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The Pink Floyd period David Gilmour thought was falling apart: “Incredibly undisciplined”
David Gilmour has looked back frankly on the early days of his tenure in Pink Floyd, admitting he found the band in a poor state when he joined to support the ailing Syd Barrett. He recalled the group’s live performances under Barrett as chaotic, reflecting the frontman’s own deteriorating mental health, and said his priority…
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From the ‘Human Rottweiler’ to a true Gentleman: The trials and tragedy that reinvented Vinnie Jones from a dirty football player to a hit actor topping the Netflix charts
Vinnie Jones, once notorious as football’s most feared enforcer during his playing days in the 1980s and 1990s, has undergone a remarkable transformation into one of Britain’s most respected actors. His performance as gamekeeper-turned-hitman Geoff in Guy Ritchie’s series The Gentlemen has been singled out for praise as the show tops Netflix charts across numerous…
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How quiz-show winnings kick-started coach’s career – with Old Trafford next
Valdas Dambrauskas, the 49-year-old Lithuanian manager of Azerbaijani club Sabah, will lead his side out at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Thursday, some two decades after his coaching career began there with the Manchester United Soccer Schools. His journey to this point began in 2002 when he appeared on the Lithuanian version of…
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I can’t relate to pressure Eala faces – Gauff
World number four Coco Gauff has said she cannot relate to the pressure faced by rising Filipino star Alexandra Eala, describing her as carrying “more pressure than I do” as a trailblazer for her country. Eala, 21, made history last month by becoming the first Filipino player to win a WTA singles title and has…
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Trump’s “Lake America” mapmaking, AM radio bill, and Arsenal’s Chelsea comeback headline this bulletin
Also today: BBC’s Maryam Moshiri opens up on her blood cancer treatment, GB and Ireland stun the US to reclaim the Walker Cup, and Onimusha’s revival tops the Steam charts.
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Wigan captain Farrell to retire at end of season
Wigan Warriors captain Liam Farrell has announced he will retire from rugby league at the end of the current season, bringing to a close a decorated career spent entirely at the club. The 36-year-old second-row forward made his debut in 2010 and went on to become one of the most successful players in the modern…
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‘Gambling & guessing’ – Gray faces up to Hibs crisis
Hibernian head coach David Gray is under mounting pressure after a chastening week in which the club’s European ambitions collapsed and their league form has deteriorated sharply. Ten days after Hibs were minutes away from reaching the Conference League league phase for the first time in their history, they were knocked out by Gent, then…
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In new memoir, Nielsen recounts sending off Beckham at 1998 World Cup
In a new extract from his book The Impossible Job, former Danish referee Kim Milton Nielsen recalls sending off David Beckham during England’s 1998 World Cup last-16 match against Argentina, one of football’s most infamous dismissals. Nielsen was officiating his first major tournament when Beckham was shown a red card for kicking out at Diego…