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Dubai Eye
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Dubai Eye
He blew the judges away, now he tells us all
Dane and Sana are joined in the studio with Americas Got Talent's Steve Ray Ladson who recently got four big yes's when he performed his own single 'Back Of My Truck'. Tonight's debate was a heated one, Sana could not understand why Dane and Ellis think it's ok to ask to see around someone's home when they visit. And they talk all things phobia's following the stampede at Beyonce's latest concert due to a cockroach upsetting members of the audience. See for privacy information.
Metro
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Former Man Utd star in talks to sign for Wrexham, agent confirms
Wrexham are in talks to sign a Premier League icon just a month after he left Manchester United, the player's agent has confirmed. The Welsh club have enjoyed incredible success on-and-off the pitch since being taken over by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021. Three consecutive promotions have seen them rise from National League to the Championship, while the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham has given them worldwide fame and attention. They are now preparing for their first season back in England's second-tier and many believe it is a question of not if, but when they will be promoted to the Premier League. As a result they have been linked with a number of former top-flight players who are now free agents, like Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. And it has now been revealed that they have made an approach to sign ex-United and Tottenham star Christian Eriksen, according to the midfielder's representative Martin Schoots. 'Wrexham are really upgrading everything both on and off the field, and it is a hugely impressive project, as you can see from the presence of people like [CEO] Michael Williamson there,' Schoots told the Daily Mail. 'But Christian still wants to play in a first-tier competition and he absolutely wants to stay in Western Europe. There are some contacts going on but it has to suit both sides.' Eriksen joined Spurs from Ajax in 2013 and established himself as one of the most talented midfielders of his generation, recording 68 goals and 88 assists in 305 games for the club. The Dane then moved to Inter Milan where he won Serie A, before shockingly suffering a cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch at Euro 2020. Clubs: Tottenham, Brentford, Manchester United Appearances: 310 Goals: 55 Assists: 81 Trophies: FA Cup (2023/24), League Cup (2022/23) Remarkably, he made his return to football less than a year later with Brentford before moving to Old Trafford where he won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup under Erik ten Hag. The 33-year-old confirmed in May that he would be leaving the Red Devils upon the expiry of his contract, scoring a penalty in his final match, and is now on the hunt for a new club. While Eriksen has already ruled out a return to his native Denmark, he has been approached by clubs in Saudi Arabia, the USA, Turkey, Brazil, as well as Wrexham. While past his prime, Eriksen still has plenty of quality and experience to offer a new club and it would be a major coup for a second-tier side like Wrexham to sign him. More Trending But former Red Dragons striker Matt Jansen admits he doesn't think the Dane will be interested in a move to north Wales. Asked which free agents he would like to see at Wrexham, Jansen told Live Casinos: 'Well Jamie Vardy is one. To help him out, maybe Callum Wilson if you can keep him fit. Or Danny Ings. 'So they're the type of players that would enhance their chances, but they're an aging squad and then in a year or two you've got to do exactly the same thing, haven't you? 'So there are a few agents that I certainly think would improve Wrexham. Then you also have Christian Eriksen, but I don't think he'd be tempted.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Arsenal reach total agreement to sign Viktor Gyokeres with new squad number confirmed MORE: Chelsea transfer stance on Alexander Isak revealed after 'odds slashed' on deal MORE: Chelsea's Premier League rivals enter race to sign £20m Raheem Sterling
Daily Maverick
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Maverick
Prodigy Pogačar set to secure fourth Tour de France title, cementing legacy in cycling history
Slovenian cyclist finds himself in elite company as he notches up more victories. When the 2025 Tour de France set off in Normandy nearly three weeks ago, consensus was that by the time the race reached Paris, 21 stages and 3,300km later, Slovenian Tadej Pogačar would be in the leader's yellow jersey. And so it has come to pass. Barring a race-ending crash in the final two stages, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader will claim his fourth Tour de France title at the age of 26 when the flag comes down on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday, 26 July. Pogačar all but confirmed his victory on an epic stage 16 that ended with the mythical climb up the steep slopes of Mont Ventoux — the 'Giant of Provence'. He finished fifth on the road that day, but showed he was unbreakable. He fended off main rival Jonas Vingegaard (26) in a battle for the ages on the 21.5km climb at a 7.5% gradient up the mountain that had crushed Pogačar's hopes in 2021. 