It’s a rare Saturday afternoon 3:pm kick off for Manchester United this weekend as they face Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. On paper, it should be their easiest fixture of the season so far, as Chelsea at home and Wolves away are usually both tougher assignments than a visit from the Eagles. Roy Hodgson’s Palace […]
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Steve Bruce’s Homecoming
Newcastle United recently appointed Steve Bruce as their new manager to succeed Rafa Benitez after the Spaniard left the club in the close-season. Bruce, now aged 58, is a Geordie born and bred and Newcastle was his boyhood club, so in many ways it’s a dream come true for him to finally manage them, having […]
Neville Announces England Women’s Squad
England coach Phil Neville has announced his latest squad for the upcoming friendlies away to Belgium (29th August) and Norway (3rd September). Nineteen players are retained from his squad that finished fourth in the Women’s World Cup in France earlier this summer and there are places for four first-time call ups in Bethany England, Aoife […]
Cadbury Brunch Bar (Raisin)
This bar is described on the wrapper as “bursting with raisins, oats and a drizzle of honey” and it does live up to its billing. There’s plenty of fruit in it and the taste is great. The texture is also very pleasing as it’s chewy, but not so much as to stick to your teeth, […]
Wolves 1-1 Manchester United
Manchester United return from Molineux with a point after a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. That’s a decent result given last season’s form against the same opposition, and probably something I would have taken if offered before kick off, but given how the game unfolded, United will feel a little disappointed on the way home. […]
Dumoulin joins Jumbo-Visma
Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin has announced that he will be riding for Jumbo-Visma next season, having spent the previous eight seasons with Sunweb. Dumoulin was world time trail champion in 2017 and he also won the Giro d’Italia that year. In 2018 he was on the podium of both the Giro and the Tour de […]
Weekend Racing Round-up
It was the last weekend of racing before the Vuelta a Espana starts and there were a number of minor races taking place around the world. In the far north, the Kazakh rider Alexey Lutsenko of Astana won the Arctic Race of Norway by just one second from Warren Barguil. In France, Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R […]
Tesco Honey Granola Bar
This bar is nothing to write home about. It’s pretty bland – there’s only the merest hint of honey flavour – and it’s a bit too crumbly to eat without making a mess. Not much good at a desk or out on a run. It’s also very dry, so you’d better have a drink handy […]
Second Ashes Test Ends in Draw
England and Australia drew the second Ashes test at Lords after a tense final day to leave Australia 1-0 up in the series after two matches. Starting the day 104 runs ahead with 6 wickets in hand, England’s chances of snatching a win were raised by all-rounder Ben Stokes, who scored a splendid 115 not […]
Rugby player banned for ‘testicle attack’
A rugby league player for Bradford Bulls has been banned for eight games for what was described as a “Grade F attack to the testicles”. The hooker George Flanagan was also fined £250 for his action towards Toronto full-back Hakim Miloudi. MUACOL thoroughly condemns this sort of behaviour and hopes that it never transfers into […]