The hulk of metal moved silently through space, high above the blue Earth. Power no longer coursed through its wires, its instruments were dead to the outside universe, and its communications antenna was silent. To all intents and purposes it was deceased, and almost everyone back home had given up on it. Almost everyone. Despite … Read more
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Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! The NFL’s final Thursday game of the season was held last night and it went out with a bang. Actually, I take that back, it was only a bang if you like games with a lot of punts and not a lot of points. The … Read more
Pep Guardiola only signed a new contract to keep him at Manchester City for a further two years back in November. Yet a month on from Guardiola putting pen to paper, matters on the pitch have got worse for City. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa means City have now lost nine times in the … Read more