In the Euro 2025 quarter-finale on Thursday, England defeated Sweden on penalties in a crowd of more than seven million viewers.
The competition’s biggest TV audience to date, with a 7.4 million-person audience and a 65% overall peak audience share, was the result of the match.
8.3 million views were received on the website’s live text page, in addition to nearly three million online streams on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
With the help of Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agyemang’s second-half goals, the Lionesses, who are defending their European title, rallied back from 2-0 down to force extra time and penalties in Zurich.
Then, with Bronze, their seventh penalty taker, converting convincingly before Sweden missed and lost in a chaotic penalty shootout, England won the game-winner 3-2.
“On the sofa with the rest of the fans, I was biting my nails,” said BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski. What a success for the Lionesses!
“We’re eagerly awaiting Tuesday,” the statement read. Full analysis and commentary will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, and the BBC Sport app, bringing viewers closer to the action.
A music legend who later performed at Hyde Park’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club stunned crowds, while others were envious of the audience members who made an unexpected appearance there.
A surprise appearance from a music legend has delighted members of the public who were at a jazz bar (stock image)(Image: Carmen Vlasceanu / 500px via Getty Images)
Unexpected appearances by music legends on stage for a spontaneous set shocked jazz clubgoers. The legendary actor’s surprise performance at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club shocked the audience and made them utterly enthralled.
Untimely special guest made his entrance while Jamaican-American jazz pianist Monty Alexander was introducing himself. The mystery performer had arrived in the area to prepare for a sold-out Hyde Park show in London. A TikTok clip documenting the extraordinary moment has since become popular due to the more intimate setting and unexpected gig.
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The lucky audience members who missed out on the impromptu show have reportedly expressed their jealousy. Stevie Wonder stepped onto the stage to shock the audience, who was the only one there was.
Your favorite musician of all time plays his harmonica in Simon Walker’s TikTok post, which reads, “Imagine just sitting enjoying Monty Alexander, who is already talented, and then enjoy yourself.”
Wonder, who performed at the London jazz venue in just a few weeks, captivated the audience with his harmonica skills.
One admirable performer said, “I nearly fell off when I saw this.”
Another person said, “That’s insane! I’m not sure what I expected Stevie to cut to, but I’m sure I did. A third fan admitted, “I would believe I was hallucinating.”
Wonder’s incredible vocal performance exuded the same enthusiasm among fans. One admirer gushed about the legendary musician, saying, “I didn’t know harmonica could sound this good.”
Stevie Wonder’s performance at the jazz club has delighted fans (file)(Image: Lester Cohen, Getty Images for Wonder Productions)
Another fan exclaimed, “Mate, what an unbelievable privilege to see them jam, Stevie Wonder is a GOAT, love him, he is fab, bet you had the best night.”
Alexander subsequently uploaded the performance footage to his Facebook page on June 24, captioning it: “You never know who’s going to swing by when Monty is in town!”
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Wonder, who made an unexpected appearance at Hyde Park on July 12, surprised audiences.
Just weeks after his impromptu session with Alexander, he would later perform an epic 30-song repertoire at the London venue. Following is a list of his full setlist from his Hyde Park show.
Three months after Luka Modric’s surprise arrival has come the even more eye-catching news that Snoop Dogg is joining the Croatia legend as an investor and co-owner at Swansea City.
Which celebrity will be coming to our club next, Swansea fans might now be forgiven for wondering.
In the current climate, where clubs must find new ways to generate income and stars seem to be attracted to football, they probably should not rule anyone out.
Even if there are no more new faces, Swansea now have their share of glitz in the boardroom, where there was a major change last November following a takeover led by American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen.
We wait to see how much involvement Modric – who is known to have spoken to Swansea transfer targets in recent months – and Snoop Dogg – who, as far as we know, has not – will have in the running of the Welsh club.
One conversation that has taken place already was between Modric and Snoop Dogg, with the duo discussing the latter’s potential involvement at Swansea before the deal was finalised.
