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Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- General
- Wall Street Journal
London's National Gallery Gets an Upgrade
London Art needs architecture, and masterpieces need museums. Since the National Gallery's Wilkins Building, named after its architect, William Wilkins, opened in 1838, its Georgian frontage has dominated Trafalgar Square. In 1991 the museum added the Sainsbury Wing, a postmodern design by Americans Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown on an irregularly shaped site on the square's northwestern corner.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Hopefully my whole family are proud of me'
Sunderland striker Eliezer Mayenda hopes he made his family proud in helping the Black Cats win promotion to the Premier League. The 20-year-old scored a 76th minute equaliser in the Championship play-off final 2-1 victory against Sheffield United. He told BBC Radio Newcastle, "It was a really good time to score especially in that moment of the game. "After the first half, in the second half we were more confident with the ball. This goal was like a recompense about how we played in the second half, so yeah it was good." He added: "After the goal we said on the pitch, 'lads we have to keep pushing again, we can win the game.' After that we did it. Tommy was incredible. He was incredible in the second half. Tommy scored the second goal and everybody was really happy about that." Substitute Tommy Watson's winner was a poetic moment as he's set to leave Regis Le Bris' side this summer to join Brighton. The deal was announced before the season finished and some Sunderland supporters called for the academy product to not play another minute for the club. On the other hand, Mayenda has become a fan favourite. Chants of "Oi big man, what's your name?" were heard loud and proud around Trafalgar Square and Wembley this weekend. The Spaniard says he's happy to have repaid supporters: "Good. I'm very happy. It's good for the team, for the club, for everybody, for the fans. Yeah, I'm happy, very happy." "Very happy not just for me but for the fans again as well so I'm just very happy to get promotion." "We stayed confident during all the game. I think we did well today especially with the mentality. Team spirit was good today. I think the fans deserve it." Mayenda's family were in the stands at Wembley to see him become the third youngest goalscorer ever in a second division play-off final. He said: "Hopefully my whole family are proud." We're sure they are big man. Listen to the full interview and more on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Hopefully my whole family are proud of me'
Sunderland striker Eliezer Mayenda hopes he made his family proud in helping the Black Cats win promotion to the Premier League. The 20-year-old scored a 76th minute equaliser in the Championship play-off final 2-1 victory against Sheffield United. He told BBC Radio Newcastle, "It was a really good time to score especially in that moment of the game. "After the first half, in the second half we were more confident with the ball. This goal was like a recompense about how we played in the second half, so yeah it was good."He added: "After the goal we said on the pitch, 'lads we have to keep pushing again, we can win the game.' After that we did it. Tommy was incredible. He was incredible in the second half. Tommy scored the second goal and everybody was really happy about that."Substitute Tommy Watson's winner was a poetic moment as he's set to leave Regis Le Bris' side this summer to join Brighton. The deal was announced before the season finished and some Sunderland supporters called for the academy product to not play another minute for the club. On the other hand, Mayenda has become a fan favourite. Chants of "Oi big man, what's your name?" were heard loud and proud around Trafalgar Square and Wembley this weekend. The Spaniard says he's happy to have repaid supporters: "Good. I'm very happy. It's good for the team, for the club, for everybody, for the fans. Yeah, I'm happy, very happy.""Very happy not just for me but for the fans again as well so I'm just very happy to get promotion.""We stayed confident during all the game. I think we did well today especially with the mentality. Team spirit was good today. I think the fans deserve it."Mayenda's family were in the stands at Wembley to see him become the third youngest goalscorer ever in a second division play-off said: "Hopefully my whole family are proud."We're sure they are big to the full interview and more on BBC Sounds.
The Sun
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘Absolutely disgusting' – Sunderland fans blasted after footage of how Trafalgar Square was left following party emerges
SUNDERLAND fans were blasted for the "absolutely disgusting" state they left Trafalgar Square in. Black Cats supporters gathered in central London on Friday night to party ahead of Saturday's Championship play-off final at Wembley. 10 10 10 10 10 The game kicks off at 3.01pm - the one minute later due to an initiative with the Every Minute Matters, encouraging supporters to learn the life-saving skill of CPR. Regis Le Bris' side face Sheffield United in the £190million match desperate to return to the Premier League for the first time since 2017. And their fans made the most of their trip to the national stadium - by descending on Trafalgar Square the night before the big game. Thousands of Sunderland supporters gathered at the iconic London landmark to get in the mood ahead of the final - with some even getting in the fountain. But after everyone had gone, video footage of the aftermath emerged - and makes for shocking viewing. The entire square was left littered with cans, bottles, plastic bags and other rubbish. In the video, a man can be heard saying: "Aye we've got to do better than this." And plenty of football fans took to social media to slam the Sunderland fans for their selfish, horrible attitude and antics. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS One labelled it "embarrassing". Another wrote: "It looks awful." Wild scenes in Naples as fans celebrate after Scott McTominay wins Serie A for Napoli A third replied: "Absolutely disgusting - @SunderlandAFC you should be ashamed of it, your club should be billed for the cleaning up." And a final user simply wrote: "Vile." In 2023, Newcastle fans were praised for helping clear up their mess at Trafalgar Square ahead of the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester United. And Crystal Palace supporters drew similar adulation for the way they played their part to tidy the rubbish after last week's jubilant FA Cup final. Sunderland saw off Frank Lampard's Coventry in dramatic fashion to book their spot in the play-off final - with the winning goal in the 122nd minute. Black Cats midfielder Jobe Bellingham is hoping to enjoy his moment in the Wembley spotlight - a year on from his brother Jude lifting the Champions League trophy under the arch. For team-mate Enzo Le Fee, it promises to be an emotional day. On the other side, Sheffield United striker Kieffer Moore is relishing his chance to finally play on the hallowed turf - and is desperate to secure a hat-trick of promotions to the Premier League. And Premier League clubs will be supporting the Blades because victory for them would ensure a bumper £39m cash bonus windfall due to the parachute payments. 10 10 10 10 10
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Government minister among Sunderland fans in Trafalgar Square ahead of play-off final
A senior government minister was spotted among Sunderland fans celebrating their side reaching Wembley on Friday night. Thousands of mackems who made the journey south on Friday (May 23) gathered in Trafalgar Square last night. Red smoke flares were set off under the watch of Nelson's column to chants of 'Que sera sera'. Click here for live coverage ahead of Sunderland's play-off final against Sheffield United this afternoon Among devoted fans donned in red and white one supporter turned up in his suit having made the slightly shorter trip along Whitehall to Trafalgar Square. The scene in Trafalgar Square on Friday (May 23) night. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO) Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, born in Houghton-le-Spring and a life-long Black Cats supporter, was spotted among the thousands of Wearsiders partying in the capital. He snapped a selfie with Sunderland Central MP Lewis Atkinson and SAFC Chief Business Officer David Bruce. (Image: LEWIS ATKINSON) Read next: PM defends new EU deal slammed as Brexit betrayal by North East fisherman Meet the viral Teesside scholar dubbed the UK's youngest bodybuilder Heartbroken man was found dead in County Durham woods weeks after sister's suicide lick here to join our WhatsApp community and get breaking news updates direct to your phone. Mr Reynolds, part of Sir Keir Starmer's front-bench team, has often been spotted in the stands among fans, including earlier this month as his beloved side beat Coventry away in the first leg of the play-offs. Sunderland face Sheffield United at 3.01pm today (May 24) in a bid to secure their Premier League return after eight years. Regis le Bris has said he won't let the prospect of a top flight return distract his side as he attempts to guide them back into the big time.
