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Irish Independent
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
What to watch on TV and streaming today: The Assembly, Wrath of Man and You
The Assembly Virgin Media One, 10.05pm Cast your mind back to last April, and you may remember BBC One broadcasting an unusual chat show in which just one guest — Michael Sheen — was grilled by a group of more than 30 autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people. They asked the kind of off-the-wall, highly personal questions regular presenters know they would never get away with; there was certainly no opportunity to plug any new projects. The result was a hugely entertaining and, at times, genuinely moving programme. The show was based on the hit French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, whose interviewees include President Emmanuel Macron. Versions have since been made around the world, and we're about to be treated to a four-part run that will feature Sheen's old friend David Tennant (his episode can be seen tomorrow at 10.10pm), presenter Gary Lineker and singer Jade Thirlwall. But the series begins with former EastEnders star Danny Dyer. Never one to shy away from a challenge, nor afraid to speak his mind, even he is left dumbstruck by some of the queries his interviewers expect him to answer — he's probed about his working-class credentials, his religious beliefs and even his digestive system. 'This show will be funny and naughty and warm and smart and we've got ourselves all worked up now!' say Michelle Singer and Stu Richards from production company Rockerdale Studios. 'We just cannot wait for it.' Women's Six Nations 2025 Virgin Media One, 2pm Losing so spectacularly to England a fortnight ago may well have dented Ireland's confidence, but there's a good chance to claw some of it back when they face a lacklustre Scotland team at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh. Ireland claimed a 15-12 win when the teams met at Kingspan Stadium in last year's tournament. Rugbaí Beo/URC Live TG4, 2.55pm & RTÉ2, 4.45pm & 7.15pm Connacht's trip to Johannesburg to face Lions gets the day's United Rugby Championship coverage underway. That's followed by table-topping Leinster's journey to Scarlets, who are pushing for a place in the play-offs. Ulster's clash with Sharks at Kingspan Stadium brings the action to a close. The last three hopefuls in the competition are tasked with breathing new life into a disused building, working together to turn it into something special. They also have to stage a water-based activity they believe would appeal to tourists. Who will make it through to the final? Wrath of Man Channel 4, 9pm Director Guy Ritchie re-teams with star Jason Statham for their fourth film together. A security guard's new colleagues suspect he's hiding a secret about his past after he displays extraordinary skills to foil a robbery. The Killing Fields RTÉ One, 11.50pm Moving, Oscar-winning drama based on the friendship that developed between US journalist Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) and his Cambodian guide Dith Pran (Haing S Ngor) while working together to report on the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge during the 1970s. Wear Whatever The F You Want Prime Video, streaming now Also returning to New York for another season, we have Clinton Kelly and Stacy London inspiring those in a fashion funk to express their unique style, even if it breaks all the style rules. You Netflix, streaming now I won't lie, I haven't viewed even a single episode of this on account of the hammy narration provided by Penn Badgley's psychotic Joe (watching through Gogglebox was more than enough) and the parade of gormless sorts he's managed to slay on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, for season 5 (yes, five seasons) and 'the killer finale', he's back in New York to address yet more skeletons in his closet. Havoc Netflix, streaming now To save a politician's estranged son after a failed drug deal, a perpetually dishevelled detective (Tom Hardy) rampages through the criminal underworld, revealing layers of corruption permeating East LA. This is quite the filming feat, given it was partially shot in the mean streets of Barry Island Pleasure Park, Wales. Chronicling Freddie Flintoff's remarkable cricket career, multitude of presenting gigs (A League of Their Own, Living With Bulimia, Australian Ninja Warrior), two Ashes wins with England, his status as a national sporting icon, and his return to cricket after a life-altering Top Gear car crash in 2022. If you only visit Disney+ to watch Star Wars-related fodder, there are new episodes of Andor: A Star Wars Story.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cardiff road closures in place this weekend for Wales v England Six Nations game
