Petrosian was a candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions (1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1980). He won the World Championship in 1963 (against Mikhail Botvinnik), successfully defended it in 1966 (against Boris Spassky), and lost it to Spassky in 1969. Thus he was the defending World Champion or a World Championship Candidate in ten consecutive three-year cycles. He won the Soviet Championship four times (1959, 1961, 1969, and 1975).
Pat Cummins finished with 10 wickets in the match as Australia beat Pakistan by 79 runs inside four days in Melbourne to seal a Test series victory.
Captain Cummins took 5-49 as Pakistan were bowled out for 237 in their second innings, chasing 317 for victory.
The match was delicately poised with Pakistan 219-5 before they lost their last five wickets for just 18 runs.
The last four batters all fell for ducks, with Mitchell Starc supporting Cummins with 4-55.
Victory gives Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with the final Test starting on 2 January in Sydney.
Australia resumed day four on 187-6 and Alex Carey's half-century boosted them to a commanding lead, finishing 262 all out with Pakistan seamers Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza taking four wickets each.
But the tourists' chase started poorly with Abdullah Shafique falling for just four in the fifth over, the day after he had dropped Mitchell Marsh - scorer of a match-winning 96 - on 20.
The experience of captain Shan Masood, with 60, and Babar Azam, who scored 41, appeared to have steered Pakistan out of trouble, before Mohammad Rizwan's 35 and Salman Agha's half-century put them in a position to chase victory.
But Rizwan's dismissal by Cummins, who also removed the well-set Masood, sparked a dramatic collapse and Agha found no support from the lower order.
Cummins was named player of the match for his bowling display, which included 5-48 in Pakistan's first innings, as he finished with match figures of 10-97. It is the second 10-wicket haul of his career.
The series victory caps a remarkable year for the 30-year-old, who led Australia as they retained the Ashes in England in the summer and then won the World Cup in November.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOccGJh2Eos
Coronation Street star Lisa George has reportedly quit the soap after 13 years.
The actress, 50, has reportedly decided to leave the cobbles to pursue 'new challenges' after first making her debut as Beth Tinker in 2011.
According to The Sun, Lisa's exit storyline will air over the summer and will be 'as dramatic as she is.'
A source said: 'Lisa has been on Corrie for a long time and she's had some great storylines.
'She's become a firm fan favourite with her comedy scenes but has had viewers sobbing in heartbreaking plots like Sinead's death.
'She loves Corrie and it's in her bones but she feels now is the right time to move on and take on new challenges.'
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Coronation Street for comment.
Beth originally arrived on the cobbles as a love interest for Stee McDonald, but soon formed a romance with Kirk Sutherland.
Her family soon became engrained in Weatherfield, with her son Craig becoming a police officer, and her niece Sinead tragically dying of cancer.
It comes just days after it was reported that longtime star Alex Bain had also decided to bid farewell to Corrie.
The actor, 22, has played Simon Barlow since he was seven years old and is set to depart in an explosive storyline in the summer.
Alex, who became a father in real life in 2018, is said to be 'very excited' to move on from the ITV soap opera.
A source told The Sun: 'Alex is sad to be leaving Coronation Street because it really is like a family — but he realises that the time is right to move on. He's very excited about the future and other opportunities.'
Comment deleted by Article Creator
On 29 December 2013, Michael Schumacher was skiing with his then 14-year-old son Mick, descending the Combe de Saulire below the Dent de Burgin above Méribel in the French Alps. While crossing an unsecured off-piste area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit, he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ski helmet. According to his physicians, he would most likely have died had he not been wearing a helmet. He was airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions. Schumacher was put into a medically induced coma because of traumatic brain injury. By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs, and in early April he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.
Schumacher's family maintains strict privacy about his condition; as of 2023 he has not been seen in public since the accident.
Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Wipeout.
Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue dons Pele's shirt on anniversary of Brazilian football legend's death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MntOYsVOY
The five trophies Manchester City won in 2023 were on display before kick-off
A British Army officer who already holds two world records for Antarctic trekking now also claims to have become the world's fastest woman to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition.
Preet Chandi believes she has broken a third world record by covering 1,130km (702 miles) of Antarctic ice in 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes.
