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Jake Paul has surprisingly been made odds-on favourite to beat Tommy Fury on Sunday, with the American YouTube star facing a full-time professional boxer for the first time.

Jake Paul is set to feature on the Piers Morgan show on Thursday ahead of his grudge match with rival Tommy Fury this weekend. The two have been in talks to fight for over 18 months, and after two arranged bouts fell through, they finally look set to meet with both men now in Saudi Arabia. Fury first pulled out of a 2021 bout after reportedly struggling with cracked ribs and a chest infection, before not being able to make the second fight the following year after not being able to secure an ESTA to travel to the United States.

It will be a huge event in Saudi Arabia this weekend, with the fight between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul finally taking place.

Guy Lodge Film Critic If any writer has ever retreated to a remote, idyllic rural pad with the intention of getting some work done, and proceeded to have a productive and creatively fulfilling time, it has certainly never happened in the movies. Leon, the callow young novelist at the center of Christian Petzold’s canny, many-layered new film “Afire,” is the latest in a long line of onscreen scribes to learn that lesson. But over the course of a hot, rainless summer by the Baltic coastline, the elusiveness of his imagined masterwork turns out to be far from his greatest problem: Writer’s block spills over into bitter social paralysis, exposing every facet of life he doesn’t yet know how to live, let alone write about. All the while, the surrounding woodsy landscape wilts and scorches, the threat of natural disaster lending an urgent pull to this dry, elegant comedy of manners — so dry, in fact, it’s just a breath of wind away from tragedy.

Tommy Fury faces Jake Paul on Sunday night, with the pair finally set to enter the ring together after two previously cancelled fights.

Tommy Fury will finally meet Jake Paul in the ring this weekend, with the fight set to take place in Saudi Arabia following two previous failed attempts to meet in the ring.

World Cup in Qatar, Cristiano Ronaldo announced his departure from Manchester United. While it was common knowledge that the Portuguese star player had some differences with the club’s managers, fans did not imagine it would end like this.

Tommy Fury has left a sweet message to his newborn daughter whilst catching up with his girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague on FaceTime. The boxer, 23, recently flew out to Saudi Arabia to prepare for his much-anticipated fight with YouTube star turned MMA fighter Jake Paul on Sunday, February 26.

Boxer Tommy Fury is counting down the days until he faces longtime rival Jake Paul in the ring.The hotly anticipated boxing match has been delayed repeatedly after Tommy was forced to pull out once due to injury, and a second time due to visa issues around his family travelling to the US.This time around, though, the two are set to have it out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Tommy has already flown out in anticipation.Tommy has been undergoing some final training before the fight on the 26 February and posting about his strict regime on his Instagram account, where he boasts 4.5 million followers. The 23 year old boxer and former reality TV star wrote ahead of his flight that he had had the “best camp of my entire life” referring to the 10-12 weeks of training camp boxers usually undergo ahead of a big fight.Taking to his Instagram, Tommy revealed that he had been training “like a trojan” between Monday and Saturday and using his Sundays as an “active rest day” ahead of the match.

Tommy Fury will finally meet Jake Paul in the ring this weekend, with the fight set to take place in Saudi Arabia following two previous failed attempts to meet in the ring.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Sundance standout film “Animalia,” by French-Moroccan filmmaker Sofia Alaoui, has been acquired for distribution across the Middle East and North Africa by Egypt’s Film Clinic, the shingle headed by producer Mohammed Hefzy. Film Clinic, a top film and TV production company that branched out into theatrical distribution in 2016, picked up “Animalia” from Paris-based sales company Totem Films. Alaoui’s genre-bending pic is the tale of a pregnant young woman in Morocco whose life is upended by an alien invasion. In her review, Variety review critic Jessica Kiang praised “Animalia” as “a compellingly different cultural and social perspective on a classic sci-fi premise.” “Alaoui, working from her own taut, confidently ambiguous script, also gets to comment on the position of women in Muslim societies and the limits of wealth and organized faith, as well as elegantly outlining the eerie experience that is suddenly finding yourself startlingly alone during a time of shared global panic,” Kiang noted.

Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has mapped out would-be plans for Manchester United after formalising a takeover offer for the Premier League giants.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The César Awards are characterized as France’s answer to the Oscars. And just like their awards show cousin halfway across the world, the Césars are embroiled in controversy after failing to nominate any women directors.  This year’s Academy Awards were slammed by advocacy groups after ignoring the likes of Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Woman King”) and Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”) in favor of an all-male contingent of auteurs. The Césars have followed suit with an all-male group of directing nominees, despite a banner year for French female filmmakers. It’s one that saw directors from Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”) to Claire Denis (“Stars at Noon”) dominating the festival circuit and scoring prizes, only to come up short when the Césars unveiled their contenders on Jan. 25. The omission has sparked a debate about gender equity and sexism in the French film business, as well as social media protests emblazoned with the hashtag #CesarsSoMale, an allusion to the #OscarsSoWhite campaign that erupted in 2015 when the Academy nominated an all-white group of acting nominees. 

Tommy Fury has shrugged off a suggestion from Jake Paul that he should change his name if he loses their upcoming fight, with the Love Island star choosing to remain focused on the contest itself.

Molly-Mae Hague will be flying solo as a parent for the rest of the month as partner Tommy Fury takes care of business inside the boxing ring. Scheduled for Sunday February 26 in Saudi Arabia's capital city of Riyadh, after several delays, the Love Islander is about to finally face bitter rival Jake Paul - the YouTuber who's been knocking out professional fighters for fun since his debut in 2020.This promises to be a scintillating contest as of course Tommy, 23, is also undefeated since beginning his journey in the sport. Over on Instagram Stories, 23 year old Molly-Mae and their baby girl Bambi bid goodbye to their hero ahead of his flight to the Middle East; "And he's off to go and get that win.

Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague wished her boyfriend, Tommy Fury, the best of luck in his upcoming fight while sharing a picture of herself breastfeeding.The Pretty Little Thing creative director welcomed her daughter Bambi into the world on January 23 and revealed the news to the world a week later while sharing a bucket load of pictures and videos. On Wednesday, after she detailed the horrifying experience of her cat Eggy being stuck on the roof for two days, Molly-Mae took to social media once more.The 23 year old mum of one uploaded a photo of herself and Tommy, also 23, in their kitchen, with her boxer boyfriend standing behind her while she breastfed Bambi.

Lindsay Lohan renaissance has given us some incredible fashion moments. Most recently at Christian Siriano’s fashion show at New York Fashion Week, and while the actress is known for staying away from the spotlight, she looked stunning supporting her two siblings Ali and Codi Lohan, wearing a copper ensemble that matched her iconic hair.During an interview with E! News, Lindsay revealed that her style has definitely changed since she moved to Dubai, as she had to make some fashion choices to adapt to the lifestyle in her new country of residence.

Tyson Fury has said that he could take on up to 50 YouTubers in one night, with thee undefeated WBC heavyweight champion aiming a dig at the world of crossover boxing.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mom Dolores Aveiro has people talking. The 68-year-old mom visited her go-to salon in Madeira, Portugal, where her hairdresser Max gave her a slaying look.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been released from Evin prison in Tehran.