We always knew dogs were man’s best friend – more than cats anyway. Now there’s proof. A new study says pups are (almost) five times fonder of their owners in comparison to their feline counterparts. For an upcoming BBC documentary, neuroscientist Paul Zak took saliva samples from ten dogs and ten cats before allowing them to play with […]

11 years ago

Have you met Gianni Infantino? He’s the bald, Italian man who has hosted pretty much every European Championship, Champions League and Europa League draw for the last millennium. He’s one of the four candidates vying to replace the disgraced Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA and he has some big plans. Chief among those […]

11 years ago

Sigh. It was bound to happen. Football fans being football fans, it was always going to take Olympian levels of self-control not to descend into mucky innuendos and fits of immature giggles at the news. But we failed. We all failed. You know why? Because we’re weak and pathetic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHhth9CmbJ8 In fairness, Charlton didn’t help. When the […]

11 years ago

As the summer transfer window came to a close, one of the main stories was that of Saido Berahino. The 22-year-old made plenty of headlines after vowing in a tweet never to play for the club again after chairman Jeremy Peace publicly rebuffed several bids for him. Once again, as another transfer window approaches its […]

11 years ago

Let’s be honest, transfer deadline days – especially the mid-season ones – are very often lots of hype for absolutely no reason. Very often, football fans up and down the land will spend hours glued in front of their TVs watching Sky Sports News in the hope that their team will announce an unexpected but […]

11 years ago

It was such an innocuous tweet too. Man United fans are not a happy bunch. Their team is wallowing in fifth place, they’re out of the Champions League, and all whilst playing a very dull brand of football indeed. To add salt to a growing wound, local rivals Man City have confirmed Pep Guardiola as their manager […]

11 years ago

As far as transfer deadline days go, it’s been a quiet one at the Emirates. With Mathieu Debuchy’s departure to Bordeaux the only real movement involving Arsenal, the Sky Sports News reporter at the Emirates Stadium was in virtual isolation. In fact, as the seconds ticked away towards the deadline, the only thing worth discussing at […]

11 years ago

Gary Neville’s stint at Valencia hasn’t started too well. The former Manchester United captain’s venture into the world of football management has yet to yield a league win two months after he was announced as the La Liga side’s manager. In a bid to bring about a change in fortunes, Neville has brought in a […]

11 years ago

‘Biggest club’

11 years ago

The power of the internet. We already know that Brazilian forward Pato isn’t getting paid a fortune by footballing standards during his loan move to Chelsea, so what attracted him to a side struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League? Well according to the man himself, it was the fans. More specifically those online […]

11 years ago

With Manchester United’s options at full back well and truly exhausted, it now appears a surprise move for Arsenal’s Mathieu Debuchy is definitely off. With Arsene Wenger reportedly blocking a move, it’s now being claimed that United could have turned their attentions to a left back at North London’s other club. The Mirror report that any approach […]

11 years ago

Jurgen Klopp might be doing his best to convince us that Liverpool won’t be making any late signings as the seconds tick away on Deadline Day. Despite that, some people just don’t believe him. Inter Milan striker, Mauro Icardi, has been backed so much to make a late switch to Anfield that the odds on […]

11 years ago

No matter what he goes on to achieve in the remainder of his football career, Peter Odemwingie will be remembered by most for his deadline day dash to QPR for a move that never happened. His former club West Brom certainly haven’t forgotten it and even gently poked fun at him for it through their […]

11 years ago

Michael Jackson died in June 2009 but claims are still being made about his life, and we have to admit, this is an odd one. Record exec L.A Reid has published his new autobiography revealing detail of how the late King of Pop used to supposedly love watching videos of Prince messing up. Yes, that’s […]

11 years ago

Even for Conor McGregor this is pretty outspoken… The Irishman is deep in preparation for his bout with Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC Lightweight Championship on March 5. And McGregor clearly isn’t lacking in the self-confidence department (we’re not sure if you’ve noticed that) judging by his latest tweets… It’s fair to say The Notorious thinks the UFC […]

