Higgins to face Wilson after thrilling Masters semis

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Judd Trump’s world-record-breaking 6-5 victory by John Higgins stunned him as he won the first Masters final since 2021 by beating him at 3-1 and 5-3.

After defeating Chinese debutant Wu Yize 6-5 in another thrilling last-four encounter, the Scot will now face Kyren Wilson in Sunday’s best-of-19 showpiece match, which will begin at 13:00 GMT.

Higgins appeared to be working hard in the opening three frames of his seven matches against Trump, making a number of errors.

However, Trump, whose best break to that point was just 60, was a lapse, allowing Higgins to reclaim the lead in the fourth frame.

Higgins, who won the second of his two Masters titles 20 years ago, told BBC Sport, “He should have been 4-0 in front and I maybe made it too easy for him.”

“I felt good at 3-1 because if he goes 4-0, it’s done,” said one viewer.

“People will make fun of me, but I believe I’m now a better player than I’ve ever been. You have lost so many games against Judd, and you play these legendary champions like Judd.

Higgins, 50, also placed fifth with a superb 104 break as the momentum was shifting.

After his rival’s red card failed, the Englishman pinched the sixth and eighth frames with a half-century later than Higgins, who made a 57 clearance in a similar fashion, taking frame seven.

With just four balls to go, Trump, 36, who has typically held sway in meetings between the pair since winning the 2019 world championship, surprisingly missed a routine brown with a win.

Wu passes Emotional Wilson.

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By the time Higgins and Trump’s epic encounter had come to an end, Wu and Wilson both had already made their way to Alexandra Palace.

No matter how unlikely it had been for them to have defeated Neil Robertson and Xiao Guodong, respectively, in the quarter-finals, they still delivered a drama-filled match for more than 2, 000 fans inside Alexandra Palace.

Wu, 22, won his first ranking at the International Championship in November, underscoring his status as one of the sport’s greatest new talents.

He also showed that he was not overawed when he won the tournament’s biggest stages by taking the lead with a 75-run lead and building a further 50-century to share the frames with the 2024 world champion.

Wu delivered the perfect riposte knocking in breaks 74, 87, and 58 to move into the frame of his first Triple Crown final as world number two Wilson appeared to be leading 4-2.

However, he was forced to spend the 10th frame by missing a routine red in the right corner.

Wilson let his emotions out after holding his nerve to deliver a sublime match-winning contribution of 116, which Wilson claimed was on the verge of a “mental breakdown” following his last-32 defeat at the UK Championship.

“Wu Yize will continue to exist for a significant period of time. I didn’t participate in any races. Wilson said, “I don’t know where I found those final two frames.”

Higgins perseveres despite his fighting spirit.

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Higgins, a member of the infamous “Class of 92,” along with Mark Williams and Ronnie O’Sullivan, has repeatedly understated his chances of capturing his first Triple Crown since 2011.

Since he won his fourth World Championship title, there have been a number of harrowing losses in the sport’s majors, three of which have come in consecutive Crucible finals between 2017 and 2019.

He lost to Yan Bingtao in the only other final at this prestigious invitational tournament in 2021, and he hasn’t had success at the Masters since 2006.

He has appeared revived since winning the World Open just over a year ago, having briefly fallen out of the top 16 spots after a four-year title drought.

And after staring down the barrel in both of his matches, his fiercely competitive match play, which has never been in doubt, has now allowed him to dispatch the reigning world champion and Trump in successive matches.

“I didn’t give up even with 5-3 down.” Zhao Xintong was the same opponent, according to Higgins.

“Who knows, maybe the trophy belongs to me?” You are simply ignorant. With so many years to go, I’ve probably been watching these finals back home.

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Myleene Klass hits back as she’s told ‘I hope you get cancer’ by vile trolls

Myleene Klass, who is not a regular critic of social media trolls, urged her followers to “keep their nanas off all platforms” after exposing some of the hateful tweets she received.

Myleene Klass has exposed social media “nanas” who postvile comments in her private messages, including one that read, “Get cancer or Alzheimer’s.” Myleene, a former Hear ‘Say singer and classically trained musician, gave an illustration of the direct messages she received from despised “grannies.”

Myleene, a mother-of-three, shared a screenshot of one of the ominous instant messages she had posted on social media. She shared the screengran, which read, “I hope you get cancer and die young or Alzheimer’s,” with the user’s name.

