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VAR, timewasting and subs – new rules for the new season
English football will introduce a wide set of law changes for the 2026-27 season, beginning with the Community Shield, to reduce timewasting and increase the amount of football played. The measures, trialled at the World Cup, are intended to change players’ behaviour and limit frustrating delays without relying on large amounts of added time. Referees…
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Premier League 2026-27 preview No 10: Fulham
Fulham begin the 2026-27 season under Álvaro Arbeloa after Marco Silva left for Benfica following five years that re-established the club as a stable Premier League side. Arbeloa’s arrival signals a shift towards recruiting and developing younger players, aided by his Real Madrid connections, but his relative inexperience makes Fulham’s prospects uncertain. The Guardian’s writers…
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Add to playlist: the heartbreak post-mortems of Cape Town’s Rowlene and the week’s best new tracks
Rowlene, a Cape Town singer known for collaborations with Nasty C, is presented as an R&B artist whose patient, confessional style has distinguished her from South Africa’s amapiano-led pop scene. Her new album, Some Strings Attached, particularly the track Hurts 2b Reminded, examines the grief of friendships that have faded rather than romantic break-ups, suggesting…
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Marvel’s Most Infamous Cancelled Series Officially Resurfaces 9 Years Later
New behind-the-scenes material from Marvel’s cancelled New Warriors television series has been shared publicly, nine years after the project was commissioned. The footage offers the clearest official glimpse yet of a show that could have introduced Squirrel Girl to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marked Marvel’s first half-hour, single-camera live-action comedy. Freeform ordered a ten-episode…
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“He said, You’re gonna be attacked from every side.” Motorhead legend Lemmy offered brilliant career advice to one of rock’s hottest new bands when they were starting out
Airbourne have recalled receiving career advice from Motörhead frontman Lemmy when the Australian rock band were at an early stage of their career. The encounter took place while Lemmy was appearing in the video for their 2007 single Runnin’ Wild, and O’Keeffe says the musician’s warning that they would be “attacked from every side” offered…
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The Summertime Project That Signaled the Beginning of the End for The Beatles
Paul McCartney and George Harrison’s differing attitudes during the recording of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band reflected growing tensions within The Beatles. McCartney later criticised Harrison’s apparent absences, while Harrison felt alienated by a recording process that he believed reduced the group’s ability to play together as a band. McCartney said in a 1990…
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The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is presented as a significant advance for Windows gaming handhelds, combining strong performance, unusually long battery life and reliable sleep-and-wake behaviour. Its Intel Panther Lake-based hardware and improved design make it the reviewer’s preferred portable PC, but its exceptionally high price and remaining technical shortcomings mean it is…
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Literary giants, olympic legends and TV stars heading to Sheffield as Off the Shelf Festival returns – University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield announced that its Off the Shelf Festival of Words would return for its 33rd edition, running across Sheffield from 7 October to 3 November 2024. The programme matters as it brings major literary, cultural and media figures together with local writers, reinforcing the festival’s role in the city’s cultural calendar. More…