47 h. ago The Beta Blacks: Alpha days are gone for New Zealand and their aura with it

A lack of experience has lessened the impact of the All Blacks as many key players are ineligible for selection after moving to JapanThursday afternoon, and the All Blacks are out on the training ground around the back of the Lensbury hotel on the banks of the Thames, it’s a warm autumn day, and the mood is pretty free and easy, Will Jordan is practising catching high balls, Beauden Barrett is taking shots at goal, the forwards are packing up after running some drills, head coach, Scott Robertson, is chatting happily with the media before his press conference. Someone asks if his team are looking to make a statement against England on Saturday, the sort that reminds everyone exactly how good they are.“A statement performance?” Robertson says, perplexed. “We’re just looking for a result.” Time was when every All Blacks performance was a statement performance, and their head coaches didn’t go looking for results against England, or anyone else, they expected them. The remark hung in t...

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58 h. ago ‘Studio bosses were like: it sounds lovely. We’ll pass!’: Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley on their Oscar

The actor and the director of Train Dreams – a quietly powerful tale of a logger in 1900s Idaho – on the slog of getting it made, the joy of motel living and why human-made things will always beat AIAmerica was built by men like Robert Grainier, the stoical lumberjack at the heart of Train Dreams. Grainier cuts the trees and tames the forest and lays the ground for railroads and towns. Technically, then, Train Dreams is a western. But he never once ropes a steer, shoots a bandit or circles the wagons ahead of a Comanche attack on the plains. The small print tells a different kind of story.It was a hard film to pitch, admits the actor Joel Edgerton: an uphill struggle; plenty of studio trepidation. “You go into the meeting and say: ‘Well, it’s a movie about a guy who’s not really making choices for himself. He’s kind of pushed around by life.’” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rugby World Cup ‘heartbreak’ but then ‘a cool feeling’: New Zealand duo Liana Mikaele

The Black Ferns pair arrive at Harlequins eager to put semi-final defeat behind them and ‘to see how this side of the world plays’There’s a certain aura that surrounds New Zealand rugby players. Liana Mikaele-Tu’u and Layla Sae have all the athleticism, talent and professionalism that come with being a Black Fern but during a joint interview at Harlequins’ training ground in Surrey, what stands out most is their humility, refreshing honesty and wicked sense of humour.The duo have signed for the Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) club until March. Sae, fresh off the plane from New Zealand, could make her debut against Exeter Chiefs on Sunday, while Mikaele-Tu’u already has a few appearances under her belt after joining a few weeks earlier. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man Utd facing legal action over historic sexual abuse allegation against former employee

Allegations have been lodged against a former Manchester United employee who worked at the club's training ground, the Cliff, in the 1980s and is now deceased

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8 d. ago Ruben Amorim admits he's 'really lucky to be in a job' given horrific Man Utd record

Ruben Amorim knows he's fortunate to have remained in a job given his Manchester United record and believes they were unlucky to lose the Europa League final ahead of their Tottenham rematch

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9 d. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta's training ground stir as £45m 'beast' gives him a headache

Some of the latest news surrounding Arsenal as they gear up for one last push before the final international break of 2025, which they'll head into atop the Premier League table

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim responds to Cristiano Ronaldo comment on Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about Man Utd this week and commented on the job Ruben Amorim has on his hands..

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1 week ago Erik ten Hag plots 'revenge' as Wolves offer him Premier League return after Man Utd spell

Beleaguered manager is ready to revive his reputation back in England

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1 week ago Gareth Southgate breaks silence on Man Utd job with honest Ruben Amorim verdict

Gareth Southgate has been out of work since leaving his role as England manager over a year ago, and has been linked with the Manchester United job in recent weeks

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1 week ago Gareth Southgate reveals his true feelings on job links after ties to Man Utd

The former England boss has been out of work since leaving the Three Lions despite links to Man Utd.

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1 week ago Two former Man Utd managers in running for Wolves job after Vitor Pereira sacking

Erik ten Hag and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are both in the running to become the next Wolves manager after Vitor Pereira was sacked on Sunday following a 10-match winless run

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1 week ago Man Utd legend on shortlist to land first Premier League job as new Wolves manager

Manchester United legend Michael Carrick is reportedly one of the names on Wolves’ shortlist to replace Vitor Pereira after he was sacked by the club on Sunday

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2 w. ago Huntingdon train stabbing suspect was tasered as cop shouts 'get him in a hold'

Footage of the moment a suspect in the Huntingdon mass train stabbing was wrestled to the ground by police has emerged as police said the arrests were made in just eight minutes

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2 w. ago Inside Ruben Amorim's first year at Man Utd from dream job to bombshell resignation offer

Ruben Amorim has found himself sitting on the warmest hot seat in the country at Manchester United over the past 12 months and Mirror Football takes a look back on his first year at Old Trafford

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2 w. ago ‘Safety must come first’ – Newcastle forced to take drastic action as player left ‘alarmed’ by training ground incident

NEWCASTLE have taken drastic action after a player was left alarmed after almost hitting a fan with their car. The Magpies have regularly allowed autograph hunters outside of their Darsley Park training centre. However, a recent incident saw one fan nearly hit by a player in what has been described as a "near miss". The...

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2 w. ago Roy Keane reunion teased as Man Utd icon told to take next job – 'I'm sure'

Roy Keane has been out of management since leaving Ipswich Town in 2011 and has since focused on his punditry career, but the Manchester United icon has not ruled out a return to the dugout

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2 w. ago Watch: Moment armed 'pickpocket' is tackled by martial arts champion on London Underground

Ivan Skoko put his combat training into practice when he wrestled the alleged thief to the ground on the northbound Northern Line platform at Borough station

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2 w. ago Dingwall backed to plot course through the midfield maze for England

Steve Borthwick has opted for the Northampton centre, his ‘glue’ player, over an array of talented England backsEven Steve Borthwick admits that picking his team to face Australia on Saturday was tricky. And even after he had made his mind up, there was a training ground snapshot which underlined the slim margins involved. “There was a piece of play where the skill showed by the team not starting was absolutely incredible,” said Borthwick. “I couldn’t praise them highly enough for the way they tested the team that is starting.”Which neatly sums up England’s intensifying backline debate. Ollie Lawrence, Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell, Henry Slade, Cadan Murley and Max Ojomoh are all fit and can’t even make the matchday 23. Not to mention the up-and-coming Noah Caluori. Nor Owen Farrell. Let alone the injured Elliot Daly, George Furbank, Seb Atkinson, Ollie Sleightholme and Will Muir. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inter Milan goalkeeper kills elderly man, 81, in horror crash

Josep Martinez, 27, immediately stopped and provided first aid near club’s Appiano Gentile training ground

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2 w. ago Inter Milan goalkeeper accidentally runs over and kills elderly man, 81, in a wheelchair close to club's Como training ground

The Spaniard was reportedly driving to training shortly before 10am when he was involved in the accident in Fenegro, not far from Inter's training ground near Appiano Gentile.

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