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A strong Town U18 side completed their Professional Development League Two South campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Crystal Palace at Playford Road on Wednesday afternoon, despite being reduced to 10 men. Ben Morris (pictured), Flynn Downes, who was later dismissed for a second bookable offence, and Conor McKendry, from the penalty spot, netted the goals.

The Gonzaga Band perform at Warwick St Marys Church on Tuesday March 22.

Sunderland Under-23s lost the Premier League 2 Play-Off final following a 5-3 defeat on penalties to Crystal Palace.

Sunderland Under-23s lost the Premier League 2 Play-Off final following a 5-3 defeat on penalties to Crystal Palace. After it ended 0-0 in 90 minutes, extra-time was required, but still neither side could break the deadlock. Palace made no mistake with their five penalties, while Ellis Taylor missed for the Lads, as the hosts gained promotion to the first division. Two changes were made from the Lads’ 2-0 win at Stoke City in the semi-final, with Cieran Dunne and Brandon Taylor coming...

Classical music will prosper if it embraces young disruptors Proms purists tend only to reinforce the genres reputation as elitist and inaccessible 14 March 2021 • 8:15pm Channel-flicking the other evening, I happened upon an archive clip from 1967, showing the classical musician and critic, Hans Keller, in conversation with Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd. It was an even-tempered exchange, which ended with Keller observing that the Floyd’s music struck him as “a little bit of ...

BBC Proms job advert fails to mention classical music BBC Proms appealed for people without a background in classical music to apply for placements 13 March 2021 • 6:02pm The BBC has been forced to deny it finds classical music “dull, embarrassing or only for old people” after sending out an advert for the Proms that referenced only house music, sci-fi film scores and breakdancing.   Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock  The BBC has been forced to deny it finds classical music “d...

16 December 2020 Four first-team players start for a strong Palace Under-23s side this afternoon as they welcome Newcastle United U23s to south London (13:00 GMT). James Tomkins, who made his 100th Premier League appearance for Palace at the weekend, is alongside Tyrick Mitchell in defence, while Jairo Riedewald and James McCarthy line-up in central midfield, and you can see how they fare live via Palace TV. The U23s make eight changes in total from their defeat agai...