Author: News Desk

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen is expected to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Dane, 32, has enjoyed an impressive start to the current campaign. Despite United’s struggles, Erisken has scored four goals in 14 appearances – already bettering his best campaign at Old Trafford. Eriksen joined the club on a free transfer in 2022 and enjoyed a brilliant debut campaign, scoring twice in 44 appearances. His second season was more difficult, with Kobbie Mainoo replacing Eriksen in the starting XI. But, given his revival this term, it had been suggested that…

Virgil van Dijk has returned to Liverpool from the Netherlands camp ‘on medical grounds’ ahead of their clash with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday night. Both the centre-back and Barcelona’s Frenkie De Jong have been released by manager Ronald Koeman and will not feature in the Nations League contest in Zenica. The Reds defender and the Barca midfielder both started the 4-0 win over Hungary on Saturday, with Van Dijk playing the full match and De Jong substituted after 68 minutes. Koeman confirmed on Monday: ‘For both Frenkie and Virgil it is better for them to leave the training camp at this…

Nottingham Forest hope to have Ola Aina available for their trip Arsenal after returning from international duty with Nigeria ahead of schedule last week. Aina has been in superb form this season, almost ever-present in Nuno Espirito Santo’s starting XI with Forest riding high in fifth place. The right-back completed the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest prior to the international break and played 83 minutes for Nigeria in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin last Thursday. The former Chelsea youngster was replaced late on, subsequently receiving treatment for an issue suffered in the…

Former Premier League manager Ian Holloway claims his new club Swindon Town is ‘haunted’ and has asked his wife to ‘cleanse the area with sage’. After nearly four years away from the dugout, cult-hero Holloway recently made his managerial return to take charge of struggling League Two side Swindon. His arrival has yielded a turnaround in form, with the Robins winning two and drawing one of four games under the new boss. Both victories have come in the cup competitions however, with Holloway needing to improve the league form with his side just a point above the relegation zone. But…

Thank you Lee Carsley for a first-rate job as England’s interim manager. His six-match stint in charge of the Three Lions has been a colossal success with five victories seeing them return to the Nations League top bracket. Even the solitary defeat at home to Greece proved to be a valuable lesson. His team selection delighted fans who called for Gareth Southgate to shoehorn the incredible wealth of talent into his starting XI during this summer’s European Championship in Germany and the disjointed performance, which lacked any semblance of balance, merely provedtough decisions have to be made and feathers ruffled…

Tulisa Contostavlos has instantly made waves in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, complete with her famous ‘female boss’ tattoo. The singer, who is best-known for being a part of hip hop trio N-Dubz and the youngest ever judge on The X Factor, was crowned the first leader of camp on the 2024 ITV series with her teammate Alan Halsall. The 36-year-old star is part of a stacked lineup for the new series alongside the likes of Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones and danger Oti Mabuse. Before the new season began, Tulisa’s fans were hoping…

Davina McCall’s boyfriend has shared a heartwarming update after her shock announcement she was suffering from a rare brain tumour. The former Big Brother presenter, 57, revealed she had been diagnosed and was getting the ‘very rare’ colloid cyst removed via surgery. Her partner Michael Douglas has now confirmed she is out of the ICU following a short stay ‘as a precaution’. Taking to Instagram, he wrote: ‘Update folks. Thanks so much to all the well wishers. ❤️❤️❤️ ‘She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours. She is out of ICU. She is “loving awareness” ❤️🌈🪐🌎💥💕 Thank…

The 2025 Oscars could end up hosting a record-breaking win with an 8-minute performance considered the frontrunner for one of the major gongs. Historically, actors haven’t had to appear on screen for huge chunks of a film to be in with a shot at landing a best supporting actor or actress nomination – or even win. One of the most popular of these was, of course, Dame Judi Dench’s lively turn as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, which saw her crowned 2000’s best supporting actress at the Academy Awards after appearing in the movie for just five minutes…

Christmas just got better as Netflix has revealed none other than Beyonce will perform the half-time show in the Christmas Day NFL game. Netflix have confirmed they will live-stream the Houston Texans game against the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium globally. This will be the first time the Love On Top icon performs her Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter live for millions of fans around the world. However, British fans might need to think twice about watching the show as it could actually land you a hefty £1,000 fine. No, it’s not Netflix adding extra fees again; it’s actually your TV…

Blackpool weekend is always a special night in the Strictly Come Dancing calendar – and a former X Factor star made sure of it on Saturday. Sadly, it was Wynne Evans and his dancing partner Katya Jones who left the competition this week after losing the dance-off on Sunday’s show. Montell Douglas and her partner Johannes Radebe lived to dance another day after landing in the bottom two despite scoring 35 from the judges. The decision to save Montell was unanimous, with Wynne leaving the competition after scoring 31 for his and Katya’s Charleston. Tens were handed out all over…