She continued, “Seriously, why do I keep getting trolled by people’s grannies atm,” while typing on top of the post. Keep your social media users at a minimum”!

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Fans have jumped to Myleene’s defence on social media. One wrote: “What is wrong with you to tell Myleene Klass you hope she dies of cancer at a young age or gets Alzheimer’s???? You need to apologise to her and I strongly suggest you delete all social media and get some professional help.”

Another remarked, “I was taught not to be a nasty bully, so I won’t wish bad on you,” in contrast. But perhaps take a close look at yourself in the mirror, apologize, and then perform a good deed to redeem yourself. You should be ashamed of yourself because you are older than you are to know better.

Myleene is mum to teenage daughters, Ava, 18, and Hero, 14, who she shares with Graham Quinn. She shares her youngest child, five-year-old son Apollo, with PR expert Simon Motso. She was also awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year Honours by King Charles for her significant work and advocacy in women’s health, miscarriage awareness, and charity.

And her plea to Facebook nans isn’t the first time Myleene has been forced to call out trolls. When she was breastfeeding her son, she rallied other mums to group together to normalise breastfeeding babies in public.

Myleene took aim at those who challenge her for her decision to breastfeed her children, as well as blasting some of the arguments she had heard against the practice. Sharing a series of photos of herself breastfeeding her babies on Instagram, Myleene wrote: “Uh oh. Some of us mums are being chastised for ‘pumping’.

Why would I choose to get upset over my baby having his own breakfast when no one else would bat an eyelid? How amusing is it that some fat, cells, and glands so deeply offend so many people? Being a mother is difficult enough, she continued. For doing something wrong, you can’t do it right. Everyone seems to be able to raise their baby’s head on their own, aside from you.

Stop titillating the men’s folk by saying, “If you feed with formula, you’re supposedly the devil, you’re supposedly the devil, you’re offending those who don’t or can’t, and worse yet, the patriarchy won’t be able to control themselves.” My body, my choice, and my baby.

She stated, “I’ve been breastfeeding Apollo exclusively for 11 months,” in an address to her about breastfeeding him. My miracle child is him. It’s a component of our bond. I adore and adore serving him.

She then exhorted other women to share their own breastfeeding stories and photos. She wrote, “It normalizes things for me when other women breastfeeding, pumping, and other mothers feel embarrassed, judged, or should stifle their baby under a Muslin so that they don’t offend some wallflower with their life-giving, breastfeeding skills. I’ll continue posting.

The engorgement, bleeding, blocked milk ducts, and the fear that someone left the freezer drawer open and ruined your milk stash, she added.

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These mothers deserve support and respect from other people, not criticism. The night pumping, the leaking, the boulder-sized bras that are clinging to your shoulders, the extra weight your body clings onto, the timing your feeds so you don’t blow up, watching what you eat and drink, these mothers. What a bunch of babies, really.

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Katie Price boasts about new cosmetic procedures amid fan fears for her health

Katie Price has defiantly stated to fans that she has undergone filler treatments and that she has reacted to weight-related comments after being concerned that her appearance is shrinking.

Fans’ concerns about Katie Price’s changing appearance have been dispelled, but Katie Price has bragged about having her most recent cosmetic procedures. In order to pursue her personal aesthetic, the glamour model has no fewer than two options for surgical procedures.

The mother-of-five has a significantly different look from the young model who gained notoriety as Jordan in the 1990s because of her numerous boob jobs, face lifts, tucks, and twaeks over the years. Katie made the revelations to her fans over the weekend, insisting that she now feels more like herself than ever.

Taking to Instagram Stories on Saturday, she shared a photo of herself gazing ahead while highlighting the latest work she had done. In a caption, she revealed: “In the past 2 days I’ve had filler by @lahairbeautyandskin & combo brows/lip blush by @killacosmeticsltd. Finally feel back to the old me.”

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Her update comes as fans have expressed fears over her changing figure – with many suggesting she looks thin and gaunt. Katie herself, however, took to her YouTube channel on Saturday to explain she had simply lost some weight after a string of misfortunes.

Katie said this was the start of an unanticipated weight gain journey by referring to the year she broke both of her feet in Turkey by jumping over a wall. She remarked, “I spent ten months in a wheelchair after my feet broke.”

It’s all Covid time, and I had to learn to walk once more. So I didn’t really do much then, and I did it for the most part while in a wheelchair. I then underwent the IVF. You are made to gain weight.

