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Dominant Brighton breeze past Newcastle 3-0 – Premier League result The only Premier League fixture on Saturday was a vital game between Brighton and Newcastle United, with both teams desperate for the 3 points given their closeness to the relegation zone.  Whilst Brighton have been struggling for goals recently, they didn’t here, scoring 3 wonderful goals to move them 6 points clear of 18th placed Fulham.  Terrific Trossard effort gave Brighton the lead against Newcastle  In a rather uneventful first-half of this Premier League fixture between Brighton and Newcastle, it finally livened up right on the stroke of half-time.  Brighton’s Jöel Veltman delivered a long…

Late City goals defeat resilient Everton 2-0 – FA Cup Quarter-Final report Manchester City defeated Everton 2-0 in this FA Cup Quarter-Final thanks to two late goals by the visitors. Everton had defended well the majority of the game, limiting any real City chances. But as many teams have found out this season, keeping City scoreless is a near-impossible task. Dull first-half of this FA Cup Quarter-Final https://twitter.com/EmiratesFACup/status/1373340232192385024 The first half of this FA Cup Quarter-Final between Everton and Manchester City was fairly flat, with neither side having any clear-cut chances to score.  Despite City dominating possession throughout the half…

Superior Southampton ease past Bournemouth 3-0 – FA Cup Quarter-Final report This FA Cup Quarter-Finals fixture between Southampton and Bournemouth finished 3-0 thanks to a dominating display by the Premier League side.  In particular, Nathan Redmond had a fantastic game, scoring two and assisting the other as Southampton eased into the Semi-Final of the Fa Cup. VAR denied Southampton an early goal Southampton thought they had started their FA Cup Quarter-Final match against Bournemouth brilliantly just 10 minutes into the game. Jan Bednarek’s long ball from inside the Southampton half found team-mate Kyle Walker-Peters’ run inside the Bournemouth box. The…

Palestinian killed by the Israeli army in West Bank as clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinians erupted on Friday. The Protester was shot dead in a clash between soldiers and Palestinians demonstrating against illegal settlements. West Bank demonstrations often turn violent with Palestinian protesters hurling rocks and firebombs at Israeli forces who fire tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, and sometimes live ammunition to disperse them. “A citizen who was shot in the head with live ammunition died,” the Palestinian health ministry said, adding the incident happened in the village of Beit Dajan, near Nablus. The Israeli military said it was…

Dubai’s low-orbit environmental satellite was to launch today The launch of DMSat-1, Dubai’s low-orbit environmental satellite, has been postponed, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced on Saturday morning. The satellite was to have launched later on Saturday. The launch is part of a high-technology project undertaken to develop solutions to environmental challenges and address climate change. The satellite was to be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Using state-of-the-art space technologies, DMSat-1 will monitor, collect and analyze environmental data as well as to measure air pollutants and greenhouse gases. The environmental satellite will also help create maps of…

Leeds defeat Fulham 2-1 after closely contested match – Premier League result Friday night’s Premier League fixture came at Craven Cottage, where Fulham hosted Leeds United in what was a crucial game for the hosts in their bid for Premier League survival. For Leeds, it was a chance to close in on the top-half of the Premier League table, as 3 points would move them to within 2 points of 10th placed Arsenal. VAR denied Leeds an early goal https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1373004751642710016 Leeds thought they had scored the opening goal in this Premier League fixture against Fulham after a superb headed finish…

Derek Brunson vs Kevin Holland – which UFC middleweight will prevail? This weekend’s UFC main event is a middleweight bout between the number 7 ranked Derek Brunson and number 10 ranked Kevin ‘Trailblazer’ Holland.  In what is sure to be an entertaining fight, whoever wins will climb the UFC middleweight rankings and look to compete with the best of what this stacked weight class has to offer.  Derek Brunson With a professional MMA record of 21-7-0 – currently holding a 3-fight win streak – Brunson is an elite wrestler (former NCAA D2 wrestler) as well as a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu…

Dubai announces Ramadan COVID-19 precautionary measures Visual Slideshow Previous Next Arab News says Dubai has urged people not to hold large gatherings during Ramadan, as part of its measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Dubai also called on the public to avoid exposing the elderly and people with chronic diseases to coronavirus risks. Ramadan and donation tents are also prohibited in the city, the committee said, adding that Tarawih prayers can be performed in mosques on the condition that precautionary measures are applied. https://beautiful-jemison.213-165-92-225.plesk.page/world/pm-jabbed-myanmar-exodus-kuwtk-final-series/ https://twitter.com/DXBMediaOffice/status/1365302196867395587?s=20 Finding something interesting ? Made with Love by 💓 the WTX News Team!​

Wetherspoons in the red, £20.7m operating loss JD Wetherspoon reported a half-year pre-tax loss of £46.2 million as pandemic restrictions forced hundreds of its pubs to close through important holiday seasons. The pub giant operating loss hit £20.7m, while revenue sunk by more than 53% to £431.1 million.  Like-for-like sales were also down by almost 54 per cent for the six months ended 24 January 2021 as national lockdowns heavily hit pubs across the UK. On St Patrick’s Day alone, pubs lost out on 14 million sales of pints, while £8.2bn in trade value was lost from the sector just…

The Armie Hammer story just got darker, actor accused of 2017 rape  The Armie Hammer story has just got darker. LA police have launched an investigation into an allegation of rape made against the Hollywood actor.  Hammer has denied any wrongdoing.  The confirmation from detectives of an inquiry came moments after a woman, 21, appeared at a news conference and alleged she had been raped and assaulted by the actor in 2017.  The woman – who lives in Europe – was identified only as ‘Effie’ and gave a graphic description of her interactions with Mr Hammer. Telling reporters: “I thought…