This needs to be verified by the Guinness World Records team.
Capt Chandi, from Derby, said: "I'm tired - but so glad I made it."
Capt Chandi, who is from Sinfin in Derby, previously trekked from the Hercules Inlet to the Reedy Glacier in the Antarctic, between 13 November 2022 and 23 January 2023.
For this, she not only surpassed the world record for the longest polar ski expedition by a woman but also the overall record.
She first made history trekking to the South Pole in 2021.
She said that her latest trek "was definitely not a sprint, but I had to constantly weigh up my effort and how long I would ski for each day.
"Too long or too fast and I was going to burn out. Too slow or finish too early and I'd miss out on the record," she said.
"Antarctica is an amazing place to be and it's an absolute privilege to be here. It is not a place any person can conquer, it is a place you treat with respect and hope it allows you safe passage.
"I'm so glad it allowed me safe passage.
"I just focused on what I could control. I couldn't control the conditions - the blistering sun, the whiteouts, the temperatures of -30C - but I could control how I dealt with them. I just kept taking it one step at a time."
Capt Chandi is on a career break from military service. She is a physiotherapist at a facility in Buckinghamshire, providing rehabilitation for injured soldiers and officers.
https://www.ja606.co.uk/users/viewUser/19443
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndMk5chmNho
Comment deleted by Article Creator
What Is the Titanic Sinking Anniversary 2024?
The Titanic Sinking Anniversary 2024 is an event dedicated to honouring the lives of those lost in the Titanic tragedy. The sinking of the Titanic led to the death of over 1,500 people on 15th April 1912.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/titanic-sinking-anniversary-2024
Why Do We Celebrate the Anniversary of the Titanic Sinking?
The anniversary of the ship’s sinking is a time to honour the lives lost and affected by the disaster. What makes the Titanic’s sinking even more of a tragedy was the fact the RMS Titanic was branded and advertised as ‘unsinkable’ due to its advanced safety features, such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors.
The Titanic disaster is one of the most well-known tragedies in modern history.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/titanic-sinking-anniversary-2024
Pacific nations such as Kiribati were among the first countries to see in the new year, hailing its arrival at 10am UK time, while New Zealand began its celebrations an hour later. In Auckland, light rain throughout Sunday had cleared as forecast by midnight over the city of 1.7 million people before the countdown began on an illuminated digital display near the top of the 1,076ft (328m) tall communications and observation tower. Eastern parts of Australia rang in 2024 at 1pm UK time - with fireworks erupting from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House as the clock struck midnight.
https://www.ja606.co.uk/users/viewUser/6039
comment by Emperor Kami (U9880)
posted 1 minute ago
As it stands title challenge is over
Fleetwood have appointed former Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam as their new head coach.
The 38-year-old replaces Lee Johnson who was sacked on Saturday after a run of nine games without a win.
Adam retired in 2022 after playing for clubs including Rangers, Liverpool, Blackpool and Stoke City and is taking on his first managerial role.
He becomes the third boss at the League One club this season following Johnson and Scott Brown.
Adam has been working as a coach with Premier League side Burnley as their loan manager, and also with their under-21 players.
Maurice Ross will also join as assistant coach and former Fleetwood player Ross Wallace becomes first-team coach with their first game in charge at Shrewsbury on Monday.
"I'm delighted to join a club I know well and one which we feel we can make a real difference with," Adam said.
"I'm inheriting what I think is a strong squad which is more than capable of getting the results needed to climb the table.
"Fleetwood is a hard-working, honest, and passionate town and the football club must reflect that - the players have to be proud to pull the shirt on and represent what the club and the town stands for.
"It's now important we see togetherness from the players, staff and crucially the supporters to help turn results around - we can't wait to get started."
Sign in if you want to comment
News, Facts & Trivia Archive 1912
Page 13079 of 13155
13080 | 13081 | 13082 | 13083 | 13084
posted on 28/12/23
Petrosian was a candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions (1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1980). He won the World Championship in 1963 (against Mikhail Botvinnik), successfully defended it in 1966 (against Boris Spassky), and lost it to Spassky in 1969. Thus he was the defending World Champion or a World Championship Candidate in ten consecutive three-year cycles. He won the Soviet Championship four times (1959, 1961, 1969, and 1975).
posted on 29/12/23
Pat Cummins finished with 10 wickets in the match as Australia beat Pakistan by 79 runs inside four days in Melbourne to seal a Test series victory.
