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‘A true miracle of destiny’ – Messi and Yamal’s incredible first meeting
Photographs taken in 2007 have gone viral again, revealing that Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal met almost two decades before facing each other in Sunday’s World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. The images show a 20-year-old Messi bathing and cradling a five-month-old Yamal in Barcelona’s Camp Nou dressing room, a moment photographer Joan Monfort…
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Hits don’t lie! Shakira’s 20 best songs, from World Cup anthems to megastar duets – ranked!
The Guardian has published a ranked list of Shakira’s 20 best songs, timed to coincide with her scheduled performance at Sunday’s World Cup final. The countdown spans her career from 1990s Latin pop breakthroughs through global crossover hits, World Cup anthems and recent chart-topping duets, highlighting her versatility across genres including reggaeton, EDM, baile funk…
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Pro wrestling legend hopes Richard Holliday-WWE rumors come true: ‘He’ll have to work even harder’
Pro wrestling veteran and WWE Hall of Famer Tommy Dreamer has weighed in on rumours that independent wrestling star Richard Holliday could be heading to WWE, suggesting Holliday has earned the reported opportunity. Dreamer’s comments add a respected voice from within the wrestling industry to speculation about Holliday’s future, lending weight to talk that the…
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Two ‘Scattered Spider’ teen hackers who orchestrated £29million TfL cyber attack from their bedrooms are jailed for five years and six months
Two teenage hackers linked to the “Scattered Spider” cybercrime group have been jailed for five years and six months after orchestrating a cyberattack on Transport for London that cost an estimated £29 million. The attack, carried out from their bedrooms, highlights the growing threat posed by young, remotely operating hackers capable of disrupting major public…
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STEELHEART Shares Official Music Video For Cover Of BADFINGER’s ‘Without You’
STEELHEART have released the official music video for their cover of Badfinger’s classic “Without You”, marking the return of a recording frontman Miljenko Matijevic made 30 years ago but had never shared. The release taps into renewed nostalgia for the song, made famous worldwide by Mariah Carey’s 1994 version, while also feeding into the band’s…
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Lily Allen Downsizes US Tour Venues
Lily Allen has scaled back her planned September North American arena tour to smaller theatre and amphitheatre venues in several cities, following on from a spring run of theatre shows supporting her breakup concept album West End Girl. The change reflects her limited mainstream popularity in North America compared with the UK, and the niche,…
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Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe
The European Union has ordered Google to open up key parts of Android and Google Search to rival companies, in a move that could significantly weaken its grip on two of the most important platforms in tech. The decisions, issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), require Google to give competing AI assistants and…
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UK Crime Drama ‘Cooper & Fry’ Lands U.S. Home At BritBox
British crime drama Cooper & Fry has secured a US home, with streamer BritBox acquiring Season 1 for the US and Canada, while Netflix has picked up second-window UK rights. The deal reflects the growing international appetite for British crime procedurals and marks a significant milestone for the series, which has already performed well on…
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Why did Manchester United pay Chelsea £48m for Andrey Santos?
Manchester United have signed Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos from Chelsea for £48m, marking new manager Michael Carrick’s first signing since taking charge. The move addresses a pressing need for midfield reinforcements following Casemiro’s departure and Manuel Ugarte’s long-term injury, though it is seen as a surprising choice given Santos was often a backup player at…
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Marvel Rivals is making some big visual changes to ‘cut down on battlefield chaos’ which is wonderful because my old brain can’t handle that level of overstimulation
Marvel Rivals developer NetEase is introducing visual changes designed to reduce “battlefield chaos” in the hero shooter, aiming to make fights easier to read amid the game’s famously busy, effects-heavy combat. The move responds to a common criticism of the game since launch: that overlapping abilities, particle effects and character animations can make it difficult…