14 h. ago Premier League forced to change VAR statement after late Man United penalty drama vs Everton

Manchester United were rescued by VAR on Saturday afternoon after they earned themselves a point against Everton at Goodison Park

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39 h. ago New York Yankees announce change to longstanding facial hair policy

Yankees will allow players to wear ‘well-groomed beards’Strict policy was imposed by George Steinbrenner in 1976The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of The Boss, announced the change Friday before the team’s spring training opener. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago EastEnders' Michelle Fowler star Susan Tully unrecognisable 30 years after soap exit

Susan Tully, who played Martin Fowler's sister Michelle Fowler in BBC soap EastEnders, now sports a very different look after changing her career following her soap exit

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64 h. ago Scotland make three changes for England Six Nations clash as Finn Russell and Darcy Graham decisions explained

Gregor Townsend names starting XV for Calcutta Cup

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3 d. ago Aston Villa vs Liverpool referee changed on late notice as new official steps in

Stuart Attwell was initially supposed to officiate Aston Villa's Premier League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday evening, but Craig Pawson will now take on the match duties instead

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4 d. ago Matt Sherratt to make sweeping changes as youngster set for Wales debut against Ireland

There's set to be a number of changes from Warren Gatland's last Wales team

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4 d. ago Chessum back in only England change for Six Nations clash with Scotland

Player in at second row with Martin dropped to benchRecall to team comes after impressing against FranceOllie Chessum will make his first England start for 11 months on Saturday with Steve Borthwick making a solitary change to his side to face Scotland. Chessum comes in at second row with George Martin, who has been nursing an injury problem, dropping to the bench.Otherwise, Borthwick has stuck with the same side that beat France with Fin Smith continuing at fly-half and Marcus Smith sticking at fullback. Borthwick has stuck with the same back row, meaning a second start for Tom Willis at No 8, as England seek a first win over Scotland since 2020. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Conor McGregor mocked by rival after declaring plan to change sports

The Irishman recently revealed his intention to compete under the BKFC banner, with one UFC rival quick to offer his verdict on the potential move

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5 d. ago ‘It was like she was possessed’: how Q Lazzarus made Silence of the Lambs’ most bewitching song – and then vanished

Her track Goodbye Horses soundtracked one of the 90s thriller’s most memorable scenes, but the singer ended up driving cabs and dying in obscurity. Now a new documentary lets her tell her storyIn August 2019, the New York film-maker Eva Aridjis Fuentes embarked on a cab ride that would change her life. Though her driver sported sunglasses and a turban, Aridjis Fuentes thought she looked eerily familiar. “The driver played Neil Young’s Harvest album in its entirety; we sang Heart of Gold together. I asked if she’d ever seen Neil play. She said: ‘Oh no, my concert days are long over’. So then I asked if she’d ever seen Q Lazzarus.”Q Lazzarus was the stage name of Diane Luckey, a singer from the 80s whose song Goodbye Horses had soundtracked Buffalo Bill’s infamous nipple-tweaking scene in The Silence of the Lambs. The track became a cult classic, covered by Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, Deftones’ Chino Moreno and MGMT among others. Q vanished in the mid-90s, with many, including fri...

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