Snoop Dogg, meanwhile, is understood to be planning a trip to the Swansea.com Stadium to watch a game.
Swansea believe the big names mean a better chance to achieve big things, which in their case means a return to the Premier League.
Should they make it, maybe Snoop Dogg will lead a singsong – Swansea’s answer to the Anfield Rap, perhaps – on the open-top bus parade.
He would surely savour a promotion party given his love of sport.
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Sport and Snoop
Snoop Dogg made sporting headlines at last year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The 53-year-old hails from Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Games, and was chosen as one of the torchbearers of the Olympic flame before the opening ceremony.
But the story did not end there, he became the United States’ team’s cheerleader in France.
Snoop Dogg’s sporting side has long been in evidence. In his first TV appearance, on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1994, he wore a Toronto Maple Leafs shirt.
Team colours have since become something of a signature. Snoop Dogg has worn a string of shirts belonging to American and Canadian sporting sides and also those of football clubs around Europe.
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Snoop Dogg is not too concerned about club rivalries, it seems, which is handy given that he has also appeared in the colours of Cardiff City.
Presumably, he will not be doing that again any time soon given his new role at Swansea.
“For many years, I have been associated with soccer,” Snoop Dogg says in a video released by Swansea this week.
“I have worn a lot of kits in my life, but now I am at the part of my life where I am trying to find a kit that fits.”
Celtic’s mascots are two hounds called Hoopy and Hailey.
In Swansea, meanwhile, Snoop Dogg will get the chance to get to know plenty of Jacks – the nickname for people from the city which many say comes from the story of the famous life-saving canine, Swansea Jack.
Perhaps Dogg, as Swansea chief executive Tom Gorringe called him this week, should feel at home on Swansea Bay.
Snoop Dogg has been linked with investment in sport before.
He was reportedly part of a failed bid to take over NHL side Ottawa Senators in 2023, while he also spoke enthusiastically about the idea of investing in Celtic last year.
Over the years, he has been mentioned as a supporter of a string of sporting sides in the US including the LA Dodgers, the LA Lakers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Snoop founded the Snoop Youth Football League, which helps give youngsters opportunities to play American Football, where he is also involved as a coach – a story which is partially told in a Netflix documentary.
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Rivals to Wrexham?
Snoop Dogg’s surprise introduction to followers of Swansea came with a reference to Wrexham, a club they will meet in the league in 2025-26 for the first time in 22 years.
Like quite a few clubs, Swansea have looked on with a little envy as Wrexham have made headlines around the planet – and progress on the pitch – since their takeover by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021.
In a sense, Swansea are trying to follow their Welsh counterparts’ lead by bringing Snoop Dogg and Modric on board.
There is no great history of rivalry between Swansea, whose issues are with Cardiff, and Wrexham – who are more concerned about Chester – but it may be one that develops.
The clubs appear to be doing their best to create some sort of friction, albeit playful, with Wrexham adding Darth to Swansea’s name when announcing their Championship fixture list with a nod to Star Wars last month.
Swansea waited for an opportunity to respond, which came when Reynolds posted a picture of himself wearing Wrexham’s new kit while holding a dog on social media last week.
Reynolds’ caption about the shirt included the words “dog not included”.
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What will it mean?
Four days over his unexpected role in Swansea’s kit launch came the news that Snoop Dogg is now part of the club’s ownership group.
As with Modric, the Swans have not specified what stake Snoop Dogg has taken or how much money he has invested.
For his part, he has pledged “to do all I can” to help Swansea’s cause having been introduced to the club’s owners via a mutual connection, as was the case with Modric.
So what will Snoop Dogg bring to the table? Swansea say their new man has a “deep love of sport and football in particular”, but we assume he will not have much say on the club’s footballing operations.
What Swansea’s hierarchy have made clear is that they believe Snoop Dogg’s involvement will mean more eyes on the club, which will in turn lead to more income – and that is key to the whole story.
