5 d. ago Big Star: The Nick Skelton Story review – story of showjumping’s comeback king spares the horses

Documentary charting the British Olympian’s career including his return from breaking his neck is for equestrian fans only due to tight-lipped interviewsIt’s one hell of a comeback. In 2000, champion showjumper Nick Skelton broke his neck in a bad fall; two years later, he was back on a horse and out of retirement. He went on to win Olympic gold twice, first in London in 2012, then aged 58 at Rio in 2016 (with a replacement hip), becoming the oldest British winner of an individual Olympic gold medal in more than 100 years. Skelton (and his horse Big Star) finally retired in 2017; his story is told in this solid but largely unrevealing documentary, flawed by tight-lipped interviews, no one rocking the boat.Skelton was born in Warwickshire, the son of a chemist. He rode his first pony aged 18 months (“we did everything together”) and after parting ways with school at 15, he went to work for tough guy horse owner and trainer Ted Edgar (“a bastard” according to one friend). Talented and...

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6 d. ago Why are members of the Super Bowl champion Eagles promoting a right

Saquon Barkley and other Philadelphia stars lent their names to Life Surge, a controversial faith-based financial seminar. What were they doing there?The thousands who gathered on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia weren’t there for a basketball or hockey game. Instead, the 21,000-seat arena played host to a very different spectacle. The stage was bathed in lights, Christian pop thundered from the speakers and the congregation filed in to hear not just sermons, but also strategies: how to get right with God and get rich doing so.The headliners were five current and former members of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Nick Sirianni, star running back Saquon Barkley, second-year cornerback Cooper DeJean, and longtime fan favorites Brandon Graham and Brian Dawkins all appeared on promotional materials for Life Surge, a touring Christian financial seminar that promises attendees a blueprint “to grow and use wealth for Kingdom impact”. Ticket packages...

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8 d. ago A furious wife hurling his clothes into Indian Ocean, sex at county shows and all

Boozy hi jinks, sexual shenanigans, punch ups with rivals, he was guilty of the lot in his time, his antics often eclipsing those of Jilly Cooper's fictional bounders.

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2 w. ago Nick Kyrgios selling luxury apartment for just £860,000 days after relationship bombshell

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has decided to put his luxury three-bed home in Sydney up for sale, just days after his four-year relationship with Costeen Hatzi ended

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3 w. ago Nick Knowles' fiancée Katie enjoys wild hen party in 'last fling before the ring'

BBC DIY SOS star, Nick Knowles' fiancée, Katie Dadzie, pulled out all the stops for her hen party as she celebrated with pals, who were all wearing masks with Nick's face on

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4 w. ago Nick Kyrgios and Costeen Hatzi's relationship bombshell as social media star finally breaks silence on breakup rumours

Rumours had been bubbling away over the past month that the couple had broken up, with Kyrgios appearing to unfollow the social media star on Instagram in the past week.

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