7 h. ago Naval cadets on parade and a table tennis match: photos of the day – Friday

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Culture

3 d. ago Gary Lineker set to return as football host as part of new show after BBC axe

Former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker will host a football-themed challenge as part of his brand new ITV entertainment show, The Box, when it airs next year

Politics

4 d. ago Match of the Day trio left in stitches at Man United joke before Ruben Amorim sack remark

Ruben Amorim has been sent a fresh message on his future with a Manchester United joke made after their defeat to Brentford

Politics

4 d. ago Match of the Day’s Gabby Logan shares new outlook as she hits out at 'faceless' critics

Popular sports presenter Gabby Logan has shared an insight into her time hosting coverage of some of the biggest sporting events, admitting that she has a new outlook on negative comments online

Events

5 d. ago Alan Shearer sends Enzo Maresca sack warning after Chelsea slump to Brighton defeat

Chelsea suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Saturday to leave Enzo Maresca under pressure at Stamford Bridge according to Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer

Events

6 d. ago First look at Gary Lineker’s new ITV show The Box as he sits on umpire chair on windy beach

TELLY’S Gary Lineker goes from comfy studio punditry to an umpire’s chair on a windy beach to referee a ping pong-style battle in front of a derelict pier. The former long-standing Match of the Day frontman presided over the Rally High match on the South Coast as production began on his new ITV game show...

Society

6 d. ago Gabby Logan's affair with tennis player, plea from son and marriage 'regret'

Match of the Day presenter Gabby Logan is hosting the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final as England take on Canada at Twickenham

Sport

6 d. ago Gabby Logan's marriage 'regret', affair with tennis player and son's plea over sex life chat

The Match of the Day presenter is fronting coverage of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final as England take on Canada at Twickenham

Sport

6 d. ago Jake Connor on the calendar clash that would mean he does the job for Leeds

JAKE Connor hopes to be furious at a calendar clash that would see him miss a huge day out. For that means Leeds will be one match from the Grand Final. The Rhinos’ talisman is also a coach at National Conference League side Siddal, who have reached their Grand Final next Saturday. Just one problem....

Politics

1 week ago Gary Lineker signs big names for his new show The Box including Ted Lasso star

Gary Lineker will host new ITV show The Box after leaving Match of the Day - and the former footballer has secured a batch of famous faces to take part

Politics

1 week ago Gary Lineker new TV role details and contestants confirmed after Match of the Day exit

England icon Gary Lineker left his position as Match of the Day presenter in May after more than a quarter of a century but he is set to return to the presenting chair for an ITV show

Culture

2 w. ago Duchess of Edinburgh watches a sumo wrestling match as she and Prince Edward kick off their tour of Japan 

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were snapped enjoying a sumo wrestling match on day one of their visit to Japan .

Politics

2 w. ago Gary Lineker makes BBC return feelings clear as he starts new role with major rivals

The former Match of the Day host has started filming on his new show The Box

Politics

2 w. ago ‘I had to think about Andrew Tate. That was miserable’: 150 years of masculinity, all in one play

Revered for her work on Succession and Normal People, Alice Birch has now written an era-spanning play about men, novels and the manosphere. Give me a Brontë any day, she saysEvery word is a wrestling match for Alice Birch. “I find it quite painful,” the award-winning playwright and screenwriter admits. “It’s ugly and horrible. It’s not just pouring out of me. It feels, yeah ” She shrugs in the empty courtyard of London’s Somerset House. “ not very healthy or whatever.”We meet early in the morning as Birch needs to race off to a secret project. She is a sought-after TV writer (on Succession and Normal People) but Birch’s blazing plays are known for their form and fury. Her brutal breakout in 2014, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, was written in a 72-hour whirl. She wrote her latest, Romans – now on at the Almeida – in around 10 days. “Of course I didn’t ‘write’ it in 10 days,” she clarifies. “I wrote it in eight years. It’s just that the words,” she waves the air around her head, “we...

Politics

2 w. ago Dundee pupils in 'baffling' match day spat with furious Newcastle United fans

The High School of Dundee had planned a trip for pupils to see Newcastle United play FC Barcelona but their tickets have been cancelled following a fan backlash.

Politics

2 w. ago Sir Elton John, 78, enjoys day out at Vicarage Road for Watford and Blackburn Rovers match after scaring fans with bedridden hospital pictures

The legendary singer and former chairman of Watford FC, 78, could be seen in good spirits as he sat in the stands waiting for kick off at 3pm.

Sport

2 w. ago 'I'm not defending what he did': New Match Of The Day presenter KELLY CATES opens up on replacing Gary Lineker, BBC neutrality... and why she's not dating after her split from her husband

She's the daughter of a Liverpool legend, was at Hillsborough aged 13, and now is stepping into the shoes of a certain Mr Lineker. Kelly Cates tells Tanya Gold about making it big in a man's world.

Politics

2 w. ago 'I'm not defending what he did': new Match Of The Day host KELLY CATES on Gary Lineker leaving the show and why the BBC is bigger than any one star

She's the daughter of a Liverpool legend, was at Hillsborough aged 13, and now is stepping into the shoes of a certain Mr Lineker. Kelly Cates tells Tanya Gold about making it big in a man's world

Politics

2 w. ago Why Liverpool need to be patient before Alexander Isak plan is revealed

Liverpool were ruthless in shattering the British transfer record but their deadline-day recruit arrives short on match fitness

Science

3 w. ago Gary Lineker turns back on BBC forever as he's loving life on rival channel

EXCLUSIVE: The former Match of the Day host has revealed it’s unlikely he will ever want to work for the corporation again, as he's two busy after joining a rival network

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