THE BASICS Born John Winston Lennon 70 years ago today in Liverpool, England, during a German air raid, and shot dead in New York in 1980 by a crazed fan.
THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM The most influential pop musician of all time. Artist, philanthropist, peace activist, genius. With Paul McCartney, he made up half of the most enduring songwriting partnership of all time, and had a successful solo career after the Beatles split in 1970.
THE DISSENTING OPINION While critics and fans alike have hailed Imagine (1971) as his greatest song, others have dismissed it as musically and lyrically simplistic, as well as a tad hypocritical. For a rich man to "imagine no possessions" is rather tricky, they argue.
THE CONVERSATION The jury's out on whether Lennon was the working class hero his fans think he was. He actually had a rather comfortable, if rigid, upbringing with his middle-class Aunt Mimi. His anti-establishment streak led him to tell the audience at a Royal Variety Performance to rattle their jewellery, to return his MBE to the Queen, to spend a week in bed in Amsterdam for "peace", and to mix with American radicals in the early Seventies. However, his first wife, Cynthia Powell, has said that if he were still around and were offered a knighthood like Sir Paul, he would accept it with pride.
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Wolves 3
Neves 28', Doherty 37', Jota 45' 2
Arsenal 1
Papastathopoulos 80'
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'Munich: The Edge of War'
Director: Christian Schwochow
Starring: George MacKay, Jannis Niewohner, Jeremy Irons
Rating: 3/5
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
North Pole stats
Distance covered: 160km
Temperature: -40°C
Weight of equipment: 45kg
Altitude (metres above sea level): 0
Terrain: Ice rock
South Pole stats
Distance covered: 130km
Temperature: -50°C
Weight of equipment: 50kg
Altitude (metres above sea level): 3,300
Terrain: Flat ice
Teams
India (playing XI): Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami
South Africa (squad): Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second
Specs
Engine: 51.5kW electric motor
Range: 400km
Power: 134bhp
Torque: 175Nm
Price: From Dh98,800
Available: Now
Saturday's schedule at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
GP3 race, 12:30pm
Formula 1 final practice, 2pm
Formula 1 qualifying, 5pm
Formula 2 race, 6:40pm
Performance: Sam Smith