Man arrested for stealing aftershave. Police have reported that as soon as the offender was nicked, it became a sting operation.

Gracias! I'm not on X but will try to get in touch here and on LinkedIn...

Hi @nathanjoyes.bsky.social – I've just seen that you're looking for a writer on Uzbek football. DMs open!

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Man arrested for stealing aftershave. Police have reported that as soon as the offender was nicked, it became a sting operation.

He's captaining my IPL Bang Average XI, which I don't want to post, because it's a bit mean to put sportspeople down on social media...

Rovman Powell batting with Cameron Green: World XI at one end, Ilford 3rds at the other. #TataIPL 🏏 #GTvKKR

Not all toothpaste is plain white you know.

Welcome to Turkmenistan? President Says He Wants International Tourists to Visit - The Times Of Central Asia Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed countries, is hosting an international tourism conference this week.

Turkmenistan wants more tourists, but real openness means easier access. https://ow.ly/86tw50YKwVB #Travel #Tourism #VisaPolicy #Turkmenistan

How cool would it be if Leicester got the 2016 gang back together – Schmeichel, Vardy, Albrighton, Schlupp, Ranieri – to get them out of League One back into the Championship?

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They should have gone to Uzbekistan instead, for shashlyks there you wouldn't mind spending £1,500.

➡️ Easternmost: FC Altai 🇰🇿

As of this year, there is a new easternmost top-flight club in UEFA: FC Altai from the city of Oskemen, which is located in eastern Kazakhstan.

If they are relegated this season and FC Yelimay from the city of Semey stay up, the latter will be the easternmost team.

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Horses, Eagles, and Fire: The Steppe Awakens as the 2026 World Nomad Games Return to Kyrgyzstan - The Times Of Central Asia On the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, where mountains drop sharply into the water, and horses and cars are found in almost equal measure, Kyrgyzstan will host the

My Latest for @timesca.com the World Nomad Games return to Kyrgyzstan in 2026, turning Issyk-Kul into a global stage for nomadic sport and living heritage timesca.com/horses-eagle... #Kyrgyzstan #WorldNomadGames #CentralAsia #NomadCulture #IssykKul #NomadGames2026

To get your research going, my dad's an identical twin, but neither he nor his brother are left-handed...

Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team’s Ukrainia...

Twelfth over of #CSKvKKR in the #TataIPL: Kartik Tyagi bowls Sanju Samson, bringing Sarfaraz Khan to the crease, with Simon Katich on comms. A passage of play where everyone involved has a cameo or two in my book 🇺🇦🏏

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You're watching the IPL, my friend in Kabul is sending me clips of Afghan left-arm wristspin prodigies, we are not the same.

Travel with me to experience dark skies I'm co-leading the world's first dark sky conservation trip to an incredible dark sky destination!

Travel with me next year to experience dark skies in Namibia 🇳🇦🌌 nightfallandelsewhere.substack.com/p/travel-wit...

Fubar Radio are looking for a Mid Level Comedy Producer – they should contact Josh Widdicombe, he's been producing some mid-level comedy for years.

So jealous again!

Every fry up is a portable fry up if you walk carefully.

When was the last time two Georgians played in a Champions League knockout match?

Football in Kyrgyzstan: Dordoi Bishkek vs. Kyrgyzaltyn The game that transpired was against the mid-table Kyrgyzaltyn — a team that’s part of Kyrgyzstan’s national gold mining company — from the town of Kara-Balta, about 100km w…

Just to add, "Arkadag" is the name that Berdimuhamedow gives to himself, meaning something like "protector". So the new city (and football club) are named after him.

Football elsewhere in Central Asia is a bit more chilled:

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🇹🇲 Arkadag from Turkmenistan have just completed a unique feat in world football - they have won 100 consecutive domestic games! In fact, they have never failed to win at national level!

But who are Arkadag? How did they become so dominant? And why is their record not recognised by many?

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Join me at the Lake District Book Festival on 13 June in conversation about Silk Mirage, my book on #Uzbekistan, with former NYT correspondent Nicholas Wood. Tickets here, using code PB2026
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As we approach the first anniversary of me extremely awkwardly not meeting Miles Jupp at the Oval, this piece about meeting Miles Jupp at the Oval is lovely:

Namibia Safari Reimagined | Desert, Wildlife & Dark Sky Journey | 15-Day Journey Through Etosha, Damaraland & NamibRand — terrafaunajourneys.com Experience a Namibia safari reimagined through desert landscapes, exceptional wildlife encounters, and some of the world’s darkest skies. Small-group, conservation-minded travel.

Travel with me to see the stars in Namibia! I've partnered with TerraFauna Journeys to lead the first "Dark Sky Conservation" tour to see the night sky in Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve in Apr 2027. The trip includes stargazing, big cats & the continent's only free-roaming black rhino