Former Olympic and world boxing champion boxer Nicola Adams is set to make her Hollywood debut. The Leeds fighter will feature in upcoming action thriller The Gun on Second Street alongside Poppy Delevingne, Tom Arnold, and Rumer Willis, Deadline report. While her role is currently being kept under wraps, Adams has been plotting a move into acting since hanging up her gloves in 2019, studying at the Identity School of Acting (IDSA) in London where…
Champions League round-up – How the English clubs fared this week Wednesday night round-up: Villa beat Bayern, Liverpool win at Anfield Late goal secures historic win for Villa Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich Jhon Duran came off the bench to secure a dramatic victory for Aston Villa over Bayern Munich in the Champions League at a jubilant Villa Park. In a match steeped in history, echoing Villa’s 1982 European Cup triumph, Duran’s composed finish in the…
How does the new Champions League work? The 2024/25 edition of the UEFA Champions League will follow a new format. We explain what will change, what will stay the same, what it means for fans and how it impacts UEFA’s other club competitions. There is a reason that European football is one of the world’s most successful and popular sports. It never stands still. Since the inaugural competition, known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup,…
Peter Schmeichel has revealed the moment Sir Alex Ferguson almost sacked him on the spot after ‘losing his head’ in a wild confrontation with the legendary Manchester United manager. United dominated English football in the 90s with Schmeichel a key figure in that dressing room. But even he wasn’t safe from Ferguson’s ‘hairdryer treatment’ – the Scot’s notorious short-range blasts of vitriol directed at players who dared to step out of line. Schmeichel recalled one…
Darren Bent believes Mykhailo Mudryk would be in a better situation under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal than he is at Chelsea. Mudryk has struggled to make an impact at Chelsea since arriving in an £89 million deal from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023. The Ukraine international has played just 81 minutes across three appearances in the Premier League this season and is facing an uphill battle in securing a place in Enzo Maresca’s side. Mudryk…
Porto boss Vitor Bruno is well aware of the threat his compatriot Bruno Fernandes poses on Thursday night, knowing his team will have to ‘control’ the Manchester United captain. The Red Devils travel to Portugal for the Europa League clash on Thursday evening after starting their European campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw against FC Twente at Old Trafford. Porto got off to a worse start as they were beaten 3-2 at Bodo/Glimt, but they…
Bukayo Saka has stated he is ‘friends again’ with Arsenal legend Robert Pires after the 50-year-old accused the English winger of lacking consistency. Arsenal icon Pires, who played 284 games for the club between 2000 and 2006, brutally claimed that Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku was a superior footballer. That comes despite Saka being one of Arsenal’s best and most important players in recent seasons with an impressive tally of both goals and assists. The Englishman…
Chelsea TV presenter tells club to replace ‘concerning’ player Chelsea TV presenter Jason Cundy believes the Premier League club need to ‘replace’ current first-choice goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in order to win ‘major trophies’. The Blues have enjoyed a somewhat surprisingly strong start to the new season but Cundy says Sanchez is a ‘concern’ and could prevent Enzo Maresca from bagging major silverware. Following an opening-day defeat to Premier League champions Manchester City, Chelsea have taken…
Georgia Bell: Parkrun took me from low point to Paris Olympics podium Olympic bronze medallist Georgia Bell believes parkrun will ‘always be part of my story’ as she looks back on an extraordinary year which has also seen the global running event celebrate its 20th anniversary. The British middle-distance runner raced to a surprise 1500metres bronze medal in Paris this summer, just months after stepping back from her full-time job and taking a sabbatical…
Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel names best goalkeeper in Premier League Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel says Ederson is the best in his position in the Premier League currently, although Arsenal’s David Raya is not far behind. The Dane won five Premier League titles with the Red Devils and would also turn out for Aston Villa and Manchester City in the top flight. He made 398 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions over…
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Man Utd players want shock manager to take charge if Erik ten Hag gets sacked Manchester United players would reportedly ‘welcome’ Ruud van Nistelrooy as the club’s new manager if Erik ten Hag gets sacked from his current job. Ten Hag is under immense pressure after losing 3-0 at home to Tottenham and it is thought that the Dutchman only has two games to save himself. A number of established managers have been linked with…
