17 h. ago The Manuel Benson delay explained as Swansea City play waiting game over loan move

The Swans are still playing the waiting game in their bid to make their 12th signing of the summer

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21 h. ago Thomas Partey to appear in court day before Champions League clash with Tottenham

The former Arsenal midfielder will play his first game in the UK since being charged with five counts of rape

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44 h. ago Manchester United stance on potential goalkeeper exit amid Senne Lammens transfer

Senne Lammens' imminent signing will leave Man United with four senior goalkeepers in a season where they could play as few as 40 games.

Sport

50 h. ago Motorists that play popular car game risk £5k fine and penalty points

A survey has revealed most popular car games among drivers and passengers, but motorists are being warned not to get too engrossed in the activity otherwise they risk a fine and penalty points on their driver's licence

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3 d. ago 'I asked an MP about zip wires and didn't expect a graveyard to be mentioned'

As MPs face increasing intimidation and hate, our new YouTube show Party Games aims to play some fun - and revealing - games to get to know the person behind the politician

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4 d. ago Crystal Palace learn Conference League opponents, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest discover Europa fate

South Londoners will play three European home games at Selhurst Park

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5 d. ago Bella Ramsey reminds Last Of Us show haters they can ‘just play the game again’

Fans described the second season finale as ‘lacklustre’ and a ‘mess’

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6 d. ago Keeper is the ecological ‘fever dream’ where you play as – checks notes – a lighthouse

Double Fine’s latest is a whimsical action-adventure that takes inspiration from real-life biology as much as cult fantasy movies from the 1980sKeeper is staking a bold claim to be the oddest game ever published by Microsoft. The setting is weird: an iridescent, far-future imagining of New England where organic and non-organic matter mingle in strange, alchemical ways. And the characters are undeniably quirky: one is a bird called Twig whose beak is made from driftwood. Strangest of all: you play as a lighthouse that has inexplicably become animate, sprouting tiny, spindly little legs to carry its wibbling, wobbling body.In the sea of action-hero young men and, to a lesser degree, women, the lighthouse stands out as an unlikely star. Creative lead Lee Petty is a little fuzzy on the details of how it came to be. Rather, he talks about the creation of the protagonist as he does the broader action-adventure experience: as if it rose out of his subconscious. Despite the ostensible absur...

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7 d. ago Gavin Newsom is taking the fight to Trump – but for whom is he fighting? | Arwa Mahdawi

The California governor is one of the few Democrats who seems ready to play the president at his own game. But he also has to show voters that he has empathy and a vision for their futureEvery time you think US politics could not possibly get any stupider, it does. Today’s instalment of “we live in hell, where politicians are passing around the last remaining brain cell” comes via New York and the latest shenanigans of the city’s mayor, Eric Adams. Desperate to distract voters from a steady stream of scandals, the latest of which involves a former aide giving a reporter a crisp packet filled with cash after an Adams mayoral campaign event, he is trying hard to flex his social media muscles.This weekend, Adams joined Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who is running as an independent in November’s election, and others in mocking Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic Democratic candidate and frontrunner, for his weightlifting efforts at a community event. Adams posted a side-by-side video on...

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8 d. ago The Roses review – dieback blights Colman and Cumberbatch remake

Both British actors are let down by the overly glossy, romcom-y sheen of this update of Warren Adler’s 1980s novel about a spectacularly toxic marriageOlivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, the two most prestigious English screen actors in the world, resoundingly butt heads in this feel-bad movie; it is oddly, but not uninterestingly, composed throughout in feelgood romcom style. In casting terms, this is a Borg-McEnroe 10-set tie-break leading to play being suspended even as the leads bring every microlitre of their technique to the game.They play Ivy and Theo, two high-achieving professionals whose marriage becomes a black-comic Chornobyl of toxic hate; it is adapted from the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, which was previously filmed in 1989 with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Tony McNamara writes this new version and the director is Jay Roach, known for Austin Powers and Meet the Parents. Colman and Cumberbatch are acting black-belts and they are never an...

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8 d. ago Story of Seasons Grand Bazaar release date and when you can play the revitalised Nintendo DS game

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is bringing players back to an iconic DS-era game, complete with a new story and first-of-its-kind voice acting in its cinematics.

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8 d. ago PS Plus Extra and Premium September 2025 reveal date, predictions and when you'll play the new games

The PS Plus September 2025 announcement is on the horizon, and predictions are flying in thick and fast as to what could be included. Here's everything you need to know.

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1 week ago Pollard shines as South Africa bounce back to beat Australia in Rugby Championship

South Africa 30-22 AustraliaSpringboks avenge shock defeat by WallabiesHandré Pollard put in a commanding performance at fly-half as a more pragmatic South Africa beat Australia 30-22 in their second Rugby Championship Test in Cape Town on Saturday to reignite the defence of their title.Australia had stunned the world champion Springboks 38-22 in their competition opener in Johannesburg the previous weekend as the hosts tried to play an expansive game-plan with ball in hand and were picked off.More to follow Continue reading...

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1 week ago La Liga players reject proposal to play game in USA after Premier League makes stance clear

La Liga had planned to take Villarreal's game with Barcelona to Miami but those hopes have been dealt a huge blow as leading lights in Spain rejected the proposal

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2 w. ago Black Myth Wukong Xbox release time and when the soulslike superstar comes to Xbox Series X|S

The Black Myth: Wukong Xbox release time is nearly here, and we have all the details you need to know about when you can play the game on Microsoft consoles

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2 w. ago PS Plus Extra and Premium August 2025 games release time – when you can play the PS5 and PS4 titles

The PS Plus Extra and Premium August 2025 games are set to drop soon, and there's not long to wait before you can get stuck into the likes of Marvel's Spider-Man and Mortal Kombat 1

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2 w. ago How Manchester United should line up vs Arsenal in Premier League opener

Man United play Arsenal in their opening Premier League game on Sunday and this is how our writers think they should line up.

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2 w. ago Liverpool pay emotional tribute to Diogo Jota ahead of Premier League opener

Liverpool play their first Premier League game since the passing of Jota this evening

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2 w. ago Inside AD Ceuta as the Spanish club in Africa prepares for its first game in La Liga 2

EXCLUSIVE AD Ceuta will make history on Friday night when they become the first club from the African mainland to play a professional game in Europe in the modern era

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2 w. ago Predictor picks: Find out who our expert is backing this weekend... and play the game with £1,000 up for grabs

The money must go and a winner must be crowned. After selecting your seven results, there is a tie-breaker to determine an eventual winner should there be more than one player on the same score.

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