'I'm definitely not Superman, I was born in Ljubljana, not wherever Superman was born, I forget. But today was an epic climb to do, all the same,' Pogačar said afterwards. That might be news to his rivals, though, because the Slovenian is the closest thing to Superman in professional sport, let alone cycling. He is stacking up records and titles at a similar speed as rides down the slopes of a high mountain. No one in the peloton can touch him. Vingegaard, the dour Dane, has been in good form this year. On the Ventoux stage, he and his Visma-Lease a Bike team had a great plan, which they executed to perfection to try to break Pogačar on the slopes of the giant. Vingegaard had teammates around him in the main peloton as they approached Ventoux and he had allies in the breakaway several minutes ahead. The plan was for his lieutenants to give him vital support at various stages during the climb when he attacked Pogačar. The plan was excellent. The only problem was that Pogačar could not and would not be shaken. He covered every Vingegaard attack and then launched an audacious counterattack himself. They were like two Velcro-clad boxers slugging it out. In the end the Slovenian took another two seconds from Vingegaard to extend his lead to 4:15 at the end of the stage. Threat nullified, yellow jersey secured. It was the defining stage of the tour. It was a success for both Visma and Vingegaard, proving that the 2022 and 2023 Tour de France winner is still a great rider capable of stressing Pogačar. It was also a day that France celebrated as Valentin Paret-Peintre (24) won the iconic stage 45 seconds ahead of the Tour's two heads of state. And it was a day that Pogačar confirmed his iron grip on the race specifically and on road cycling more broadly. For Pogačar, the only slight — and it was slight — negative was not winning on Ventoux. 'I was coming up quite fast, I could see the winners ahead in the last 800m, but not even Superman could have caught them there,' Pogačar said. 'In the end, I was actually quite close to the breakaway. Chapeau (hats off) to Paret-Peintre, he deserved the victory. It was a super-nice win.' The new Cannibal When Pogačar won his second Tour de France in 2021, Belgium's great Eddy Merckx, considered the finest cyclist to don a pair of cleats, anointed the Slovenian as the future of the sport. 'I see him as the new Cannibal,' said five-time Tour champion Merckx, who earned the nickname because of his insatiable appetite for victory and won his first Tour in 1969 at the age of 23. 'He is extremely strong. I see him winning several editions of the Tour in the years to come. If nothing happens to him, he can certainly win the Tour de France more than five times.' Merckx was spot on. In addition to the three, soon to be four Tour de France titles, Pogačar won the Giro d'Italia and World Championship road race in 2024, becoming only the third man in history after Merckx to win the Triple Crown in the same year. The Belgian did it in 1974 and Ireland's Stephen Roche in 1987. In addition, the Slovenian has amassed dozens of other titles (see box) as well as 21 stage wins (at the time of writing) at the Tour de France. Up Ventoux, he and Vingegaard smashed the record for the climb. Pogačar was timed at 54:41 — one minute 10 seconds faster than the previous best mark set by Spain's Iban Mayo in 2004. Given cycling's uncomfortable history with performance-enhancing drugs, these performances do raise eyebrows. Pogačar, though, has never failed a doping test or the latest 'mechanical doping' tests. Considering how much he's won, he must be the most tested athlete on the planet. Things have also changed. For one, bicycles are lighter and more aerodynamic, training methods and diets have improved and there is greater science in terms of recovery and training methods. Also, Pogačar has been a prodigy from a young age and his performance levels have been on a stratospherically high level since his teenage years. Dopers are often good cyclists who at some point in their career become great riders. Pogačar has always been exceptional. In 2017, while riding for the Slovenian Continental squad ROG-Ljubljana, he was fifth overall in the Tour of Slovenia and third in the Tour de Hongarie. He also finished 20th in the U23 World Championships Road Race while still a teenager. In 2019, at the age of 20, he became the youngest cyclist to win a UCI World Tour race at the Tour of California. He also made his Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta a España that year, where he won three stages, finished third overall and secured the young rider classification. And of course he won the 2020 Tour de France, taking three stages along the way, including a 36.2km mountain time trial to La Planche des Belles Filles to pip countryman Primoz Roglic. Like Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, Pogačar is a once-in-a-generation athlete who is changing a sport. DM Major wins Grand Tours: Tour de France: 2020, 2021, 2024 (also mountains classification 2020, 2021; Young Rider classification 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). On course for 2025 title. Giro d'Italia: 2024 (also mountains classification 2024). Numerous individual stages in the Tour de France (21 stages from 2020–2025), Giro d'Italia (6 stages in 2024), and Vuelta a España (3 stages in 2019). One-day Monuments: Tour of Flanders: 2023, 2025; Liège–Bastogne–Liège: 2021, 2024, 2025; Giro di Lombardia: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. One-day races: Strade Bianche: 2022, 2024, 2025; La Flèche Wallonne: 2023, 2025; Amstel Gold Race: 2023.
