Wigan-born athlete Joseph Rees Gara qualifies for 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games 1500m final

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was attempting to set Marcus Rashford up for a long-range effort in what turned out to be a brilliant move for Casemiro's goal against Nottingham Forest.

Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways this afternoon when Erik ten Hag's side host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

Manchester United will face Nottingham Forest for the 109th time on Saturday but it would be a massive surprise if the scoreline looked anything like the one from their 1999 encounter.

Taylor Swift played two deep cuts live for the first time at the first international ‘Eras’ show – check out fan-filmed footage of them both below.During a show in Mexico City last night (August 24), Swift gave ‘I Forgot That You Existed’ from 2019’s ‘Lover‘ and ‘Sweet Nothing’ from last year’s ‘Midnights’ their live debuts during the ‘surprise song’ segment of the gig.Both songs received stripped back renditions, with ‘I Forgot That You Existed’ played on the acoustic guitar and ‘Sweet Nothing’ on the piano.Check out footage of both performances below:Swift wrapped up the 2023 US leg of her mammoth ‘Eras Tour’ earlier this month. During the last show at California’s SoFi stadium, the star surprised the audience by announcing ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’.Before sharing the news onstage, Swift teased: “And so now here we are on the last night of the US leg of the ‘Eras Tour’.

Pep Guardiola will be taking charge of Manchester City for the next two games despite his absence.

Billy Ray Cyrus and his fiancée, Firerose, have made their red carpet debut.

The Government has today confirmed plans for Eton College to launch a new sixth form in Oldham - and announced two new free schools will also open in Manchester. They are among 15 new free schools given the go-ahead in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country.

A long-neglected footpath linking Salford with Manchester city centre is set to be transformed as part of the Bee Network at a cost of more than £150,000.

Gabrielle will lead the line-up for this year’s Battersea Park In Concert series.The singer will close the three day event which kicks off this Saturday (August 26) and wraps up on Monday (August 26) at the London park.Also on the bill that day are MOBO award winning saxophonist Yolanda Brown and The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars.

With the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney upon us there’s probably no one more thrilled about it than TV sports presenter Laura Woods, who has been spearheading ITV’s coverage of the tournament. “It’s all been so fun,” the 36-year-old says. "There have been so many different storylines that have really surprised us, and it’s been very difficult to predict.

Love Island fans fear Zachariah Noble and Molly Marsh have split after they have spent time apart and posted cryptic quotes on social media.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Friday, August 18.

Manchester United and Manchester City will soon find out their opponents for this season's Champions League thanks to their performances last season.

The Jonas Brothers took a trip down memory lane during opening night of their new show The Tour, and they performed an unbelievable amount of hits in the process.

Stranger Things‘ Joseph Quinn sparked romance whispers when he was spotted out with model and musician Alicia Davis, and fans might want to know more about his rumored girlfriend.

Olivia Newton-John continues to show up for her family in the most mysterious ways. On the one-year anniversary of her death, Newton-John's husband, John Easterling, and daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, revealed how the Australian actress is always watching over them, albeit in "supernatural ways." Newton-John died "peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California" on Aug. 8, 2022.

Nobody wants to talk about Christmas in the summer, but missing out on the best events isn't much fun either.

Taylor Swift played ‘Exile’ as the ‘surprise song’ on her ‘Eras’ tour in California last night (August 7) – check it out below.The song is taken from Swift’s 2020 album ‘Folklore’, and while it had previously been played live, it hadn’t yet been played on the ‘Eras’ tour. She previously performed the song with Bon Iver, Justin Vernon and The National‘s Aaron Dessner when she made a surprise appearance at the former’s show in London in October 2022.Swift played a piano version of the song during the ‘Eras’ show – check out fan-filmed footage of it below:The other ‘surprise song’ Swift played on her fourth out of six shows at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood was an acoustic version ‘Dress’, from 2017’s ‘Reputation’.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have reacted with glee as Adam Thomas was revealed as the latest star to be taking part in the upcoming series. The news of the latest casting of the Waterloo Road star comes after the actor joked that he wanted to ‘experience’ the infamous Strictly curse.

Iggy Azalea has spoken out after writing Tory Lanez a letter of support ahead of his sentencing over the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.Last December, Lanez (real name Daystar Peterson) was found guilty of shooting Stallion (real name Megan Jovon Ruth Pete) in both feet during an altercation in July 2020. Peterson, 31, has been in jail since December 23, 2022.The sentencing of the rapper will continue today (August 8). During a court hearing in Los Angeles, California yesterday (August 7), Judge Herriford briefly summarised the numerous letters of support he had received for Lanez.One of the letters was written by Azalea, according to court reporter Meghann Cuniff (via The Independent).Herriford told the court that Azalea’s letter asked him to hand Peterson a sentence “that is transformational, not life-destroying”.