THE Rugby World Cup will feature a variety of national anthems and one of the newest in the tournament will be that of South Africa. The national anthem the Springboks will belt out against the All Blacks is also unique in that it is comprised of two completely different songs. Why does the South Africa […]
SOUTH AFRICA have gotten used to seeing ‘the Haka’ over the years and they will face it again when they take on New Zealand in Japan today. The two teams square off a mouthwatering Rugby World Cup opener today. What is the Haka? The Haka is a traditional war cry and dance that is seen […]
A BRITISH woman has been raped while holidaying on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The 58-year-old was attacked while walking on a beach in the Black Rock area in the early hours of Thursday morning. A 42-year-old man with whom the victim had reportedly been socialising earlier in the evening has been arrested in connection […]
KIERAN TIERNEY has paid a touching tribute to Arsenal team-mate Hector Bellerin for helping him settle at The Emirates. The £25million summer buy from Celtic joined Bellerin in the Arsenal Under-23s line-up at Wolves last night as the pair made their comebacks from injury. View this post on Instagram Class to be back! ???? Congrats […]
MANCHESTER UNITED fans have begged Sky Sports to keep Roy Keane off their games after he was signed as a new pundit. The Old Trafford legend will be in the studio this season passing his no-holds-barred judgement on the Premier League. His first appearance will be on tomorrow’s Super Sunday for United‘s trip to West […]
DONALD Trump bizarrely boasted his nukes are in tip-top condition in what is being seen as a chilling warning to Iran. The US President’s worrying words come days after he said his military was “locked and loaded” as the Middle East inches towards a full-scale war. He told reporters at the White House last night: […]
IT’S been 30 years since Baywatch slo-mo’d onto our screens – and to celebrate the big, buoyant occasion here are the stars in all their grown-up glory. Today, 22 September, marks the date the first ever episode aired in 1989 and titillated teenagers worldwide. Take a look at Malibu’s once most-desirable beach hunks and hotties […]
WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan has been hospitalised with “a medical issue”. The 65-year-old was the winner of what was then the WWF’s first ever Royal Rumble back in 1988. PWInsider reports that his family have not revealed what the exact issue is. He will not be able to attend a meet-and-greet even […]
PAEDO billionaire Jeffrey Epstein bribed doctors to medicate his teen sex slaves with Xanax, it has been claimed. Virginia Giuffre – recruited by Epstein at 16 – told how the perv also shelled out for teeth whitening and gynaecology visits for his victims. She told the Miami Herald: “There was a doctor who gave me […]
FRANCE held off a spirited second-half comeback from Argentina to win their World Cup Pool opener 23-21 at the Tokyo Stadium – before a 20-man brawl broke out. Les Bleus looked in total control at 20-3 after tries from Gael Fickou and Antoine Dupont, with 20-year-old fly-half Romain Ntamack converting both before kicking two penalties. […]
A TWO-DAY labour doesn’t sound like a lot of fun – but one amazing father-to-be helped his pregnant wife get through her’s by reading her a book about their love story. Kendall Caver, 29, from Atlanta, Georgia, surprised other half Jasmine, 28, with the sweet gesture as she prepared to give birth to their daughter […]
A MUM has hit out at her daughter’s school after claiming she has been sent home six times this term because her skirt is too short. Donna Taylor said she bought Libby Taylor-Ford, 14, three different school skirts for this term, but Cantonion High School in Cardiff said they were too short. She also claimed […]
ARSENAL reject Donyell Malen is being watched by Liverpool after a superb start to the season for PSV Eindhoven. The striker scored FIVE goals in one game last weekend as the Dutch Eredivisie giants smashed Vitesse Arnhem 5-0. Getty - Contributor Malen has bagged 11 goals in 14 games for PSV. The Gunners let Malen […]
GOGGLEBOX fans were left in hysterics last night as Mary, 90, said she used to ‘w**k out songs’ in a bizarre slip-up. The Bristolian pensioner appears on the Channel 4 show with her best friend Marina and showed off her vocal skills in one clip on Friday’s show. After singing Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To […]
AUSTRALIA defeated Fiji in their World Cup opener – but they were given a mighty scare along the way. The two-time champions trailed by nine points until they seized the lead for the first time in the 62nd minute before galloping out of sight, the Islanders unable to absorb unrelenting set-piece pressure. High Tackle Sanction […]
MEGHAN Markle will speak out about “gender violence” when she arrives in South Africa on Monday for the royal tour. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, intends to raise the issue within hours of arriving in Cape Town with Prince Harry. The royal couple are to visit an impoverished township on the first morning of their […]
EUROSCEPTIC Tory MPs who refuse to back Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal could be sensationally kicked out of party, it has been reported. The Prime Minister and his allies are drawing up a strategy which could force staunch Brexiteers to fall into line in a Commons showdown next month. A senior government source told the […]
VICTORIA Beckham says she is “proud” after David FINALLY finished building his Lego Hogwarts castle. The fashion designer, 45, took to Instagram to share her joy at her husband completing the toy structure. Filming David next to his Lego Hogwarts castle, she said: “So it’s been a few weeks but he is back and has […]
LABOUR’S Tom Watson has called an attempt to oust him as deputy leader a “drive-by shooting” – as the party’s executive committee agrees to suspend the plot. He said he found out by text about a move by senior party figures to abolish his post, calling it a “straight sectarian attack” on a “broad church […]
FRESHERS’ week is in full swing, with students all over the country embarking on seven days stuffed with sex, booze and dodgy kebabs. According to a poll by sex toy brand Lovehoney, 37 per cent of guys and 29 per cent of girls have sex during freshers’ week, with each student splashing around £200 on […]
THE EU appeared to try and scupper Boris Johnson’s efforts to secure a Brexit deal last night by leaking a memo slamming his latest proposals for the Irish backstop. However within hours of the news breaking, the UK government hit back insisting the ideas are “serious and workable” and that leaks from Brussels “are par […]
A LUCKY punter could become Britain’s biggest ever Lotto winner after the EuroMillions jackpot hit £167.5million in the longest EVER rollover streak. Friday’s total stood at £167million, but nobody picked the winning numbers of 8, 21, 25, 38 and 50 or the “lucky star” numbers of 4 and 8. It means Tuesday’s draw will now […]
FRANCE take on Argentina as the Rugby World Cup’s Group C gets underway. English eyes will be keenly on this one after also being drawn in the tournament group of death, with only two of these three rugby superpowers to progress to the quarter-finals. After a dismal Six Nations, the French have impressed in their […]
A WOMAN who lost her fiance to leukaemia after they both battled the disease on the same hospital ward has told how finding a new love helped heal her heartbreak. Jen Bayley, 31, from Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, met Kevin Grimshaw when they were put in beds next to one another at Christie’s Hospital in December […]
AMIR KHAN has revealed that he is finally in talks to set up a fight with long-time Brit rival Kell Brook for “early next year”. The 32-year-old has performed a massive U-turn after calling for Special K to retire from boxing last month as he doesn’t want to “give him any more punishment”. Welterweight rivals Khan and […]