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Oscar winning filmmaker Alexander Payne is presiding over the Venice Film Festival’s main competition jury this year, returning for the first time since his Downsizing world premiered on the Lido in 2017.  That time around, spending just 36 hours here, everything was “a blur.” Today, he said he’s reveling in a sort of paradise that only became real yesterday. “I …

The ongoing war in Gaza was the main topic of conversation at this year’s Venice Film Festival jury press conference, although director Alexander Payne diplomatically chose to not offer his viewpoint on the matter. “Quite frankly, I feel a little bit unprepared for that question,” said Payne, the competition jury president, when asked about his personal stance on the humanitarian …

Electric is how Eddie Howe describes the atmosphere he expects at St James’ Park tonight. First home game of the season, Bank Holiday Monday, under the floodlights and Newcastle United will have the pent-up emotions of a city behind them: their frustration unleashed not upon Alexander Isak this time, but Liverpool. All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed …

Liverpool were certainly clinical. But Newcastle will still rue not pressing home their advantage with a full complement of players when the game was goalless. Set-plays were wasted. The hosts were screaming out for a poacher to get on the end of teasing crosses that were gratefully claimed by Alisson. On the one occasion a delivery from Harvey Barnes picked …

Alexander Zverev will continue his quest for a Grand Slam title at the US Open. The German’s quest for one of the four biggest championships in the sport has been a long and agonising journey. He has reached three major finals, two of which went to five sets, and two came against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. The pair have …

How does it feel to be told you are no longer wanted? Upsetting, obviously, but what about confusing, irritating, heartbreaking? Did you see it coming, or did it hit you where it hurts, like a right-foot volley struck from close range? And how do you respond to it? With denial, perhaps? By pleading for another chance? By lashing out or …

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 summer transfer window.  It was around this time of year eight seasons ago when Philippe Coutinho told Liverpool medics that he felt pain in his back, only for scans to reveal there was nothing wrong with him. This came shortly after Liverpool had rejected a series of record bids from Barcelona to …

A new claim has emerged regarding Alexander Isak’s relationship with Newcastle, on a day that has also seen the Reds suffer an injury blow. Today’s Main LFC Headline Talk surrounding Isak’s future remains ongoing, but for now, it feels increasingly likely that he will stay put this summer. Now, the Daily Mail‘s Dominic King and Lewis Steele report that the …

The Alexander Isak transfer saga has gone public. The Newcastle United striker, one of the world’s best at his position, moved to the north of England in 2022, and since his arrival in the Premier League, he’s scored 54 goals and helped Newcastle complete its Saudi-funded transformation from relegation threat to regular contender for the Champions League places. But Isak …

The Alexander Isak saga took another twist on Tuesday, with the Newcastle United striker issuing an incendiary statement outlining his grievances at being denied a transfer by the club. Newcastle then responded in kind, insisting they had never promised he could leave and that they could not foresee circumstances in which he could depart this summer. So, with Newcastle determined …