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Liverpool star Gomez ‘frustrated’ and could quit without playing once under Slot
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has reportedly been left ‘frustrated’ by his lack of playing time in his favoured position last season and could well leave the club this summer, before giving new boss Arne Slot a chance. Gomez was hailed for his versatility by Jurgen Klopp on several occasions lastContinue Reading
Olympics LIVE: Adam Peaty out of mixed relay as Imane Khelif issues statement
Imane Khelif’s father insists criticism of his daughter’s presence in the Olympic boxing event has been ‘immoral’. Khelif’s participation has caused widespread debate. The 25-year-old boxer has higher testosterone levels than the average woman, prompting her to be banned from last year’s World Championship. Italian opponent Angela Carini withdrew fromContinue Reading
Olympics medal table LIVE: Team GB on to 10 golds after rowing triumph
The Olympic Games are now in full swing and Team GB have made a solid start. Equestrians Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Ros Canter secured Team GB’s first gold medal of the Olympics on Monday by winning the eventing team event. Hours later Tom Pidcock snatched a second gold withContinue Reading
Adele pauses Munich concert due to wardrobe malfunction caused by torrential rain
Adele was forced to pause her first show in Munich last night (2 August) to remove the train from her dress, because it became too heavy due to torrential rain. The “Someone Like You” singer, 36, is performing a 10-date run of shows in the German city this month, inContinue Reading
Deadpool and Wolverine: Cable actor Josh Brolin expresses disappointment over new Marvel film
Josh Brolin candidly reacted to his absence from the new Deadpool film. The actor played Cable in Deadpool 2, but revealed earlier this year that he did not get the invite to return for the divisive latest instalment, which is categorically not a third film in the Deadpool franchise. Instead,Continue Reading
Team GB sprinter Jeremiah Azu disqualified from men’s 100m despite protest
Team GB star Jeremiah Azu was disqualified from his heat in the men’s 100m sprint at the Olympics. A false start was called after the 23-year-old was deemed to have gone too early. Azu claimed to have reacted to a sound, bursting away from the start line before hearing theContinue Reading
Sam Smith at the Proms review: Singer promises to stay clothed in rich, soulful and entirely appropriate performance
Yesterday was Tchaikovsky and tomorrow is Elgar. But tonight is Sam Smith. And there’s an air of not quite knowing what to expect in the Royal Albert Hall before the debut Prommer takes to the stage. This Prom with the BBC Concert Orchestra is billed as a retrospective look atContinue Reading
Daniel Kretinsky: should we be worried about the Russian links of the man trying to buy Royal Mail?
There is an air of inevitability about the government’s decision to call in and review Daniel Kretinsky’s takeover bid for the Royal Mail. If nothing else, political expediency dictated that the Cabinet Office, with help from the Department for Business and Trade, would want to be seen to be scrutinisingContinue Reading
Finneas defends sister Billie Eilish after commenter calls her ‘Guess’ verse ‘predatory’
Finneas has hit out at a TikTok user who accused his sister Billie Eilish of singing a “predatory” verse on the remix of Charli XCX’s song “Guess.” On Friday (August 2), the day after Charli and Eilish released the track and accompanying music video, a TikTok account named windows199x postedContinue Reading
France and Argentina players clash on the pitch as Olympic grudge match explodes
Ugly scenes marred France and Argentina’s 2024 Olympics quarter-final match in Bordeaux on Friday night as players clashed on the pitch and in the tunnel at full-time. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early strike was enough to send Thierry Henry’s side into the semi-finals at the Matmut Atlantique before tensions flared after theContinue Reading