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Jürgen Klopp has revealed the extraordinary efforts Liverpool made in a failed attempt to sign a teenage Kylian Mbappé from Monaco, describing an elaborate and secretive meeting with the forward's family. Speaking on German broadcaster Magenta TV after covering France's World Cup quarter-final win over Morocco, the former…
New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) prestigious G1 Climax tournament returns to the United States for its 36th edition, with the opening event held on Saturday at the NOW Arena in Chicago. The competition matters because it is regarded as one of wrestling's most demanding and career-defining tournaments, with the…
Labour MPs are calling for Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed to be barred from the whole of North West England and Yorkshire, following his release from prison on 2 July 2026. In a letter to Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, MPs from the areas…
A group of travellers with more than a dozen caravans has set up an unauthorised encampment on a playing field used by Caldicot Comprehensive School in Caldicot, south Wales, forcing the school to cancel its sports day and outdoor PE lessons. Staff and students at the 1,300-pupil school…
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil delivered a pointed on-air report on Thursday examining why the Democratic Party had backed Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner for so long before abruptly dropping him. Platner suspended his campaign after a rape allegation from a former girlfriend, and Maine Democrats are…
An American flag was flown upside down on a city flagpole during a Somali Independence Day event at Lake George Park Pavilion in St Cloud, Minnesota, on 3 July, prompting complaints to police and a wave of anger online after footage of the scene went viral. Displaying the…
The Guardian looks ahead to the next three years for the US men's national team following a 2026 World Cup that began strongly but ended disappointingly, as the programme now enters the 2030 cycle with several ways to rebuild the squad. The piece matters because major uncertainties hang…
The Guardian reports on the Samuel Beckett Biennale, an ambitious 12-year festival organised by Seán Doran through his cross-border organisation Arts Over Borders, which aims to reclaim the playwright as a figure of both Ireland and Britain. Staging experimental "performed readings" at locations significant to Beckett's life —…
Taylor Sheridan's television output was almost entirely overlooked by the 2026 Emmy Awards, extending what the article frames as a persistent pattern of snubs from the Television Academy. Despite the popularity of his shows, his TV universe secured only a single nomination — a stunt coordination nod for…