The unwanted record that has cost snooker star a huge amount of prize money Missing the final black for a 147 is something that no player has done more than once except Thepchaiya Un-Nooh who has fallen at the final hurdle on three separate occasions. The Thai star is one of the most entertaining players on the World Snooker Tour, with his ‘F1’ nickname illustrative of his rapid pace around the table. He has made…
Kobbie Mainoo injury latest and Man Utd predicted line-up vs Porto Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo trained with the squad on Wednesday morning after his injury scare against Tottenham. Mainoo was replaced before half-time during Sunday’s disastrous defeat to Spurs at Old Trafford, heading straight down the tunnel shortly after Bruno Fernandes was shown his straight red card. Footage appeared to show the 19-year-old telling Johnny Evans he had pulled his hamstring, promoting huge fears…
Bukayo Saka’s answer to leading question shows he is the ultimate professional Bukayo Saka enhanced his burgeoning reputation with another superb display in Arsenal’s Champions League win over PSG but it wasn’t just his attacking qualities that caught the eye. Wearing the captain’s armband in the absence of Martin Odegaard, Saka tormented Nuno Mendes and capped another authoritative performance with his second goal, albeit slightly fortuitously, from a free-kick which evaded everybody and foxed goalkeeper…
Olympic champion suggests London should be bombed for Russia sanctions to end Yelena Valbe, a three-time Olympic champion, suggests a bomb would need to be dropped on London in order to lift Russia’s sporting sanctions. Russian athletes have not competed under their nation’s name, flag and anthem since the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, initially due to widespread doping violations. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia and Belarus were banned…
Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals plan for light schedule this season Ronnie O’Sullivan plans to play a limited schedule over the coming months, hinting that he could skip a number of upcoming events. The Rocket has been in action pretty regularly so far this season, with semi-final runs at the Shanghai Masters and Xi-an Grand Prix the standout results. However, he withdrew from last week’s British Open and now suggests that he will be taking some more…
Team GB Olympics star reveals sensational offer to join WWE Team GB Olympic boxer Delicious Orie is giving serious thought to a career in professional wrestling after receiving an offer from WWE. Orie, 27, was backed for Olympic gold in Paris last summer, seeking to follow in the footsteps of his hero and friend Anthony Joshua having drawn comparisons with the heavyweight star. But his Olympic dreams were ended in his opening match in the…
Porto will be no soft touch as Manchester United seek to regain pride Who is going to stand up, take responsibility and drag Manchester United away from their current nosedive into calamity? On the evidence of Sunday’s abysmal performance against Tottenham there are few candidates. The fallen giants travel to Porto for a Europa League encounter with confidence in short supply after surrendering to Spurs and it’s time some of Erik ten Hag’s squad, assembled…
Harry Kane is expected to be in the Bayern Munich team when they take on Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The England captain took a knock to the ankle in Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, replaced by Thomas Muller late in the game. Source link
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Champions League: Arsenal’s first-half show sinks PSG Score: Arsenal 2-0 PSG Stadium: Emirates Arsenal secured their first win in the new Champions League format as they overcame Paris St-Germain at Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta’s side followed an opening draw with Atalanta by taking control with two first-half goals from Kai Havertz’s header and a free-kick from Bukayo Saka that drifted in past PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. PSG had their moments, especially when Nuno Mendes and…
Angry Russian tennis star has meltdown over controversial call at China Open Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev looked directly into a TV camera and ranted at the audience in an on-court tantrum at the China Open on Tuesday. The Moscow-born world No.5 was beaten 7-5 6-3 by the current Wimbledon and French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the event in Beijing. Medvedev was left furious at 5-5, 0-15 after the China Open…
Former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has been banned from attending all Cameroon matches for six months after breaching FIFA’s disciplinary regulations. Eto’o has been the president of the Cameroon Football Federation since 2021 but will not be permitted to watch any of their games across men’s and women’s football, including age-group matches. ‘The sanction was imposed in connection with the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup round-of-16 match between Brazil and Cameroon…
Arsenal legend reopens feud with Ruud van Nistelrooy by making outrageous claim Martin Keown has suggested his old rival Ruud van Nistelrooy is waiting in the wings and ready to take over from his boss, Erik ten Hag, at Manchester United. Having come perilously close to the sack last season, Ten Hag was spared in the summer on the back of masterminding an unlikely FA Cup triumph. The likes of Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino…
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