February 11, 2025New York StateComments Off on Man City vs Real Madrid LIVE SCORE: Jack Grealish picked for SHOCK START after PSG dominate Brest – latest
MANCHESTER CITY welcome Real Madrid to the Etihad for the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off – with Jack Grealish STARTING.
Pep Guardiola‘s side will be looking to take a lead to the Spanish capital as they will know the European kings will be tough to beat on their own patch next week.
February 11, 2025New York StateComments Off on My hair will be all over the place’ – Wayne Rooney leaves Amazon Prime panel in stitches with gag about Manchester rain
WAYNE ROONEY trolled himself on his rain-lashed Amazon Prime debut.
February 11, 2025New York StateComments Off on Chelsea owner Todd Boehly splashes £40m on brand new team as he expands rich business empire
CHELSEA owner Todd Boehly has plunged into cricket by paying £40million for a 49 per cent stake in Trent Rockets.
The team competes in The Hundred, which is a short-form 100-ball event that started in 2021.
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The Nottingham-based side won the tournament in 2022Getty
Boehly has been in talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) since October when the first round of bidding ended.
The Chelsea chief extends his portfolio to cricket alongside fellow Blues director Jonathan Goldstein via business Cain International.
They have entered a period of exclusivity with Nottinghamshire CCC, who will retain a controlling (51 per cent) stake in the franchise.
American Boehly, who led a consortium which bought Chelsea for £4.25billion in 2022, has stakes in many other teams including baseball’s LA Dodgers.
Their deal will take proceeds from the eight-team Hundred sell-off to around £500million, with one side still to go under the hammer.
Other investors include three IPL franchises, an IT entrepreneur, a consortium of cricket-mad tech tycoons and the owners of Birmingham City, who include NFL legend Tom Brady.
The money will be shared by the recreational game, the 18 counties and MCC.
Meanwhile, England play their final ODI in India tomorrow with Mark Wood insisting they need more time to fire under Brendon McCullum.
England have lost six matches out of seven in India since McCullum took charge of all formats.
Fast bowler Wood said: “Some of the guys are starting under a new coach. It takes time. The Test team was in a different place to the white-ball team.”
Batsman Tom Banton, called up for the injured Jacob Bethell, could play his first match for England since 2020.
February 11, 2025New York StateComments Off on Welsh Open snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Action on NOW as O’Sullivan WITHDRAWS, Wilson THROUGH, Brecel TONIGHT – updates
THE Welsh Open is well UNDERWAY as 64 stars compete in the final Home Nations Series event of the season in Llandudno.
Defending champion Gary Wilson CRASHED OUT in the first round after a shock 4-3 defeat to Ishpreet Chadha on opening day.
Ronnie O’Sullivan was set to begin his campaign against Jamie Rhys Clarke on Thuesday afternoon, but it has now been confirmed that Rocket has withdrawn from the tournament – Clarke gets the bye.
The race for the £150,000 Home Nations bonus concludes at the Welsh Open, with Neil Robertson currently leading the way for the huge cash prize.
February 11, 2025New York StateComments Off on My mum taught me the best 10p hack to get our taps sparkling – it banishes hard water stains in seconds
A WOMAN has shared an easy 10p hack to get your taps sparkling like brand new.
Savvy cleaning fan Rachael Eppley took to TikTok to demonstrate how to effectively banish stubborn hard water stains in seconds.
TIKTOK/@hey.im.rachOne cleaning fan, Rachael, demonstrated how toothpaste can instantly remove hard water stains[/caption]
TIKTOK/@hey.im.rachThe clip has since taken the internet by storm, winning her more than 8million views[/caption]
Hard water stains occur because when water containing high levels of minerals like calcium and magnesium evaporates from a surface, it leaves behind a residue of these minerals, creating a visible stain, often appearing as a white, chalky deposit.
This is primarily due to the natural path of the water through rock formations like limestone, which dissolve minerals into the water supply.
But while many may race to rummage through their cleaning cupboard, according to Rachael there is a different solution – using toothpaste.
Sharing the game-changer of a hack on her page, Rachael showed her 275k followers how just a pea-sized amount of the oral hygiene essential can spruce up the taps in practically no time.
The savvy cleaning fanatic, who learnt the trick from her mum, first applied Colgate toothpaste directly onto the tap.
Once done, she grabbed a toothbrush and started scrubbing the silver surface that was covered in stubborn stains, the now-viral video showed.
When the blue toothpaste had been scrubbed in, Rachael removes any excess with water, before going in with clean cloth to also help polish it.
The results were incredible and instantly the scratches that were once on the taps had disappeared.
”Never looked better,” she wrote in the caption of the clip which has racked up over a whopping 8million views in just one week.
Not only can you use toothpaste on your kitchen and bathroom appliances, but toothpaste can also be used to clean and polish silver jewellery.
To use toothpaste on silver jewellery, take a pea size amount and rub it into the jewellery using your finger or cotton bud, then leave it to rest for five minutes before washing off in warm water.
It will give your jewellery an instant shine and remove any tarnishing.
The reason toothpaste works so well at polishing metal is because of the mild abrasive ingredients, like baking soda, which can gently polish hard surfaces.
Social media users who viewed Rachael’s video dubbed the hack a ”game-changer” and were keen to test it out for themselves.
Cleaning hacks and tips
Here are some tips to help you clean your home like a pro:
February 11, 2025New York StateComments Off on Simon Cowell brutally heckled during ‘raucous’ BGT audition in Blackpool forcing producers to halt filming
SIMON COWELL has had a fair bit of flak over the years, but it reached new levels at the Britain’s Got Talent auditions in Blackpool.
