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Gareth Bale: Tottenham edging closer to agreeing deal for Real Madrid forward

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It is understood Bale would like to return to Spurs - where he spent six seasons between 2007 and 2013 - if a deal can be agreed with Real Madrid. English League Cup Wed 16, 18:00 Price Boost West Brom v Harrogate Town PRICE BOOST Jack Muldoon to score Was 14/5 Now 4/1 Bet Here PRICE BOOST Grady Diangana to score from outside the area Was 5/1 Now 6/1 Bet Here PRICE BOOST West Brom to win 3-1 Was 10/1 Now 11/1 Bet Here PRICE BOOST Charlie Austin to score a hat trick Was 20/1 Now 25/1 Bet Here PRICE BOOST Kamil Grosicki to score first and either West Brom to win 2-1 or West Brom to win 3-1 Now 25/1 Bet Here PRICE BOOST Hal Robson-Kanu to score first and West Brom to win 2-1 Now 28/1 Bet Here Join Sky Bet "There's a long way to go on some issues, but without doubt Gareth is closer to leaving Madrid than at any time in last seven years," Bale's agent, Jonathan Barnett, told Sky Sports News. "T

Macclesfield Town wound up in High Court over debts exceeding £500,000

Bid to wind up Southend United adjourned in the hope that bosses at the League Two club can clear tax debts, with case expected to be reconsidered in a few weeks By PA Media Macclesfield Town have been wound up in the High Court after a judge was told that the club owed more than £500,000. Judge Sebastian Prentis made a winding up order at a virtual hearing in the specialist Insolvency and Companies Court on Wednesday. He was told the club owe nearly £190,000 in tax and more than £170,000 to two other creditors. Lawyers representing HM Revenue and Customs had applied for a winding up order. The judge said he could see nothing which gave him "any comfort" that the club can pay the debts. He was overseeing the latest in a series of hearings. Macclesfield were relegated from the fourth tier of league football last month into non-League football. They were relegated after being docked points for breaches of regulations relating to non-payment of wages and dropping to

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By Ugochukwu Alaribe A 3 storey building has collapsed along Azikiwe road in Aba, Abia State, killing two persons and five others trapped in the rubble. Another victim was rescued and now receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the city. Vanguard gathered that the deceased persons and survivor of the collapsed building were homeless residents in Aba who usually take refuge in open buildings and similar structures. As at the time, Vanguard visited the area, there was no excavator equipment to help rescue efforts. However, sympathizers managed to wade in through some open parts of the collapsed building to rescue the survivor. Some sympathizers left the scene as hoodlums attacked those taking pictures with their phones. A shop owner in the area said the incident happened on early hours of Wednesday as the building was still under construction as he closed for business, Tuesday. He said; “The building was still standing when I closed for business Tuesday. Constr

School resumption: Lagos govt releases new 2020/2021 academic plans Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/09/school-resumption-lagos-govt-releases-new-2020-2021-academic-plans/

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…Pupils to resume in phases …JSS3, SS 2 resume September 21 Ahead of the resumption of activities in both public and private schools, Lagos State Government on Sunday announced new academic structure adopted in the state after the lockdown of schools accessioned by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The Commissioner for Education in the state, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo announced this in a statement through, the Head of Public Affairs of the ministry, Mr. Kayode Abayomi. Adefisayo, however, congratulated Senior Secondary, SS 3 students who successfully completed their West Africa School Senior Certificate Examinations, WASSCEs and urged them to stay safe even as they await their results. According to the commissioner, the plans for reopening for a new 2020/2021 academic session in public schools are: “The ministry is adopting a phased approach to opening public schools. This phased approach to opening will enable public schools meet COVID-19 social distance rules and safety protocols an

Nigeria: Covid-19 - Makinde Orders Resumption of Tertiary Institutions in Oyo

  Governor Makinde has approved September 28 for resumption of tertiary institutions in the state The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has ordered the resumption of tertiary institutions owned by the state government. Mr Makinde gave this order on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Olasukanmi Olaleye. The statement said the governor had approved September 28 as the resumption date for tertiary institutions in the state. This is despite warnings by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COASU) that the institutions are not yet safe from COVID-19. Mr Makinde also approved the new academic calendar for primary and secondary schools in the state. "The resumption date for 2020/2021 academic Session for Public / Private Primary and Secondary Schools as announced by the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will commence o