There will be several road closures in place in Cardiff on Saturday (March 15) due to Wales' Six Nations match against England at the Principality Stadium. Road closures will start from as early as 7am on Saturday, so motorists are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of time. So you don't get caught out, here is a full list of all the road closures that will be in place in Cardiff on Saturday for the Wales v England match. 🏉Reminder that the network will be much busier this weekend with the Wales vs England rugby match at the Principality stadium. ✅Plan ahead & check #TrafficWalesAlerts ✅Allow extra time to travel #SixNations2025 ➡️ — Traffic Wales South (@TrafficWalesS) March 14, 2025 Scott Road Park Street These closures will be in place to help prepare Gate 5 and protect queuing fans. There will be a full Cardiff city centre road closure in place on Saturday from 12.45pm until 8.15pm. The following roads will be closed as a result: Kingsway (North Road to Duke Stree) Cowbridge Road East (Cathedral Road to Westgate Street) Tudor Street (Clare Road to Wood Street) - access for residents and traders will be permitted via Fitzhammon Embankment Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street (Despenser Place to Tudor Street) - access for residents and traders will be permitted The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street, Castle St, High Street, St Mary Street, Caroline Street, Wood Street, Central Square, Westgate Street, Quay Street, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Street, Havelock Street, and Scott Road Wales will be taking on England on Saturday 15 March at Principality Stadium. With the kick-off taking place at 4.45pm - there will be a full city centre road closure around the Principality Stadium from 12.45pm until 8.15pm. More here: — Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) March 11, 2025 Station Terrace and Guildford Street (Newport Road to Churchill Way) will be accessible for buses only. Penarth Road will also be closed 30 minutes before the game finishes and up to an hour after the final whistle. This is for the safety of passengers arriving and departing from the train station. 🏴Wales v England 🏴 We look forward to welcome fans to the city on Saturday and we encourage passengers travelling in and out of Cardiff to plan ahead and check their journey before travelling. A post-match queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central station👇 — Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Transport for Wales (@transport_wales) March 13, 2025 Access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day, with access allowed only for event parking, limited commuter parking, loading and access to private car parks. RECOMMENDED READING: Great Western Railway providing extra trains for Wales v England Six Nations game Gwent Police records one of the highest speeds clocked on UK roads South Wales 'enforcement sites' where speed cameras are monitoring 20mph limit Roads affected by this include: King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road, and Gorsedd Gardens Road For up-to-date traffic information visit the Traffic Wales website or social media pages.
The Guardian
09-02-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Wolves: FA Cup
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Elsewhere… Share There was plenty to like about Emmanuel Dennis' performance today. He's not played in a while but looked sharp today and I'd expect him to nab Makhtar Gueye's centre-forward spot pretty quickly. Share Back to our match, I thought Blackburn did pretty well – especially given they were playing a virtual second XI. They're away to fifth-placed West Brom on Wednesday and it makes sense that Eustace's priorities lie three – even if he might've left the club by then. Share In Cuttack, Virat Kohli is out as India chase 305 to beat England and secure the ODI series. Share In the women's FA Cup, Arsenal lead London City 1-0 and Man City lead Leicester 2-0, 34 gone in both. Palace v Newcastle is 0-0 after 75. Share Our coverage of Plymouth v Liverpool is under way. Join Michael Butler here: Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool: FA Cup – live Share The last 16: 1 Manchester United 2 Millwall 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 Preston North End 5 Exeter City or Nottingham Forest 6 Ipswich Town 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 Fulham 9 Newcastle United 10 Plymouth Argyle or Liverpool 11 AFC Bournemouth 12 Aston Villa or Tottenham Hotspur 13 Burnley 14 Manchester City 15 Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace 16 Cardiff City Share A comfortable enough win for Wolves, who are improving, while Blackburn competed well but lacked the penalty-box quality to make things close. And they'll now be feart their manager is off to Derby. Share 