Earlier this year, Tony Leadley, 96, received a call out of the blue from Robert Treharne Jones, the archivist for the famous Leander rowing club in Henley. Just before Christmas, Jones had received a message from Philip, a man from New South Wales, Australia, who had been cleaning out a property when he found a couple of old oars, decorated with faded writing, in a shed.
The former Manchester United and England defender was dismissed just 28 games into what was his first management role.
Sensational San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help the Spurs withstand a stunning 61-point performance from New York's Jalen Brunson in a 130-126 NBA overtime victory over the Knicks on Friday."He's pretty special," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said of Wembanyama, adding that the Spurs' ability to withstand an "amazing" Brunson and the Knicks' late charge showed how much they have developed this year.