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Ireland 36-14 Scotland: ‘Irish top pool in style to set up biggest challenge yet’ BBC Sport says This time, there was to be no heart-stopping climax at the Stade de France. Two weeks ago, the rugby world was gripped right to the end as Ireland edged past holders South Africa in a heavyweight World Cup showdown that lit up the tournament. On Saturday, however, the world’s number one side thought better of giving their fans another nail-biting conclusion as they dispatched Scotland from the competition on another night of Irish joy in the French capital. Ireland wasted no time laying…

Rugby World Cup: England sleepwalk into last eight with Samoa escape BBC Sport says Owen Farrell leads the on-pitch debrief after England’s one-point win over Samoa. “That’s not good enough.” Owen Farrell’s verdict was emphatic. In public at least though, it was aimed at himself, rather than England as a whole. The captain had been asked about the moment deep in the second half, with his team 17-11 adrift, when he had lined up a straightforward penalty. With the shot clock ticking down on the big screen, Bernard Foley’s costly dawdling against the All Blacks knocking around somewhere in his…

Brooklyn Beckham following in dad David’s footsteps with potentially very lucrative career move The Metro says Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz could be appearing on our TV screens with their own reality series in the future. Yep, following in the footsteps of his dad David Beckham, and his Netflix docuseries BECKHAM, the streaming giant is reportedly eyeing up Brooklyn and Nicola to become a ‘millennial Posh and Becks.’ It’s said the lovebirds could star in their own fly-on-the-wall reality show, showcasing their relationship in greater detail than we typically get to see on Instagram. Given that the Becks…

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are ‘legally married’ The Guardian says Amid the rumours that Kayne West and Bianca Censori were married in a non-legally binding ceremony, it has recently been reported that the couple is legally married. The couple was married on 20 December 2022 which is just one month after West’s divorce from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, according to The Daily Mail. The “confidential marriage licence” mentioned that the two were wed in Palo Alto, California. The marriage licence is registered under Censori’s full name, while West only wrote Ye as he legally changed his name back in…

Holly Willoughby ‘on indefinite leave’ from ITV’s This Morning after man arrested over alleged kidnap plot The Independent says Holly Willoughby is reportedly on “indefinite leave” from her presenting role on This Morning following the arrest of a man who allegedly put together a plan to kidnap the TV star. The Mirror reports that ITV bosses have given Willoughby, 42, permission to remain off work for as long as she needs following this week’s incidents. The Independent has contacted Willoughby’s representatives and ITV for comment. Willoughby was absent from her usual This Morning hosting slot on Thursday (5 October) due…

Lindsay Lohan reunites with some very special friends as she gets back to work after welcoming first child The Metro says Nearly 20 years since Mean Girls brought sayings like ‘that’s so fetch’ into our lives, the cult classic film’s stars have reunited. The 2004 American teen comedy, written by Tina Fey, followed Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), a student who moved from Africa to the United States and began her new school year as an outcast until being introduced to popular girl group, the Plastics, and then getting wrapped up in her newfound social status. Now Lindsay, 37, has been…

Martin Scorsese slams idea of ‘serious’ filmmakers as ‘content providers’ The Metro says Martin Scorsese has roundly rejected the idea of filmmakers as ‘content providers’, labelling it ‘madness’. He also likened content to ‘candy’ and suggested it was something disposable that could be ‘thrown away’. The esteemed Oscar-winning director, who recently pronounced that the film industry was ‘over’, took to the stage at London’s Southbank Centre for a BFI London Film Festival talk on Saturday, hosted by Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright. When Wright raised the point that filmmakers are now being seen as ‘content providers’, Scorsese, whose upcoming film…

England ‘doubly excited’ for Bangladesh after opening loss, insists Livingstone The Guardian says Since their humbling defeat by New Zealand last Thursday England have relocated to Dharamshala, on the slopes of the Lesser Himalayas, knowing a second successive defeat at the start of their World Cup campaign would leave them with a mountain to climb. But instead of nerves, the situation as they prepare to face Bangladesh on Tuesday has, according to Liam Livingstone, made the players “doubly excited”. It is not that the altitude – at 1,457m above sea level the HPCA Stadium is the highest international cricket ground…

Max Verstappen rewrites rules of F1 dominance in cruise to third title The Guardian says there has been little doubt for a long time that Max Verstappen held a third Formula One world championship in his hands. Now the Dutchman has sealed the deal in Qatar after a season in which no other driver has had so much as a look-in, the nature of his relentless drive to the title can be fully appreciated. Some in the paddock even consider this the “Verstappen era”, and the 26-year-old has made a convincing case to be considered among the greats. Verstappen has…

Protest and resist: fans in Scandinavia lead backlash against VAR The Guardian says As soon as the first whistle blew in Stabæk’s home game against Viking, the hardcore of their support began filtering out of the stand. Tucked away in another section, the visitors’ fans remained in their places but observed a vow of silence. Play continued in an outwardly unremarkable Norwegian top-flight game midway through July, fogged slightly by smoke from flares being let off outside. The last of Stabæk’s hardcore drifted out to reveal a banner, hung along the back of the terrace, that displayed their frustration in…