She said, “I did a little weight gain, but now I’m back to being active and healthy. People are now asking, “Oh my God, what’s wrong with her?,” as I’ve lost weight. She’s too thin, she says. I’m the same as what I was, but it might look different because I’m a few years older than what I was then, not if people look at old photos of me.

She then went on to say that her own mother worries about her changing body and that fans should stop pushing a narrative about her transformation. She told her fans at a clinic where she was giving patients breast implants while answering questions, “My mum just sent me a link.” You’re too thin, Kate. You appear shocking. Do you write with a pen? You’re ill, ” “

Predicting future speculation, she continued: “Now I’m doing my bum today, maybe next week it would be, ‘Katie Price is looking curvier. What has she done? Oh, she’s had something done to her bum. Oh, she looks healthier because she looks curvier.’ I just can’t win. I really can’t win.”

She revealed in her video that she had chosen to get a bum lift because she had felt “deflated” after losing a lot of weight. She said, “Where I’ve lost weight, you lose it everywhere, and I seem to have lost it on my butt.

Everyone else responded, “It’s fine, it’s fine,” she continued. I’ll say it’s not, but it’s not, I promise you. You’ll see the before and after shots, and you’ll understand why the procedure is being done… I’m smiling because I don’t have to look in the mirror every day and see a deflated bum, so I want to bring it back to life. Give it new life.

Katie’s cosmetic updates also come after the star revealed her relationship with Married At First Sight contestant JJ Slater ended months ago – despite them spending time as recently as New Year. She revealed on her podcast this past week: “Me and JJ, our relationship for months wasn’t right but he’s such a nice guy. I cannot fault him in anyway possible, there was no ultimatum – I think they said because I wouldn’t marry him or have a baby, that is a load of rubbish. And, if I’m honest, I love the guy but I’m not in love with him and what’s the point in carrying on the relationship?

“I’m the one going out with him, the family loves him, and everyone loves him, so it basically turns into a best friend,” the statement goes. You want everything in a relationship, but you know that it wasn’t for me. We actually broke up a few months ago, and I responded with “obviously if it would change, which it never did.

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Brooklyn Beckham enjoys solo night without wife Nicola as parties in Vegas amid family feud

As he parties alone in Las Vegas, Brookel Beckham has ended their family feud by hiding out with his wife Nicola Peltz amid their ongoing breakup.

Despite the ongoing rift between the Beckhams and their eldest son Brooklyn, the 26-year-old has enjoyed a night out in Las Vegas with Hollywood stars – without his wife Nicola Peltz, 32. Marking the opening of swanky new restaurant Gymkhana at ARIA Resort & Casino, Brooklyn rubbed shoulders with the likes of Teyana Taylor and Winnie Harlow.

Brooklyn donned his signature black baseball cap and a long-sleeved top on a casual trip. The aspiring chef has snubbed a number of significant family occasions in the last year and most recently asked his devastated parents to only contact him through his lawyers.

He also appeared without Nicola, his billionaire heiress wife, because he appeared to have completely distanced himself from the formerly close-knit clan. Even though they only got married three years earlier, Victoria and David, Victoria and David, were not even able to renew their vows in August 2025.

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But although Nicola was absent from the event, she continued the couple’s image of a united front last week, with yet another heartfelt post about her and Brooklyn’s relationship. Posting on Instagram on January 11th, she shared “some beautiful moments” with her husband, including photos of flowers he bought for her and the couple with their pet dog.

Brooklyn was quick to respond to her loving remarks, captioning the Instagram post, “I love you, baby girl xx.” A large bouquet of pink roses was the first to get the photos.

After it was claimed Brooklyn sent his parents David and Victoria a “legal letter,” they displayed their sentimental affection. According to allegations, the entrepreneur allegedly gave them a cease and desist order and advised his family to contact him through his attorneys rather than him.

Brooklyn allegedly made it clear that he didn’t want his parents to contact him directly or use social media to make public statements about him. Instead, it’s believed he has reportedly spoken with their respective legal teams at Harbottle &amp, Lewis and Schillings.

Sources have suggested that Brooklyn’s firm new legal stance may explain why the 26-year-old blocked his famous parents and his siblings on social media, as confirmed by brother Cruz. It took place shortly before Christmas, leaving the family unable to view or comment on his posts.

