Nick Ames

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Nick Ames

Nobody is sure precisely when the “coffee table” tradition began, but consensus traces it back about 60 years. It would take a lot for one of the regulars not to show up. The time is almost 11am and cups are being laid out in the Aspmyra Stadion canteen for the Bodø/Glimt old boys’ daily catchup. In walks Ivar Bakke, who can count himself as the group’s elder statesman at 94. “One of the oldest people in Norway!” he laughs before sitting down.

2 weeks ago | theethicalist.com | Nick Ames

A group of students in London have highlighted the environmental dangers posed by plastic by carrying a giant snake through a park – made entirely of one week’s plastic household waste. The project was part of a campaign called Rise Up, the sixth initiative by Our Planet Needs You (OPNY), a climate action programme which is targeted at young people and developed in partnership with Earthshot Prize winning sustainable packaging company, Notpla.

2 weeks ago | espn.co.uk | Ed Dove |Brian A. Lee |Nick Ames

Ivory Coast open title defence with goalless draw against TogoIvory Coast's defence of the African Nations Cup kicked off with a turgid goalless draw with Togo in Group C on Monday evening in Gabon.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Nick Ames |Matt Hughes

As Nasser al-Khelaifi watches from the Emirates Stadium directors’ box on Tuesday night, he can reflect that Paris Saint-Germain may be a month from the latest monumental victory of his career. Champions League success has been a long time coming, given the plan of Qatar Sports Investments had been to reign Europe within five years of its takeover in 2011, but the fresh sense of clarity in PSG’s approach is on the verge of reaping rich dividends.

2 weeks ago | theethicalist.com | Nick Ames

Hundreds of life-size animal puppets made from recycled material have begun a 20,000km journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project to raise awareness of the climate crisis. The public art initiative called The Herds journey began in Kinshasa’s Botanical Gardens on 10th April, and moved on to Lagos, Nigeria, the following week, where up to 5,000 people attended events performed by more than 60 puppeteers.