Captain Cummins took 5-49 as Pakistan were bowled out for 237 in their second innings, chasing 317 for victory.
The match was delicately poised with Pakistan 219-5 before they lost their last five wickets for just 18 runs.
The last four batters all fell for ducks, with Mitchell Starc supporting Cummins with 4-55.
Victory gives Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with the final Test starting on 2 January in Sydney.
Australia resumed day four on 187-6 and Alex Carey's half-century boosted them to a commanding lead, finishing 262 all out with Pakistan seamers Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza taking four wickets each.
But the tourists' chase started poorly with Abdullah Shafique falling for just four in the fifth over, the day after he had dropped Mitchell Marsh - scorer of a match-winning 96 - on 20.
The experience of captain Shan Masood, with 60, and Babar Azam, who scored 41, appeared to have steered Pakistan out of trouble, before Mohammad Rizwan's 35 and Salman Agha's half-century put them in a position to chase victory.
But Rizwan's dismissal by Cummins, who also removed the well-set Masood, sparked a dramatic collapse and Agha found no support from the lower order.
Cummins was named player of the match for his bowling display, which included 5-48 in Pakistan's first innings, as he finished with match figures of 10-97. It is the second 10-wicket haul of his career.
The series victory caps a remarkable year for the 30-year-old, who led Australia as they retained the Ashes in England in the summer and then won the World Cup in November.
posted on 29/12/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOccGJh2Eos
posted on 29/12/23
Coronation Street star Lisa George has reportedly quit the soap after 13 years.
The actress, 50, has reportedly decided to leave the cobbles to pursue 'new challenges' after first making her debut as Beth Tinker in 2011.
According to The Sun, Lisa's exit storyline will air over the summer and will be 'as dramatic as she is.'
A source said: 'Lisa has been on Corrie for a long time and she's had some great storylines.
'She's become a firm fan favourite with her comedy scenes but has had viewers sobbing in heartbreaking plots like Sinead's death.
posted on 29/12/23
'She loves Corrie and it's in her bones but she feels now is the right time to move on and take on new challenges.'
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Coronation Street for comment.
Beth originally arrived on the cobbles as a love interest for Stee McDonald, but soon formed a romance with Kirk Sutherland.
Her family soon became engrained in Weatherfield, with her son Craig becoming a police officer, and her niece Sinead tragically dying of cancer.
It comes just days after it was reported that longtime star Alex Bain had also decided to bid farewell to Corrie.
The actor, 22, has played Simon Barlow since he was seven years old and is set to depart in an explosive storyline in the summer.
Alex, who became a father in real life in 2018, is said to be 'very excited' to move on from the ITV soap opera.
A source told The Sun: 'Alex is sad to be leaving Coronation Street because it really is like a family — but he realises that the time is right to move on. He's very excited about the future and other opportunities.'
posted on 29/12/23
Comment deleted by Article Creator
posted on 29/12/23
On 29 December 2013, Michael Schumacher was skiing with his then 14-year-old son Mick, descending the Combe de Saulire below the Dent de Burgin above Méribel in the French Alps. While crossing an unsecured off-piste area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit, he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ski helmet. According to his physicians, he would most likely have died had he not been wearing a helmet. He was airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions. Schumacher was put into a medically induced coma because of traumatic brain injury. By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs, and in early April he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.
posted on 29/12/23
Schumacher's family maintains strict privacy about his condition; as of 2023 he has not been seen in public since the accident.
posted on 29/12/23
Michael Schumacher 🙏
posted on 29/12/23
Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Wipeout.
posted on 30/12/23
Majora's Mask
posted on 30/12/23
Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue dons Pele's shirt on anniversary of Brazilian football legend's death
posted on 30/12/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MntOYsVOY
posted on 30/12/23
The five trophies Manchester City won in 2023 were on display before kick-off
posted on 30/12/23
A British Army officer who already holds two world records for Antarctic trekking now also claims to have become the world's fastest woman to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition.