The production team found the recording of the show at the Winter Gardens was constantly interrupted by rowdy hecklers.
InstagramRowdy hecklers targeted Simon Cowell at the BGT auditions in Blackpool[/caption]
PAJudges Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon found the heckling hilarious[/caption]
Among the boos and repeated insults directed at the 65-year-old judge were yells of, “You old fart” when he criticised any performers.
Although the crew were amused, it turned out to be a bit of a headache because they couldn’t have a recording filled with unpleasant insults hurled from the crowd.
Thankfully Simon knows the barbs are all part of the job.
He saw the funny side of it all because he was one of the biggest fans of taking the auditions to northern cities where crowds are more lively.
The comic says Noel Gallagher has invited him to the band’s coveted Live ’25 – but insists it has to be their first gig on July 4 when Liam will “still have his voice”.
PANoel Gallagher has invited David Walliams to see Oasis live[/caption]
David told Heart radio: “I went to see them back in the day, in a nightclub when they were just starting out, about ’95.
“I saw Noel the other day and he said, ‘Come to Cardiff, because it’s the first show, and Liam will still have his voice’, so I’ve got to go to Cardiff.”
This week, the Little Britain co-stars confirmed they have been working on a number of comedy concepts.
Matt teased: “We’re kicking a few ideas around, we’ve had some meetings, and we shall see as there’s nothing to report yet.
“We’ve got two or three ideas in development.”
LINDA'S TELLY RETURN
LOOSE Women’s Linda Robson will be back on the telly five years after Birds Of A Feather finished – with a role in Channel 5’s The Good Ship Murder with Shayne Ward and Catherine Tydlesley.
Linda told me: “I’m off to film for eight days in Malta! I play a cabin steward.”
JORDAN TEASES CBB GIG
JORDAN NORTH has hinted he will appear in Celebrity Big Brother this summer.
The Capital Breakfast radio told me on the red carpet at the TV Choice Awards: “I’ve signed up for an ITV show, but can’t say what yet.
SplashJordan North has hinted he will appear in Celebrity Big Brother this summer[/caption]
“We start filming in April.
“I’m excited, it’s intense.
“Many people don’t think I’d do it but when I got asked, I was like, ‘It’ll be a laugh’.”
Jordan also confirmed other stars will feature but would not say who. Celebrity Big Brother is, yes, due to start filming in April, following the success of its reboot on ITV last spring.
Meanwhile Jordan, runner-up on I’m A Celeb in 2020, also said he hopes to join the recently commissioned second run of all-star spin-off I’m A Celeb . . . South Africa.
ADAM ON HIS LAST WARNING
IT airs after the watershed, but that doesn’t mean that Adam Hills and the panellists on The Last Leg are allowed to turn the air blue.
The host revealed that the popular Channel 4 series was close to being thrown off air last Friday, thanks to comedian Sophie Willan.
GettyAdam Hills said The Last Leg was close to being thrown off air last Friday[/caption]
The Alma’s Not Normal actress laid into American President Donald Trump, by calling him a “c***y-chop”, leaving Adam apologising to viewers.
He told Chris Evans on Virgin Radio: “My problem was, I wasn’t sure if she was saying a Northern word I wasn’t aware of that is a lovely word.
“But there are some things you want to hear from your producer in your ear and, ‘You’re about to be thrown off-air’ is not one of them.”
QUIZ MIX-UP
CHANNEL 5 has made a, err, puzzling U-turn over one of its primetime quiz shows.
Puzzling, presented by TV historian Lucy Worsley, which was shelved a year ago after just one series, has been revived.
A second series of the problem-solving show could air later this year.
STACE TAKES FALL
LINDSEY COULSON’s Dame Stella Drake ruffled a few feathers with her new rules on her Waterloo Road debut last night – but soon, it will leave both her and her students in danger.
A first look at an upcoming episode of the BBC drama shows the headteacher found bruised and unconscious by Stace (Tillie Amartey) after a shocking attack.
BBCDame Stella Drake will be found bruised and unconscious by Stace[/caption]
BBCStell has been the victim of an attack, leaving Stace as the only witness[/caption]
Stace is left in tears after dealing with the incident, and calls for help from medical professionals who work to help Stella make a speedy recovery.
But things threaten to boil over as Stace struggles to reveal what she knows, being the only person to see the attack.
Waterloo Road continues next Tuesday at 9pm on BBC One.
Kate Cassidy thanked fans for their support following her interview with The SunTiKTokThe US influencer addressedleaving Liam in Argentina for the first time since his tragic deathGettyDan CharityKate, 25, spoke exclusively to The Sun’s Assistant Editor Clemmie Moodie[/caption]
Liam later fell to his death from a hotel balcony last October, aged 31.
Struggling to fight her tears, she said: “I wanted to come on here and start by saying thank you so much for all the kind words and support I’ve received over these past couple of days after going on this interview with The Sun.
“It was not something I undertook lightly and even the past couple of months, thank you so much for all the love and support. I can’t even believe I’m sitting here filming this video right now, speaking about this like I’ll never really understand.
“This was a platform I used to use for fun with Liam and do all those silly little dances and do our little videos together.
“I’m so glad I have those memories and that I was able to share that side of our relationship with the world.
“I wish Liam was here to be able to see the amount of love and support he’s received worldwide because it’s what he deserves and what he would have wanted.
“I’m not the only one grieving right now, I know he impacted so many of you guys and he really did love his fans. I just wanted to come on here and say thank you so much for all the kind words once again that have been sent my way because it does not go unnoticed or unseen.
“As I navigate this next chapter of my life without Liam, it’s just, I don’t even know what to say. It’s really kind seeing the support and love that has been sent my way.
