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Rugby League: Leigh Leopards show IMG-Super League deal has legs?

August 12, 2023

A lot was made of the decision for rugby league in England and France to strike a deal with IMG which would last 12 years, but the success of Leigh Leopards this year could prove they’ve got it spot on. The Leopards were promoted back to the Super League ahead of the 2023 season and [...]
Harry Kane: England captain signs for German champions Bayern Munich

August 12, 2023

England captain Harry Kane has completed his move from Tottenham to Bayern Munich. Kane travelled to Germany on Friday night for a medical and the Bundesliga giants confirmed on Saturday he had signed a deal until June 2027 and will wear the number nine shirt. “I’m very happy to be a part of FC Bayern [...]
Leica Q3 review: The best travel camera ever made

August 12, 2023

How I agonised as I ummed and ahhed over how to say this. Worrying whether to pull my punches, or give it to you straight? But enough of this torture. Let’s just cut to the chase. This camera is a masterpiece. Come on, a Leica with autofocus! You’ve got to get breathless. Believe me, there [...]
Lionesses striker England not just making up the numbers in Fifa Women’s World Cup squad

August 12, 2023

England striker Bethany England has insisted that she isn’t just happy to be at the World Cup despite the Lionesses star not yet starting a game in Australia. England earned a recall from manager Sarina Wiegman after 11 months outside of the squad – a move from Chelsea to Tottenham is credited for aiding her [...]
Premier League clubs milking maximum possible cash out of away fans

August 11, 2023

The Premier League returns and clubs are ensuring they’re milking the absolute most out of their away fans. Every home club this weekend is charging the top billing of £30 for adult away tickets, except one. Arsenal are charging the 3,001 Nottingham Forest fans making the trip to the capital £28.50 for their Saturday lunch [...]
Fantasy Premier League: No Haaland and a 4-5-1 – can ChatGPT beat humans at FPL?

August 11, 2023

Today marks the start of the 2023/24 Premier League season, and by extension the 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League (FPL). And while everybody else was busy transferring out Harry Kane and worrying about Ramsdale’s starting spot at Arsenal given the arrival of Raya, we were wondering if this is the year ChatGPT might be able to [...]
Premier League club owners: A breakdown of the state of play

August 11, 2023

The greatest football league in the world returns tomorrow as the Premier League kicks off with Manchester City’s trip to Burnley – or a UAE-China-US conglomerate’s journey up the M66 to United States majority owned Turf Moor. The Premier League is a multicultural cauldron of ownership nationalities and structures, with some clubs owned largely by [...]
Haunted Mansion review: Second time lucky for movie based on Disneyland ride?

August 11, 2023

Like Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion is a big screen version of a popular Disneyland ride. The similarities don’t end there: both had a film adaptation released in 2003, with the original Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy, bombing at the box office while Johnny Depp’s Captain Sparrow shambled all the way to the bank. [...]
Gran Turismo film review: Racing game screeches to the big screen

August 11, 2023

Films about video games used to be box office poison, but times are changing. Super Mario Bros is the most successful film of 2023 so far, while Sonic The Hedgehog and Mortal Kombat have grown into formidable movie franchises. Hoping to succeed where Need For Speed failed is Gran Turismo, a movie based on the [...]
Owen Farrell is the only world class player in England’s Rugby World Cup squad

August 11, 2023

Let’s address the fact staring us in the face that there’s only one current world class player in the England World Cup squad named by Steve Borthwick on Monday. The 33-man squad is largely experienced and capable, but it’s not a side I see lifting the William Webb Ellis Trophy come the end of autumn. [...]