90+3 min Agbadou and Gueye indulge in a spot of wrestling. Share 90+3 min Chris Sutton gives player of the match to Cunha, involved in Wolves' first goal and scorer of their second. He might be the Premier League's funnest player. Share 90 min We'll have three additional minutes. Share 89 min Woodrow back into Agbadou, Harry Kane-style, and I do't know why those challenges aren't penalised with a booking – they're a lot, lot more dangerous than diving to win a free-kick. Meantime, Ait-Nouri slips a pass down the outside of the defender for Sarabia, who swivels into a shot … that Hyam blocks. He's played well today. Share 88 min Our Six Nations coverage is under way… Scotland v Ireland: Six Nations 2025 – live Share 87 min Sarabia slips a pass in behind, down the right, but there's too much on it and Munetsi can't catch up with it. He tries, though; his engine, enterprise and enthusiasm have been impressive so far. Share 86 min Nice from Gueye, who turns well and looks to slot a killer pass through the middle, but Agbadou intercepts. Share 85 min I really like Rayan Ait-Nouri, a beautifully poised footballer. I fear Wolves may lose him in the summer – and Cunha for that matter, in which case they'll have to hope for three more awful promoted sides. Share 84 min More changes: for Wolves, Ait-Nouri replaces Guedes, then Blackburn try Hedges for Forshaw. Share 82 min Buckley tees up Woodrow, who connects well but hits straight at Johnstone, who clears long and Joao Gomes is in! But Toth comes out at the last possible second to slide in and clear, then Blackburn counter, Gueye turning away from two men inside the box before walloping straight at Johnstone, then Wolves race back up the other end, Cunha rampaging down the right and crossing … for Sarabia, who cushions wide. What a couple of minutes that was! Toth saves from the feet of Gomes. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Share 81 min Gueye collects Doherty's poor pass, then flops on to the the ground when he overruns; the ref gives a free-kick against a disbelieving Agbadou. Free-kick Blackburn, 30 yards out. Share 79 min Cunha, allowed space, clips over the top for the marauding Munetsi, whose drive and bravery have been impressive so far. But he can't get a proper shot away and might have done well to try a chip, given how far Toth was off his line. Share 78 min I don't see any way Wolves can get themselves relegated – they have too many good players and the teams below them are too poor. Everton, a place above them, are seven points away, and that might be a difficult gap to bridge between now and May, but they're moving in the right direction, I think. Share 76 min The corner is cleared to the edge, where Munetsi waits … and he absolutely clatters with his laces, a coupe of yards wide. Share 74 min Yup, Wolves look like they're going to score again. First, Cunha miscontrols a ball in behind but with everyone waiting for him to turn, instead flicks a chip that Hyam does brilliantly to head away from under the bar. Then, a few moments later, Cunha carries the ball across the face of the box and away from goal, lulling Blackburn into a sense of false security before exploding into the shot back across goal that Toth tips rround the post. Share 72 min The away fans cheers the passes as Wolves keep possession, Rodrigo Gomes pulling wide then adroitly working the ball inside on to his strong right foot, curling an inviting cross at which Munetsi launches himself, heading just wide of the far post. A third goal looks imminent. Share 70 min Lovely from Wolves, Munetsi carving an excellent pass through the lines to find Sarabia on the right. And with Cunha tanking into the box, he picks him out with a cross only for the header to go over the top. Share 68 min 'Don't Grasshoppers play in blue and white halves?' says Stuart Edwards. 'Is Bristol Rovers blue and white quarters 'uniquer'?' Now that's just a rugby kit. grasshoppers blue and Photograph: Maximilian Gärtner/SPP/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: David Davies/PA Share 67 min And two changes for Blackburn: Woodrow and Weiman replace Kangbo and Dennis, both of whom have had their moments. Share 66 min Changes: Wolves send on Munetsi for a debut, along with Andre; they replace Guedes and Bellegarde. Share 65 min 'Flag-kick'; yes, I should just have repeated 'corner'. Share 64 min Nice from Blackburn, two sharp passes in midfield then a ball around the corner setting Dolan away. His cross is blocked behind, but the ensuing flag-kick comes to nowt. Share 63 min Toti clops out of defence and is tackled; he wants a foul but with none forthcoming he quickly robs Dennis to begin another Wolves attack. Share 61 min On the topic of Cunha, how good do we think he can be? I love his attitude and ball-carrying, but am not yet certain he can be a key player in a top side because I'm not yet certain he's got the game to create against deep blocks. I can't wait to find out though – he's loads of fun to watch. Share 60 min Wolves pass but with purpose, until Cunha is eventually penalised for a high foot when contesting a ball with Rankin-Costello. Share 59 min Dolan, by the way, spells his first name 'Tyrhys'. I know the 'y's do the job, but that's a lot of letters without a vowel. Share
