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Nathan Lyon is comfortable with bumping into Mitchell Johnson this week Johnson has been particularly scathing of David Warner and George Bailey But Lyon says he will act cordially with his former teammate if they cross paths By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:15 EST, 11 December 2023 | Updated: 06:31 EST, 11 December 2023 Nathan Lyon will treat Mitchell Johnson cordially if he crosses paths with his former teammate at Optus Stadium this week after the ex-fast bowler let rip at veteran opener David Warner.Johnson set the cat among the pigeons when he smashed Warner and selector George Bailey over…

Endless touting now of ‘work-life balance’ has become an irritantCountry we live in today was shaped by the decade of Madonna and Maggie We could do with an injection of their energyBy Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:53 EST, 10 December 2023 Watching Madonna in concert at the O2 last week made me think about economics in the eighties and not just the music. Yes, I probably should get out more, but bear with me.Madonna has never been the greatest singer, but she wholeheartedly embraced the eighties culture of aspiration.Love her or hate her, she worked for her success,…

Nestory Irankunda was upset after being substituted He failed to make an impact as Adelaide lost to Brisbane Irankunda is set to sign for Bayern Munich and is a huge talent By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:21 EST, 10 December 2023 | Updated: 06:22 EST, 10 December 2023 Concerns have been raised over Nesotry Irankunda after the Bayern Munich-bound wonderkid burst into tears following his substitution on Sunday.Irankunda, 17, was visibly upset after failing to make an impact on Adelaide United’s A-League Men’s game against Brisbane Roar, with the Roar running out 2-0 winners to move to second in the…

The landscape of the British hospitality sector is rapidly changing, just as the country’s overstretched pubs, restaurants and hotels face their busiest period of the year. Two well-known hospitality businesses have accepted takeover bids in the past seven weeks alone and analysts think this may be the start of a period of significant consolidation for the sector. Wagamama’s parent company, The Restaurant Group (TRG), agreed to a £506million buyout by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in mid-October.A month later, serial entrepreneur Clive Watson scored another sizeable payday by selling City Pub Group to pub chain Young’s in a £162million deal.Deals are…

By Kieran Gill for the Daily Mail Published: 17:32 EST, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 06:08 EST, 9 December 2023 Ange Postecoglou promised on Friday that Tottenham will shake their ‘Spursy’ tag if they trust his tried-and-tested process despite letting 1-0 leads slip in their last five Premier League games.Thursday’s 2-1 loss to West Ham set a new record for consecutive collapses, prompting jibes from rivals who say they are still showing their soft side. Tottenham hope to end their winless run when Newcastle – another club in the midst of an injury crisis – visit on Sunday.’That’s schoolyard stuff,’…

Putin does use body doubles and has a ‘clean zone’ where staff have to quarantine before getting close to him, a Russian investigation has claimed. The extent of Putin’s distancing is noted in the report by Russian media outlet Proekt. People who constantly accompany the Russian president spend time in the so-called ‘clean zone’ – a boarding house where only quarantined people live and work, according to the report.They can leave their rooms and are allowed to walk around the allocated area. The Sochi sanatorium ‘Rus’ was initially used as a ‘clean zone’, it adds. Since then, the zones have appeared in other…

CMA examining relationship and whether it could be considered a merger It is the first authority to question the tie-up But other regulators around the world are expected to follow the UK’s lead By Leah Montebello Updated: 16:59 EST, 8 December 2023 The competition watchdog is taking on Microsoft again – this time over its partnership with the maker of ChatGP.In a shock move, the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) said yesterday it is examining the tech giant’s multi billion-pound relationship with OpenAI and whether it could be considered a merger.The CMA is the first authority to question the tie-up but other regulators around…

A vendor went viral after being filmed grilling spicy ice on a barbecue in China By James Reynolds Published: 12:04 EST, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 12:06 EST, 8 December 2023 A street food vendor has found overnight fame after being filmed serving a ‘speciality’ dish of grilled ice cubes at a night market in Changsha, southern China.Footage shows the vendor ‘cooking’ frozen water on a barbecue before dousing it with spicy sauce, brushing it with oil and handing it over to paying customers.A customer looks stunned as she takes a box of ice, which was described as being ‘a bit…

By David Averre and Ap Published: 10:13 EST, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 11:57 EST, 8 December 2023 Thousands of tons of dead fish have washed up on a beach in northern Japan, prompting speculation that the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant has wrought havoc on local ecosystems. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating an unsettling sliver blanket that covered almost a mile of shoreline. Officials could not come up with an explanation for the phenomenon, but Takashi Fujioka, a Hakodate Fisheries Research…

Joey Barton has claimed Alex Scott ‘shouldn’t comment on men’s football’ as he continued his tirade on women’s involvement in the sport.The former Bristol Rovers boss and ex-Man City player has come under fire for his controversial posts about female broadcasters and pundits this week, having tweeted that women ‘shouldn’t be talking with any kind of authority in the men’s game’. Barton – known for stubbing out a cigar in the eye of young team-mate at a Christmas party – took exception to the presenting roster. And after his words generated huge outrage online, he was invited onto Piers Morgan’s show on TalkTV,…