93 m. ago Ju Wenjun outclasses rival Tan Zhongyi to retain women’s world chess title

Ju beats Tan 6½–2½ to claim fifth world chess title34-year-old Chinese grandmaster wins €300,000Ju Wenjun has once again proven herself the undisputed queen of the chessboard.On Wednesday in Chongqing, the 34-year-old Chinese grandmaster clinched the 2025 Fide Women’s World Championship, defeating compatriot and longtime rival Tan Zhongyi by a commanding score of 6½–2½. With the victory, Ju becomes only the fourth woman in history to win the title five times, joining a storied class that includes Vera Menchik, Nona Gaprindashvili and Maia Chiburdanidze. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago World Cup winner, 48, needs prosthetics due to rare condition that has doctors baffled

Former Italy and Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta has opened up on his health struggles, with a rare condition leaving him with little option but to get prosthetics made

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6 h. ago Who is the favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother 2025? Latest odds for ITV show

Celebrity Big Brother has a new favourite - but who is it? 👁

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29 h. ago World Cup winner reveals rare genetic condition that leaves doctors wondering 'how he can WALK'

A former World Cup winner has opened up on the impact of a rare genetic condition on his life eleven years after he called time on his heavily decorated career which included a stint at Barcelona.

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46 h. ago Sting praises 'beautiful' adaptation of song in Netflix hit series Adolescence

Adolescence - which stars Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham - launched last month on Netflix and musician Sting has now addressed one of his songs being used in it

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48 h. ago Who Will Win Britain's Got Talent 2025? Here are the 10 favourites for the TV talent show

We now know the majority of the acts who will appear in the BGT semi-finals.

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49 h. ago Saltburn actor claims Adolescence calls Owen Cooper 'intimidating' on Wuthering Heights set

Australian actor Jacob Elordi, 27, is Heathcliffe in Emerald Fennell's adaptation with Cooper as his younger self.

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51 h. ago Jacob Elordi found Adolescence star Owen Cooper 'intimidating' on set of new Wuthering Heights adaptation

The Hollywood star also praised the youngster as a ‘tremendous actor’

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56 h. ago Netflix's young Adolescence star branded 'intimidating' over new major role with streaming giant

Owen Cooper, 15, shot to fame this year in Netflix's recent drama Adolescence

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64 h. ago Masters star's 'shot of the day' as he hits different kind of balls while dishing out high fives

Former world number one and three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion

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67 h. ago Hollywood actor claims Adolescence breakout star Owen Cooper was 'intimidating' on set of new Wuthering Heights adaptation

Cooper shot to fame last month in the Netflix hit Adolescence, where he played the role of 13-year-old Jamie Miller - a teenager accused of the brutal murder of a female classmate.

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68 h. ago Love Island star Chris Hughes new favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother amid Mickey Rourke drama

Celebrity Big Brother fans will soon witness the explosive argument between Love Island star Chris Hughes and Hollywood star Mickey Rourke which led to the latter's premature exit from the show

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4 d. ago Legendary Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Looks Like Trouble dies aged 33

Looks Like Trouble, who recorded his greatest triumph at the 2000 Cheltenham Festival, had spent a long retirement with former champion jockey Richard Johnson

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5 d. ago Adolescence's Owen Cooper reveals his 'worst nightmare' after show's success

The 15-year-old became the breakout star of the hit Netflix drama starring Stephen Graham

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5 d. ago Owen Cooper becomes FAVOURITE to win an historic Emmy for Adolescence: Experts say victory would be 'like scoring the World Cup winner on your debut'... but the 15

Owen Cooper, the 15-year-old star of Netflix school murder drama Adolescence, today sensationally became the favourite to win an historic Emmy Award for his performance.

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5 d. ago Lyon vs Man Utd LIVE: Second error from Andre Onana leaves Europa League quarter

United are yet to lose in the Europa League this season and are one of the favourites to win the trophy

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5 d. ago Lyon vs Man Utd LIVE: Yoro equalises for visitors after Onana error helps hosts score first goal

United are yet to lose in the Europa League this season and are one of the favourites to win the trophy

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5 d. ago Lyon vs Man Utd LIVE: Andre Onana error puts hosts into lead in Europa League quarter

United are yet to lose in the Europa League this season and are one of the favourites to win the trophy

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5 d. ago 114million people have watched Adolescence but I'm NOT one of them, says its teenage star

The four-part series sees a 13-year-old schoolboy called Jamie Miller, played by breakout star Owen Cooper, accused of brutally murdering a female classmate.

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5 d. ago Kylian Mbappé’s legal team go on attack over ‘missing €55m’ dispute with PSG

Striker argues PSG owe him unpaid wages and bonusesHis lawyers have asked Paris court to start proceedingsKylian Mbappé’s legal team are going on the attack with multiple lawsuits to try to resolve the legal dispute between the World Cup winner andhis former club Paris Saint-Germain.The France striker argues PSG owe him €55m (£47.5m) in unpaid wages and bonuses, and his lawyers say they have asked the Paris court to start proceedings. Thomas Clay, one of the forward’s legal experts, said Mbappé had been authorised to make a precautionary seizure of the money, which was frozen from PSG’s bank accounts on Thursday. A legal hearing is scheduled for 26 May, he said. Continue reading...

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