MANCHESTER UNITED were sent crashing out of the Champions League as Lionel Messi led Barcelona into the semi-finals. The Argentine great took advantage of two Red Devils clangers in four first-half minutes to put the Catalan side 3-0 up on aggregate. First, Ashley Young failed to clear, Messi nutmegged Fred and found the bottom corner […]
AJAX’S European dreams are still alive after stunning Juventus in their own back yard. The Dutch giants came from behind in Turin to book their first Champions League semi-final for 22 years at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo and his Old Lady teammates. Ajax last lifted the famous old trophy back in 1995 thanks to […]
MATT RITCHIE has been told he can leave Newcastle this summer – after having his request for a new deal rejected. SunSport understands the Toon winger met manager Rafa Benitez for talks over his future last week. During their discussions, Ritchie, who turns 30 in September, asked about an extension to his current contract which […]
GAME Of Thrones star Kit Harington had to wear high heels on set because he was so ‘short’. The 5’8″ star is back on the box with the hit HBO series, but has now revealed that he had to opt for “taller” shoes to boost his height. In a new interview for the May issue of […]
SO much for the brave Nou world. Manchester United were stripped of their dignity, their shortcomings laid bare by the brilliance of Lionel Messi. The little master was at his spell-binding, shimmering best to take Barcelona into the semi-final of the Champions League. His run for the first goal was electrifying, jolted into action when […]
THIS is the heart-stopping moment an off-road motorcyclist rode straight off a 40-foot cliff in Wales. Adrian Owen, 25, was left with “significant” injuries when he plummeted from a quarry edge in Merthyr. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team raced to the scene when South Wales Police received reports of a man falling off a cliff […]
HEROES Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Sean Morrison gave Cardiff a massive Premier League lifeline as Neil Warnock tries to match Tiger Woods in the sporting comeback stakes. In his fight for survival, Cardiff boss Warnock says he will take inspiration from American Woods’ stunning against-the-odds Masters victory at the age of 43 after years of injury […]
THE IPL is in full flow as all eight competing teams aim to boost their play-off hopes. MS Dhoni and his CSK team are looking to defend their title after a memorable victory against SRH in last year’s final. Who won KXIP vs RR? Kings XI Punjab defeated Rajasthan Royals by 12 runs on Tuesday. […]
IT’S the boldest overhaul in The X Factor’s history. Simon Cowell is hoping to turn around the show’s fortunes with a celebrity and all-star versions of the competition. And I can reveal he is hoping to transform the fortunes of a star name during the celebrity show — by offering a big money deal with […]
THERE was a strong word for Roger Varian’s filly floating around Newmarket before Qabala bounded home in the Nell Gwyn. Traditionally not the strongest of trials, the winner shot to Guineas favouritism as swiftly as she passed the winning post. 66-1 was available before today’s exertions. That soon became 12-1, then that was gobbled up […]
THE Widow viewers were left baffled tonight after it was revealed Kate Beckinsale’s Georgia Wells had a baby daughter. Georgia and her missing husband Will are seen cooing over the little tot in a flashback scene from five years prior, as episode 4 kicks off. The series has told the story of Georgia searching for […]
A MOTHER who allegedly had sex with two of her own daughter’s underage boyfriends after plying them with cigars and booze will avoid jail. Coral Lytle, 41, was arrested for seducing the two teenage school boys during 2017 in California. Prosecutors claim the married mum provided alcohol and cigars to the alleged victims, both freshmen […]
THE Chase star Jenny ‘The Vixen’ Ryan has revealed how she saved a stranger’s first date. The telly favourite, 37, branded herself an “unwinged cupid” after coming to a primary school teacher’s rescue when she found out the woman wouldn’t be able to meet her suitor. She wrote on Twitter: “A short story about woeful […]
EMMERDALE viewers were tonight left scared stiff when Harriet Finch’s stalker broke into her house as she slept. Over the last few weeks local vicar Harriet Finch has been subjected to a terrifying stalking ordeal in the ITV soap, and tonight the prowler upped their game. It’s not been confirmed what happens to Harriet in […]
THE fast-paced, six-hitting spectacle that is the IPL is at the halfway point. MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings are hoping to retain cricket’s most lucrative prize after their win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 final. Which IPL matches are on Wednesday? The IPL continues on Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Chennai Super Kings […]
GORDON Ramsay is one of the world’s most famous and successful chefs after building an empire of award-winning restaurants around the world. And yet the sweary fella’s still angry, which is part of his charm. Here’s all you need to know about him… How has Gordon made his name? Gordon Ramsay was born in Renfrewshire, […]
THE female passenger hurt in a crash with Prince Philip has been charged with withholding details about two earlier road offences. Emma Fairweather, 48, allegedly failed to reveal within 28 days who was driving a VW Golf. The incidents came on October 3 and 21 — three months before she broke a wrist and demanded […]
BEFORE Meghan Markle dreamed she would ever be part of the royal family, she wrote about wanting to be a princess and her thoughts on Kate Middleton. On her now-defunct blog The Tig, Meghan published a post about “grown women’s” obsession with royalty. The then-Suits actress gave her thoughts on her future family back in […]
EASTENDERS fans were in hysterics tonight over the new Ben Mitchell’s hard-man act, calling him “about as scary as a rice pudding”. Viewers saw the lad, played by Max Bowden, telling Lola Pearce’s fiance Ewan how he was a “psychopath” – but very few seemed to find him terrifying. One tweeted: “This stuff with Ben […]
A FAMILY who were outgrowing their cramped home have transformed it into a luxurious, open-plan living space on BBC show Your Home Made Perfect – and all for their budget of just £55k. Andy, 34, wife Esther, 32 and their three girls had been arguing over what to do with their small semi-detached house in […]
KATE Beckinsale’s character Georgia Wells finally tracks down Pieter Bello in tonight’s episode of The Widow. The dodgy South African businessman, who tasked a child soldier with gunning down a miner in episode 3, wasn’t hard to find after a barman revealed his real name in episode 3. And Bello is almost in Georgia’s clasp […]
A SCOTTISH teenager snapped her arm in a horrific fall during a gymnastics routine. Sofia McDaid, 13, broke both her bones after the shocking incident in a routine she had been working hard to rehearse for for four months. The pupil at St Ninian’s High School in Giffnock was performing with six pals when she […]
ALREADY sick of chocolate in the run-up to Easter? Eggs may get all the glory, but there are plenty of other festive eats to be enjoyed on the cheap — who could forget the humble hot cross bun? Stock up with these Easter treats to save cash over the Bank Holiday weekend. Hot cross buns: […]
LORIS KARIUS started trending on Twitter seconds after David De Gea’s horror howler against Barcelona. The Liverpool stopper, on loan at Besiktas, made two outrageous blunders to gift Real Madrid the Champions League crown last May. Karius allowed Karim Benzema to poke the ball from his hands before he let long-range Gareth Bale effort slip […]
GIVING all pregnant women an ultrasound scan at eight months would prevent 15,000 breech births annually, a study reveals. It would also save eight newborn lives each year, experts estimate. A breech birth is when a baby’s bum or feet emerge first rather than the head, raising risk of complications. Research on 3,900 expectant mums […]