Scottish Sun
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Christian Eriksen in shock transfer talks to join Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham after Man Utd exit
Eriksen also in talks with top clubs from several countries RIK ROLL Christian Eriksen in shock transfer talks to join Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham after Man Utd exit Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN is reportedly in shock talks to join Wrexham following his Manchester United exit. The midfielder is available on a free transfer after his Red Devils contract expired. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Wrexham have made a shock attempt to sign Christian Eriksen Credit: PA And Wrexham have made a stunning attempt to bring him to Wales this summer. Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are keen to make an impression in the Championship after winning promotion from League One last season. And the Mail claims they held talks with Eriksen after the Dane was released from Old Trafford earlier this month. The 33-year-old was regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football at the peak of his powers. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL VIK-TORY AT LAST Gyokeres' Arsenal shirt number revealed as Gunners agree £63.5m transfer A transfer to Wrexham would have been a huge statement not just for the Welsh side, but also for England's second tier. Unfortunately for Wrexham, Eriksen is believed to be holding out for a top-flight move elsewhere. The veteran, who also starred at Tottenham, Brentford, Ajax and Inter Milan, reckons he can still cut it in Europe's biggest leagues. And although Eriksen appreciated Wrexham's approach - and was left impressed by their ambition - he is currently not interested in a move. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020, is now thought to be considering offers from Saudi Arabia, America, Brazil and Turkey. A source said: "Wrexham are really upgrading everything both on and off the field, and it is a hugely impressive project, as you can see from the presence of people like Michael Williamson there. Ruben Amorim apologises to Christian Eriksen for 'misunderstanding' after comments about Man Utd star's heart situation 2 "But Christian still wants to play in a first-tier competition and he absolutely wants to stay in Western Europe. There are some contacts going on but it has to suit both sides." Eriksen spent three seasons at United, playing 107 times. He won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his time up north, while also reaching the final of another FA Cup and the Europa League. But after starting his career at Ajax, it was Tottenham where Eriksen truly made his name. He became a fan favourite with 305 appearances across seven seasons, helping Spurs reach the finals of the Carabao Cup and Champions League. Eriksen then spent time at Inter Milan but left in the wake of his cardiac arrest, with Serie A clubs not allowed to play stars fitted with ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator). He then joined Brentford in January 2022, playing 11 times in London before moving to United that summer.
The Independent
7 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 19 route and updates as Jonas Vingegaard faces final reckoning with Tadej Pogacar
The Tour de France features one final day in the Alps for the general classification contenders to launch an all-out assault for yellow. Stage 18 of the Tour de France promised high drama and it delivered, but despite their best efforts, Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike were unable to break the resolve of Tadej Pogacar. The yellow jersey in fact extended his lead over the Dane by another 11 seconds, leaving he and his team with a mountain to climb, both physically and metaphorically, on stage 19, the final mountain stage of this year's race. Ben O'Connor was a deserving winner of the race's queen stage, while Oscar Onley's superb Tour continued as he cut his deficit to Florian Lipowitz to 22 seconds, with the Scot now standing on the brink of the white jersey and a maiden Grand Tour podium place. Good afternoon Bonjour and welcome to stage 19 of the Tour de France, the final major mountainous test of this year's race. It's the last day in the Alps, and that means it's Jonas Vingegaard's last chance to go all-in for yellow. Buckle in... Flo Clifford25 July 2025 12:00
