Author: News Desk

  Heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko is ready to come out of retirement to fight Tyson Fury in 2025 in one of the biggest rematches in boxing history. ‘Dr Steel Hammer’ and his brother Vitali dominated the sport for over a decade with Wladimir still holding the record for longest reign as heavyweight champion in history at 4,382 days. That era of dominance came to an end in 2015 with Fury beating Klitschko to take his world titles. Two years later, the Ukrainian lost to Anthony Joshua in an all-time classic at Wembley before retiring from the sport. Reports last week…

Ally McCoist believes Liverpool should make a move for West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen if Mohamed Salah leaves Anfield at the end of the season. Salah is set to enter the final six months of his contract with Liverpool and will leave the club on a free transfer next summer if he fails to agree a new deal. The Egypt international dropped another hint that this could be his last season at Liverpool following their 2-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. McCoist insists Liverpool should make it their ‘priority’ to keep Salah but feels Bowen should be the…

Dominic Solanke is not yet back to full fitness but will train ahead of Tottenham’s clash with Bournemouth on Thursday. Solanke was due to play against Fulham on Sunday but was a late withdrawal after falling ill in the hours before the match. The England international has made progress since then but Postecoglou admitted that the striker was not yet fully fit for the trip to Bournemouth where Solanke signed from in a £65million deal this summer. ‘Everyone from the weekend got through ok,’ the Spurs boss said in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday. ‘Archie got a knock but…

Ruben Amorim has warned Manchester United fans that ‘the storm will come’ and his team will ‘be found out in some games’ as he tries to implement his style of play. The new Red Devils manager has made an unbeaten start at the club, with two wins and a draw in his opening three matches. However, the draw came against Ipswich and the first victory was a fairly chaotic 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League. A 4-0 rout of Everton on Sunday was encouraging for United fans, but Amorim has warned them there is a lot of work…

One of Hollywood’s most surprising couples, Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter, have reportedly called it quits after one year together. The Saltburn actor, 32, and chart-topping singer, 25, were first romantically linked in December 2023 when they were spotted on a romantic dinner together. But only a year later, after a high-profile relationship which has included music videos, break-up rumours and loving words for one another – it appears the pair may have split ways. A source told People: ‘They are both young and career-focused, so they’ve decided to take a break.’ At the start of this year speculation increased…

A Great British Bake Off icon is completely unrecognisable in a throwback 80s picture. In fact, his shaggy locks make him look rather more like his co-star than himself four decades later. Fans of the beloved baking competition were sent wild when its Instagram account posted a picture of Paul Hollywood from his ‘art school days’. A very young Paul, who is now 58, was unrecognisable behind long, dark hair covering the front of his face. It’s a very different hairdo to the silver fox look he has going on now. He appeared to be holding a cat in his…

American Bluey fans have been left scratching their heads after witnessing a common Christmas tradition for the first time. Fans of the Australian animated children’s series have been watching old festive episodes of late but are bewildered. For the uninitiated, the emotional show follows the titular character, a Blue Heeler puppy, and her family – Dad Bandit, Mum Chilli and younger sister Bingo. Two years after premiering in Australia, the series was picked up by Disney Plus in 2020 and rolled out globally. Over the years some viewers have been left confused by scenes and references in the show, with…

  After previously denying reports, Ubisoft has announced it’s ending development on XDefiant and closing down several studios. While XDefiant had a strong launch when it came out in May, there’s been concern around the free-to-play shooter’s future over recent months. Ubisoft previously described the game as being ‘behind expectations’, during an earnings call in September, while reports suggested layoffs were feared at Ubisoft San Francisco, as XDefiant struggled to hit 20,000 concurrent players across all platforms. Despite denying reports of a shutdown just two months ago, Ubisoft has now confirmed it is doing exactly that, and laying off 277…

Diane Morgan is returning as Philomena Cunk in a one-hour special called Cunk On Life, which will be released on Netflix on January 2. In the legendary mockumentary Diane plays a curious yet totally un self-aware presenter Philomena, who asks architects things like, ‘What is a building?’ with the same earnest energy as Emily Maitlis during her famed interview with Prince Andrew. The New Year treat – dropping on January 2 2025 – will see Philomena answer the question: ‘What’s the point of it all?’ It’s safe to say, fans are absolutely buzzing at the news as @harvv took to…

ITV has confirmed the release date of the final episode of one of its best dramas Vera after more than a decade on our screens. Launched in 2011, the crime drama followed Brenda Blethyn, 78, in the titular role of the unorthodox trench coat-wearing DCI Vera Stanhope, who investigates a series of puzzling crimes in Northumberland. But after 14 series it is drawing to a close with the last two two-hour episodes will air on New Year’s Day and Thursday January 2 at 8pm on ITV and STV. After broadcast, they will also be made available on streaming platforms ITVX and STV…