11 years ago

A huge congratulations to Idris Elba for finally being recognised for his acting talent. The Brit was one of the big winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the weekend and gave a nod to ‘diverse TV’. Elba won the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a miniseries or TV movie […]

11 years ago

This Uber passenger probably couldn’t believe her luck. Andre 3000 invited his fellow Uber Pool passenger to a recording session at Kanye West’s studio. According to TMZ, the Outkast star ordered his driver to pick up multiple people by mistake, but he got on so well with the girl that he invited her into the […]

11 years ago

Ryan Reynolds put his back out on the first day of training for Deadpool – making him think perhaps he’s too old to play a superhero. The 38-year-old actor plays Deadpool in the upcoming comic book adaptation but admitted working out for the role was physically gruelling. He said: “On the first day I put […]

11 years ago

This has not gone down well. The world is still very much coming to terms with the passing of legendary broadcaster Terry Wogan and the Irishman on the front page of most newspapers this morning. But one headline has not been received in a positive light by readers, with the Daily Star’s tribute widely criticised for being […]

11 years ago

We assume that all you fantastic folk immediately have all your Facebook friend requests accepted. But if you’re the type to hold off on confirming a friendship on the social network, you’re about to be found out. The Independent has reported a clever way to discover who exactly has been ignoring your friend request. Again, this probably […]

11 years ago

He looks so different.

11 years ago

Details have emerged of a detailed Facebook scam which has cost Brits significant amounts of money. The scam is understood to involve the hacking of user accounts and also involves users’ mobile phone numbers, with the most recent case taking place this month. Northumbria police have issued a warning, explaining how the scam works: Once the accounts […]

11 years ago

There weren’t many fellow UFC pros offering support to Sage Northcutt after his defeat to Bryan Barberena, but British fighter Michael Bisping had some words of encouragement for the youngster. Bisping, who is on the card for UFC Fight Night 83 in London on February 27th (we’re going and we can’t wait), tweeted Northcutt to remind him […]

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Sidelined

11 years ago

Is there no place left to hide? First they started sending Facebook friend requests, then they followed you on Twitter…and now Snapchat is apparently in your parents’ sights as they desperately try to get down with the kids. With 25% of teenagers jumping ship from Facebook between 2011 and 2014, it was thought that Snapchat was the new […]

11 years ago

A season and a half without Diego Costa is too much for Diego Simeone. The Atletico Madrid boss wants to bring the Spanish international back from Chelsea, even if it costs the club an arm and a leg. The Spaniards enjoyed their most successful spell in recent history with the Brazilian-born attacker leading the line. They […]

11 years ago

It isn’t the first time we’ve seen this done, but watching naive football fans believing their club have signed a fake player is always fun. This time it was Arsenal supporters who were fooled as a YouTube prankster purported to be star striker ‘Fernando Wwirst’ before the Gunners’ clash with Chelsea. With WAG in tow, ‘Wwirst’ made […]

11 years ago

Face, meet palm. As Everton prepared to face Carlisle in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, US TV network Fox Sports provided a helpful map on where the two teams are situated in the UK. The infographic was intended to highlight Everton’s enormous journey up to Cumbria to meet their League Two opponents, except it was […]

11 years ago

It looks like Barcelona are set to return to vertical stripes next season if this leaked photo of their new kit turns out to be genuine. The La Liga champions were widely criticised by fans last summer following their move to a horizontal pattern, but it seems that change is set to be short-lived. We’re […]

11 years ago

“You can’t do that, you can’t do that”

11 years ago

Tough tackler

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Bryan Barberena may have wanted to shout about proving a few people wrong after defeating UFC wonderkid Sage Northcutt on Saturday night, but instead his reaction was all class. Barberena (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) derailed the Northcutt hype train with an arm triangle that led to a second-round submission. But rather than boast his success over […]

