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Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a Different Game
Football’s three defining stars of the past two decades — Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah — are preparing for life after the game, and their off-pitch strategies are increasingly diverging. As the 2026 World Cup marks Ronaldo’s final tournament and another career milestone for Messi and Salah, Messi and Ronaldo have moved heavily…
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A bank holiday for a World Cup win? Starmer is poised to grant a day off if the Three Lions bring it home
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly considering granting a bank holiday in England if the men’s football team win the World Cup, marking a first triumph in 60 years. The move matters because it would be a rare exception to the government’s usual reluctance to approve extra public holidays, which are estimated to cost…
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England to receive bank holiday if Tuchel’s side win World Cup
Sir Keir Starmer is understood to be preparing to declare a bank holiday should England’s men’s team win the 2026 World Cup, marking what would be the nation’s first triumph in the tournament since 1966. The prime minister declined to confirm a date so as not to “jinx” the team’s progress, but the day off…
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Emmy-Nominated ‘All Her Fault’ Star Dakota Fanning Gives Update On ‘The Nightingale’ With Sister Elle & Details Of New Untitled Apple TV Thriller
Dakota Fanning has received an Emmy nomination for her supporting role in the Peacock limited series All Her Fault, while her sister Elle Fanning was nominated for the Apple TV+ comedy series Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Speaking to Deadline during a break in filming, Dakota expressed delight at the sisters’ simultaneous recognition, noting that it…
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Bunnie Xo sparks dating rumors with reality star at Nashville bar as Jelly Roll divorce looms
Bunnie Xo, the 46-year-old podcast host, has been spotted with reality television star Dylan Wolf just weeks after the public end of her marriage to country singer Jelly Roll. According to footage obtained by TMZ, the pair were seen kissing during a Fourth of July event at Jelly Roll’s own JR’s Goodnight Nashville Bar, fuelling…
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Emmy Nominee Reactions: Shailene Woodley Was Getting a Lash Lift, Sepideh Moafi Cries and Jonathan Pryce Jokes About Joining ‘Love Island’
As the 2026 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on the morning of 8 July, Variety gathered candid first reactions from a range of nominated stars, capturing the mix of surprise, emotion and humour that greeted the news. The piece matters as a snapshot of how the industry’s talent responded in real time, with some woken…
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Lollapalooza 2026: Here’s Where to Get Affordable Tickets to the Summer Music Festival Online
Billboard has published a guide on where to buy tickets for Lollapalooza 2026, the long-running Chicago music festival, which will run for four days from Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August at Grant Park. The piece matters chiefly as a consumer shopping guide, noting that many official dates have already sold out or are…
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Linda Cardellini On ‘DTF St. Louis’ Emmy Nomination And Tapping Into The Unexplored With ‘Crystal Lake’
Actress Linda Cardellini has received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie for playing Carol Love-Smernitch in the dark crime dramedy DTF St. Louis. She told Deadline that the cast celebrated together over a group text, and expressed delight at the number of nominations the HBO…
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Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: ‘I’ve realized that time has come’
Justin Verlander, one of the most decorated pitchers in baseball history, has announced that the 2026 season will be his last, bringing an end to a 22-year Major League career. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2011 American League MVP made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, having endured an injury-hit final campaign…
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Star Wars Director Officially Reveals How the Franchise Shaped His New Netflix Anime
Anime director Yûki Igarashi, known for his work on Star Wars: Visions, has spoken to Collider’s Steven Weintraub about his feature directorial debut, The Ribbon Hero, a new film coming to Netflix. The film is inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s foundational 1953 manga Princess Knight, and recently had an early preview at the Annecy International Animated…