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Chandrayaan 3

The Chandrayaan 3 lunar lander as seen by the rover Pragyaan. Source.

103rd Emperor's Cup, Quarter-finals

Former Verdy Kawasaki midfielder Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (left) is a director of the Japan Football Association and also works as a football commentator on NHK. He scored 9 goals in 28 Emperor's Cup appearances during his playing career, including the 1996 cup-winner. Source.

Match No. 81: Albirex Niigata (J1) [1 - 1] Kawasaki Frontale (J1) [Frontale win on PK]

Match No. 82: Avispa Fukuoka (J1) [3 - 1] Shonan Bellmare (J1)

Match No. 83: Roasso Kumamoto (J2) [1 - 1] Vissel Kobe (J1) [Roasso win on PK]    Upset

Match No. 84: Kashiwa Reysol (J1) [2 - 0] Nagoya Grampus (J1)

Shonan Bellmare and Kashiwa Reysol have won the Emperor's Cup three times each, Nagoya Grampus twice, Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe once each, and the rest never.

Tsuyoshi Kitazawa's Emperor's Cup goals:

1992/12/5      R1    ??'    Fukuoka University      Saga Stadium

1992/12/5      R1    ??'    Fukuoka University      Saga Stadium

1993/12/5      R1    ??'    Hokuden                      Amagasaki Stadium

1993/12/11    R2    ??'    Cosmo Oil                    Oita Athletic Stadium

1994/12/4      R1    ??'    Fujieda Blux                 Yamaha Stadium

1996/11/17    R3      7'    Oita Trinita                    Tottori Stadium

1997/1/1        F        3'    Sanfrecce Hiroshima    Tokyo National Stadium

1999/12/12    R3    27'    Yokohama FC               Ajinomoto Stadium

1999/12/12    R3    97'    Yokohama FC               Ajinomoto Stadium

(Sources: Wikipedia, RSSSF)

Girl Smoking, by Tove Jansson

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Hirado

A reconstruction of the seventeenth-century Dutch trading post at Hirado in Nagasaki Prefecture. Source.

Oleshky Sands

Oleshky Sands is a 1612 square kilometre desert south of the Dnieper River in Kherson Oblast. Source.

Allegorical Greenock

This figure of Kate Winslet representing Navigation can be seen in the Greenock Town Hall saloon. Source. 

Morton host Arbroath. Morton are fifth in the division with 3 points. Arbroath are tenth with 0 points, even though they have played an extra game. But Morton are 12 matches without a win against Arbroath. The Ton's last win against the Red Lichties was on January 4th, 2020.

Arbroath had a mediocre League Cup group stage, earning 5 points. Contrast last year when they won all four group stage matches and outscored the opposition 10 goals to 1.

Former Morton goalie Derek Gaston is in his fifth season at Arbroath. His tenure in the Arbroath goal corresponds exactly with their tenure in the Championship.

Since 1994 Arbroath have spent seven seasons in tier II, twelve in tier III, and eleven in tier IV.

After five League Cup and two Championship matches Morton have yet to play to a draw, which is unusual. But in 2014-15 they played sixteen fixtures before they registered a drawn score on November 1st.

[Morton 0 - 3 Arbroath. Gaston wins again.]

Other Championship matches:

Airdrieonians (6th) [2 - 1] Inverness CT (9th)

Ayr United (7th) [0 - 3] Dundee United (2nd)

Dunfermline Athletic (4th) [0 - 1] Raith Rovers (3rd)

Partick Thistle (8th) [3 - 1] Queen's Park (1st)

A non-Old-Firm Glasgow Derby. Partick Thistle and Queen's Park have met only 16 times in the 21st Century, while Celtic and Rangers have met 98 times in the same period.

Other matches:

Linlithgow Rose 5 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers (August 22)

Linlithgow Rose [2 - 2] Edinburgh University

Albion Rovers [3 - 1] East Stirlingshire

Pollok [4 - 2] Largs Thistle

Lochee Harp 4 - 3 East Craigie (August 23)

Lochee Harp have their ground on Lundie Avenue in Dundee. They were founded in 1904 by Irish immigrants.

Carnoustie Panmure [0 - 1] East Craigie

Carnoustie is a coastal town to the east of Dundee, known for its golf links. The Earl of Panmure has his ancestral seat nearby.

The Midlands League has been playing Saturdays and Wednesdays since July. After today's game East Craigie have fulfilled 11 fixtures.

Dalkeith Thistle [1 - 2] Peebles Rovers

Saltcoats Victoria [0 - 2] Carluke Rovers

Westdyke [6 - 3] Morton Women (tomorrow)

Litherland Remyca 1 - 3 FC Isle of Man (August 23)

Longridge Town [0 - 2] FC Isle of Man

Skelmersdale United [2 - 0] FC Isle of Man (Monday)

UCD 0 - 1 St. Patrick's (yesterday)

Cardiff Metropolitan University [1 - 0] Colwyn Bay

Crusaders 9 - 0 Carrick Rangers (August 22)

Linfield [3 - 3] Carrick Rangers

Carrick Rangers have just been bought by an American investor.

Tochigi SC [2 - 2] Mito HollyHock

Tokyo 23 FC [1 - 2] Toin Yokohama University (tomorrow)

Fujieda City Hall [0 - 3] Yazaki Valente (tomorrow)

HFX Wanderers [3 - 0] Valour

[Goals by Nimick, Morelli and Giraldo.]

[League1 Ontario playoff SF: Scrosoppi 2 - 1 Oakville Blue Devils]

Highland League Cup R1:

Banks o' Dee [2 - 4] Forres Mechanics

The 2023-24 WE League Cup begins with a group stage (tomorrow):

Albirex Niigata [4 - 1] Elfen Saitama

2023-24 UEFA Champions League, play-off round, first leg (August 22):

Rangers 2 - 2 PSV Eindhoven

2023-24 UEFA Europa League, play-off round, first leg (August 24):

Häcken 2 - 2 Aberdeen

2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, play-off round, first leg:

Hibs 0 - 5 Aston Villa (August 23)

Hearts 1 - 2 PAOK (August 24)

2023-24 AFC Champions League, play-off round (August 22):

Urawa Red Diamonds 3 - 0 Lee Man (Hong Kong)

Rangers versus PSV Eindhoven, the record:

1978/10/18    Rangers 0 - 0 PSV Eindhoven     EC R2

1978/11/1      PSV Eindhoven 2 - 3 Rangers     EC R2

1999/9/28      PSV Eindhoven 0 - 1 Rangers     CL GS

1999/10/20    Rangers 4 - 1 PSV Eindhoven     CL GS

2011/3/10      PSV Eindhoven 0 - 0 Rangers      EL R16

2011/3/17      Rangers 0 - 1 PSV Eindhoven     EL R16

2022/8/16      Rangers 2 - 2 PSV Eindhoven      CL PO

2022/8/24      PSV Eindhoven 0 - 1 Rangers     CL PO

Historical matches:

1944/8/26      Airdrieonians 2 - 3 Morton

1967/8/26      Morton 3 - 2 Queen of the South

League Cup group stage match 4.

1995/8/23      Livingston 1 - 0 Morton

Challenge Cup, Round One.

1995/8/26      Morton 1 - 2 Dumbarton.

League match. Morton goal for Derek Lilley.

Bata Shoes Head Office (1965 to 2007)

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Harp Player

A harp player from Ishchali, Mesopotamia c. 1900 BC, at the Royal Ontario Museum. Source.

Napoleon at Cherbourg

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Bring Me the Head of the Goddess of Progress

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