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Erik Poppe’s ‘Beloved’ to Open Haugesund: ‘All Eyes Are on Norway,’ Says Festival Chief Tonje Hardersen
After the World Cup where Norway made a splash with its wealth of soccer talent – led by Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard – the Nordic nation will be showcasing some of its biggest film talents at the 54th edition of the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, running Aug. 22-28. Out of 84 feature length…
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Manchester United part ways with head coach Marc Skinner
Manchester United’s Women’s team head coach Marc Skinner has left the club by mutual consent after five years in charge, with a dispute over transfer strategy at the heart of his departure. Skinner, 43, is understood to have initiated the exit talks himself, having grown increasingly frustrated at seeing rival Women’s Super League clubs consistently…
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Furious UEFA warned Gianni Infantino NOT to destroy botched World Cup plan documents with lawsuit threatened before FIFA president abandoned his plot
UEFA formally warned FIFA president Gianni Infantino not to destroy any documents relating to a botched, now-abandoned World Cup plan, threatening legal action had evidence been tampered with. The episode marks a serious escalation between European football’s governing body and FIFA, reflecting UEFA’s fury both at the substance of the scheme and at how Infantino…
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Cross-country collision, chart clash and a Falkirk tragedy lead the news
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is injured in a hit-and-run near Toledo and Bernie Sanders slams John Fetterman, while a young worker dies in a Falkirk yard accident, Shiho Kuwaki wins the Women’s Open and Morgan Wallen hits 43 weeks at number one.
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Cheers, tears and records for Team Wales in Glasgow
Team Wales returned from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with 31 medals, including nine gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze, prompting debate over whether the campaign should be viewed as a success. Sprint cyclist Emma Finucane emerged as the standout performer, winning four golds in four days and becoming the first track cyclist and Welsh athlete…
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Football Weekly’s summer mailbag: AI, how transfer gossip works and more – part two
This Guardian Football Weekly podcast episode is a summer mailbag special, in which host Max Rushden and a panel of regular contributors answer listener-submitted questions on a range of football-adjacent topics. It forms the second part of the mailbag series, continuing discussions started in an earlier episode, and offers a lighter, listener-driven format compared to…
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From European hopes to relegation form – will Moyes reignite Everton?
Everton manager David Moyes faces the challenge of reviving a side that surged into European contention last season before collapsing into relegation-form football, finishing 13th for the second successive campaign. A promising run that peaked with a 3-0 win over Chelsea in March, leaving them just three points off the Champions League places, disintegrated after…
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Fifa boycott threat pushes Wales to abandon Infantino
Wales became the first national football association to publicly withdraw its support for Gianni Infantino’s bid to remain Fifa president for the 2027-2031 term, marking the clearest sign of eroding backing for his leadership. The move followed widespread anger over Infantino’s now-abandoned plan to sell stakes in Fifa’s competitions to private investment firms, a scheme…
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Watch highlights as St Johnstone edge out Killie in seven-goal thriller
St Johnstone secured a dramatic victory over Kilmarnock in a seven-goal Scottish Premiership encounter at McDiarmid Park, with BBC Sport’s Sportscene programme broadcasting highlights of the match. The result offers a notable talking point in the early stages of the Scottish top-flight season, with both sides involved in a high-scoring, closely contested game. The video…
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Football transfer rumours: Atlético to offer Grealish escape route? Spurs target Osimhen and Gakpo?
The Guardian’s daily transfer rumours round-up reports that Jack Grealish is seeking a way out of Manchester City, with Atlético Madrid, Everton and Aston Villa all reportedly interested as the 30-year-old winger recovers from injury and remains absent from City’s pre-season tour. Tottenham are said to be exploring moves for Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen and Liverpool’s…