Julian Araujo has been signed by Celtic on loan until the end of the season.
The Mexican, 24, will likely compete with Alistair Johnston and Anthony Ralston for a spot on Nancy’s three-man defense against the Mexican, who will be his first signing as Celtic manager.
Araujo was sent off late in August’s EFL Cup loss to Brentford after receiving a second booking, making his 14th appearance for Bournemouth.
Prior to joining Barcelona, he had previously played for the LA Galaxy and Las Palmas.
“I am prepared for these demands at a club like Celtic,” he said. I want to help our supporters have good times and good, winning football, and I’m looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.
I’ve already met the boys. We have some excellent players in our squad, and we are all prepared to do everything we can to serve the fans in the coming year.
We are delighted to welcome Julian to Celtic, Nancy continued. We believe that the qualities he will bring to the squad will be very beneficial because he is a very talented player with a lot of experience.
Only his sister Bethany, according to new photos from Holly Ramsay’s wedding to Adam Peaty, and the rest of his family, according to reports, were present.
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Holly Ramsay arrives for her wedding to Adam Peaty at Bath Abbey (Image: WireImage)
Photos from Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty’s wedding day give a stark reminder of the sad family feud with only one member of his side of the family at the nuptials.
Holly, 26, who is the daughter of TV chef Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana, and Olympic swimmer Adam, 31, tied the knot a few days after Christmas on December 27 at Bath Abbey in Somerset. This was followed by a lavish reception at luxury Georgian manor Kin House.
However, it became clear that only his sister Bethany, who was one of Holly’s three bridesmaids, was invited to the wedding after the majority of Adam’s family was disqualified from it. She also played a significant role as one of Holly’s three sisters, Tilly and Megan.
While George, the son of Adam’s five-year-old son and his ex-partner Eirianedd Munroe, also played a significant role in the ceremony as the couple exchanged vows, acting as the ring bearer.
The bride wore her mother Tana’s wedding dress, and her father, Gordon, helped choose the lavish meal for the guests and paid for the newlyweds’ honeymoon.
Holly has now defended her wedding album after giving it to Vogue magazine, along with a powerful father-of-the-beast speech that the famously outspoken TV chef also delivered.
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While addressing daughter Holly and her new husband, who is no longer speaking to his own mother, Gordon, 59, said, “Look at Tana and that’s what you have to look forward to. Then Gordon is said to have insulted Adam’s absent parents when he told his daughter Holly, “Shame you don’t have the same.”
Holly, who shared a photo of her father’s explosive turn on the mic, said, “Listening to dad, looking around the room, and feeling overwhelmed by the love and the happiness on our guests’ faces.”
Holly and Adam posed for a “just married” photo inside the grand church while sharing photos of their big day. Her parents, Gordon and Tana, both 59, and their five siblings, Megan and Tilly James, 26, twin brother Jack, 26, and Oscar, both aged six, were surrounded by them.
In the photo, Caroline and Mark, Adam’s heartbroken mother, and Mark, his father, were notably absent. Brother James, who was previously detained over claims he allegedly sent Adam threatening messages during his stag do, posted a photo with his mother outside Bath Abbey in wedding attire outside.
In an exclusive interview with Vogue magazine, Holly showed off her wedding dress for the very first time after covering up in a Scottish Widow’s style white cape outside the church so no one would get a glimpse of her real dress.
Holly claimed that Kate Middleton’s wedding gowns and Grace Kelly’s gowns were a traditional lace dress by Elie Saab, with a high collar, long train, and veil.
She said, “The aisle at the abbey is 65 meters long. I knew I needed something lengthy because it is so magnificent and gorgeous! I was aware that I wanted to wear lace in a very traditional and modest way. I’ve always admired Kate Middleton’s gowns because of how feminine and gorgeous they are.
Holly told the publication how her wedding gown was created by the “incredible Elie Saab team with my own custom changes, saying she “will never get over this dress” which “makes me feel very princess-like.”
However, Holly said, “My parents would love it if I did one look, but I’m making two changes. “
For the late-night celebrations, Dress paired her with a pair of white fur-trimmed heels and a new Elie Saab number, this time for “short and fun.” And she chose her mother Tana’s wedding dress from her 1996 wedding to her father Gordon to wear to her and Adam’s first dance.
“I’ve always liked that my mother might wear her dress at some point. It has a beautiful V-neckline and pearls all around. It perfectly matched me when I put it on, according to Holly, and it didn’t need any modifications.
