Preview: Wisla Krakow vs. Rapid Vienna – prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Thursday’s Europa League clash between Wisla Krakow and Rapid Vienna, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. In the first leg of the second Europa League qualifying round, Wisla Krakow are set to host Rapid Vienna at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana on Thursday. The home side finished 10th in Poland’s second…

Emmerdale spoilers – where are Belle and Tom?

The following article contains discussion of themes including coercive control and domestic abuse. Emmerdale spoilers follow from Tuesday’s episode (July 23) and beyond. Emmerdale aired a worrying cliffhanger on Tuesday evening as Belle and Tom King’s ongoing storyline took another unsettling turn. When Cain and Charity Dingle took a trip to Belle and Tom’s holiday…

Liam Davies relishing ‘brilliant’ brutal draws and remembers ‘lovely’ Ray Reardon

Liam Davies is not doing things the easy way on the professional tour (Picture: Getty Images) Liam Davies is loving the challenge of his first year as a professional, even as he is handed a string of brutally tough draws at the start of the season. The 18-year-old has first round matches at the Xi’an…

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Review: Look, I Laughed

Deadpool & Wolverine isn’t particularly good. But it’s so determined to beat you down with its incessant irreverence that you might submit anyway. Photo: Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/MARVEL Right before he and Wolverine have their first big fight in Deadpool & Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds’s Deadpool asides to the camera, “Get your special sock out, nerds….

International counter terrorism investigation leads to Anjem Choudary conviction

An international police investigation involving the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) working with law enforcement from north America has resulted in the conviction of the radical preacher Anjem Choudary for directing a banned terrorist group. The joint-Met Police and MI5 investigation into Choudary was assisted by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Royal…

Olympics: How Messi ignored Barcelona and triumphed over Nigeria in Beijing 2008

We recall how Barcelona almost stopped Lionel Messi from making the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Before the Copa America triumph in 2021, Lionel Messi’s success on an international level had come exclusively through age-grade competitions: the 2005 Youth Championships and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is quite peculiar that he had to go through Nigeria to…

Manchester City vs Celtic: TV channel, live stream & kick-off

The Parkhead club will take on the Premier League champions in the early hours of Wednesday morning before a final match Stateside against Chelsea. The pre-season friendly will be Celtic’s fourth outing of the summer after playing Ayr United and Queen’s Park in Scotland, then DC United in America. Celtic drew 1-1 with Ayr – now managed…

The Mystery of the Crypto Queen’ Sells Wide

Docuseries “Fugitive: The Mystery of the Crypto Queen,” about one of the most wanted women in the world, has sold across 31 territories, Variety can confirm. The globe-spanning mystery, which filmed across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, tells the story of Ruja Ignatova, the founder of fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin and the only woman…

‘Those About to Die’ star Sara Martins discusses her Roman Empire

Sara Martins is ready for battle. The French actress stars in Peacock’s new epic Those About to Die as Numidian immigrant Cala, a relentless mother who follows her children to Rome when her daughters are sold into slavery and her son becomes a gladiator during the Flavian dynasty. Martins’ desperate ferocity makes her a standout…