“It is hoped his global profile and love of football can play an important part in helping us spread the Swansea City name as far and wide as possible in order to boost our commercial performance to further support our aspirations as a club,” the club said.
“It’s a little bit surreal isn’t it, Snoop Dogg involved with Swansea, but you can’t argue with the publicity it’s going to bring,” says Steven Carroll, editor of SOS fanzine and part of the Jackcast podcast.
“I just think it’s good for the club. It will raise our profile. In this era of financial fair play where we have got to try to maximise revenue, having Snoop Dogg raising the profile and potentially raising a few quid for us from America, that won’t do any harm at all.”
Former Wales striker Iwan Roberts played for Watford in the day when they were owned by music star Sir Elton John.
Football has changed dramatically since those days, but Roberts believes Snoop Dogg’s unexpected arrival “can only be good news for Swansea”.
“You look at followers these famous people have on social media sites,” Roberts says.
“Snoop Dogg has got more than 88m on Instagram and more than 20m on X.
“It’s going to persuade the people who follow him to maybe support Swansea and bring some new followers through the gates at the Swansea.com Stadium. Maybe he’ll do a concert there too!”
The unwanted quintet of Manchester United will miss Saturday’s pre-season game against Leeds United in Stockholm, but Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon have been named in the squad.
As the search continues to find them clubs, Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Tyrell Malacia have been informed that they can train at Carrington on Saturday.
Following his £62,5 million move from Wolves, Cunha is likely to make his Leeds debut.
All of United’s senior players have traveled to Sweden to face Daniel Farke’s newly promoted side, with the exception of Joshua Zirkzee, Andre Onana, and Lisandro Martinez, who are all injured.
Harry Amass, a young defender, will not play for them because he will be going on loan to develop further this year.
Ruben Amorim’s 29-man traveling party includes some other young people, though.
After receiving new numbers earlier this week, the squad includes striker Chido Obi, defender Tyler Fredricson, and midfielder Jack Fletcher.
Additionally, Bendito Mantato, Sekou Kobe, Ethan Williams, Reece Munro, and Godwill Kukonki have traveled to Sweden.
On Tuesday, United will make a three-game trip to the United States.
After United submitted a £65 million bid for the winger, Brentford accepted Bryan Mbeumo for the upcoming tour.
Stockholm trip squad for Manchester United
Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, and Dermot Mee as goalkeepers
Diogo Dalot, Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Ayden Heaven, Diego Leon, Tyler Fredricson, Reece Munro, Godwill Kukonki, and others.
Toby Collyer, Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Jack Fletcher, Sekou Kone, and Sekou Kone are the midfielders.
Amass is scheduled to leave on loan
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Amass, 18, made his Amorim debut in March, making seven first-team appearances last year, including four Premier League starts.
He did not travel with the squad to Sweden or the US, but he did both games on United’s post-season tour of Asia.
Amass impressed many Americans last summer when he caught the eye during the pre-season, which included an encouraging display against Mohamed Salah from Liverpool in South Carolina.
However, Erik ten Hag, the then-boss, who felt the youngster lacked the strength to succeed in the Premier League despite the serious injuries to his side’s left-side defense, surprisingly overlooked him.
With Paraguay Under-20 international Leon arriving earlier this month, there is more competition for the position of backup left-sided defender.
The internal decision was made at United for Amass to try to gain valuable experience by requiring him to play first-team football every week, something that would not have happened had he played at Old Trafford.
Leon will participate in the US tour, but United still hold him in high regard and still has a lot of fans there.
The unwanted quintet of Manchester United will miss Saturday’s pre-season game against Leeds United in Stockholm, but Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon have been named in the squad.
As the search continues to find them clubs, Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Tyrell Malacia have been informed that they can train at Carrington on Saturday.
Following his £62,5 million move from Wolves, Cunha is likely to make his Leeds debut.
All of United’s senior players have traveled to Sweden to face Daniel Farke’s newly promoted side, with the exception of Joshua Zirkzee, Andre Onana, and Lisandro Martinez, who are all injured.
