Vogue meets Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old wild card who knocked Venus Williams out of Wimbledon
Share 15th Jul 2019 When Cori “Coco” Gauff stepped onto Wimbledon’s Court No. 1 on the first day of the 2019 tennis tournament, she served the world a slice of sporting history. In case you somehow missed it, after being awarded a wild card, the 15-year-old not only went on to meet her idol Venus…
Inside the eerie, dreamy world of photographer Petra Collins
Share 15th Jul 2019 “I’ve been photographing people for 12 years,” says 26-year-old Petra Collins. “I’ve grown up from being a teenager to an adult.” The Canadian photographer, best known for her distinctively dreamy imagery – a realm of neon-lit faces, sultry afternoons and girls contemplating themselves in the mirror – has finally turned the…
11 celebrity couples that managed to keep their weddings a secret
Pictured above: Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz. Image credit: Getty Images The day of your wedding is the most important day of your life. The culmination of days, months—sometimes even years—of planning the affair, fitting the dress, editing the guest list and tasting the food, the lead up to the wedding celebration can be as…
The original It bag, the Chloé Paddington, has been reissued
Share 16th Jul 2019 Way back in 2004, Chloé’s then 31-year-old creative director Phoebe Philo debuted a millennial classic. The heavy, top-handle Paddington bag (instantly recognisable for its logo padlock) rapidly claimed cult status. “Every one of the 8,000 models created for spring 2005 sold out before arriving in stores,” American Vogue reports. From the…
Man Utd to make concrete bid for Fernandes – report
Manchester United are set to make a renewed bid to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes “over the next three weeks”. The Red Devils have pursued the Portugal playmaker all summer with a number of enquiries being rebuffed by Sporting. But The Independent is reporting that United remain confident of securing the 24-year-old before the…
Bruce ‘tenders resignation’ while Wednesday want £6m
Steve Bruce has tendered his resignation as Sheffield Wednesday manager, PA understands. The 58-year-old, who is expected to succeed Rafael Benitez as Newcastle boss, has given his notice in writing together with first-team coaches Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence. Former Sunderland and Birmingham manager Bruce confirmed over the weekend he had been in talks with…
‘Marginalised’ Arsenal fans slam Kroenke and demand ‘change’
A group of influential Arsenal supporters’ organisations, fanzines and blogs have joined forces to call for “better leadership” of the club and hit out at Stan Kroenke’s “passive ownership”. A total of 16 signatories published a statement on Monday morning demanding change as the Gunners prepare for a third successive season without Champions League football.…
Arsenal ‘to continue’ talks after seeing £25m bid rejected
Arsenal and Celtic will ‘continue’ discussions over Kieran Tierney after the latter rejected a £25m offer for the left-back. It is thought that Arsenal will have to break two transfer records to land one of their priority signings this summer. The Gunners retained an ‘optimism’ despite seeing their opening bid of £15m rejected last month.…
Ed Woodward has delivered for every Man Utd manager since Moyes…
Send your thoughts to [email protected]… In defence of Ed Woodward I’m no fan of Woodward, and like other United fans, I despair at the lack of a football administration and commercial structure at the club. But put that to one side for a minute and let’s examine of Woodward is really the transfer bungler…
The Emery-led Arsenal signing that ‘dismayed’ Mislintat
Sven Mislintat left Arsenal shortly after being ‘dismayed’ by the club’s signing of Denis Suarez. Arsenal brought in Suarez on a six-month loan in what was their only deal of this past winter window. It was a painfully pointless signing that did considerably more harm than good, one led by manager Unai Emery himself. The deal…