Author: News Desk

Noel Fielding’s future on Channel 4 show The Great British Bake Off is unclear after he pulled out of filming his Apple TV Plus show. The comedian, 51, ‘had no choice’ but to cease his involvement in The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin due to his health. The streamer subsequently axed the show, which was in production for its second season, unexpectedly midway through the shoot. Now, Channel 4 is reportedly holding ‘crisis talks’ in the event Noel is unable to return to Bake Off as a judge. He is due to start filming the beloved show, alongside fellow…

It’s back to business for Lord Alan Sugar, as The Apprentice is back for its 2025 series with a brand new batch of 18 bold candidates. Once again, the businessman will be advised by his trusted aides Baroness Karren Brady and former winner Tim Campbell MBE as they try to discover which contestant has the best potential for a lucrative partnership. A huge £250,000 investment and the chance to be mentored by Lord Sugar is on the cards for whoever is announced the winner at the end of the gruelling process, which will feature tasks involving selling, haggling, creativity, determination and ruthlessness. From a long-time fan of the series…

Dynasty Warriors: Origins – same old story (Koei Tecmo) With its 25th anniversary approaching, the veteran PlayStation 2 franchise attempts to reinvent itself as a more modern action strategy game. If we were going to make bets on which franchise from the early days of the PlayStation 2 was going to survive all the way to 2025, we would not have put any money on Dynasty Warriors. When it first appeared it was essentially a tech demo, with the novelty of having hundreds of enemies on screen at once outweighing the fact that the game was extremely shallow and…

Is Mario Kart 9 the sole launch game? The Monday letters page thinks the cancellation of Concord may end up being a good thing for Sony, as one reader welcomes Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered. Launch partnerNow that we’ve had a few days to mull over the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal I think we have to consider all the things Nintendo didn’t tell us. The most important to me is whether Mario Kart 9 is the main launch game. Mario Kart has never been a launch game before, that I remember, and it seems a bit of an odd choice…

Ruben Amorim calls out Andre Onana for blunder in Man Utd defeat to Brighton Ruben Amorim has called out Andre Onana for his howler against Brighton, urging the Manchester United goalkeeper to ‘maintain focus’. The Red Devils suffered an embarrassing 3-1 home defeat to the Seagulls at Old Trafford on Sunday, a result leaves them 13th in the Premier League. Amorim has been left furious at the result, describing his underperforming side as ‘the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United’. Onana made a miserable goalkeeping error for Brighton’s third goal, inexplicably pushing a tame cross into the…

William Saliba is set to be out of action for the next two weeks and faces a race against time to be fit for Arsenal’s clash against Manchester City. The Gunners’ superstar central defender missed Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa, leaving Mikel Arteta ‘very worried’ over the Frenchman. It has now emerged that Saliba – who has picked up a hamstring strain – will be out of action for the next two weeks, according to L’Equipe. It means he has become a doubt for Arsenal’s massive Premier League showdown with Pep Guardiola’s champions at the Emirates, scheduled to take…

Lee Sharpe feels Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo was ‘off the pace’ during the 3-1 Premier League defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford. The Red Devils lost at home yet again on Sunday, with head coach Ruben Amorim declaring his side ‘the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United’ in an astonishing post-match admission. Goalkeeper Andre Onana made a huge error during the game but he was not the only United star to underperform, with former Red Devils winger Sharpe calling out three players in his punditry work for Stadium Astro. Sharpe singled out young midfielder Mainoo for…

Snooker star Shaun Murphy has been left ‘in shock’ after beating Kyren Wilson to secure his second Masters title at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Murphy held off a fightback from the world champion to come out on top with a 10-7 win and scoop up a record-breaking amount of prize money. The 42-year-old, known as ‘The Magician’, takes home a whopping £350,000 as well as one of the sport’s Triple Crown trophies. ‘I can’t believe it – I’m in shock,’ Murphy told the BBC. ‘If I’m totally honest I thought these days were gone. ‘When I lost to Mark Selby…

Chelsea are reportedly set to try and hijack West Ham’s move to sign ‘promising’ star Stefanos Tzimas in a transfer blow for Graham Potter. West Ham, who are managed by former Blues boss Potter, have been heavily linked with a move to sign the Greek teenage sensation in January. Tzimas, 19, currently on loan at German side 1. FC Nürnberg from PAOK, has been described as a ‘promising centre-forward, with physical qualities and strength as well as intelligence, a good technique and an eye for goal’. That’s according to the PAOK website, while German outlet BILD reports that Chelsea have…

The controversial decision to join Manchester United had some difficult and emotional consequences for Michael Owen when he returned to boyhood club Liverpool. Owen joined Liverpool’s academy at the age of 12 and quickly emerged as one of the most exciting players in the Premier League after making his first-team debut in 1996. Blessed with incredible pace and efficient finishing, Owen finished his first full season with Liverpool as the joint-top goalscorer in the Premier League and was the club’s top goalscorer from 1997 to 2004. Owen, who soon established himself as an England regular, helped Liverpool win a cup…