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Laura Robson – who won junior Wimbledon at 14 and an Olympic silver medal at 18 – has announced her retirement from tennis after undergoing three hip surgeries. Robson underwent her first hip surgery in July 2018 and returned to the court in the spring of 2019. However, she still struggled with pain so went under … Read more
BBC will win the TV rights for the London Marathon despite tempting bid from Channel 4 – as sprint star Dina Asher-Smith urges UK Athletics to maintain their foothold in London BBC are set to win the race to broadcast the London Marathon from Channel 4 The Beeb persuaded race bosses rights should remain with … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Chapman will present Sky Sports’ coverage of the Carabao Cup from next season as broadcaster sign up BBC star and Match of the Day 2 host Mark Chapman had been in talks over replacing Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday That fell through but Sky Sports remained interested and have role for him Popular … Read more
BBC still wasting money and can make efficiency savings rather than just cutting spend on shows, spending watchdog says The director-general refused to rule out BBC2, BBC4 or Radio 5 Live being axed Gareth Davies would ‘strongly resist’ the idea there are no efficiency savings left During the hearing Louise Bladen also talked about the … Read more
Aljaz Skorjanec has revealed he is retraining to become an actor in order to pursue his Hollywood dreams after he quit Strictly Come Dancing. The former Strictly professional, 32, is currently taking acting lessons and has started auditioning for roles as he is ‘trying to get his foot in the door’ of Hollywood. The Slovenian dancer … Read more
Huw Edwards was warned the BBC ‘wouldn’t want a nutter reading the news’ after he confided to colleagues about his battle with depression The BBC News at Ten veteran newsreader battled depression for 20 years He was met with a ‘deep-freeze silence’ by the corporation after opening up A colleague said: ‘The BBC doesn’t really … Read more
The Apprentice mansion where candidates escaped Lord Sugar’s wrath during filming for the BBC series is on the market for £16.5 million – and comes with six bedrooms, a cinema and a steam room. Victory House in Hampstead, north London, was used by the aspiring entrepreneurs to relax between challenges during filming for the 2016 … Read more
‘How we REALLY finish the show!’: Strictly’s Katya Jones and Dianne Buswell submerge in an ice tub as the Professionals tour continues By Millie Payne For Mailonline Published: 10:34 BST, 2 May 2022 | Updated: 11:23 BST, 2 May 2022 Katya Jones and Dianne Buswell showed Strictly Come Dancing fans what ‘really happens’ once a … Read more
Delia Smith, 80, says she retired in 2013 because she ‘couldn’t see any point’ in spending her life ‘trying to think of more recipes’ and feels ‘a bit too old’ for TV Chef announced she would retire from making television programmes in 2013 Started her cooking career at 21 and first television appearances came in 1970s … Read more
Keir Starmer’s anger at beer and pizza quiz as he accuses BBC’s Sophie Raworth of asking him ‘the same questions seven times’ Labour leader reacted angrily when BBC asked him if he felt lucky to escape fine Sir Keir Starmer accused host of asking him ‘same questions seven times’ He said: ‘The police looked into … Read more