37 h. ago Jannik Sinner hits another level to end Alexander Bublik’s magical run in Paris

World No 1 thrashes surprise quarter-finalist 6-1, 7-5, 6-0Bublik: ‘He’s playing fast. He’s playing smart’Half an hour into his first appearance in a grand slam quarter-final, Alexander Bublik pumped his fist to the sky and smiled widely. The source of the 27-year-old’s joy, however, was not a blazing start to the biggest match of his career or the hope that he could take his run even further. He had simply won his first game.After the jubilation of breaking new ground in Paris, Bublik’s fairytale came to a harsh end as he was picked apart by Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, who continued his march through the French Open draw with another relentless performance and a 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 win. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Victoria Beckham 'struggling' with feud as Brooklyn 'torn' between wife and family

Victoria and David Beckham are said to be at 'breaking point' with son Brooklyn and daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz, with the family 'threatening to rupture'

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9 d. ago Autumn review – amazing landscape plays central role in Portuguese wine

Set in the Douro valley, Antonio Sequeira’s softly drawn portrait of a family in flux never quite ferments to anything more than a light tipple about the passing of timeThis wistful Portuguese film is a pointillist portrait of a nuclear family over the course of an eventful year; it has plenty of earthy flavour, perhaps like the wine the paterfamilias of the story, Otávio (Miguel Frazão), produces on his small plot in hills above the Douro river. In oenological terms, you can really taste the terroir – the land on which it’s made – with notes of nostalgia and melancholy and a tangy, slightly humorous spice. But there’s also maybe a touch too much sweetness in the blend, given writer and director Antonio Sequeira’s script occasionally slips into a tannic, sentimental theatricality. If it weren’t for the fact that the stunning landscape plays such an integral part in the film’s atmosphere you’d assume that this must have started as a stage play given the tidy scene breaks, dividing th...

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1 week ago David and Victoria Beckham torn apart by Nicola Peltz friends: 'they make it impossible’

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz friends have claimed that David and Victoria Beckham are making it "impossible" for the married couple who just want to be "loved" and "supported"

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2 w. ago The Love That Remains review – startling tragicomic portrait of a fractured family

Cannes film festivalIcelandic director Hlynur Pálmason examines a broken marriage through stunning imagery and quirky fantasy visions, but his new comic tone undermines the painIcelandic film-maker Hlynur Pálmason gave us the haunting historical drama Godland and the challenging and bizarre thriller A White, White Day; now he has changed things up with this startling, amusing, vaguely frustrating movie. The Love That Remains is a portrait of a fractured family and a sundered marriage which, with its dreamy piano score, fantasy visions and quirky sequences to go with the dead-serious scenes of purported emotional pain, introduces a slightly disconcerting but certainly intriguing new comic tone.Pálmason’s visual and compositional sense is as commanding as ever, with some stunning imagery of the Icelandic landscape. But it is flavoured with a new tone of persistent, playful unseriousness, which finally morphs into a tragicomic spectacle of male loneliness. In some places this film does...

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4 w. ago Inside the Beckhams’ Last Happy Family Photo Before Brooklyn and Nicola Feud Exploded

A smiling family portrait once captured the Beckham clan united in festive cheer — but just months later, it all unravelled.

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4 w. ago Beckhams’ last happy family photo before Brooklyn and Nicola feud has emerged

A smiling family portrait once captured the Beckham clan united in festive cheer — but just months later, it all unravelled.

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4 w. ago The final smiling family portrait before the Beckhams were torn apart

The image is a far cry from the tense relations between the Beckhams and their son and his wife, following reports that things are 'beyond repair'.

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