15 h. ago ‘Great blend’: Borthwick praises England’s character after beating Australia

Coach says team were composed in difficult conditionsBench forwards help England to 25-7 victorySteve Borthwick praised his team’s resilience and composure as England secured their eighth Test win in a row, beating Australia 25-7 in a soggy contest. England bossed the match, scoring four tries to one, and dominated the skies as both teams reverted to a kicking battle.Even though Borthwick lamented a lack of accuracy in the wide channels, citing numerous line-breaks that were left unconverted, he was pleased with the control his players maintained. “There was a period where the game was tight in very difficult conditions against an Australian side that are tough and really well drilled,” he said. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Marcus Rashford flies back to Manchester to train ahead of birthday bash as Barcelona pal says: ‘You can’t stop him’

MARCUS RASHFORD returned to Manchester this week to train in Salford ahead of his 28th birthday. And while Rashford was away, one of his Barcelona team-mates heaped praise on the England star’s “unstoppable” work ethic. Rashford has made a promising start to life at Barca, providing 12 goal contributions since joining on a season-long loan...

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5 d. ago Rio Ferdinand reignites Jamie Carragher's argument over Man Utd star

Former Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Casemiro and once again rubbished Jamie Carragher's assessment of the Brazilian's ability

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5 d. ago Marcus Rashford leaves Wayne Rooney sad as manager praised for brave decision

Marcus Rashford has been in fine form for Barcelona this season and has earned a recall to the England squad, with Wayne Rooney praising the forward's performances

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2 w. ago Beat The Chasers unveils brand new star with bizarre twist as fans left guessing

A newcomer will join the line-up on ITV's Beat The Chasers this weekend, and the mysterious character will leave viewers trying to figure out who is behind the mask

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3 w. ago David Beckham thanks wife Victoria for giving him their 'beautiful' son Brooklyn amid feud and praises her for 'showing people her struggles' following Netflix documentary release

The former England footballer, 51, also praised the fashion designer, 51, for 'showing people her struggles' following Netflix documentary release.

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3 w. ago Grow review – polished pumpkin growing caper stuffed with perky charm and comedy talent

Featuring the likes of Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks and Golda Rosheuvel, this family heartwarmer makes for perfectly serviceable seasonal fareThis perky British kids’ movie lists five different people in the writing credits (two of whom chipped in with “additional material”); this may explain in part why its story beats arrive with such metronomic precision, and the characters feel as if they were grown hydroponically in a lab. Which is of course ironic because the setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell, adorable) who can sense plants’ emotions by touch.Having only been recently introduced, for reasons the otherwise overpolished script fails to explain, Charlie and Dinah get to know each other over the course of a few seasons – which just so happens to be the length of time it takes to grow a pumpkin for the annual village competition. Charlie hopes to use ...

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3 w. ago Night of the Zoopocalypse review – Clive Barker story becomes zombified animal caper for horror

Perhaps the first animated animal adventure based on a story by Hellraiser writer Barker, with commendably scary baddies and a lemur who is a horror-movie buffA children’s animated adventure based on an idea by Clive “Hellraiser” Barker? It’s a new one on us and yet, why not. All the best children’s stories have gory origins, from anonymous folklore to the Brothers Grimm. Here, the premise is fairly simple: zoo animals are becoming zombified and our heroes, a young wolf (Gabbi Kosmidis) and world-weary mountain lion (David Harbour) plus a growing posse of the non-zombified, must try to a) escape and b) put a stop to the zombification.It’s not the most complex premise – the Barker original, called Zoombies, is an unpublished short story – and this occasionally shows, in that there’s not an awful lot of narrative to go around. The film-makers address this by running a parallel commentary on the story beats and structure from one of the characters, a funny/annoying lemur, who is a horr...

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3 w. ago Bukayo Saka makes Arsenal pledge as Viktor Gyokeres dressing room verdict issued

Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka is determined to live in the moment following his recent hamstring injury and the England international has also been full of praise for striker Viktor Gyokeres

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4 w. ago Thomas Frank hails Tottenham’s character after they dig in to beat Leeds

Frank’s side have been impressive so far this season.

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