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Ding Junhui: Chinese snooker star forfeits opening frame for wearing wrong trousers at English Open | Offbeat News

A snooker player was docked the opening frame of a match after he turned up in the wrong outfit for the tournament.

Chinese player Ding Junhui “forgot” about the all-black dress code for the English Open in Brentwood and, after a friend dashed out to buy him a set, he was late for the start and forfeited the first frame.

Ding, 36, was wearing his usual brown snooker suit with bow tie and waistcoat when he arrived for his best-of-seven match against compatriot Ma Hailong on Monday.

Ding told the World Snooker Tour website: “I totally forgot that I needed a black shirt and trousers for this tournament.

“My memory is not good! I didn’t think about it. Once I was playing, I tried to just concentrate on the match.”

After falling behind 3-1, the 14-time ranking event winner made a strong comeback by winning the last three frames.

Ding said: “Luckily Ma’s safety was not that good, and he gave me enough chances to win.”

It’s not the first time a snooker player has had trouble with their clothes during a match.

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In 2022, Judd Trump had to borrow fellow player Xiao Guodong’s waistcoat after his luggage was lost en route to the European Masters in Germany.

Twenty years earlier, Graeme Dott played the first two frames of his China Open match against Darren Morgan minus underpants after oversleeping due to jet-lag following a much-delayed 43-hour journey to Shanghai.

‘Serial liar’ accused of beating herself with hammer to frame men for rape | UK News

A woman has appeared at Preston Crown Court accused of fabricating evidence to frame men for rape, including inflicting severe hammer blows on herself.

Prosecutors claim 21-year-old Eleanor Williams, from Barrow-in-Furness, is a “serial liar” who used false text messages and Snapchat conversations to bolster claims she had been trafficked and raped by multiple men.

Crown Prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford KC told the jury although Ms Williams was on one occasion discovered with multiple wounds on her body after going missing, the prosecution claims “the injuries had been self-inflicted with a hammer.”

Ms Williams faces seven counts of perverting the course of justice. It is claimed she made false allegations of rape and violence against her between 2017 and 2020 to work colleagues, medical professionals, health workers and the police.

She is accused of faking evidence such as text messages on mobile phones and social media in which her alleged abusers and traffickers appeared to discuss or admit their supposed crimes, as well as messages in which she and other supposed victims appeared to discuss being trafficked or sexually exploited.

The crown prosecutor told the court Ms Williams altered the names of men on her mobile phone to make it appear she was being contacted by men with Asian names about sex.

It was suggested she set up Snapchat accounts herself in the names of a man she claimed had attacked her so she could send confessional or damning messages to herself.

The jury was told as a result of the allegations people were arrested and interviewed, and one man was charged and kept in custody for three months.

Mr Sandiford said police initially investigated several men before realising Ms Williams’s stories were suspicious.

In 2019, Ms Williams was arrested for perverting the course of justice and released pending further investigations, the jury was told.

Mr Sandiford said: “Unfortunately, the fact that her lie and false allegations had been exposed by police in July 2019 did not cause her to stop.

“Instead, she continued to fabricate evidence to try and make it appear that her false claims of being a victim of trafficking and sexual exploitation were true.”

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On 19 May 2020, Ms Williams failed to return home as expected and was reported to the police as missing.

Mr Sandiford says when police eventually found her “she had significant injuries to her face, her body and her limbs and she had a badly cut finger.

“She told police that she had been taken to a house in Barrow, gang raped, beaten and attacked with a knife causing the cut to her finger.”

The next day the defendant made similar claims in a public social media post she made on Facebook.

Mr Sandiford added: “The police made enquiries, as they were bound to do, into what Miss Williams had alleged and they established none of it was true.

“The police established that her injuries had been self-inflicted with a hammer police recovered in fields near to where they had found Ms Williams on the night, she had failed to return home.”

The prosecution says it does not accept Ms Williams was a victim of sexual offences or trafficking in the way she suggests. But, even if she had been, that would not give her a defence to pervert the course of justice.

Ms Williams denies the allegations. Her defence team is expected to outline their argument after more opening statements from the prosecution on Wednesday.

Eurovision 2023: How one slightly surprising town came to be in the frame as the UK host city | UK News

Internet rumours have surfaced about Swindon being a possible host for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after it was ruled current winners Ukraine would not be able to stage the event.

Ukraine’s entry – folk rap group Kalush Orchestra – won the competition this year with their song Stephania, and would normally host the event the following year. However, the Russian invasion of their country presented too many security risks.

The UK was the runner up this year, and as such was invited to act as a host for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

And while it is still being decided in which city the event will be held, the Wiltshire town of Swindon – best known for its multi-ringed ‘magic roundabout’ – bizarrely began to creep into the fray.

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Twitter searches threw up various comments from locals and out-of-towners alike, including from TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan, who tweeted: “Give them Eurovision immediately.”

But his hopes were soon dashed after the borough council issued an official statement.

A disappointing Bryan later told his followers to “cross Swindon off your list”.

It comes as representatives from cities including London, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Leeds and Hull vied for the honour of hosting duties.

The bidding process for host city will begin this week, with the BBC and European Broadcasting Union jointly making the final decision on which city will host.

Kalush Orchestra sold their Eurovision trophy
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Ukraine’s winners – Kalush Orchestra. Pic:AP

Oleh Psiuk – the lead singer of Kalush Orchestra – told Sky News the band was sad the contest would not be held in Ukraine next year.

But, he added: “We are grateful to the UK for their solidarity and for agreeing to hold the event in support of our country.

“We hope Eurovision 2023 will have a Ukrainian flavour and celebrate our beautiful, unique culture. We, in turn, will make all efforts to help Ukraine win next year as well, so that Eurovision 2024 can take place in a peaceful country.”

13 May 2022, Italy, Turin: Sam Ryder from Great Britain with the title "Space Man" with the title "Trenuletul" at the first dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2022. The international music competition will be held for the 66th time. On 14.05.2022, the winning title will be chosen in the final from a total of 40 music entries. Photo by: Jens B'ttner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
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Sam Ryder came second for the UK with Space Man

Free pass

TikTok star Sam Ryder was this year’s runner up with his track Space Man – a vast improvement on the UK’s disappointing 2021 score of nil points.

Ukraine will automatically qualify for the Grand Final alongside the so-called Big Five – the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – who each get a free pass because of their financial contributions.

As the world’s largest live music event, the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest reached a global audience of over 180 million viewers across TV and digital platforms.

The UK has previously hosted the event eight times – in London in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1977, Edinburgh in 1972, Brighton in 1974, Harrogate in 1982 and Birmingham in 1998 – that’s more than any other country.