Preet Chandi believes she has broken a third world record by covering 1,130km (702 miles) of Antarctic ice in 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes.
This needs to be verified by the Guinness World Records team.
Capt Chandi, from Derby, said: "I'm tired - but so glad I made it."
posted on 30/12/23
Capt Chandi, who is from Sinfin in Derby, previously trekked from the Hercules Inlet to the Reedy Glacier in the Antarctic, between 13 November 2022 and 23 January 2023.
For this, she not only surpassed the world record for the longest polar ski expedition by a woman but also the overall record.
She first made history trekking to the South Pole in 2021.
She said that her latest trek "was definitely not a sprint, but I had to constantly weigh up my effort and how long I would ski for each day.
"Too long or too fast and I was going to burn out. Too slow or finish too early and I'd miss out on the record," she said.
"Antarctica is an amazing place to be and it's an absolute privilege to be here. It is not a place any person can conquer, it is a place you treat with respect and hope it allows you safe passage.
"I'm so glad it allowed me safe passage.
"I just focused on what I could control. I couldn't control the conditions - the blistering sun, the whiteouts, the temperatures of -30C - but I could control how I dealt with them. I just kept taking it one step at a time."
Capt Chandi is on a career break from military service. She is a physiotherapist at a facility in Buckinghamshire, providing rehabilitation for injured soldiers and officers.
posted on 31/12/23
https://www.ja606.co.uk/users/viewUser/19443
posted on 31/12/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndMk5chmNho
posted on 31/12/23
Comment deleted by Article Creator
posted on 31/12/23
What Is the Titanic Sinking Anniversary 2024?
The Titanic Sinking Anniversary 2024 is an event dedicated to honouring the lives of those lost in the Titanic tragedy. The sinking of the Titanic led to the death of over 1,500 people on 15th April 1912.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/titanic-sinking-anniversary-2024
posted on 31/12/23
Why Do We Celebrate the Anniversary of the Titanic Sinking?
The anniversary of the ship’s sinking is a time to honour the lives lost and affected by the disaster. What makes the Titanic’s sinking even more of a tragedy was the fact the RMS Titanic was branded and advertised as ‘unsinkable’ due to its advanced safety features, such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors.
The Titanic disaster is one of the most well-known tragedies in modern history.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/titanic-sinking-anniversary-2024
posted on 31/12/23
Pacific nations such as Kiribati were among the first countries to see in the new year, hailing its arrival at 10am UK time, while New Zealand began its celebrations an hour later. In Auckland, light rain throughout Sunday had cleared as forecast by midnight over the city of 1.7 million people before the countdown began on an illuminated digital display near the top of the 1,076ft (328m) tall communications and observation tower. Eastern parts of Australia rang in 2024 at 1pm UK time - with fireworks erupting from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House as the clock struck midnight.
posted on 31/12/23
https://www.ja606.co.uk/users/viewUser/6039
posted on 31/12/23
comment by Emperor Kami (U9880)
posted 1 minute ago
As it stands title challenge is over
posted on 31/12/23
Fleetwood have appointed former Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam as their new head coach.
The 38-year-old replaces Lee Johnson who was sacked on Saturday after a run of nine games without a win.
Adam retired in 2022 after playing for clubs including Rangers, Liverpool, Blackpool and Stoke City and is taking on his first managerial role.
He becomes the third boss at the League One club this season following Johnson and Scott Brown.
Adam has been working as a coach with Premier League side Burnley as their loan manager, and also with their under-21 players.
Maurice Ross will also join as assistant coach and former Fleetwood player Ross Wallace becomes first-team coach with their first game in charge at Shrewsbury on Monday.
"I'm delighted to join a club I know well and one which we feel we can make a real difference with," Adam said.
"I'm inheriting what I think is a strong squad which is more than capable of getting the results needed to climb the table.
"Fleetwood is a hard-working, honest, and passionate town and the football club must reflect that - the players have to be proud to pull the shirt on and represent what the club and the town stands for.
"It's now important we see togetherness from the players, staff and crucially the supporters to help turn results around - we can't wait to get started."
Page 13079 of 13155
13080 | 13081 | 13082 | 13083 | 13084