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Goalhanger Wants To Make The “British Bourne” With Geopolitical Audio Drama ‘Bear Hunt’
Goalhanger, the media company behind The Rest Is Entertainment and co-founded by Gary Lineker, Tony Pastor and Jack Davenport, is launching Bear Hunt, a ten-part audio drama it describes as a “British Bourne.” The series marks the debut release of Goalhanger Drama, a newly created scripted division, and follows a fictional plot to assassinate a…
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Azeez to Andrés: seven smart-looking Premier League deadline day deals
Ahead of the Premier League’s transfer deadline day, this article rounds up seven deals judged to be shrewd business, highlighting emerging talent and squad depth signings across the division. It includes Brighton’s swoop for Millwall winger Azeez, a promising Championship performer, alongside Danso’s move to Sunderland after a difficult, injury-hit spell at Tottenham as backup…
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How the search for younger players is driving the Premier League’s internal transfer market
The Premier League is signing far more teenage players than any of Europe’s other big five leagues, a trend reshaping the division’s transfer market into an increasingly self-contained ecosystem. English clubs’ financial power means they are now buying up the world’s best young talent well before it matures, rather than only poaching the finished article…
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Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme kicked a woman and his ex-wife alleged domestic abuse. Why the cosy makeover?
A Guardian opinion piece argues that Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme is undergoing a public image rehabilitation – duetting with Shania Twain, appearing on Celebrity Gogglebox and giving cosy BBC 6 Music interviews – that glosses over serious allegations of violence. His ex-wife Brody Dalle testified in court that Homme once head-butted…
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Olid promises ‘brave’ Man Utd with new-look style
New Manchester United women’s manager Eva Olid has called for her side to be “brave” and adopt an “attacking mindset” ahead of her first match in charge, a Women’s Super League season opener away to London City Lionesses on Friday. The Spaniard, who joins from Hearts after Marc Skinner’s departure, arrives amid fan frustration over…
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‘Humble but ambitious’ – the return of fallen giants Schalke
Schalke, one of German football’s most storied clubs, have returned to the Bundesliga after a turbulent six years marked by two promotions and two relegations, including a near-brush with insolvency caused by heavy debts, missed European qualification and the impact of Covid-19. Despite the financial turmoil, the Gelsenkirchen club’s fanbase has remained fiercely loyal throughout,…
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Anker charging gadgets at IFA 2026: Combo chargers, a power bank and more
Anker has unveiled a wide range of new charging products at IFA 2026, continuing a trend from CES earlier this year of building small displays into nearly all of its devices. The launch spans portable power banks, laptop chargers, a desktop hub and a magnetic charging stand, reflecting the company’s push to bring its various…
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‘Dear Katie, how far we have come…’ – Taylor gets reply from her hero
As Katie Taylor prepares to retire on Saturday following her fight at Croke Park, Deirdre Gogarty — Ireland’s first female world boxing champion and Taylor’s childhood hero — has written a public reply to a letter Taylor sent her in 1996. At the time, women’s boxing was banned in Ireland and Taylor, then a teenager,…
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‘You couldn’t make Taylor’s story up’ – Hearn
Katie Taylor is set to make the final walk of her professional boxing career on Saturday night, fighting Flora Pili at Croke Park with the chance to reclaim the undisputed light-welterweight title. Her promoter, Eddie Hearn, reflected on her extraordinary journey from Olympic gold medallist to a driving force in transforming women’s boxing, describing her…