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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has defeated one of the greatest-ever fighters, former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson, who is more than twice his age.Paul, 27, won the bout via a unanimous points decision at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - home of the Dallas Cowboys and the biggest NFL stadium in the US. The fight was already controversial but then arguably failed to live up to the hype. Boos were […]

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has defeated one of the greatest-ever fighters, former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson, who's more than twice his age.The bout took at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - home of the Dallas Cowboys and the biggest NFL stadium in the US. Boxing careers comparedThis was not Paul's first professional fight. The 27-year-old American YouTube star made his debut in 2020 with his most high-profile clash against […]

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is taking on one of boxing's greatest-ever fighters tonight in former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson.The heavyweight bout is being labelled by some as Paul's toughest test yet, despite the 30-year age gap between him and Tyson. The fight was originally scheduled for 20 July, but was delayed after Tyson fell ill on a flight due to an ulcer flare up in May.It's going to be a […]

Conan O'Brien has been announced as the host of next year's Oscars.It's the Emmy Award-winning comedian's first time heading up the ceremony, which is Hollywood's most high-profile showbiz event. "America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," O'Brien said in a statement. Image: Conan O'Brien. Pic: AP He also shared a spoof short video on social media, showing […]

Davina McCall has revealed she is undergoing a brain operation after doctors discovered a benign tumour.The 57-year-old television presenter said in a video posted on Instagram that the tumour was a colloid cyst, which she described as "very rare". She said the chances of having it were "three in a million," and she had discovered it a few months ago, after a company offered her a health scan in return […]

Shel Talmy, a producer who worked with David Bowie, The Who and The Kinks during their early years, has died aged 87.Alec Palao, who worked with the American record producer, said he "died peacefully in his sleep" at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday "from complications due to a stroke". In a posthumous statement written before his death and posted on Wednesday, Talmy said: "I've had a good run, and […]

Coach tickets to Glastonbury 2025 were sold out in half an hour, organisers have said, as they roll out a new booking system for festivalgoers.They were the first group of tickets to be sold for the world-famous festival in Somerset, which is set to take place between 25 and 29 June. This year, fans navigated a new system to buy the tickets as they were "randomly assigned a place in […]

With just under six weeks to go to Christmas Day, the countdown has officially begun, with all the big brands rolling out their seasonal adverts.Becoming something of an institution over recent years, many see the festive ads as the starting pistol for their Christmas preparation/panic, despite us only being halfway through November. And with an estimated £10.5bn spent on this year's Xmas ads, it's not just about inducing a fuzzy […]

The government is calling on the music industry to introduce a voluntary levy on tickets for concerts at stadiums and arenas to help fund grassroots venues.Ministers expect the music industry to push through their proposals "as soon as possible" for shows next year, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said. The government argues that an "industry-led" levy "within the price of a ticket" would be the quickest and […]