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Arsenal begin title defence with 3-0 Coventry win
Arsenal opened their Premier League title defence with a commanding 3-0 win over newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium, with goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard securing a comfortable victory in the season’s opening fixture. The result set an assured early tone for the champions’ campaign, underlining their attacking strength…
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The Game Responds to Allegations That He Takes Shots at Kendrick Lamar on New Album: ‘Ain’t Diss Nobody on That Song’
Rapper The Game has denied allegations that he takes aim at Kendrick Lamar on his newly released 11th studio album, The Documentary III, after fans pointed to several lyrics they interpreted as veiled shots. The controversy has drawn attention partly because Game and Lamar are both from Compton, prompting criticism that a fellow West Coast…
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Slayyyter Nails Hole Cover, To Courtney Love’s Delight
Pop artist Slayyyter covered Hole’s 1994 song “Violet” for Triple J’s Like A Version series, earning a public seal of approval from Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. Love praised the performance in a cheeky social media post, joking that she had “employed” Slayyyter to work in her salon, delighting fans and underscoring the cover’s warm reception.…
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Sam Smith Wears Their Heart on Their Sleeve With the Lovestruck ‘Hazel Eyes’: Album Review
Variety’s Jem Aswad has reviewed Sam Smith’s new album “Hazel Eyes”, describing it as a lovestruck, largely acoustic reset that marks a stark departure from the singer’s previous record, 2023’s “Gloria”. Where “Gloria” was musically wide-ranging but sonically consistent, built around big pop moments such as the global hit “Unholy”, “Hazel Eyes” strips things back…
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Slayyyter Rips Through Cover of Hole’s “Violet” for Triple J Like a Version: Watch
Slayyyter delivered a rock-tinged cover of Hole’s “Violet” for Triple J’s Like a Version series, drawing praise from Hole frontwoman Courtney Love herself. Known primarily as a pop artist, Slayyyter showed a heavier side on the track, channelling Love’s raw vocal delivery while adding her own rasp and control, backed by a band that gave…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sends message to WNBA amid ‘concerns’ over treatment of Sophie Cunningham supporters
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a WNBA game in Dallas alongside a “Sophie Cunningham Night” rally, using the occasion to voice cautious optimism about how the league is treating fans who support Cunningham while restating his opposition to transgender women competing in women’s sports. His presence adds a prominent political figure to an ongoing…
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Ex-England bowler Cross to retire at end of summer
Former England international Kate Cross has announced she will retire from cricket at the end of the current summer, bringing to a close a career spanning more than a decade at the top level of the women’s game. The 34-year-old seamer, who has continued playing domestic cricket for Lancashire since losing her England contract last…
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I was a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for 11 years. This is why I resigned
Matt Calkins, a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for 11 years, has resigned after the paper allegedly refused to publish his column supporting the “Save Women’s Sports” movement. Calkins said he attended a rally outside Climate Pledge Arena in support of WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who had spoken out against biological males competing in…
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Swedish Dramedy ‘Adult Supervision’ Sells To WB Discovery, Fandango, Palace, Vertigo & More Ahead Of Fantastic Fest Launch; Watch Trailer
Sales agency Heretic has closed a string of international deals for Swedish dramedy “Adult Supervision” ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, where it will screen in the Next Wave Competition. The film, from author-turned-director Alex Schulman, marks his feature directorial debut and follows the Cannes market launch of the title, with…