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Best travel books 2022: our top 10 picks
From a grumpy hiker’s outing in the mountains to the isolated shores of North Sentinel Island, we list the best travel books 2022 Travel memoirs are tricky beasts. In theory, 400 pages about someone else’s trip isn’t exactly appealing – like a protracted version of Jenny from Accounting’s week-long trip to Tuscany. In reality, travel memoirs can be entertaining, illuminating, funny and heartbreaking. Our best travel books 2022 include one man’s look at slavery and racism in the oldest city on the Mississippi River; a mother’s attempt to escape poverty by tracing whales to Alaska; and a historian’s portrait of the most isolated tribe in the world. These books not only reveal new and strange places, they expose curiosities closer to home. Most importantly, they encourage us all t...
Mad Cool Festival Completes Bonkers 2022 Lineup with Addition of Jack White
Mad Cool Festival’s 2022 lineup was already absolutely stacked even before last month’s additions of Florence and the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, HAIM, and Flume. Now, the Madrid festival has added another major headliner to the bill: Jack White. White is set to close out the final night of Mad Cool Festival on Sunday, July 10th. He joins a stable of big-name headliners that include Metallica, The Killers, Muse, the aforementioned Florence and the Machine and Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, Faith No More, Twenty One Pilots, and Placebo. To complete the 2022 lineup, Mad Cool has also added Stormzy, Modest Mouse, Two Door Cinema Club, Mura Masa, Local Natives, and London Grammar. Advertisement Related Video The rest of the poster features names like Pixies, Def...
Spain vs Sweden preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Spain will look to pull clear at the top of Group B with a win over Sweden when the two sides meet in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides will meet on the 14th of November at 19:45 pm BST. Spain and Sweden are separate by just one point in their group and the hosts cannot afford to slip up here. They will be looking to build on their 1-0 win over Greece in the last game and extend their lead at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Sweden will fancy their chances of beating Spain given the way they have performed against Luis Enrique’s side in the recent meetings (two draws and a win in the last three matches). They will also look to overtake Spain and climb to the top of the standings here. Spain vs Sweden team news Spain possible starting line-up: Simon; Carvaj...
Greece vs Spain preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Spain will look to pick up a win over Greece when the two sides meet in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides will meet on the 11th of November at 19:45 pm BST. Spain were beaten by France in their last outing and Luis Enrique’s men will be desperate to bounce back strongly with a win here. They are the superior team here and the visitors will be expected to pick up all three points. Spain are second in their group and they will look to climb to the top with a win here. Meanwhile, Greece are four points adrift of Spain in third place and they are coming into this game on the back of a defeat against Sweden. Greece vs Spain team news Greece possible starting lineup:Vlachodimos; Androutsos, Goutas, Tzavellas, Tsimikas, Giannoulis; Bouchalakis, Siopis; Mant...
Italy vs Spain preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Roberto Mancini is currently self-isolating Italy takes on Spain in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals this week and the European champions will be hoping to take one step closer to winning the competition with a victory here. The two sides meet on Wednesday at 19:45 pm BST. The last time these two sides met during the European Championships, Italy won the game on penalties and Spain will be looking to avenge that defeat. Luis Enrique’s side produced an impressive performance against the Azzurri and they should have won the game. Italy vs Spain team news Italy will be without Matteo Pessina because of an injury. Meanwhile, Spain will be without the services of Marcos Llorente, Pedri and Brais Mendez. Italy: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson; Barella, Jorginho, ...
The Reopening of Ibiza’s Nightlife Scene Is Almost Here
According to an announcement made by the Consell de Govern Balearics, the popular island and nightlife destination of Ibiza will be allowed to reopen its nightclubs soon. However, the White Isle won’t exactly resemble its full-fledged glory off the bat. Stipulations of the club reopenings include safety measures such as a requirement for patrons to wear masks on the dancefloor at all times, drinking only when seated, and the presentation of proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entry to each venue. Ibiza’s clubs and nightlife destinations will only be allowed to operate at 75% capacity. While not ideal for revelers and club owners alike, the island’s entertainment association, Ocio de Ibiza, believes it’s a step in the right direction. ”The responsibility w...
