8 h. ago Inside Derby County's academy success as Championship club eye next generation

Derby County are fighting to retain their Championship status under new head coach John Eustace, but the Rams have enjoyed a very productive campaign at academy level

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25 h. ago Jack Wilshere names next Arsenal 'leader' as he reveals Mikel Arteta impact

Jack Wilshere left his role as Arsenal under-18 head coach last year to work at Championship club Norwich City, having coached the likes of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly

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67 h. ago Trump makes shock admission after winning yet another golf championship at his own course

The president claims to be a regular winner of the club championship in Palm Beach, Florida, and 2025 is no different after he was pictured arriving for his round on Sunday morning.

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7 d. ago ‘I never thought about Oscars’: Brutalist composer Daniel Blumberg on the happiness and horror of his big win

The defiantly anti-commercial musician had walked away from mainstream success twice by his early 20s. Will his Academy Award convince him to embrace Hollywood, celebrity, the big bucks?Daniel Blumberg hands me his Oscar, as surprised as he is chuffed. Bloody hell, it’s heavy. Is it real gold? “I wish it was,” says the latest winner of best original score, for The Brutalist. (Apparently, it’s gold-plated bronze.) He puts it back on a shabby wooden shelf alongside his Bafta, also for The Brutalist, and his Ivor Novello award, which he won in 2022 for The World to Come, directed by Mona Fastvold (the partner of Brutalist director Brady Corbet). “Before the Ivor Novello, the only thing I’d ever won was ‘most improved footballer’ when I was six,” he says. “Honestly, I’d never thought about Oscars in my entire life. I’d never even watched the ceremony.”Blumberg, 35, is the least likely Oscar winner you could imagine. Not because he lacks the talent, but because he has spent his career wa...

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2 w. ago Millwall decry ‘character assassination’ of Roberts after challenge on Mateta

Goalkeeper sent off for head-high tackle on forwardFA may seek to have three-match ban extendedMillwall have condemned the “character assassination” of Liam Roberts, as they await a possible extended ban for the goalkeeper’s challenge on Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta.The Championship club have pushed back against what they call “disgraceful suggestions” made against their keeper, following the high challenge that left Mateta with a head injury and led to Roberts being sent off five minutes into their FA Cup fifth-round tie on Saturday lunchtime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man Utd have their next debutant ahead of Fulham FA Cup tie with five teenagers ready to be unleashed

Manchester United's academy has been one of this season's real success stories

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2 w. ago A Wicked shame! In 2025, blockbuster success spells Oscars failure

The Oz-set blockbuster, plus the Inside Out and Dune sequels, packed out cinemas but won’t win best picture at Sunday’s Academy AwardsBox-office success is a strong indicator of Oscars failure at this year’s Academy Awards, with the two highest-grossing best picture nominees among those titles least likely to win.Wicked and Dune: Part Two have both made more than $700m globally, but neither is tipped – by anyone – to pick up the top prize on Sunday in Hollywood. Wicked, Jon M Chu’s first half of his adaptation of the Broadway musical, is currently on $728m, from an estimated $150m production budget. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago RFL warns clubs that planned coup will financially cripple the sport

Professional clubs want to oust RFL chair Simon JohnsonGoverning body says any such move would breach rulesThe Rugby Football League has warned clubs that an attempt to sideline the sport’s ­governing body and replace its chair could have ­“catastrophic financial ­consequences” after taking legal advice to stave off a planned revolt.Rugby league’s professional clubs will assemble in March to ­consider a proposal put forward by the Super League club Leigh ­Leopards and Championship side Batley ­Bulldogs, which calls for the immediate removal of Simon Johnson, after a purported loss of confidence in the direction of the governing body. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal's plan to find the next Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis

Arsenal's academy has found success this season with teenagers Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly becoming important players for Mikel Arteta amid the club's injury issues

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2 w. ago Police arrest two academy players on suspicion of voyeurism in dramatic training ground swoop at top EFL club

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Cops arrived at the Championship club 's HQ on Thursday to arrest the players, who are understood to be part of the club's academy.

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2 w. ago Police arrest two QPR academy players on suspicion of voyeurism in dramatic training ground swoop

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Cops arrived at the Championship club 's HQ in Hounslow on Thursday to arrest the players, who are understood to be part of the club's academy.

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3 w. ago Arne Slot accepts Liverpool in ‘good position’ to win title after win at City

Salah and Szoboszlai on target in 2-0 victoryLiverpool 11 points clear of Arsenal at top of tableAfter Liverpool defeated Manchester City 2-0 to take a crucial step towards the title, Arne Slot said being 11 points clear of Arsenal places them in a “good position” .First-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai were enough to lengthen their lead, though Mikel Arteta’s side have played one game fewer than the Merseyside club. Slot was asked if it is now Liverpool’s championship to throw away. Continue reading...

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