MAAUN donates 60-seater bus to Federal University Dutsinma

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The Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAAUN) has donated a 60-seater bus to the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), its Public Relations Officer, Mr Ali Kakaki has said in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Kano that Prof. Adamu Gwarzo, MAAUN’s President and Founder presented the vehicle to the university in Dutsinma on Sunday.   He said that Gwarzo who was represented by Dr Aliyu Haruna, a staff of the University, said the gesture was to facilitate the movement of staff and students of the university. “This donation is borne out of our university’s effort to promote learning in our sister institution. “Our commitment to support and collaborate with the FUDMA is to enable it to achieve the objectives for which it was established,” Kakaki quoted him as saying. The university’s spokesman also said that FUDMA’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi who took delivery of the bus described the gesture as commendable. “On behalf of the university, I

Welcome to Grousehog Day: is England doomed to relive the last six months forever? Joel Golby

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Grouse-shooting parties are exempt from the new ban on gatherings – but that doesn’t stop this feeling eerily like March   I had a fairly unsettling feeling of deja vu this week when the Conservative government started slowly easing the country back into the not too distant past as Covid-19 case numbers started rising again, reliving, beat for beat, the sloppy carnage of the month of March (remember that?) out here in good old conkers-and-hot-choc September. I suppose this is the long-term plan for coronavirus management, until a vaccine happens: run every six months on a loop, dip the whole country into an uneasy quasi-lockdown and then slowly bring it out of it again, forbidding anyone from leaving the house one week, and then, as close as possible, legally demanding they go to the pub again the next. The tide follows the moon. I wonder where Dominic Cummings will drive to this time? I wonder which day we’ll designate for the NHS clap? Which previously unknown 100-yea

If we don't find life on planets like Venus, doesn't it make us that bit more special? Charles Cockell

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The discovery of phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere is part of our long search to understand our place in the universe 👆An image of Venus using data from Nasa’s Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Photograph: NASA/Reuters  T he recent detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, the excitement around several spacecraft currently bound for Mars and discoveries of distant rocky Earth-sized exoplanets fuel an optimism about extraterrestrial life. However, despite the promise, there are good reasons to be cautious. We should be ready to embrace the possible discovery of a lack of alien life as a scientific triumph in our understanding of our place in the universe. https://succypresh.blogspot.com/2020/09/scientists-find-gas-linked-to-life-in.html Throughout modern history, humanity has never quite let go of the idea of aliens in the cosmos. When, in the late 18th century, William Herschel declared that the craters on the moon were the “works of the

Scientists find gas linked to life in atmosphere of Venus

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Phosphine, released by microbes in oxygen-starved environments, was present in quantities larger than expected Life existing in Venus’s atmosphere is improbable as it includes clouds of 90% sulphuric acid. Photograph: ISAS/JAXA Traces of a pungent gas that waft through the clouds of Venus may be emanations from aerial organisms – microbial life, but not as we know it. Astronomers detected phosphine 30 miles up in the planet’s atmosphere and have failed to identify a process other than life that could account for its presence. The discovery raises the possibility that life gained a foothold on Earth’s inner neighbour and remnants clung on – or floated on, at least – as Venus suffered runaway global warming that made the planet hellish. For 2bn years, Venus was temperate and harboured an ocean. But today, a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere blankets a near-waterless surface where temperatures top 450C. The clouds in the sky are hardly inviting, containing droplets of 90% sulphuric a

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW QOUTES OF MANCHESTER UNITED NEW SIGNING DONNY VAN DE BEEK

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Van de Beek exclusive: I will give everything by Gemma Thompson Wednesday 2 September 2020 21:00 Share With twitter Share With facebook Donny van de Beek believes his playing style is a great fit for Manchester United and he's looking forward to trying to help Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his new team-mates win many trophies over the coming years after completing a dream move to Old Trafford. The 23-year-old has penned a five-year contract with United, with an option for another year, and while our new signing is currently away on international duty with the Netherlands, he was able to speak to MUTV's Mark Sullivan via video link to discuss his delight at becoming a Red... Donny, welcome to Manchester United. How does it feel to be embarking on this next stage of your playing career? "“"Thank you. First of all it’s really nice. In my career it’s a good time to make a step to a nice club. I think I have made a really good decision to join this amazing club