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The biggest regret of Jason Statham’s career arrived in 2016: “It’s a bit of a sore point”
Jason Statham, now one of Hollywood’s most durable action stars, has revealed his greatest career regret dates back to before he ever appeared on screen: failing to qualify for the Olympics as a diver. Before turning to modelling and acting, Statham competed for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, but he never made it to…
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‘Future of tour’ Eala beats Osaka to reach Washington final
Alexandra Eala beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka to reach the final of the Washington Open, continuing a breakthrough season that has taken her from outside the world’s top 50 to a career-high ranking. The 21-year-old Filipina will now face world number three Jessica Pegula for the title, having been described by her opponent…
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What happened to star signings your club never made?
BBC Sport looks back at high-profile transfer targets that clubs pursued but ultimately failed to sign, contrasting how those players’ careers unfolded afterwards. The piece opens with Tottenham’s failed 2023 move for Nigerian striker Gift Orban, illustrating how such near-misses can go on to have very different trajectories, some fading and others flourishing elsewhere. Orban,…
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Kylie Minogue Joins Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’ in Brighton
Kylie Minogue joined Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on stage at Preston Park in Brighton on 1 August 2026 to perform their classic 1995 duet “Where the Wild Roses Grow.” The appearance marked the first time the pair had sung the song together live since Cave’s surprise Glastonbury cameo during Minogue’s legends slot in…
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TV tonight: Richard E Grant on his obsession with The Odyssey
Channel 4’s schedule tonight includes Richard E Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey, a travelogue in which the actor visits Mediterranean locations linked to Homer’s epic, drawing on a fascination with the text he has held since he was 18. The programme reflects a wave of celebrity travel documentaries prompted by renewed public interest in The Odyssey…
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WWE SummerSlam: New Guard Emerges as Championship Storylines Reach Turning Point
WWE’s SummerSlam event at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis delivered a night of championship upsets and shifting storylines, widely read as a symbolic changing of the guard within the promotion. The headline shock saw rising star Oba Femi decisively defeat veteran Brock Lesnar in a punishing Hell in a Cell match, a result many observers…
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SUFC News: United’s Matondo transfer decision confirmed with decisive update – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has confirmed that the club are in talks with Rabbi Matondo over a possible transfer after the Wales winger trained with the Championship side. The update matters because it moves the proposed move beyond initial speculation, although no agreement or signing has yet been announced. Matondo, 25, is under contract…
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“I respected that”: the guitarist Billy Joel fell in love with “right away”
Hitting it off from the start. The post “I respected that”: the guitarist Billy Joel fell in love with “right away” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Fox News Campus Radicals Newsletter: Parents left in the dark, Trump starving socialist breeding grounds
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As Robert Downey Jr signs £75million deal to become the highest paid movie star EVER, meet the wife who dragged the drug-addled Iron Man star back from the brink
Robert Downey Jr has reportedly signed a £75 million deal, making him the highest-paid film star in history, prompting renewed attention to the actor’s remarkable turnaround from a period of serious drug addiction earlier in his career. Central to that recovery, as widely reported, has been his wife, producer Susan Downey, credited with helping steer…