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Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 21
This is a daily “Who Am I?” quiz feature from BBC Sport, part of a series running throughout The Hundred cricket tournament. Readers are challenged to identify a mystery cricketer competing in the competition using a set of progressively revealed clues, with fewer guesses earning a higher score. Today’s edition, number 21 in the series,…
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Mayobridge to Madden – Smyth enjoying next level in NFL
As he enters his first pre-season as an NFL starter, County Down’s Charlie Smyth says he is getting used to being a player rather than fan of the sport.
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‘Men have 30 seconds to get a laugh. Women have 10’: standup Bella Hull on proving herself in rough clubs
Comedian Bella Hull, now 28, talks about a decade spent building her standup career the hard way, starting on the open-mic circuit at 17 and working “unsafe basements” and rough clubs rather than relying on the university comedy pipeline. She studied history of art at Cambridge but deliberately avoided the Footlights route into comedy, preferring…
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The team behind Hodgkinson’s golden rise and the hunt for a world record
BBC Sport looks at the team behind Great Britain 800m star Keely Hodgkinson’s golden rise and pursuit of a world record.
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‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Filmotor has acquired world sales rights to “Letters From the Silenced Country,” a documentary by exiled Belarusian filmmaker Andrei Kutsila, ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The partly animated film portrays contemporary Belarus through the stories of individuals who have suffered imprisonment, repression and exile under the country’s autocratic regime, using…
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Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar Launch Excel Origins, Initiative to Discover Filmmakers Under 30, as India’s Excel Entertainment Marks 25th Anniversary (EXCLUSIVE)
Excel Entertainment, the Mumbai-based production house founded by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, has launched “Excel Origins” to mark its 25th anniversary, an initiative aimed at discovering, developing and backing Indian filmmakers under the age of 30. The scheme revives the spirit in which the company itself began, with Sidhwani and Akhtar, then both 26,…
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Usher Addresses Claims He Used a Lookalike Onstage: ‘They Can’t Clone This’
Usher has denied claims that he used a lookalike or “clone” during a recent concert on his Raymond & Brown Tour with Chris Brown, dismissing the rumours as untrue. The speculation began after his 7 August performance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with fans circulating videos online and insisting the performer looked noticeably different…
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Football transfer rumours: Endrick set for Villa loan? De Jong offered in Rodri deal?
The Guardian’s football transfer rumour column reports on speculation swirling around several Premier League and European clubs as the transfer window continues. Aston Villa, seeking a lift after selling key players, have reportedly enquired about a loan for Real Madrid forward Endrick, while Manchester City are said to be resisting Barcelona’s interest in Rodri, with…