Harry Amass, a young defender, will not play for them because he will be going on loan to develop further this year.
Ruben Amorim’s 29-man traveling party includes some other young people, though.
After receiving new numbers earlier this week, the squad includes striker Chido Obi, defender Tyler Fredricson, and midfielder Jack Fletcher.
Additionally, Bendito Mantato, Sekou Kobe, Ethan Williams, Reece Munro, and Godwill Kukonki have traveled to Sweden.
On Tuesday, United will make a three-game trip to the United States.
After United submitted a £65 million bid for the winger, Brentford accepted Bryan Mbeumo for the upcoming tour.
Stockholm trip squad for Manchester United
Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, and Dermot Mee as goalkeepers
Diogo Dalot, Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Ayden Heaven, Diego Leon, Tyler Fredricson, Reece Munro, Godwill Kukonki, and others.
Toby Collyer, Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Jack Fletcher, Sekou Kone, and Sekou Kone are the midfielders.
Amass is scheduled to leave on loan
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Amass, 18, made his Amorim debut in March, making seven first-team appearances last year, including four Premier League starts.
He did not travel with the squad to Sweden or the US, but he did both games on United’s post-season tour of Asia.
Amass impressed many Americans last summer when he caught the eye during the pre-season, which included an encouraging display against Mohamed Salah from Liverpool in South Carolina.
However, Erik ten Hag, the then-boss, who felt the youngster lacked the strength to succeed in the Premier League despite the serious injuries to his side’s left-side defense, surprisingly overlooked him.
With Paraguay Under-20 international Leon arriving earlier this month, there is more competition for the position of backup left-sided defender.
The internal decision was made at United for Amass to try to gain valuable experience by requiring him to play first-team football every week, something that would not have happened had he played at Old Trafford.
Leon will participate in the US tour, but United still hold him in high regard and still has a lot of fans there.
With Love, Meghan, a cookery and lifestyle show from Meghan Markle, was much fanfare earlier this year, and figures have revealed just how popular it was on the streaming platform.
Meghan Markle released her Netflix show in March (Image: Getty Images for TIME)
The viewing figures for Meghan Markle’s Netflix show have finally been revealed in a new report by the streaming platform. With Love, Meghan was finally released in March – following a two month delay due to the California wildfires – to much fanfare.
It saw the Duchess of Sussex share cookery and hosting tips as she invited a string of pals to join her as she demonstrated her secret hacks around the kitchen. However, new data from Netflix has revealed that the show failed to break into the top 300 most-watched shows on the streaming platform in the first six months of 2025.
With Love, Meghan saw her share cookery and hosting tips(Image: JAKE ROSENBERG/NETFLIX)
According to estimates, it was watched 5.3 million times, and it placed third in the list of the most watched shows. The legal drama Suits’ fourth series, which stars Meghan, was also watched by the same number of people in the same time.
The popular drama Adolescence, which received 145 million views, was at the top of the list, followed by the second Squid Game series, which received 117 million views.
It comes as the Sussexes previously signed a multimillion-pound deal with Netflix in 2020. Their first show, the controversial docuseries Harry & Meghan, which features accusations against the Royal Family, was highly successful.
However, the pair’s success with other programs like the Heart of Invictus documentary and the sports television program Polo failed to match.
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The former Suits actress Meghan, who also serves as the hostess in the eight-part series With Love, gives hosting advice and prepares meals for celebrities like The Office star Mindy Kaling. However, the criticism made the episode disliked.
At the conclusion of the final episode of the first season, Harry makes just one appearance, hosting Meghan, her mother Doria Ragland, and friends for an outdoor celebrations brunch.
Meghan’s comment, which she described as “a new chapter that I’m so excited that I get to share and have been able to learn from all of you,” is likely to be interpreted as a nod to the restrictions she felt within the royal family.
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She described her children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet as being “really special because they hadn’t seen me at work” and said she and Harry had a daily “nightcap recap” where they discussed their day. She also said Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet had visited her on set.
