Author: News Desk

A reader argues that the low-tech Nintendo DS is the best console ever made, with a line-up of exclusive games unlike any other. I very much enjoyed the recent feature on the 10 weirdest Nintendo DS games and was proud to realise that I own most of them. They were categorised as the best and the weirdest and I feel that sums up the DS very well. It had a mountain of great games but almost all of them were odd or peculiar in some way, and not something you could imagine existing on any other format – not even…

The original host of Wheel of Fortune, Chuck Woolery, has died at the age of 83. Woolery’s death was announced on Saturday by his friend and co-host on podcast Blunt Force Truth Mark Young. ‘It is with a broken heart that I tell you that my dear brother @chuckwoolery has just passed away,’ Young wrote. ‘Life will not be the same without him.’ He added to TMZ that Woolery died after trouble breathing at his home in Texas. Woolery, who began his career as a singer, hosted Wheel of Fortune from 1975 for six years, before being replaced by long-running…

After scene-stealing performances in Netflix’s animation Arcane, one of Amazon’s biggest-ever series Fallout and the dark Sky thriller Sweetpea, Ella Purnell has established herself as the UK’s brightest star. She may only be 28 years old – but since childhood has been notching up an impressive array of credits in hit TV shows and films, cementing herself as a future Hollywood leading lady, according to fans. Ella has also taken the voice acting world by storm in adult animated steampunk action-adventure Arcanes as Jinx. Season 2 of the hit show dropped on Netflix earlier this month. Her first on-screen credit…

Jamie Redknapp has slammed Ilkay Gundogan after the Manchester City midfielder’s leggy display in his side’s 4-0 loss to Tottenham. The defending Premier League champion, seeking to stop the rot after four losses in a row, fell behind early after a well-taken brace from James Maddison. And it only got worse for Pep Guardiola’s side after the break as Pedro Porro’s goal – followed by Brennan Johnson’s late strike – condemned City to their fifth loss in a row. Much has been made of the absence of Ballond d’Or winner Rodri in midfield and it proved telling once again, with…

Kyle Walker has warned that Manchester City will get ‘walked over’ by Liverpool if they don’t improve before their crunch Premier League clash next weekend. City fell to a scarcely believable 4-0 home defeat against Tottenham meaning they have now lost five games in a row for the first time since 2006. The concerning defeat leaves the defending league champions five points behind Liverpool, although Arne Slot’s side could extend their advantage to eight points should they beat Southampton on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side, however, have little time to lick their wounds, with a Champions League tie against Feyenoord on…

Ruben Amorim has warned his new Manchester United squad that he is willing to be ‘ruthless’ as he prepares for his game as the club’s new manager. Amoirm, who has replaced Erik ten Hag after leaving Sporting Lisbon, takes charge of the Red Devils on Sunday as they travel to Ipswich Town. The 39-year-old faces a tall order if he is to turn around a United side that currently sits 12th in the Premier League having recorded their lowest-ever league finish the season prior. The Portuguese coach, who arrived during the international break, has cut a relaxed and positive figure with…

It is perhaps telling that the first name inscribed on the new Club World Cup trophy – before even the first winner – was FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Describing the new 32-team tournament as ‘the pinnacle of all club competitions’, the 24-carat gold trophy, crafted by Tiffany & Co, hailed the incumbent FIFA boss as the project’s inspiration and founding president. Barely a post goes out on Infantino’s social media accounts without his final approval and the wording on this trophy was no different. But while the vanity of plastering one’s own name on a trophy may only rile up fans,…

Ruben Amorim will be in the dugout for the first time as Manchester United boss against Ipswich Town this afternoon with plenty for the Portuguese head coach to consider for his Premier League debut. United’s injury problems have begun to ease up just in time for the new head coach with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia back in full training, pushing for their returns having not played a minute of first-team football this season. The pair trained again this week under the new coach but it remains to be seen if they are fit enough to play a substantial role…

Max Verstappen clinched his fourth-consecutive Formula 1 drivers’ title by finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver arrived in Sin City knowing he would wrap up the championship as long as he didn’t drop three or more points to Lando Norris. The championship contenders started alongside each other on the grid, but on the high-speed street circuit Red Bull had the advantage over McLaren and Verstappen quickly pulled away from his rival. In an action-packed race, the Dutchman duelled with Mercedes and Ferrari drivers but ultimately could not compete with their pace, as…

Paul Scholes has named the toughest opponents he faced in the Champions League during his legendary Manchester United career. Scholes, 50, was a key player in the Class of 92 and spent his entire career at Old Trafford from 1993 to 2013, winning countless pieces of silverware. Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation – and of all time – Scholes helped United clinch a famous treble in 1999 under Sir Alex Ferguson. He would go onto win the Champions League again in 2008 playing alongside other greats of the game like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano…