13 MAY 2006, page 71

Spectator Sport

Señors vs Juniors FRANK KEATING R omantics as well as purists will be lucky if today’s FA Cup final in Cardiff riddles the cockles and stirs the spirits. The knockout rounds......

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Q. I Am 85. Until I Was 60 My Friends

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