The first dance between Holly and Adam was George Michael’s “A Different Corner,” which Holly claims they had chosen from the beginning of our relationship.
Her three bridesmaids wore red dresses by family friend Victoria Beckham. While mum Tana also wore a VB number for the occasion. Celebrity guests included the designer herself with husband David and their kids Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and 14-year-old Harper.
But eldest son Brooklyn Beckham, 26, was nowhere to be seen as his feud with his own family since his marriage to US heiress Nicola Peltz appears to continue. Broadcaster Dan Walker, Dragon’s Den star Sara Davies and celebrity chef Marcus Wareing were also spotted amongst the wedding guests.
Holly, who revealed special details about the day, claimed that her father, a Michelin Star chef, was unapologetically “extremely’ involved with the food. According to legend, guests had a tarte tatin, beef wellington, and pan-roasted halibut served before the meal. Sara Davies later remarked, “It was the best wedding food I’ve ever had.” While Dan Walker referred to it as “insanely good”
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At 8 o’clock, according to legend, a traditional wedding cake was served. Holly claimed to have made arrangements for this to be red velvet inside, which appears to be Adam’s favorite.
Holly responded, “this is where I come in,” and shared: “and it’s spicy vodka pasta and fries. “The choice of wedding cocktail, a spicy Margs, was also said to be impressive.
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Heather Watson has confirmed that she will miss the Australian Open this month, but she claims she is expected to recover from an injury by the end of February.
The 33-year-old has suffered her first major injury of her 17-year professional career, which dropped her to 269 in the world and ninth in the British rankings.
She last qualified for the US Open’s first round of qualifying after falling short at Wimbledon on July 1st.
Watson recently resumed training, having previously won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2016 and advanced to the women’s doubles quarter-finals two years later.
Watson stated in a post on Instagram from Florida, where she is undergoing winter training, that she is eager to return to action.
She said, “I’ve really missed my purpose and the daily challenge that tennis presents me with.”
“I’m looking forward to competing on the road once more. Hopefully, at the end of February, everything will go according to plan.
Viktor Gyokeres, who scored 54 goals in 52 games overall last season, made his debut at Arsenal from Sporting in the summer as the country’s most prolific goalscorer.
There was some doubt about whether Mikel Arteta would be able to produce a similar level of output in the Premier League because of the striking style differences between Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and Portuguese champion Sporting.
The 27-year-old has scored five league goals, including two penalties, since the start of the season.
Why Gyokeres was so beneficial to sport?
Gyokeres was the lone striker in a system that didn’t always pit teams inside their own box at Sporting.
They were crowned champions because they naturally typically controlled games, but they frequently made long passes to Gyokeres once they lost possession rather than using a more methodical build-up.
That reflected Gyokeres’ qualities. Although he has a traditional centre-forward physical profile, his ability to control difficult passes and link play are not significant.
Gyokeres, who Sporting introduced him in three ways, did not succeed:
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Gyokeres enjoys hanging from more angled positions on the defense’s last line. At Sporting, he frequently used his right foot to score goals.
He can still produce power from even wide angles, and his prolific sporting output was largely attributable to his ball-striking ability with his right foot.
He frequently preferred to stand up like a winger and run in behind and successfully shoot across goal with his slightly weaker foot.
Gyokeres changed when Sporting’s attack was slowed down and the box became more crowded.
To give himself more time and space to shoot away from the defense, he would hold his run and look to receive the ball in front of the defense, frequently on the edge of the box.
In addition, it is important to note that 20 of his 54 goals in 2024 and 2025 were scored from the penalty spot, and he also managed to get some tap-ins from subdued shots.
Why does he have trouble at Arsenal, then?
Arsenal develop more deliberately than they do Sporting, using rotations to control their defensive configuration.
Instead of making long passes right away, they prefer passing sequences on the ground.
Premier League opponents typically defend against Arsenal with compact, low blocks, which results in a crowded penalty box with little room left behind the defense, which is largely forced on them.
He is typically trying to get on the end of crosses at Arsenal, but former England international Gary Lineker thinks he could be more proactive.
On the podcast “The Rest Is Football,” Lineker stated, “He likes most strikers, he waits for the ball to go in and then attacks the space.”
How Arsenal can utilize him to his full potential
Gyokeres must succeed in a team with a different style and in a new league where the standard is typically higher than where he excelled last season.
