Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Jason Bell Simon Stone (centre) will direct the production, starring Andrew Lincoln (left) and Alicia Vikander Actress Alicia Vikander is set to make her UK theatre debut in a new production of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea, producers have confirmed. It will mark the Oscar winner’s first stage role of...
In a squad containing no surprises, captain Ben Stokes is fit to lead after undergoing hamstring surgery at Christmas. The match at Trent Bridge will be the all-rounder’s first action since suffering the injury to his left leg in the final Test against New Zealand in December. There are likely to be limitations on how...
George Clooney has said it is a “thrill” to have received his first Tony Award nomination, for his debut Broadway performance. The Hollywood actor, who is starring on stage in Good Night, and Good Luck, was one of a number of stars to receive their first Tony nods on Thursday. Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger,...
Adnan, now 18, will not play on the final day of the Second XI match against Yorkshire on Thursday as he has one of his final school exams. Still, he managed to make an impression. Batting at number 10 and with Barry among the crowd, he scored 25 not out with the bat and followed...
Former Manchester United and France footballer Patrice Evra will make his mixed martial arts debut at PFL Europe Paris on Friday, 23 May. The 43-year-old – who quit football in 2018 – has been training since 2016 with PFL star and friend Cedric Doumbe. The opponent for Evra’s PFL Europe Showcase Bout in the SmartCage...
The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for $7m (£5.26m) at auction. The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time. The American spent his entire career with the Lakers, winning the NBA Championship five...
Eilish McColgan says she is simply looking to complete her marathon debut in London with “no mishaps” but then quickly admits to having a couple of “loose goals”, which turn out to be significant targets. One would be setting a new Scottish record and, if she does that, it will take care of number two...
When making your Masters debut you’d think you would ensure you are on your best behaviour. Eyes are everywhere to make sure rules and etiquette aren’t broken at Augusta National. So you wonder what the Augusta National committee will make of Spanish amateur Jose Luis Ballester’s admission that he took relief in Rae’s Creek during...
Fantazmaz, pictured, are a Brazilian punk band relocated to the UK, now joined by former UK Subs drummer Jamie Oliver. Their debut self-titled album will be released July 4th on their own Ghetto Bitch Records and the ferocious thirty second single taken from it called ‘Dead On The Way Home’, is a cheeky little number. ...
Canter played the 2022 and 2023 seasons on the LIV tour, but missed a putt in the breakaway circuit’s qualifying event for the 2024 season. From there the Englishman needed to rebuild his career on the DP World Tour. Initially his exemption options appeared limited, but he played well enough to keep getting starts before...
Tongue’s debut for Nottinghamshire came more than two months after he first returned to action with the England Lions in Australia. He featured twice for the second-string national team Down Under, but had failed to take a wicket in their matches in Brisbane and Sydney. His first scalp for 590 days finally came when wicketkeeper-batter...
England’s Abi Burton reacts to scoring on her England debut with Sonja Mclaughlan after her remarkable recovery from nearly losing her life to autoimmune encephalitis in 2022. Read article in full at source...
St Helens: Welsby; Bennison, Robertson, Percival, Sambou; Sailor, Lomax; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Sironen, Whitley, Knowles. Interchanges: Mbye, Pa’asi, Wingfield, Delaney, Stephens. Warrington: Dufty; Thewlis, Tai, King, Ashton; Williams, Sneyd; Vaughan, Walker, Musgrove, Currie, Fitzgibbon, Harrison. Interchanges: Powell, Philbin, Holroyd, Wood, Lindop. Referee: Chris Kendall. Attendance: 14,068 Read article in full at source...
Andy Birkett BBC News South West BBC Miriam Grubb, 23, is set to make her professional debut at the O2 in London on Friday A mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Exeter is set to make her professional debut at the O2 in London later. Miriam Grubb, 23, started training in the sport in 2021...
Thomas Tuchel takes charge of England for the first time in Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Albania – and there’s every chance the German will dish out some Three Lions debuts. But can you remember which manager gave other players their debuts? Take our quiz to find out. Source link...