‘Improved massively’: Some Wolves fans react to 24-year-old’s heroics on international duty
A selection of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans reacted on Twitter after Rafa Mir’s heroics for Spain in the Olympic Games quarter-final against Ivory Coast. La Roja trailed after just 10 minutes into their last-eight clash after Eric Bailly bundled the ball into the back of the net from a corner. Dani Olmo brought them level at the half-an-hour mark. The scores remained the same at the interval after some top-class saves from Unai Simon. In the second half, Mikel Oyarzabal scored with a lovely volley, but the goal was ruled out for offside in the build-up play. In stoppage time, Max Gradel appeared to have bagged the winner for Ivory Coast, but La Roja made a sensational comeback. Rafa Mir scored within minutes of coming off the bench after a defensive misunderstanding between Kouad...
Tottenham confirm €25m signing of 20yo Spain international
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Sevilla winger Bryan Gil. Gil has been at Sevilla since the age of 11, arriving in the academy in 2012. He spent six years in the youth teams and one season in the reserves before earning his first appearance for the senior team in January 2019. The 20-year-old has spent the majority of the last two seasons out on loan at Leganes and Eibar. It was at the latter where he caught the eye, scoring four and assisting three for the bottom-placed side. This form has earned him three caps for the Spain national team and a place in Luis Enrique’s preliminary squad for the European Championships. Now he has completed his much-anticipated move to Tottenham, as confirmed by the club on Twitter. The fee is believed to be worth €25 million, with winger Eri...
Euro 2020: Team of the Tournament
After a month of goals, late drama, penalty shoot-outs, controversy and everything else that makes football so wonderful, Euro 2020 has finally come to an end. Congratulations to Italy, who defeated England on penalties in the final on Sunday. All things considered, it was the correct result. Over the last few weeks, they’ve been the best side of the 24. Following all that excitement, here is our pick for the Team of the Tournament. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) – It feels like Donnarumma has been around for a while now, but he is still just 22-years-old. He’s already one of the best goalkeepers in the world and could go down as one of the greatest of all time if he continues on his current trajectory. Donnarumma was crucial in two penalty shootout victories He was given the Player of the...
Roberto Martinez to stay on as Belgium coach
Roberto Martinez will stay on as Belgium coach despite the country’s European Championship exit and attempt another tilt at a major title at next year’s World Cup, he said in an interview with Belgian newspapers on Friday. Martinez, whose contract runs until after next year’s tournament in Qatar, had not given any clarity on his plans since Belgium were beaten 2-1 by Italy in Munich in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals a week ago in a major disappointment for the team, who have spent the last three years top of the Fifa rankings. “I’m staying as coach. When I feel I no longer have anything to contribute is when I will leave,” he said. “But I don’t have that feeling now. I was a bitterly disappointed to be knocked out but now I’m looking ahead to the World Cup in Qatar. And also the Nations Leag...
Court jails three for Facebook scam
Justice C.L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Wednesday sentenced three internet fraudsters, Nbubuisi Kerian Ozomba, Paul Obide and Samuel Chukwuebuka Nduchukwe to one-month imprisonment. The trio were convicted for obtaining money by false pretence through the social media platform, Facebook. They were arrested in a sting operation by the Abuja Zonal Office of the EFCC following intelligence on their alleged involvement in an internet-related scam. Investigation revealed that Ozomba created a Facebook Account with the name James Hicks with a profile picture of an American military officer and obtained the sum of $350 USD from Mary Lovely, a Filipino; while Obide (alias Javier Espinal) posed as a military officer from Spain and obtained $2000 from another Filipino, ...
Arsenal star tipped to make surprise return after injury
Italy booked their place in the final of the European Championships with a thrilling penalty shoot-out victory over Spain on Tuesday. Spain exited the tournament despite racking up more than one million passes against an Italian team that were happy to let them have the ball. England are favourites to join them in the final, although it would be foolish to underestimate the threat posed by Denmark this evening. Saka set to start England have been tipped to make one change to their line-up for the semi-final, with Bukayo Saka replacing Jadon Sancho. The 19-year-old missed the last-eight clash against Ukraine after picking up a knock, and Sancho was hugely impressive in his absence. 🚨 England expected to make one change for tonight’s #EURO2020 SF v Denmark — Bukayo Saka set to regain...