However, he cannot be held accountable for his subpar output entirely. This season, Arsenal have played 68 through-balls, which is the most of any Premier League team.
It suggests a deliberate strategy to utilize their new striker to the fullest.
However, Gyokeres is frequently forced to recycle the ball rather than have an attempt on goal, as he frequently did at Sporting from those positions because well-organized, athletic Premier League defenses can recover quickly.
A complementary team-mate like Kai Havertz might be a good idea for Gyokeres to help him prosper.
As we have seen, Gyokeres excels at attacking space in behind, but Havertz excels at occupying center-backs and linking play, before striking the ball with force.
Space could be opened up at the box’s edge, where Gyokeres’ shooting is risky, by having a more natural “back-to-goal” striker to occupy the centre-backs.
Gyokeres has still contributed to Arsenal’s top league position, despite not scoring at his sporting rate.
His selfless off-the-ball running has pushed opponents into dangerous areas and given them room for his team-mates to score, while his pressing has also forced opponents to make mistakes in which Arsenal have capitalized.
However, Gyokeres and Arsenal want more goals.
Former Coventry City assistant manager Adi Viveash said to Sky Sports: “Viktor would get frustrated if he went three or four games without scoring.”
One of the more intriguing subplots of England’s Ashes tour has been discussed and left unmentioned.
An untested theory, an idea, or even a hunch defines the off-spinner. Despite having a high release point, there is no meaningful Ashes delivery.
That may soon change, though.
The 22-year-old was chosen in a 12-man squad for the final Test against Australia on January 4 (23:30 GMT, 3 January in the UK) after being exempt from the first four.
England will face off against Will Jacks, who has offered part-time off-spin since the second Test, in the match.
Former England spinner Phil Tufnell said on the Test Match Special podcast that “they have got themselves into this no-win situation where Bashir’s become sort of unselectable,” which is unfavorable.
He must have played at Adelaide [in the third Test] if you are ever going to pick a spinner, and they didn’t play him. You must choose him, otherwise why is he here?
Positive body language, but lacking in figures
After returning from a broken finger on his left hand during the English summer, Bashir has since played some cricket on the tour.
Before the series started, he bowled for both England and the Lions side in a highly heated intra-squad match at Lilac Hill in Perth.
He came away with a largely unimpressive 2-151.
He then made a second appearance for the Lions against Australia A at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, ending with scores of 0-115.
Although Bashir’s stoicism has prevented him from being overly impacted by the noise surrounding his non-selection, they both have disappointing returns.
His body language around the England camp is said to have remained positive.
His calm demeanor is one of the attributes that England’s management thinks he has. Despite being snubbed by batters in the nets during this tour, he appears to have taken it seriously philosophically.
Ben Stokes, England captain, previously stated that Bashir is his team’s top spinner and that Jacks’ part-time spin has always been “tactical.”
When it was revealed to him that Bashir had lost his ability to win the third Test in Adelaide, bowling coach Jeetan Patel was drinking the Kool-Aid.
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Bashir, a Muslim of Pakistani descent, was far from Noosa’s Muslim neighbors who spent time escaping.
At 07:45, one of the three players set his alarm and actually showed up when strength and conditioning coach Pete Sim invited the entire squad for a jog along the coast.
One of Bashir’s excuses for his absence is a duty of care, which he does not even have a county contract with.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has extended his central contract by one year. He doesn’t have franchise commitments on which to rely, unlike many of his team-mates.
He is a young player trying to make his mark in a game where almost every delivery resembles a career verdict.
As a teenager, Bashir will understand the balance between short-term risk and long-term gain in this situation because he had been considering doing accounting and finance at the time he was hired by Surrey.
Steven Finn, a former England seamer who struggled with his bowling technique and confidence, claimed there is a “human element” to Bashir’s situation. He went on to play in the 2013-14 Ashes tour without playing a match.
Does Bashir fit into Australia?
Bashir was rescued by England from relative obscurity.
Stokes shared the video with ECB managing director Rob Key and head coach Brendon McCullum in his WhatsApp group after first posting it on social media.
With just a few first-class appearances to his name, Bashir made his debut for England shortly after that.
Bashir has 68 wickets in 19 Test matches, a 39-run average. He has a strike-rate of 61.7% and an economy rate of 3.78.
His release point of 2.35m is the third-highest for a spinner, which suggests that bounce is the key strength for a slow bowler.
However, spin bowling entails much more than that, which might contribute to Bashir’s absence from the Ashes.
