Sudan's Committee of Islamic Scholars has urged the president not to attend, for fear of his safety, providing Mr.Bashir a possible way of saving face while backing out of the trip.
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The 40-year-old will not start against the rival New York Rangers Tuesday night, but he did not rule outbacking up Johan Hedberg, who has started every game in his absence.
Believing that the league is unattractive, amateurishly run and constantly haemorrhages its best players, Nigerian football fans - those backing Kano Pillars aside - have not come out in numbers to attend games.
But - just to confirm that not all of Tony Blair's greatest hits have gone out of fashion, he gave his enthusiastic backing to the euro - a sound that has not been heard since, well, Lord Mandelson was last in government.