62 m. ago Tottenham and Arsenal miss Eberechi Eze release clause deadline

Crystal Palace star’s £68m buyout clause expired on Friday

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62 m. ago What links Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Ariana Grande? The Saturday quiz

From chicken jockey to swearing consultant, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which singer was officially declared a national hero of Barbados in 2021?2 What made a landfall on 29 August 2005 near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana?3 Which film immortalised the phrase “chicken jockey”?4 What is the oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture?5 Ian Martin was the swearing consultant on which TV series?6 What are China’s two special administrative regions?7 Skeet and trap are disciplines of which Olympic sport?8 What organisation did Harry Pollitt lead for almost 30 years?What links: 9 An American Tragedy; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Mrs Dalloway; The Great Gatsby; The Trial?10 The Beatles; John Travolta; John Lennon; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Madonna; Ariana Grande?11 Reeves; Reeve; Cain; Routh; Cavill; Corenswet?12 Iquitos; Leticia; Manaus and Macapá?13 Adam and Eve; Four Horsemen; Praying Hands; Rhinoceros; Young Hare?14 Giuseppe Savoldi (Napoli) and Olivia Smith (Arsenal)?15 1960...

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63 m. ago 'I regretted joining Man Utd from Arsenal – I wanted to rip up my contract and go back'

Alexis Sanchez possessed a hero status at Arsenal before his transfer to Manchester United, which the Chilean admitted he instantly regretted

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63 m. ago Manchester United sent Viktor Gyokeres warning amid Arsenal predictions

Man United host Arsenal this weekend and the pundits have had their say on the clash.

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2 h. ago ‘I have a daily battle with myself not to go on Ozempic’: Jade Thirlwall on anorexia, protest in pop and life after Little Mix

As part of the hugely successful girlband, she had to contend with an eating disorder, racism and a hostile tabloid press. Now JADE the solo artist is conquering the charts with her unorthodox pop bangers and unfiltered attitudeIt’s customary for former girlband members to shun their manufactured roots the second they go solo. But now that Jade Thirlwall is no longer a member of Little Mix, she’s become their biggest fan. “I look back and I’m gagged at us!” she tells me, eyes wide with delight. “I still watch our music videos or performances and wonder how we weren’t even bigger, because we were fucking amazing.“Before I released my first solo song, I listened to Little Mix’s entire discography and cried. I was this young lass from South Shields who just wanted to make it as a singer, and I went on to be in the best, coolest girlband ever.” And now? “Now I get to have a bonus round, doing my own songs,” she beams. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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2 h. ago Man Utd told they made exactly the same transfer mistake as Arsenal this summer

Manchester United and Arsenal were both linked with Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins this summer, but opted to sign Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres respectively instead

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2 h. ago Man City scars must heal but stars are relishing new challenge ahead of Premier League campaign

The Premier League season is up and running with Manchester City expected to challenge Liverpool and Arsenal at the top of the table

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2 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners make Alejandro Garnacho decision as Mikel Arteta explains approach

Arsenal are just one day away from their Premier League opener against Manchester United, with the Gunners hoping to build on their summer signings as Mikel Arteta eyes more recruits

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3 h. ago Ruben Amorim is about to confirm the answers to two Manchester United questions vs Arsenal

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim is facing some selection dilemmas ahead of Sunday's Premier League opener against Arsenal.

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4 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners decide on Alejandro Garnacho move as Mikel Arteta plays key role

Arsenal have been hard at work bolstering Mikel Arteta’s squad ahead of their Premier League opener against Manchester United and it appears that a Red Devil could have become a Gunner

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6 h. ago Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is in office

US president says Chinese counterpart told him ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’The US president, Donald Trump, has said that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News on Friday, ahead of talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Mikel Arteta pinpoints moment Viktor Gyokeres ‘learnt the most’

Viktor Gyokeres barely featured in his stint with the Seagulls a few seasons ago

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9 h. ago Hugo Ekitike: Premier League debut a 'dream' but Liverpool have room for improvement

The Frenchman picked up a goal and an assist on debut

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9 h. ago Thomas Partey makes Villarreal debut off bench in victory over Real Oviedo

The Ghana international left Arsenal after his contract expired in June and joined Villarreal on August 7.

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9 h. ago Max Dowman: Mikel Arteta confirms Arsenal starlet will be considered for Premier League minutes

Young talent dazzled on pre-season tour of Asia

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9 h. ago Mikel Arteta responds to Tony Adams' dig at Martin Odegaard and confirms Arsenal captain

Arsenal legend Tony Adams caused a stir ahead of the new Premier League season by claiming that Declan Rice should be the Gunners' captain instead of Martin Odegaard

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9 h. ago Shamal George says 'life is good' at St Mirren after first clean sheet

The goalkeeper, who is on loan from Sky Bet League One side Wycombe Wanderers, was signed this summer to compete with fellow summer shot-stopper signing Ryan Mullen.

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9 h. ago Casey Affleck's girlfriend Caylee Cowan calls for Ben's ex JLo to give up fur as she takes a stand for PETA

The 27-year-old is the face of a new PETA campaign - and in an interview with Daily Mail, revealed how the megastar can make a stand for the animal kingdom.

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10 h. ago Arsenal's final decision on Alejandro Garnacho transfer after private work on Man Utd star

Alejandro Garnacho looks destined to leave Manchester United this summer, with Chelsea in pole position, but Arsenal are among the other clubs to look at the winger

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