CricViz claims that Bashir receives less drift and turn than off-spinners in Australia over the past five years, or even bowlers of this caliber in general.
His length might be a problem as well.
Bashir’s natural length is about 4.67 meters, and he’s most effective with deliveries in the 4- to 5-meter range, where he averages 25.9 at a 48 strike rate, according to CricViz analyst Srinivas Vijaykumar.
“Off-spinners in Australia over the past five years have averaged 31 in the 4-4-5-meter range and have a higher effectiveness in the 5–6-meter range. His average jumps to 45.4 when Bashir has grown a little shorter between 5 and 6 meters.
By now, Leach could have taken 220 Test wickets.
With Sydney still to come, the bowling average for the spin at the Adelaide Oval (30.1) is lower than that for any other venues in this series.
Although for some it may be a case of personnel, playing Jacks is one of England’s many mistakes, rather than a specialist spinner at Adelaide.
Michael Vaughan, the ex-english captain, claimed Bashir has never bowled well outside of the England team and is not the finished product.
In retrospect, Vaughan raised questions about the entire project.
“Jack Leach brings him back home.” As a hardened senior pro, Leach would have had 220 Test match wickets if he had played the same number of games as Shoaib Bashir did when he was at the helm, according to Vaughan.
Perhaps that’s what caused the error. “Leach is a better bowler now than he was when he played for England,” he said.
Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann claimed Bashir deserves a game with the Ashes lost if they had “had a better backup plan” than they should have.
On Saturday’s Daily Ashes Debrief, Bashir declared, “I’ve watched him bowl for the past two days and I see an attacking spinner who can actually get wickets.”
Amanda Owen, a star of our Yorkshire Farm, has admitted to having her eighth child, Clementime, at home rather than a hospital.
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Amanda Owen has opened up about her decision to have a home birth (Image: Channel 5)
Amanda Owen admits she “couldn’t be arsed” to go to hospital as she decided to have her eighth child at home. The Yorkshire Shepherdess shares nine children with ex-husband Clive Owen.
Amanda, 51, was almost 70 miles away from her nearest hospital when her daughter Clementine was preparing to enter the world. Having previously given birth in a lay-by and at home by the fireplace, Amanda decided to have the child at home.
She says she had a “few cushions, a rug and a terrier” at the time, joking that the dog was the “best birth partner ever”. Speaking on the White Wine Question Time podcast with Kate Thornton, Amanda said: “I put my hand down, when I felt there was a head coming, I knew it was all systems go.”
Amanda was aware of the “chance she wouldn’t make it” to the hospital closest at the time, according to Kate. The hospital would gradually become more and more distant as I was frequenting all of the North East’s lay-bys, Amanda explained.
When I went to fill out the birth certificate later, it would say “place of birth,” and I would be literally looking at the AA roadmap.
Amanda, a star of our Yorkshire Farm, says that being in nature helps her realize that a perfect birth is possible and that you have a way of being out of control. She continued, “It’s not about posturing and pretending to be some sort of new age and not wanting any intervention or anything,” but rather the realization that I couldn’t be arsed.
“I couldn’t bear to start the whole thing, which involves calling an ambulance, calling the labor room, and having paramedics arrive. I simply desired to go to bed.
Amanda continued, revealing that at first, she couldn’t find scissors to cut the baby’s umbilical cord. She was prompted to “creep” upstairs to Clive’s dorm and explain what had happened.
She calls Clementine’s birth “the most wonderful thing” and says it was flawless. However, Clive was “surprised” to learn that his then-wife had delivered babies downstairs at the family home.
Amanda’s birth experience included other unusual birth experiences. During the foot and mouth crisis, her first child was planned for home birth at the farm.
Amanda claims that “all went wrong” and that an emergency caesarean was required, with doctors warning her that natural births might come up in the future. Reuben’s son Reuben, she jokes, “fell out after a Chinese takeaway” and was 7 pounds lighter than Raven’s.
Amanda has also discussed her breakup with Clive. She claims to have “shut down” with the 71-year-old after their relationship ended.
She claimed that “physical and mental health are intertwined, and eating disorders like anxiety, depression, paranoia, agoraphobia, and other factors came into play.”
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When cruel trolls started noticing her weight loss and calling her names, her problems only got worse. Amanda claimed that despite the rocky divorce, there is still “no tension” between her and Clive because the two still live close co-parents and farm owners.
