Sunderland enjoyed a rollicking start to their weekend with a 3-0 English Premier League victory at Newcastle United on Saturday in the latest Tyne-Wear derby.
A Fabio Borini penalty kick and an Adam Johnson goal four minutes apart gave Sunderland a two-goal lead at half-time at St James’ Park. Jack Colback made sure of the points 10 minutes from time with an emphatic finish from a sharp angle.
Sunderland, who were bottom of the league on Christmas Day, continued their recent revival, winning their fourth straight match and remaining unbeaten in eight. They moved to 24 points, ending the day in 14th after temporarily sharing 11th place with Swansea City.
Newcastle, meanwhile, stayed in eighth place on 37 points and have just one win in their last seven matches.
In Saturday’s other early kick-off, two first-half goals from Kevin Nolan gave West Ham United enough cushion to see out a 2-0 home defeat of Swansea. Even a 59th-minute red card to Andy Carroll, who was sent off after getting tangled with Chico Flores, who dramatically collapsed to the turf.
West Ham rose out of the bottom three with the win, provisionally moving into 17th place on 22 points and goal difference ahead of Stoke City. Swansea stayed in 11th place.
Later, Cardiff City lifted themselves off the foot of the table with a 2-1 home victory against Norwich City. Robert Snodgrass had given Norwich the lead after just five minutes, but Craig Bellamy and new signing Kenwyne Jones struck a minute apart for Cardiff. Bellamy became the first player to score for seven different Premier League clubs with his 49th-minute strike.
Cardiff jumped over Fulham into 19th place with 21 points while Norwich ended Saturday in 15th place on 24 points, just two clear of the relegation places.
Fulham sunk to last place after a second-half collapse saw Southampton win 3-0 at Craven Cottage. Goals from Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez in an 11-minute span gave the visitors the win. Southampton stayed in ninth place on 35 points.
Everton bounced back from their derby-day disappointment with a 2-1 defeat of Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna had given the visitors an early lead at Goodison Park, but Steven Naismith hauled Everton level moments after coming on for John Stones and Kevin Mirallas scored the winner on a free kick five minutes from time.
Everton moved into fifth place on 45 points, one outside the Uefa Champions League places, though the top four all have matches on Sunday. Aston Villa remained in 10th place on 27 points.
Hull City received near-instant dividends from their signing of Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic after the pair linked up after 12 minutes for the opening goal of Hull’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho drew Tottenham level in the 61st minute, collecting a deflected ball in the box and slotting home.
Tottenham slipped to sixth place on 44 points, one behind Everton, while Hull stayed in 13th on 24 points. Just five points separate 10th-place Aston Villa from 18th-place West Ham.
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How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
Close your windows and turn on the AC.
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Family: wife, four children, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren
Reads: Newspapers, historical, religious books and biographies
Education: High school in Thatta, a city now in Pakistan
Regrets: Not completing college in Karachi when universities were shut down following protests by freedom fighters for the British to quit India
Happiness: Work on creative ideas, you will also need ideals to make people happy
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5pm: Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic (PA) Prestige Dh 110,000 1.400m | Winner: AF Mouthirah, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)
5.30pm: Abu Dhabi Colts Classic (PA) Prestige Dh 110,000 1,400m | Winner: AF Saab, Antonio Fresu, Ernst Oertel
6pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 80,000 1,600m | Winner: Majd Al Gharbia, Saif Al Balushi, Ridha ben Attia
6.30pm: Abu Dhabi Championship (PA) Listed Dh 180,000 1,600m | Winner: RB Money To Burn, Pat Cosgrave, Eric Lemartinel
7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Handicap Dh 70,000 2,200m | Winner: AF Kafu, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
7.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh 100,000 2,400m | Winner: Brass Ring, Fabrice Veron, Ismail Mohammed
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Display: 21cm Liquid Retina Display, 2266 x 1488, 326ppi, 500 nits
Chip: Apple A17 Pro, 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
Storage: 128/256/512GB
Main camera: 12MP wide, f/1.8, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4
Front camera: 12MP ultra-wide, f/2.4, Smart HDR 4, full-HD @ 25/30/60fps
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Favourite film: Motorcycle Dairies, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Kagemusha
Favourite book: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Holiday destination: Sri Lanka
First car: VW Golf
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Artist: Coldplay
Label: Parlophone/Atlantic
Number of tracks: 10
Rating: 3/5
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- Carbonated drinks, sweet or savoury packaged snacks, confectionery, mass-produced packaged breads and buns
- Margarines and spreads; cookies, biscuits, pastries, cakes, and cake mixes, breakfast cereals, cereal and energy bars
- Energy drinks, milk drinks, fruit yoghurts and fruit drinks, cocoa drinks, meat and chicken extracts and instant sauces
- Infant formulas and follow-on milks, health and slimming products such as powdered or fortified meal and dish substitutes
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The flights
Etihad and Emirates fly direct to Kolkata from Dh1,504 and Dh1,450 return including taxes, respectively. The flight takes four hours 30 minutes outbound and 5 hours 30 minute returning.
The trains
Numerous trains link Kolkata and Murshidabad but the daily early morning Hazarduari Express (3’ 52”) is the fastest and most convenient; this service also stops in Plassey. The return train departs Murshidabad late afternoon. Though just about feasible as a day trip, staying overnight is recommended.
The hotels
Mursidabad’s hotels are less than modest but Berhampore, 11km south, offers more accommodation and facilities (and the Hazarduari Express also pauses here). Try Hotel The Fame, with an array of rooms from doubles at Rs1,596/Dh90 to a ‘grand presidential suite’ at Rs7,854/Dh443.
Feeding the thousands for iftar
Six industrial scale vats of 500litres each are used to cook the kanji or broth
Each vat contains kanji or porridge to feed 1,000 people
The rice porridge is poured into a 500ml plastic box
350 plastic tubs are placed in one container trolley
Each aluminium container trolley weighing 300kg is unloaded by a small crane fitted on a truck
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Brief scores:
Scotland 371-5, 50 overs (C MacLeod 140 no, K Coetzer 58, G Munsey 55)
England 365 all out, 48.5 overs (J Bairstow 105, A Hales 52; M Watt 3-55)
Result: Scotland won by six runs
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Where can I submit a sample?
Volunteers can now submit DNA samples at a number of centres across Abu Dhabi. The programme is open to all ages.
Collection centres in Abu Dhabi include:
- Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
- Biogenix Labs in Masdar City
- Al Towayya in Al Ain
- NMC Royal Hospital in Khalifa City
- Bareen International Hospital
- NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain
- NMC Royal Medical Centre - Abu Dhabi
- NMC Royal Women’s Hospital.
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