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26 Jul
Carlos Kaiser: A tale from each club that football’s greatest player (who never kicked a ball) visited
“The clubs have scammed and scammed a lot of footballers.
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25 Jul
What’s coming to Netflix in August 2018? (UK)
After a bumper July, Netflix seems to be cooling things down in August.
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18 Jul
The lucrative sponsorship deals that made up 94% of Novak Djokovic’s earnings last year
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic added his 13th Grand Slam title to his trophy cabinet at Wimbledon this week with a straight sets victory over South African Kevin Anderson.
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12 Jul
10 life lessons from a startup pioneer, an astronaut and an MMA champion
A journalist, an entrepreneur, an astronaut and the heavyweight champion of mixed martial arts walk into a bar.
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11 Jul
Incredibles 2 becomes America’s highest grossing animated film
After smashing the US box office on its release, Incredibles 2 has become America’s highest grossing animated movie ever made.
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10 Jul
Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus: Is he worth his £105m price tag?
Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of joining Serie A champions Juventus in a £105m deal, which would see him go level with Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho as the third most expensive signing in football history.
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5 Jul
25 of the best football films ever made
Football films always have a bit of a hard time.
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5 Jul
It’s Coming Home songwriters set to score big with Three Lions likely to enter UK Top 40 (again)
Three Lions, England’s iconic 1996 European Championship anthem, was streamed over 450,000 times on Spotify on Tuesday as England overcame Colombia to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2006.
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4 Jul
England vs Colombia penalty shootout: How England overcame their World Cup woes
Penalty shootouts at major international tournaments have long been England’s undoing.
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2 Jul
The rise of James Rodriguez: How the World Cup Golden Boot made JR10 one of football’s highest earners
This time four years ago James Rodriguez had just scored a brace in the World Cup Round of 16 against Uruguay to set up a quarter-final clash with South American rivals Brazil.
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2 Jul
The love/hate relationship between Lionel Messi and Argentina
Lionel Messi saw any hope of carrying Argentina to World Cup glory slip away after falling to a 4-3 defeat against France in the Round of 16 on Saturday.
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29 Jun
Terry Crews is the pinnacle of 21st Century celebrity: here’s how he got there
Terry Crews is the talk of the town at the moment.
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28 Jun
How will the $25m Beats headphones ruling impact Dr Dre’s wealth?
Dr Dre has been ordered to pay part of a $25m fine to a former business partner as part of a disagreement over the origin of Beats headphones.
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26 Jun
The Academy appoints 928 new members to address diversity problems
In the wake of the #OscarsSoWhite scandal the Academy has felt continued scrutiny.
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25 Jun
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom box office – can it restore the franchise to the top ten?
After launching around the world several weeks ago, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom finally opened in the largest movie market, the US.
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21 Jun
What’s coming to Netflix in July 2018? (UK)
Netflix is coming in hard in July with a slew of major new original series and acquisitions.
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21 Jun
LucasFilm cancels all its Star Wars spinoffs: what went wrong?
Don’t expect to see too much of a galaxy far, far away after Star Wars Episode 9.
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20 Jun
F1 French Grand Prix: All the details as Formula One returns to France
As we approach the halfway mark of the 2018 Formula One season, the annual fight for first between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton is hotting up.
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18 Jun
Incredibles 2 box office results show Pixar’s formula still works wonders
The opening weekend Incredibles 2 box office results are in, and they’re incredibly impressive.
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14 Jun
US Open golf tee times, tips, event details and ticket information
We’re now approaching the back end of the 2018 PGA Tour calendar, but there’s still plenty to compete for.
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12 Jun
World Cup VR: BBC pilots virtual reality and Ultra HD for FIFA World Cup 2018
Football fans rejoice.
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11 Jun
A definitive list of all games announced at E3 2018
E3 2018 is already proving to be a big year.
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7 Jun
E3 2018 conference schedule: what to expect and how to watch online
This year’s E3 2018 conference schedule is packed to the rafters with tonnes of new updates from all of the world’s biggest video-game developers.
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6 Jun
These sponsorship deals chart Neymar’s rise to world’s most expensive footballer
Spending a large part of the 2017/18 season on the sidelines through injury has done little damage to football superstar Neymar’s status in the sport.
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1 Jun
PUBG vs Fortnite lawsuit: What does this mean for battle royale and the video game industry?
PUBG vs Fortnite is a debate that the video game community has been having since mid-2017.
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1 Jun
Despite his fall from grace, Tiger Woods remains one of golf’s highest earners
At one time, Tiger Woods was on track to join the ranks of Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali as a sporting legend.
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31 May
Pokémon Let’s Go plans to make casual gamers into paying players
After months of rumours, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee have finally been announced for Nintendo Switch.
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29 May
Solo: A Star Wars Story flops at the box office, here’s why
Has Disney got a Solo box office bomb on its hands after bungling the weekend release of its latest Star Wars adventure?
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28 May
My Friend Dahmer: How director Marc Meyers found a human inside the monster
There’s no getting around the fact that My Friend Dahmer is a pretty hard sell.
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24 May
Glaad’s Studio Responsibility Index shows modern films lack diversity
Every year, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) takes Hollywood to task over the amount of LGBT representation in mainstream movies.