16 h. ago WagWorks: inside the £1,000 per month members' club for dogs — is it worth the money?

Scent dens, behavioural consultations and reggae — Lotte Jeffs checks her Maltipoo into London’s poshest doggy daycare

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3 d. ago LAFC’s Denis Bouanga is thriving with his new strike partner: ‘I feel so good with Sonny on the pitch’

Any questions about how the Gabon international would gel with Son Heung-min have been put to rest after a historic scoring runWhen Son Heung-min arrived at Los Angeles Football Club last month, there was a huge sense of excitement: here was South Korea’s most popular athlete and one of the best Asian footballers in history. In a city with the largest South Korean community in the United States, there was also a belief that – just as with Lionel Messi and Miami – the diaspora would create a strong bridge between club and city.But this was also about LAFC itself. Undoubtedly, there was much Son could offer to Steve Cherundolo and a squad that was already blessed with attacking talent, including Denis Bouanga, the 30-year-old France-born Gabon international. Just before Son’s debut for LAFC on 9 August against Chicago Fire, Bouanga – a three-time All-Star – had 13 goals in the league and had long served as the main goal threat for the club, who at the time were sixth in the Western Co...

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7 d. ago Thomas Frank says Tottenham owners want to achieve ‘something special’

Spurs’ majority owners ENIC have rejected three expressions of interest to buy the club this month.

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7 d. ago Tottenham’s owners yet to receive new offer for club amid report of takeover bid

Spurs’ owners ENIC ‘unequivocally rejected’ two expressions of interest in the club last month.

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8 d. ago Wayne Rooney dubs Birmingham City stint a 'car crash' after brutal Tom Brady comment

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney was sacked by Birmingham City after just 15 games in charge and a disastrous three-month spell in charge of the Championship club

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8 d. ago Wayne Rooney opens up on 'car crash' Birmingham City spell after Tom Brady comments

Former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney has shed light on his disastrous three-month spell in charge of Championship club Birmingham City in the 2023/24 season

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9 d. ago 'Bring your own booze' nightclub gives update after police's 'grave concerns'

The club announced a new bring-your-own policy earlier this month in an effort to bring more punters in

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1 week ago Afghan football chief accused of seeking $10,000 bribe for national team place

AFF president recorded talking to Australia-based player’s brotherMohammad Yousef Kargar denies accuracy of leaked recordingsThe president of the Afghanistan football federation (AFF) has been accused of demanding a $10,000 (£7,400) bribe to secure a spot for a player on the national team. In leaked recordings, Mohammad Yousef Kargar is heard discussing how to transfer the payment with the brother of Nesar Ahmad Mehman, who was being considered for a spot in the team’s training camp in Thailand. Kargar has denied the allegations and claimed the recordings were “nothing but conspiracies and fabrications”.Mehman, who plays in the second tier of Australian football, was spotted at the end of last year during an annual tournament in Melbourne organised by the Afghan diaspora. Kargar invited him to join up with the national team for the training camp in March and sent an invitation letter to his club, Stockton Sharks. But in recordings aired this month by Afghanistan International TV –wh...

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3 w. ago The Scotsman Whisky Club: First virtual tasting an exploration of regions via Claxton’s drams

The Scotsman Whisky Club’s first virtual tasting took place this month, and was a sell-out success.

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3 w. ago Richard Osman announces huge career news after Netflix success

After his Thursday Murder Club hit screens last month, Richard Osman has revealed his plans for his next career move, with "more news" next year

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3 w. ago Regatta's £4 wellies worth £50 with designer print hailed 'ideal' for wearing on drizzly dog walks

"Excellent, I got them for dog walking and they are ideal. The cleat on the sole means they are not slippery on wet grass"

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3 w. ago ‘It’s my second home!’ Gen Z and the sudden, surprising boom of luxury gyms

Expensive fitness facilities might seem a tough sell in a cost of living crisis. But for young people in crowded or dilapidated house shares, the high price for a haven can be worth payingThe best part of Owen Willis’s day is his morning shower. Notes of lavender and eucalyptus waft through his private, stone-tiled shower room as he uses a £32 bottle of Cowshed bodywash. He dries off with a fluffy white towel before slathering on Cowshed body lotion (£24).This isn’t Willis’s home, however. It’s his gym. He belongs to Third Space in London, which calls itself a “luxury health club”. Memberships start at £230 a month for an individual site and go as high as £305 for access to all of its branches, including the Mayfair club, where gym-goers can expect “UV-treated fresh air” and “a Himalayan sea-salt walled sauna and steam room”. Continue reading...

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last month Vitesse Arnhem celebrate after reprieve reinstates them into Dutch league

Experts believed club had 1% chance of survivalTies to Roman Abramovich led to KNVB’s investigationVitesse Arnhem have been dealt a dramatic reprieve after an appeals court ruled against the Royal Dutch Football Association’s (KNVB) decision to revoke their professional licence.Vitesse looked doomed after a civil court in Utrecht judged in favour of the KNVB last month, appearing to confirm the 133-year-old club would be kicked out of the Netherlands’ second division. Many supporters were resigned to at least one season in the cold after no arrangement to continue in amateur football could be reached, but they will now be able to watch their team again after a shock turnaround on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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