After months of speculation about their alleged separation from their son and his wife, it is believed that Victoria and David finally received the letter in 2025. Throughout the ongoing conflict, Brooke and Nicola have largely remained silent.

Instead, they continue to share support of each other on their social media channels. A source familiar with the row claims the situation arose only after his “requests to stop” had gone ignored. “It had been leading to issues with his mental health….it was to protect himself,” the source told the Mirror.

Following Victoria liking one of his photos, Brooklyn saw an upheaval in the situation. At Christmas, Dad David also uploaded a black and white photo of him as a child. Soon afterward, he blocked both of his parents.

One of the main issues, according to a friend, is that his parents don’t see him as an adult. They claimed that Brooklyn was the subject of his father’s Xmas post.

Brooklyn is also upset by the “misogynistic” narrative that suggests Nicola Peltz has caused the estrangement. A source added: “This narrative is so sexist and misogynistic, and he does not stand for his wife being vilified in this way. It’s a story as old as time: blame the woman for the man’s actions. It’s just deeply insulting.”

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GB’s Fear and Gibson fall short of European gold

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Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear were unable to capture the country’s first gold medal at the 32nd European Figure Skating Championships.

The duo placed second in the final round of the ice dance competition, but timing issues with their second movement prevented them from rising to first place.

Fear and Gibson maintained their podium position for the fourth time in a row, winning bronze in 2025 and adding silver in 2023 and 2024.

Fear and Gibson made the most of the skaters’ creative freedom when they performed free dance.

They performed a Scottish-themed medley in honor of Gibson’s roots-tan costumes and all, and were dubbed the “Disco Brits” for their funky music choices.

A strong finish and a few early timing issues did not turn them off, and Utilita Arena received standing ovations.

However, it wasn’t the flawless performance they needed to end Britain’s three-decade search for European gold.

Twizzle twists the fate of Gibson and Fear.

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Since 1994’s ice dance competitions with Sir Christopher Dean and Dame Jayne Torvill, British skaters have not won an event at the Europeans.

After finishing one point ahead of Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron in the rhythm dance, Fear, 26, and Gibson, 31, had a great chance to end that run.

However, Gibson slipped a little into the second-element of the routine, the synchronized twizzles, after a strong start and flawless execution of their most difficult lift.

Their looks of disappointment on the ice at the conclusion were telling, even though they regained momentum and peaked brilliantly at the conclusion as bagpipes blared around Sheffield.

Instead, Cizeron, 31, and Fournier Beaudry, 33, seal the deal with only their first collaboration in March.

After Cizeron’s bitter split with his ex-partner Gabriella Papadakis, who had accused him of having controlling behavior, they became a pair.

The oldest male and female skaters at these championships, Guignard, 37, and Fabbri, 36, have since returned to Sheffield, where they both competed in their first European Championship together in 2012.

Fabbri won his sixth medal at the Euros, breaking a new record at his previous 14th.

In Sheffield, fellow Brits Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez performed a smooth, spine-tingling routine that received a standing ovation earlier.

The young duo, who are 20 and 24 respectively, only improved after starting well because their choreographed spin and step movement toward the routine’s conclusion was much higher than their base value in terms of execution.

At the halfway point, it placed them in first place overall and gave them a season-best 106.75 in the free dance.

Georgia wins the golden ring.

Following the freestyle discipline, the men’s competition decided the medals for the afternoon session.

Nika Egadze from Georgia resurrected his career with four quadruple jumps to win the gold.

The 23-year-old secured their second gold of the competition with 184.72 points and a scorching score in what was anticipated to be a close showdown in what was meant to be a close encounter.

“I was a little shaky when I first got to the ice.” I started to get anxious, but I also thought about my coaches’ advice to slow down a little bit and work it out for this amazing crowd, Egadze said.

Eteri Tutberidze, who berated Kamila Valieva at the 2022 Olympics and was the subject of a doping investigation, coaches Egadze.

Tutberidze’s tough coaching approach is well known in the world of figure skating. Due to the country’s ongoing attack on Ukraine, she previously worked with the Russian national team, whose athletes are prohibited from these championships and will compete as neutrals in Milan in 2026.

He previously trained at her private rink before a competition-standard facility was constructed in Georgia last year. The pair have worked together for nine years.

Matteo Rizzo of Italy came in second place, Georgii Reshtenko of the Czech Republic, who was born in Russia, coming in third after the short program.

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