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Paul Scholes slams Man Utd star who keeps making the same mistake | Football Paul Scholes pointed the finger at Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot after his former side drew 1-1 with Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in the Europa League. As has often been the case this season, United failed to push on after taking the lead as they were held to a third successive draw in Europe by Turkish side Fenerbahce. The visitors made a bright start in Istanbul and took the lead on 15 minutes through Christian Eriksen, who finished a well-worked move to dampen the spirit of…

Didi Hamann says Arsenal star has ‘gone backwards’ and will only get worse | Football Dietmar Hamann has questioned Arsenal’s move for Raheem Sterling, claiming he has ‘gone backwards’ in recent years and will only get worse. Sterling completed a shock move to the Emirates Stadium on transfer deadline day after being frozen out by new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca. The 29-year-old joined Chelsea in 2022 after spending seven successful seasons at Manchester City, in which he won four Premier League titles and multiple domestic cups. Sterling, who has 82 caps for England, found things trickier at chaotic Chelsea,…

Graeme Souness admits he is ‘not convinced’ by Chelsea summer signing Jadon Sancho. Sancho’s miserable three-year spell at Manchester United came to an end last summer when he joined Chelsea on a season-long loan. The deal includes an obligation for Chelsea to sign the 24-year-old permanently for between £20-25m next summer. Sancho cost United £73m in 2021 and the Red Devils had high hopes for a player who thrived at Borussia Dortmund and had begun to feature regularly for England. But the winger’s decline was such that he was loaned back to Dortmund last season following a public spat with…

Owen Hargreaves believes Erik ten Hag is ‘worried’ about Rasmus Hojlund’s workload after he was benched for Manchester United’s Europa League clash against Fenerbahce. Hojlund scored a superb goal in United’s comeback win over Brentford in the Premier League last weekend so it was a surprise to see Joshua Zirkzee start ahead of him in Istanbul. While Zirkzee played a part in Christian Eriksen’s first-half opener, the move did not bring much success for Manchester United and Ten Hag opted to introduce Hojlund in place of the Dutchman shortly after half-time. By then Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce had already scored a…

The iconic singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has revealed that she is set to go on a massive tour. The pop star, 45, has announced that in 2025 she is set to take on her biggest-ever UK headline tour, including a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The British artist will kick off her 15-city tour in Glasgow on May 24, then head to Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol, completing the tour in London on June 12. The singer has had a career spanning 25 years with five top 10 albums and eight top 10 singles over the decades. She has had…

Rap movie in Irish language with 97% Rotten Tomatoes score is surprise hit in India Irish-speaking film Kneecap has turned out to be a surprising hit in India, with fans queueing outside cinemas for its release. The Sundance-winning film, which is coming to Prime Video on November 15, follows a Belfast-based hip-hop trio Kneecap, who play themselves in the flick. A Belfast teacher finds himself in the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life’ lads, and they go on to form a rap group, who perform songs entirely in Irish. Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, this comedy-drama stars the trio as…

Grimes claims she ‘became way less gay’ after being pregnant Grimes has revealed that she felt ‘way less gay’ after her pregnancy with her first child with Elon Musk. The singer, 36, has taken to social media to discuss her pregnancy with her first child, revealing that she felt less attracted to women after having a baby. The Canadian singer revealed on X: ‘I became way less gay after I was pregnant, my ability to focus on reading and writing went way up, as did my general creativity, but my ability to focus on technical things went *way* down.…

The Friday letters page wants to see the return of Driver and Colony Wars, as one reader recommends Microsoft Rewards. Marketing madnessI have nothing against Call Of Duty in general but I am so sick of seeing ads for Black Ops 6. I read that it has the marketing budget of a major movie and that seems like an understatement. I’ve never seen such blanket advertising for anything. And I got to say, it’s having the opposite effect on me, it’s just making me want to get as far away from the game as possible. It’s obvious what’s happening. Xbox…

GameCentral explains why there’s no Black Ops 6 review ready for launch day and why Microsoft is so desperate for the game to be a hit. As the non-stop marketing makes very clear, Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is out today. Unlike with most new releases though we won’t be able to bring you a review this week, because we’ve not been sent a copy of the game early. As far as we understand that’s going to be the same for every other outlet, at least in the UK. It’s not unknown for publishers to withhold review copies, when…

The showdown between two of Europe’s biggest football nations can be a marker of where the Lionesses must improve before the summer. It has not been plain sailing since their Euros success, with disappointment in the Women’s Nations League and missing out on Olympic qualification. They did reach the Women’s World Cup final in 2023 however, and won the first Women’s Finalissima a few months before. But there has been growing criticism of England’s performances, which have dipped since the highs of 2022. “We always want to [progress] faster but I think the game has increased, the level of the…