Dolphin pod spotted in the River Thames
Volunteers from the RNLI said it was “incredible to witness” the two adults and a calf swimming in the river.
Volunteers from the RNLI said it was “incredible to witness” the two adults and a calf swimming in the river.
Coventry striker Ellis Simms scored a first-half hat-trick to crush Maidstone’s dream of a historic FA Cup quarter-final place. The sixth-tier Stones were bidding to become only the second non-league team in 109 years to reach the last eight, having already dispatched English Football League sides Barrow, Stevenage and Ipswich. They came up against a…
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I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself, but it’s looking possible that Coventry will become the first team through to the last-eight tonight. Once this one is done and dusted, there are seven more FA Cup fifth round ties to settle this week. No replays at this stage, remember, but if needed…
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