• A woman hugs her Staffordshire Bull Terrier on the third day of Crufts.
    A woman hugs her Staffordshire Bull Terrier on the third day of Crufts.
  • A Golden Retriever is presented for competition in the show ring on the second day of Crufts.
    A Golden Retriever is presented for competition in the show ring on the second day of Crufts.
  • A Pomeranian is groomed by its owner.
    A Pomeranian is groomed by its owner.
  • Wooden dog kennels.
    Wooden dog kennels.
  • Paintings for sail.
    Paintings for sail.
  • Dog beds for sale.
    Dog beds for sale.
  • A man sits with his Standard Poodles.
    A man sits with his Standard Poodles.
  • Dog toys.
    Dog toys.
  • A category winner poses with his rosette.
    A category winner poses with his rosette.
  • A Dogue De Bordeaux.
    A Dogue De Bordeaux.
  • Bev Nicholson from Peterborough poses for a photograph with her Chinese Crested dog, Mugly.
    Bev Nicholson from Peterborough poses for a photograph with her Chinese Crested dog, Mugly.
  • A Bull Terrier rests in its enclosure.
    A Bull Terrier rests in its enclosure.

World

A different take on Crufts - in pictures

Mark Asquith

March 09, 2015

  • English
  • Arabic

Here’s an alternative look at Crufts with images created using digital filters. All photos by Carl Court / Getty Images

Palestine and Israel
WHAT FANS WILL LOVE ABOUT RUSSIA

FANS WILL LOVE
Uber is ridiculously cheap and, as Diego Saez discovered, mush safer. A 45-minute taxi from Pulova airport to Saint Petersburg’s Nevsky Prospect can cost as little as 500 roubles (Dh30).

FANS WILL LOATHE
Uber policy in Russia is that they can start the fare as soon as they arrive at the pick-up point — and oftentimes they start it even before arriving, or worse never arrive yet charge you anyway.

FANS WILL LOVE
It’s amazing how active Russians are on social media and your accounts will surge should you post while in the country. Throw in a few Cyrillic hashtags and watch your account numbers rocket.

FANS WILL LOATHE
With cold soups, bland dumplings and dried fish, Russian cuisine is not to everybody’s tastebuds.  Fortunately, there are plenty Georgian restaurants to choose from, which are both excellent and economical.

FANS WILL LOVE
The World Cup will take place during St Petersburg's White Nights Festival, which means perpetual daylight in a city that genuinely never sleeps. (Think toddlers walking the streets with their grandmothers at 4am.)

FANS WILL LOATHE
The walk from Krestovsky Ostrov metro station to Saint Petersburg Arena on a rainy day makes you wonder why some of the $1.7 billion was not spent on a weather-protected walkway.

While you're here
While you're here
While you're here
MATCH INFO

 

Maratha Arabians 107-8 (10 ovs)

Lyth 21, Lynn 20, McClenaghan 20 no

Qalandars 60-4 (10 ovs)

Malan 32 no, McClenaghan 2-9

Maratha Arabians win by 47 runs

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A Cat, A Man, and Two Women
Junichiro Tamizaki
Translated by Paul McCarthy
Daunt Books 

The White Lotus: Season three

Creator: Mike White

Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell

Rating: 4.5/5

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