27 h. ago Arsenal 'reach agreement' with new sporting director to finally replace Edu

Arsenal have reached an agreement with former Atletico Madrid chief Andrea Berta to become their new sporting director, with his appointment coming four months after Edu's resignation

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3 d. ago Dudamel will lead concert performances of 'Die Walküre' in final Los Angeles Philharmonic season

Gustavo Dudamel will conduct concert performances of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in a highlight of his 17th and final season as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director

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4 d. ago Arsenal path to Champions League final: Gunners set for Madrid showdown after dominant win over PSV

Arsenal could have to beat Real Madrid and Liverpool to reach final

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6 d. ago Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal can still reach 'a different level' despite injury crisis

Mikel Arteta is down to the bare bones in terms of attackers for the Champions League clash

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8 d. ago Kris Boyd can't believe Celtic penalty escape as Neil Lennon and James McFadden left equally baffled

The Sky Sports panel were in agreement that Alistair Johnston was lucky to get away with his challenge at a key time

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2 w. ago ‘Was this a big mistake?’: How Vera Drew defied Warner Bros and turned the Batman universe trans

‘The People’s Joker’ reframes the iconic DC Comics villain as a young trans comedian. After years of legal uncertainty, the film is finally out in UK cinemas. Louis Chilton speaks to its inimitable director and star

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2 w. ago Man who approached Emma Raducanu signs agreement to stay away from her

Man displayed ‘fixated behaviour’ towards star in DubaiBritish No 2 distressed during second-round matchDubai authorities have said the man detained after exhibiting “fixated behaviour” towards Emma Raducanu at the Dubai Tennis Championships has signed “a formal undertaking to maintain distance from her” after the British player chose to drop charges against him.The 22-year-old Raducanu was left distressed by the “difficult experience” she endured during her match against Karolina Muchova on Tuesday night, when she was forced to alert officials to the presence of an individual in the stands, with security removing the man. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nihilistic, anarchic, repugnant: Sam Peckinpah’s 10 best films – ranked!

The revered but divisive American director, who died in 1984, would have turned 100 this week. We rate his greatest movies, from Straw Dogs to The Wild BunchAfter making his name as a director of westerns, Sam Peckinpah was given his first shot at making a major studio film – an epic about a tyrannical cavalry officer (Charlton Heston) leading an expedition into Mexico. The production set a template for later Peckinpah films – heavy drinking, personality clashes, battles with the suits, and a final cut not matching the director’s vision. Major Dundee was a victim of its chaotic ambition and it’s easy to see why it flopped on release: even in the 2005 restored version, it is hopelessly unfocused, taking in Dundee’s Moby-Dick-like mission to track down an Apache chief, the dynamics of the US civil war, encounters with the French army and an unconvincing romantic interlude. But it’s interestingly flawed, a sort of dry run for The Wild Bunch, and Richard Harris is entertaining as Benjam...

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2 w. ago Man United reach 'verbal' agreement for Ruben Amorim favourite as transfer decision looms

Manchester United are planning on making new additions to their squad after a quiet January transfer window

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