6 h. ago Enzo Maresca plays down Chelsea’s Club World Cup chances: ‘We are not the favourites’

Chelsea face Fluminense with a place in the Club World Cup final on the line

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19 h. ago Tension and tedium: welcome to the Wimbledon press conference room | Jonathan Liew

Anyone can ask any question of the players, leading to absurd inquiries, but it can sometimes serve a useful purposeTo spend even a little time at Wimbledon is to drown in the sheer scale of things. This is a place of mind-boggling numbers: the 40 miles of racket string, the 55,000 balls, the 300,000 glasses of Pimm’s, the 2.5m strawberries. But Wimbledon’s true staple good is none of these. The most abundant product every Wimbledon fortnight is the word. And even on a rain-affected, slow news day, the words must keep coming.As with everything else, Wimbledon procures its words with a suitable reverence. Post-match interviews, in contrast to the more informal on-court setup at Melbourne and New York, are conducted at a respectful distance in front of a microphone stand, as if Jannik Sinner were actually a high-school student about to spell a very difficult word. But of course the majority of Wimbledon’s bluff and bluster takes place in a small windowless upstairs chamber that most t...

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21 h. ago Michael Douglas says he has ‘no real intentions’ of acting again: ‘I had to stop’

The 80-year-old, two-time Oscar winner said he had been ‘working pretty hard for almost 60 years’ – and is ‘quite happy’ watching his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones workTwo-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas has revealed he may be finished with acting, saying he has “no real intentions” to return to the industry.Speaking at the Karlovy Vary international film festival in the Czech Republic for the 50th anniversary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – which Douglas co-produced – the 80-year-old actor and producer told a press conference that unless “something special came up” for him, he would not act again. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Michael Douglas, 80, explains why he has 'no real intentions' of acting ever again

The silver screen legend, 80, said that he has officially retired from acting during a press conference at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.

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37 h. ago Wimbledon star hits out with 'sad' complaint after her emotional press conference

Naomi Osaka was understandably emotional after crashing out of Wimbledon following a loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but she was also annoyed about a social media post of her press conference

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51 h. ago Kristi Noem is brutally grilled over delayed warning system as monster river burst killed at least 43

Kristi Noem joined Governor Greg Abbott and other state personnel for a press conference on Saturday, where a journalist grilled the cabinet member on the delayed warning.

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52 h. ago Wimbledon chiefs hit back at Emma Raducanu after star took swipe at organisers in pointed remarks following defeat by Aryna Sabalenka

MATTHEW LAMBWELL: Wimbledon has hit back at players - including Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper - who believe the electronic line calling system is inaccurate.

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53 h. ago Kristi Noem is brutally grilled over delayed warning system as monster river burst killed at least 32

Kristi Noem joined Governor Greg Abbott and other state personnel for a press conference on Saturday, where a journalist grilled the cabinet member on the delayed warning.

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59 h. ago Cam Norrie stunned by 'dating Emma Raducanu’ question in Wimbledon press conference

Cameron Norrie enjoyed another brilliant victory at Wimbledon, but after his vital triumph, he was left stunned by a question that he was asked about fellow British tennis star Emma Raducanu

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59 h. ago Cam Norrie left stunned over 'dating Emma Raducanu' question right after Wimbledon win

Wimbledon press conferences have always had the ability to shock people, but even the most passionate tennis fan would be stunned by what Cameron Norrie

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4 d. ago Stateless Palestinian woman detained after honeymoon released from Ice jail

Ward Sakeik, 22, who came to US aged eight, tells of ‘joy and a little shock’ after more than four months in detentionWard Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained in February on the way back from her honeymoon, was released from immigration detention after more than four months of confinement.“I was overfilled with joy and a little shock,” she said at a press conference on Thursday. “I mean, it was my first time seeing a tree in five months.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Andy Burnham issues statement on his grooming gang review after he's forced to miss press conference

The reports found that Greater Manchester Police has made 'significant improvements', but still faces some issues in tackling child sexual exploitation

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves: Keir Starmer to give press conference after Chancellor seen crying

Keir Starmer will give a speech on the future of the NHS hours after facing questions about Rachel Reeves' future following her tears in the Commons at PMQs

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4 d. ago Wales press conference Live as Matt Sherratt names team for first Japan Test

The interim Wales coach has named his side to take on the Brave Blossoms in Kitakyushu on Saturday

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5 d. ago Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

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5 d. ago Heads of State review – John Cena and Idris Elba sell fun throwback Amazon comedy

US president and UK prime minister team up for a well-modulated mix of action and comedy that deserved a theatrical releaseRather than give the world an escape, Heads of State, Amazon’s throwback buddy comedy, thrums the tension in US foreign relations. Suicide Squad veterans Idris Elba and John Cena are redeployed in this gun show from Nobody director Ilya Naishuller, respectively, as the UK prime minister and US president at loggerheads. President Derringer, barely six months in office, resents the PM for not doing more to help him get elected. Prime Minister Clarke, a six-year incumbent mired in an approval ratings slump, has already dismissed the president – a swaggering former action hero – as a Schwarzenegger knockoff. After a joint press conference goes sideways and spoils the announcement of a Nato-supported energy initiative, the pair are forced on an Air Force One ride to help repair the PR damage – but it gets worse when the plane is shot down.As it turns out, the Nato en...

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5 d. ago Jac Morgan just blew Andy Farrell away and his press conference reaction says it all

The Wales flanker was awarded the player of the match gong and the Lions boss was full of praise after the match

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5 d. ago Inquiry hears of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

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5 d. ago Coco Gauff tears up as Wimbledon opponent rubs salt in her wounds after late court change

Coco Gauff was on the receiving end of a shock Wimbledon first round loss but refused to blame a late court change for the defeat as she cut a teary figure in the press confernce

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8 d. ago Wimbledon star pulls out after draw and bags £33k without hitting a ball

Hubert Hurkacz withdrew from Wimbledon after the draw on Friday but will still pocket a tidy sum of £33,000 from the All England Club

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