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Rafael Nadal is celebrating. 15 years ago today, the tennis player was 22 years old and became the number one tennis player in the world. Nadal acquired this ranking while playing at the Beijing Olympics, defeating the Chilean player Fernando González and taking home the gold.

Estonia has selected the Sundance prize-winning doc Smoke Sauna Sisterhood as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Paris-based outfit Urban Sales has locked several deals on “Pictures of Ghosts,” the latest film by celebrated Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho (“Aquarius”, “Bacurau”) ahead of its North American premieres at Toronto and New York film festivals. The movie world premiered at Cannes in the Special Screenings section. Weaving archive documentary, mystery, film clips and personal memories, the film has sold to the U.S.

Jennifer Lopez is expressing her love for hubby Ben Affleck by sharing a sweet snapshot into their private life. The «Ain't Your Mama» singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to commemorate Affleck's 51st birthday, and shared an adorable video she recorded while in the passenger seat of their car — as the birthday boy drove around town.While on the road, Lopez beamed as she and Affleck lip synced and danced to Sam Cooke's iconic love song «Wonderful World.»The pair got into the tune, with Lopez smiling brightly to the lyrics, «Don't know much about the French I took/ But I do know that I love you/ And I know that if you love me, too/ What a wonderful world this would be.»«Dear Ben … Happy Birthday.

Jennifer Lopez is expressing her love for hubby Ben Affleck song (sort of).The «Ain't Your Mama» singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to commemorate Affleck's 51st birthday, and shared an adorable video she recorded while in the passenger seat of their car — as the birthday boy drove around town.While on the road, Lopez beamed as she lip synced and danced to Sam Cooke's iconic love song «Wonderful World» and smiling brightly to the lyrics, «Don't know much about the French I took/ But I do know that I love you/ And I know that if you love me, too/ What a wonderful world this would be.»«Dear Ben … Happy Birthday. I love you!» Lopez captioned the heartwarming post.A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)Back in July, the cute couple celebrated Lopez's birthday at their new home.

EXCLUSIVE: Big World Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights from Paris-based sales firm Charades to Giacomo Abbruzzese’s debut feature, Disco Boy.

Iranian filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh clinched the Golden Leopard in the main international competition of the 76th Locarno Film Festival with his latest feature Critical Zone (Mantagheye Bohrani).

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading into the quarterfinals in Australia and New Zealand. After the dramatic Round of 16, the World Cup is down to its final eight nations. Spain, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, England, France, Colombia and Australia — which is the host for this year’s tournament alongside New Zealand — are competing for the coveted FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has been crowned the winner of Cooking With The Stars, beating Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre to first place.The ITV show featured a range of celebrities for its 2023 version, including former Corrie actress Samia, TV personality, Peter, ex-boxer, Chris Eubank, and Gavin & Stacey actress, Joanna Page.The contestants are paired with a cooking professional and go through eight rounds of cheffing, as they try to impress the judges - the professional chefs - with their creations.The judges never knew who's food they were tasting, which meant they could vote out their own celebrity protege that they had been mentoring. The celebrity chefs and mentors included Rosemary Shrager, who was paired with Peter Andre, and French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, who guided Samia to victory in the competition.

Khloe Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen are no strangers to parenting in the public eye and, in just the last year, became two of a growing number of celebrities to openly welcome babies via surrogate. Both women have spoken publicly about the nuances of their own experience, alongside stars includingParis Hilton, Maria Menounos, Tan France, Anthony Rapp, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Adrienne Bailon, Erin Andrews, Casey Wilson and Rebel Wilson in the last year alone.

Colombia will be England’s World Cup quarter-final opponents after they defeated Jamaica in a tense 1-0 win in Melbourne.

Belarusian-set pic Mother Vera has picked up Locarno’s Creativity Media First Look Award, the biggest prize handed out by the festival’s industry section. 

Brazil and France, they made it out of the group stage, becoming the first Caribbean nation to reach this stage of the cup. The U.S. kicks off World Cup tonight with Trinity Rodman wanting to earn her stripesBrazil’s Marta is playing her last World Cup; she’s out for gloryThe team, known as the Reggae Girlz, drew 0 - 0 against Brazil, kicking them from the cup and advancing themselves.

Defying logic, parenthood can be both the most universal of human experiences and the most individual.While every prospective parent charts a journey that's uniquely their own, the broad themes and emotional ride tied to caregiving, pregnancy and fertility are deeply relatable. It's a shared journey that’s ripe for connection, comparison, and, unfortunately, also judgment.It's this concept that drives a public fascination with celebrities, their children, and how they have those babies: Stars are just like us and nothing like us.Khloe Kardashian and Chrissy Teigenare no strangers to parenting in the public eye and, in just the last year, became two of a growing number of celebrities to openly welcome babies via surrogate.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is underway. The biggest international tournament in women's soccer is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand this year. For the first time, 32 teams — eight more than the previous edition held in France — will face off for the coveted FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy.The U.S.

Shay Mitchell enjoyed a workout class at Hot Pilates in West Hollywood, California. Dwayne Johnson enjoyed a filet and sushi rolls at Mastro’s Steakhouse Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California.

Red Rooms won a leading three awards including Best Feature at the 27th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, with the thriller Femme taking Best Director for Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping and Outstanding Performance for Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. See the full list of winners below.

Lindsey Horan scored a game-saving goal during a high-stakes U.S. versus Netherlands match in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International In August 1971, more than 100,000 football fans packed Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium for a historic tournament. Teams from England, France, Denmark, Argentina and Italy flew in for 21 days of matches alongside Mexico’s national team, while eager sponsors lined up for a piece of the action.

A TV documentary titled Barbie Uncovered and an adaptation of Homer’s classic The Odyssey starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are among the titles to receive cash during the latest round of U.K. Global Screen Fund awards.