4 h. ago Sports quiz of the week: movie stars, musicians, runners and US presidents

Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby union, athletics, boxing, golf and rugby league? Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Darth Vader’s lightsaber breaks Star Wars record during film prop auction

The iconic prop was among the movie memorabilia that went on sale this week

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54 h. ago Name The Footballer Quiz including World Cup superstars and the 'Irish Messi'

How good is your elite football knowledge over the last 30 years? Time to put your footballing brains to the test in our weekly quiz, where you have to name the player from their Wikipedia page

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2 d. ago ‘Scariest’ film in series dubbed 'blueprint for possession movies' out this week

It hits cinemas in a matter of days

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6 d. ago I spent a long, confusing week watching every single Elizabeth Hurley movie

To unravel the mystery of the British actor, model and entrepreneur’s surreal, winding career – which this week finds her playing a dead millionaire in a Channel 4 reality show – Adam White spent seven days watching all 28 of her films, from the one where she murders Patsy Kensit to the erotic thriller her son directed

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6 d. ago Kourtney Kardashian puts on very cheeky display in thong swimsuit with Travis Barker after pregnancy rumors swirled

The 46-year-old reality star was seen on vacation with 49-year-old musician husband Travis Barker and their 21-month-old son Rocky Thirteen.

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6 d. ago Coronation Street's Carla Connor taken aback by Betsy Swain's emotional admission

There's a moving moment on Coronation Street next week as Carla Connor has a gesture for stepdaughter Betsy Swain amid her plans to propose to Lisa Swain on the ITV soap

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7 d. ago Sports quiz of the week: hair, historic results, hammerings and a new home

Have you been paying attention to the big stories in football, cycling, rugby union, motor sport, tennis and golf? Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Name The Footballer Quiz including star who went from Chelmsley Town to Premier League

How good is your Premier League knowledge over the last 30 years? Time to put your footballing brains to the test in our weekly quiz, where you have to name the player from their Wikipedia page

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1 week ago Gaupset to Zigiotti: stars to watch in Women’s Champions League this week | Moving the Goalposts

We pick out eight notable talents poised for qualifying action, including a new Manchester United signingThe second round of Women’s Champions League qualifying gets under way on Wednesday with several notable teams entering, among them Manchester United, Brann, Glasgow City and Roma. The winners of Wednesday’s semi-finals will progress to Saturday’s finals and play for a place in mid-September’s final round of qualifying. Here are eight players to keep an eye on this week.Julia Zigiotti (Manchester United): With Fridolina Rolfö continuing to recover from the injury that hampered her at Euro 2025, plenty of eyes will be on her compatriot and now club-mate Zigiotti. The Swede was United’s other marquee signing this summer and brings a wealth of experience. The tenacious defensive midfielder arrived after a double-winning season with Bayern Munich and was at the heart of her country’s run to the quarter-finals in Switzerland. Zigiotti will be familiar to Women’s Super League fans from...

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2 w. ago Sports quiz of the week: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Vuelta and ‘Farmageddon’

Have you been watching the football, rugby union, rugby league, boxing, horse racing, tennis, snooker and cycling? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Name The Footballer Quiz with 1991 born striker to star who married Miss Sweden

How good is your Premier League knowledge over the last 30 years? Time to put your footballing brains to the test in our weekly quiz, where you have to name the player from their Wikipedia page

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3 w. ago Love Is Blind UK star Aanu's music career including links to Stormzy and King Charles

Love Is Blind UK star Aanu is a property developer by day and musician by night.

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3 w. ago Tim Minchin looks back: ‘Entertainers say we want to change the world, but really we just enjoy being clapped’

The comedian on his sickly childhood, what made him leave his home town and his Matilda-induced anxietyBorn in 1975 in Northampton and raised in Perth, Australia, Tim Minchin is a musician, comedian, actor, writer and director. Starting out in musical theatre, he turned to comedy in 2003, winning the 2005 Perrier best newcomer at the fringe. In 2008, the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned him to write music and lyrics for a stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda – it has since won seven Olivier awards and four Tonys. He is married with two children and lives in Sydney. His new album, Tim Minchin Time Machine, is out now. Matilda the Musical is playing in the UK and Ireland.As photos were so rare in the 80s, compared with now, there’s a formality to my physicality here. I look proud, but as I didn’t like primary school, I would have been unhappy that it was time to go to class. I found the whole school experience very scary. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Sports quiz of the week: heroes, villains, outcasts, legends and local rivals

Have you been paying attention to the football, cricket, cycling, rugby, golf, baseball and basketball? Continue reading...

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last month Forever young? I’m another year older but I’ll never stop playing games

My love for video games has never wavered, I have no intention of growing up and moving onIt is my birthday this week. And while that may not sound like a worthy subject for Pushing Buttons, bear with me.I am now 54 – and so officially in my mid-50s – and I still write about video games for a living. I play video games every day; I work in a home office where I’m surrounded by video games. When I’m not playing them, I’m probably thinking about them. But at times like this, I think: maybe should I stop someday? Is there an upper limit on how long someone can do games journalism? Certainly I only know of a handful of people my age who are still writing about games on a full-time basis. Some of my friends outside the industry still play games, but usually only one or two a year – EA Sports FC, maybe, the latest blockbusting narrative adventure, Nintendo with the kids. If you’re not careful, life has a way of shepherding you away from your interests. Continue reading...

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