11 years ago

Considering his options

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No mention of Andy Carroll though

11 years ago

He handled it pretty well… Ever the model professional, Sir Terry Wogan was presented with arguably his biggest TV challenge when he interviewed a drunk George Best live on his chat show. There wasn’t a great deal Wogan could do, especially when Best turned to him and said: “Terry, I like screwing.” Wogan recalled that infamous […]

11 years ago

We were shocked to hear the news that legendary broadcaster Terry Wogan passed away this morning after a short illness. The veteran presenter was a household name for his work on the BBC, both on radio and television. Wogan had a reputation for being a true gentleman throughout his career, and won the hearts of listeners and […]

11 years ago

You may remember Leon McKenzie from his days playing for Norwich City in the Premier League. After dropping through the divisions towards the end of the career, the striker swapped football for boxing in 2013, winning his first professional bout in the second round. On Saturday night, McKenzie made his TV debut on Sky Sports against […]

11 years ago

Despite taking an early lead at the Nou Camp on Saturday evening Atletico Madrid eventually surrendered to a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona, finishing the match with just nine players. Following Koke’s opener in the 10th minute, Barcelona fought back to gain an advantage through goals from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, before a red card for […]

11 years ago

First it was Ronda Rousey, then it was Paige VanZant…and now Sage Northcutt’s hype train has been firmly derailed. The 19-year-old UFC wonderkid suffered his first pro defeat on Saturday night when he tapped out to an arm triangle – despite limiting Barberena from half guard. There were plenty of shocked reactions among his fellow fighters, with […]

11 years ago

Avoiding pressure

11 years ago

Veteran broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77 after a short illness his family have confirmed. In a statement they said: “Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer. “He passed away surrounded by his family. While we understand he will be missed by many, the family ask that […]

11 years ago

If you bought any Apple travel or adaptor products between 2003 and 2015, you might want to read this. The company has been forced to recall some of its adaptors because of a “risk of electrical shock”. For anyone who was taking a trip to continental Europe and decided to buy an Apple adaptor for your iPad, […]

11 years ago

What a Coq-up

11 years ago

Barcelona’s game with Atletico Madrid was always going to be a feisty affair. Although the rivalry between Barca and Atleti is not quite at El Clasico levels, the two teams are both in contention to win La Liga this season. In the first half, Atleti took the lead at the Nou Camp through Koke, before […]

11 years ago

Off the mark

11 years ago

Tottenham breezed through their fourth round cup clash at Colchester, winnning 4-1. As the scoreline suggests, it was straightforward enough for the Premier League side. Their official twitter account seemed to get in a bit of a muddle however. After an hour of play, they announced a substitute for their opponents, forgetting that they were […]

11 years ago

The dispute over the Steven Avery murder conviction has gone far beyond Making a Murderer itself. The Netflix documentary has drawn criticism from the prosecution, while Avery’s own defence lawyers have spoken out about some of the comments to come to light since the show aired. And now a new documentary will present UK audiences with more […]

11 years ago

Manchester City face Aston Villa in the FA Cup, and it seems like their official Twitter account took an opportunity to take the p*ss out of some commemorative scarves seen on sale outside of Villa Park. The half-and-half scarf has long been mocked by many football fans, yet continues to be a popular souvenir for some. […]

11 years ago

Roberto Martinez hasn’t had the best of weeks. Having watched his Everton side miss out on a spot in the League Cup Final, the Spaniard was put firmly in his place by Manuel Pellegrini after complaining that his side were unfortunate that Kevin De Bruyne’s goal was allowed to stand. Pellegrini claimed that the controversy surrounding […]

11 years ago

Two Colchester players were involved in a sickening clash of heads with barely a minute played in their FA Cup game against Spurs. Alex Wynter and Tom Eastmond collided when trying to deal with a bouncing ball early in their fourth round tie with the Premier League club. Eastmond sustained a nasty cut to his […]

11 years ago