu, a mute, highly aggressive arm-length puppet modelled on the Australian flightless emu bird.
posted on 16/3/20
The 2014 BBL Champions Cup was a basketball game that was held on September 27, 2014. Basketball Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich faced off against BBL-Pokal winners Alba Berlin in the O2 World in Berlin.
posted on 16/3/20
UK PM says "everyone" should now avoid social contact with others and stop non-essential travel to fight coronavirus
posted on 16/3/20
"everyone"
posted on 16/3/20
Some Iceland stores will open one hour early to allow older shoppers to buy food when it is quieter amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Iceland said it was not a company policy, but it was allowing individual stores to decide how best to meet the needs of shoppers in their local areas.
The move comes as supermarkets continue to try to stop customers stockpiling.
posted on 16/3/20
Valico di San Fermo also called Valico di San Clemente (1129 m) is a mountain pass between province of Genoa and province of Alessandria in Italy.
It connects the Borbera and Vobbia valley, linking Cabella Ligure (Piedmont) and Vobbia (Liguria) in the south.
posted on 16/3/20
The 1941–42 League of Ireland was the 21st season of the League of Ireland. Cork United were the defending champions.
Cork United won their second title, becoming only the second team to successfully defend their title.
posted on 17/3/20
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to quarantine all arrivals from abroad
posted on 17/3/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMaFXb7uPc
posted on 17/3/20
The Hillsborough memorial service planned to take place at Anfield on Wednesday 15th April, to mark the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster has been postponed.
posted on 17/3/20
Due to the growing number of countries affected by the COVID-19 virus, the first three meetings of the 2020 Wanda Diamond League season, scheduled for 17th April in Qatar, 9th and 16th May in China, cannot be held as planned.
Efforts will be made to hold them later in the season. Stockholm, on May 24th, becomes the new season-opener at this stage.
posted on 17/3/20
Carphone Warehouse to close all standalone stores at cost of 2,900 jobs
posted on 17/3/20
The company's standalone stores represent 8% of Dixons Carphone's total UK selling space.
It says the move is "an essential next step" in turning around its mobile business as part of a strategy outlined in December 2018.
The aim is to return this side of the business, which will lose £90m this year, to profitability.
posted on 17/3/20
I think Lee's Depression and James Willmott-Brown/Weyland could have been brilliant storylines if SOC wasn't the producer.
posted on 17/3/20
Struggling fashion and home retailer Laura Ashley is to appoint administrators after being hit by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
The firm said the outbreak "has had an immediate and significant impact on trading".
It had been in talks with its lenders about accessing sufficient money to allow it to continue trading.
But based on cashflow forecasts and continued virus uncertainty, it said it would not get those funds in time.
posted on 17/3/20
Euro 2020 has been postponed by one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Norwegian FA.
posted on 17/3/20
Record numbers turn to Football Manager: The game that gave us Tonton Zola Moukoko and Cherno Samba
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51904874
posted on 17/3/20
"Love My Life" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the second single from his eleventh studio album Heavy Entertainment Show (2016). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2016. The song was written by Williams, Johnny McDaid, and Gary Go. It was produced by McDaid with additional production by Go and Jonny Coffer. It topped the charts in Slovakia and Slovenia.
posted on 17/3/20
Reginald James Watson AM (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian pioneering television producer and screenwriter, best known for creating Crossroads, described as Britain's "first true soap opera", and Australian serials such as Prisoner, Sons and Daughters and Neighbours.
posted on 17/3/20
Coronavirus: Spanish deaths surge close to 500
posted on 17/3/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4UqZvv1_Zg
posted on 17/3/20
Hollywood star Stuart Whitman, who is best known for his numerous Western movies, has died at the age of 92.
The actor passed away on Monday with family around him at his Montecito, California home after complications from skin cancer, a friend of the family told TMZ.
The star worked steadily throughout his career racking up over 90 credits in such hits as 1961's The Comancheros and 1962's The Longest Day.
posted on 17/3/20
Cheese Monkey makes kits that create complex cheeses, but are so simple to use! Artisan Cheese Kit. Make 20 different cheese from around the world.
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