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Cristian Romero is open to joining Arsenal this summer - but Tottenham are adamant their defender will not be crossing the north London divide - Sunday Mirror
Shergar Cup: Ryan Moore helps Great Britain and Ireland to Ascot crown
Ryan Moore bagged a Shergar Cup double on his return to the competition following a 20-year absence to help his Great Britain and Ireland team win the team event while he was also crowned leading rider over the six races.
Super League: Wigan thrash Toulouse to move second as Huddersfield win third straight match with victory over Catalans
Sam Halsall and Connor Wrench both went over for doubles as Huddersfield beat Catalans Dragons 42-20 for their third successive Super League win.
The Giants raced into an 18-point lead inside the opening 15 minutes through Halsall's double and Fenton Rogers before further tries from Wrench, Sam Hewitt and Zane Dunford put them 36-0 up at half-time.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Is ‘Gutted’ on ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Closing Night: Producing on Broadway Is ‘Unsustainable’
Ahead of tonight’s final “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” show, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is speaking out about how producing on Broadway has become “unsustainable.”
“I’m gutted that the wonderful Broadway production of ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ is closing today,” Lloyd Webber wrote on Instagram. “I’m immensely proud to have been a part of an incredibly daring production whose cast and creative team broke new ground on Broadway and gave 17 actors their Broadway debut.”
“We’re Going For It”: JPop Duo YOASOBI On Grammy Aspirations And Being Main Characters
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YOASOBI on Zoom are the most dressed down I’ve ever seen them. Which is not saying much, because I’ve seen them only twice before this, but somehow they’re still exuding chic more effortlessly than most artists I’ve met.
‘Abbott Elementary’ Stars Sheryl Lee Ralph and Janelle James on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘We’ve Lost Too Many People’
As “Abbott Elementary” gears up for Season 6 production in just a few short weeks, stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and Luke Tennie are reflecting on turbulent changes in the industry — from the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to production struggling in Los Angeles.
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Ends Sunday Night: Here Are the Most Popular Purchases of 2026 (So Far)
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As the 2026 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale hits its final weekend (prices go back up on Monday, Aug. 10), it’s become clear that five specific categories have been the stars of this year’s savings event. According to the Anniversary Sale Bestsellers list, which the retailer compiles annually as the event nears its end, customers can’t seem to get enough of chunky trainers and cushioned running shoes (specifically from On, New Balance and Hoka), high-end hair tools and beauty products (hi, Dyson Airwrap), designer sunglasses (think Miu Miu and Fendi), atheisure essentials (especially from Vuori) and travel-sized fragrance sets (à la Le Labo).
Football gossip: Rodri, Romero, Diomande, Torres, McNeil, Johnson, Ruggeri
Barcelona increase Rodri bid, Cristian Romero wants to join Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are set to sign Ousmane Diomande.
Barcelona are in continued talks with Manchester City over signing Rodri and have made an increased bid of £51.4m for the Spain midfielder, 30. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Monica Barbaro Teases Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Film ‘Artificial,’ Addresses Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet Comments
Monica Barbaro is in the thick of her rom-com summer — and she’s opening up about what’s next.
In a wide-ranging interview with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote her new film, One Night Only, Barbaro teased what audiences can expect from Luca Guadagnino‘s Artificial, the upcoming film about the OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, starring Andrew Garfield.
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Is Releasing Third Novel For Free On Substack
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Philanthropist and Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott said Saturday she will self-publish a new novel, her third, on Substack throughout the month of August, but has so far provided few details on what the book is about.