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The Blue Angel (1930)

The Blue Angel ignited the film career of Marlene Dietrich, then aged 28, and her film career going nowhere. Just another struggling Berlin actress. Fortunately for her director Josef von Sternberg cast her in The Blue Angel a cooperation that was to make six films for Paramount and lift her to [...]

May 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file: Fiorentina 2 Roma 0

Fiorentina easily disposed of Roma last night. We were awarded a penalty in the opening minutes, converted by Nico Gonzalez and later Giacometti Bonaventura added a second. Roma – managed by Jose Mourinho and with some well known Premiership names in the team  (Chris Smalling, Rui Patricio [...]

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

My golfing weekend

I know there are those on the Rust sport desk who argue the best sport on tv is the Rugby Premiership. So I would state my case that the golf is most enjoyable too. Duggie Heath shouted the odds for Middlesex’s 370 fourth innings to achieve an unlikely victory over Sussex, but can we include [...]

May 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 4 Manchester United 0

One hopes that the media story will be how good Brighton were in this comprehensive defeat, not how bad United were. It was arguably Brighton’s best performance and result in the Premier. From the start they took the game to a ragged United, whose left flank was exposed where Bruno Fernandes [...]

May 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sussex v Middlesex (second day)

Ivan Conway kindly invited me to the second day at Hove because of my Middlesex allegiances. Stumps were drawn with Middlesex trailing by 108 runs with 6 wickets down. As Shaheen Afredi was so effective from the Cromwell Road End down the slope, so was Ollie Robinson, taking 3 wickets. Anderson and [...]

May 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

A pleasant day at Hove County Ground

The sun shone for most of the first day which ended with Sussex in pole position over Middlesex on 354-6. It might have been more but doughty Ali Orr, who looks more of a Ken Barrington than a David Gower, was tragically out for 99 in the last ball before tea. Chet Pujara, who had banked 531 runs [...]

May 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

Recommending & reviewing books

Yesterday I had a conversation with a fellow Ruster who touched upon a theme which I will explore here and now. He was given a book by a friend who enthused over it. The Ruster, who readily admits to being no bibliophile, wondered whether I knew the book in question which I did not. The point [...]

May 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

Back on the road again (not)

As regular Rusters will know, on the face of it my driving record – now encompassing two separate six month disqualifications for amassing 12 speeding points in a single clutch (by which statement I mean to refer to the fact that after three years duration each “offence” is treated by the [...]

May 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

Fulham crowned champions

Last night – after a 7-0 thrashing of Luton – Fulham were finally crowned Championship champions. I have to confess that I watched the game and the revelry afterwards from the comfort of my sofa. Originally the game was scheduled for 3.00pm then televised by Sky and moved to 5.15pm. [...]

May 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton win and Sussex CCC draw

Brighton HAFC are heading for their best ever finish in the top flight. After away wins over Arsenal, Spurs and – on Saturday – Wolves, the Seagulls are ninth and their last two remaining games are at home against Manchester United and West Ham. We have seven wins away from home and [...]

May 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

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