The Guardian
08-02-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
England v France: Six Nations 2025
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature There are some things that shouldn't last more than an hour: Roman Catholic mass, zumba classes, meetings, episodes of Strictly Come Dancing to name a few. Unfortunately, some of those often last much longer and Steve Borthwick must powerfully wish that rugby matches were not in this bracket, as for the best part of a year his England team have resolutely struggled with the inconvenient final quarter of games. The latest attempt to sort it will play out in the face of France, a team that traditionally doesn't trouble itself with such humdrum things as the constraints of the time continuum. England haven't beaten France since 2021, and the last time Fabien Galthie's side rolled into SponsorNameDome Twickenham they dished out a 53-point whomping to a hapless home side. Both squads are in a different place now; England more resolutely organised after two more Borthwick years, and Les Bleus still capable of hammerings (just ask Wales) but more uneven in their form. France are more fancied, but as Ireland can testify England capable of beating anyone at home regardless of form coming into the match. It's not too fanciful to suggest this could happen again today. Just keep your eye on that pesky clock when it hits 60 minutes. Kick-off: 4.45pm GMT. In the meantime … Italy v Wales: Six Nations 2025 – live Share
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to watch Six Nations Rugby in the U.S.: Full schedule, how to stream and more
The 2025 Six Nations Rugby Tournament kicks off this week with France hosting Wales in the opening match of the competition. The annual event is held between the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy, with each team playing each other once over the course of five weekends. Ireland is returning in hopes of winning the tournament for the third straight year, an unprecedented feat in the tournament's 142-year history. You can catch every match on Peacock this year, but that's not the only way to watch. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 Six Nations Rugby Tournament, including the complete tournament schedule, how to watch if you're in the U.S., and how you can stream it for free. Dates: January 31 - March 15 TV channel/streaming: Peacock, or free with a VPN England, Wales, Italy, Ireland, France and Scotland are the six countries competing in the Six Nations 2025 tournament. The first match of Six Nations 2025 is between Wales and France on Jan. 31 starting at 3:15 p.m. ET. There will be three matches every week through March 15. Six Nations 2025 runs for five weeks, the weekly schedules are as follows: All times Eastern Week 1 Wales vs. France, Friday, Jan. 31: 3:15 p.m. Scotland vs. Italy, Saturday, Feb. 1, 9:15 a.m. Ireland vs, England, Saturday, Feb. 1 , 11:45 a.m. Week 2 Italy vs. Wales, Saturday, Feb. 8, 9:15 a.m. England vs. France, Saturday, Feb 8, 11:45 a.m. Scotland vs. Ireland, Sunday, Feb. 9, 10:00 a.m. Week 3 Wales vs. Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 22, 9:15 a.m. England vs. Scotland, Saturday, Feb. 22, 11:45 a.m. Italy vs. France, Sunday, Feb 23, 10 a.m. Week 4 Ireland vs. France, Saturday, March 8, 9:15 a.m. Scotland vs. Wales, Saturday, March 8, 11:45 a.m. England vs. Italy, Sunday, March 9, 11:00 a.m. Week 5 Italy vs. Ireland, Saturday, March 15, 10:15 a.m. Wales vs. England, Saturday, March 15, 12:45 p.m. France vs. Scotland, Saturday, March 15, 4:00 p.m. In the U.S., every match of the Six Nations tournament will stream on Peacock. While you can tune in to the Six Nations Rugby Tournament on Peacock for a subscription fee, you can also watch every match for free with the help of a VPN. By using a VPN with a location set to a different country, such as England, on the BBC iPlayer, and France on FranceTV, which you can access by changing your location settings accordingly. A VPN (virtual private network) helps protect your data, can mask your IP address and is perhaps most popular for being especially useful in the age of streaming. Whether you're looking to watch Friends on Netflix (which left the U.S. version of the streamer back in 2019) or tune in to rugby matches all over the world, a VPN can help you out. Looking to try a VPN for the first time? This guide breaks down the best VPN options for every kind of user.
