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How a wind-up convinced Maradona he could win World Cup on his own

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Diego MaradonaThe late Argentina great’s personal trainer recounts in this book extract a visit he made to the player’s room before Mexico 86 Diego Maradona arrived in Mexico like a well-tuned violin. He had managed to stabilise his weight at 76kg long before the World Cup. His physical condition was optimal from the feet to the neck, and little by little he managed to acclimatise to the Aztec high habitat. The place chosen as the training camp was ideal for footballers – although they baptised it as Alcatraz, the famous American penitentiary located on a small island in the San Francisco Bay. Read More...

Rita Reys obituary | Jazz

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JazzObituaryRita Reys obituaryDutch singer known as 'Europe's first lady of jazz'The Dutch singer Rita Reys, who has died aged 88, was perhaps too committed a cabaret artist in her later years to sustain the international jazz reputation enjoyed by such European vocalists as Cleo Laine, Annie Ross, Karin Krog or Norma Winstone. Yet Reys was a performer of subtle timing, warmth and musicality, who intelligently and sensitively drew upon American influences such as Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. Read More...

Snapchat videos and pictures stored on a third-party website posted online | Technology

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Technology This article is more than 9 years oldSnapchat videos and pictures stored on a third-party website posted onlineThis article is more than 9 years oldImages from up to 200,000 teenagers leaked on to internet after users lured into saving images on Snapsaved.com Snapchat leaked pics came from Snapsaved.com, says researcher Videos and pictures of as many as 200,000 teenagers posted via the Snapchat service and stored on a third-party website have been put online, apparently by the same people who were behind the posting of nude celebrity photos in August. Read More...