Bundlezy My WordPress Blog

TEMPLEGATE tackles Wednesday’s action confident of building the bank for Royal Ascot.

Back a horse by clicking their odds below.

WATEEN (4.00 Lingfield, nap)

This sharp filly improved markedly to finish second at Doncaster last time, posting a strong speed figure in the process. She’s bred to be speedy, is drawn well, and has more to offer in a race where most of her rivals lack experience.

MAKES ME WONDER (2.45 Yarmouth, nb)

She showed her liking for this track when scoring here over seven furlongs in April. The form of that contest has worked out very nicely and anything like that performance would be good enough.

BANKSMAN (5.15 Yarmouth, treble)

He has his sights lowered slightly here after going down in a photo at Brighton last time out. He is drawn to attack and this looks a cracking chance to get off the mark for in-form trainer Jack Channon.

SAWGRASS (3.30 Lingfield, Lucky 15)

Has been knocking on the door and looked in need of this longer trip when third at Beverley last time. She can score off this mark.

Templegate’s tips

FREE BETS – GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS

Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. gambleaware.org.

---

Remember to gamble responsibly

A responsible gambler is someone who:

• Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
• Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
• Never chases their losses
• Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed
• Gamcare – www.gamcare.org.uk
• Gamble Aware – www.gambleaware.org

Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.

SCREEN star Sydney Sweeney steals the show at the glitzy UK premiere of her latest movie.

The Euphoria actress, 27, walked the red carpet for new thriller Echo Valley in an elegant pale blue dress alongside co-star Julianne Moore, 64.

i-Images

Sydney Sweeney on the red carpet for new thriller Echo Valley[/caption]

PA

Sydney wore an elegant pale blue dress[/caption]

AP

Co-star Julianne Moore was also at the premiere[/caption]

The European premiere took place at BFI Southbank, London, yesterday.

It comes as Gigi Paris — ex-girlfriend of Sydney’s former co-star Glen Powell, 36 — brought 2023 cheating rumours between the pair back to life.

Gigi said she took the option of saying: “No, I’m actually not OK with this, and I’m walking away.

“That’s what I decided to do.”

Sydney is one of the most in-demand women in Hollywood, after TV show Euphoria — for which she is currently filming a third series — put her name in lights six years ago.

Now, she is also taking the leading role in a new biographical film about US female boxer Christy Martin.

Director David Michod said: “Sydney trained her butt off to play the part.

“The beauty of Sydney is she turned up every day with her tail wagging, ready to go.

“No matter how tough it was, she was like a ray of sunshine.”

Meanwhile Sydney has just cleaned up by turning her used bathwater into limited edition bars of soap.

SHARON Osbourne has claimed she’s axed a rock band from husband Ozzy’s epic final farewell concerts.

Rocker Ozzy will be taking to the stage alongside his legendary band Black Sabbath one last time for the Back to the Beginning concerts at Birmingham‘s Villa Park.

Getty

Sharon Osbourne has told how she had one rock band thrown off the bill of one of Ozzy’s final gigs[/caption]

Getty Images - Getty

Black Sabbath will be performing together one last time[/caption]

Rex

Sharon has revealed all on the furious bust-up[/caption]

But there already appears to be some backstage drama with Sharon claiming to have axed one band from the line-up after a furious bust-up with their manager.

In an interview with Metal Hammer, Sharon claims she had the unnamed group removed from the jam-packed supporting line-up for the gig which includes bands such as Metallica and Slayer.

Sharon took aim at the unidentified music manager and told the publication: “I had a huge, huge to-do with a manager over this celebration for Ozzy and Sabbath.

“And it was probably the worst way I’ve felt in years.

“I don’t care what this person says about me, thinks about it, because he doesn’t know me.

“He’s now going around making up bulls*** lies because I threw his band off the bill.

“I don’t care what people say. Because do you know what? I don’t love them.”

Sharon then added: “I care about people who love me, what they say about me.

“You can’t care what an industry says, because you don’t love them, so how can it hurt you? It doesn’t.”

Although Sharon did not names, some fans speculated that she could have been referring to rock band, Tool.

The band were originally lined up to play but soon disappeared from the official announcement.

Despite this, it has been confirmed the band will still be playing at the event and as such casting doubt on such speculation.

Elsewhere, Sharon spoke to the publication about the perception that people are often scared of her.

The former The X Factor star said: “Yeah, I think that a lot of people are [scared of me]. Because the thing is, I’ll tell on you.

“Things that you’ve done, things that I know about you, if you rattle my cage, I will tell. I don’t give a s***.

“You look at the billionaires in the world today, how dangerous they all are because they’re all power hungry.

“And I’ve never wanted that.

“But if you f*** with me, I’ll tell on you.”

Louis Wood News Group Newspapers Ltd

The final gigs have been planned by Sharon[/caption]

THOMAS TUCHEL hinted Ivan Toney may have to get used to limited game time due to his “specialist role”.

The striker was an unused substitute against Andorra and had to wait until the 88th minute to feature against Senegal.

ITV

The striker watched on glumly as he waited to come on with England trailing[/caption]

Toney watched on glumly from the bench with England trailing 2-1 as Morgan Rodgers, Morgan Gibbs-White, Noni Madueke and Jude Bellingham all got the nod ahead of him.

He was eventually brought on for three remaining minutes plus stoppage time but was unable to impact the match, with Senegal instead scoring a third to win 3-1.

After the match Tuchel spoke to ITV and was asked to explain the reason behind Toney’s late introduction.

He said: “First of all it was more than three minutes.

“Second of all I think that Ivan is a specialist for exactly these situations.

“We created a lot of chances with Gibbs-White, with Ebs [Eberechi Eze], with Morgan Rodgers, and with Jude in fluid positions.

“I think Ivan is strongest when we have a phase where we have a lot of balls in the box and that was the case, so after 80 minutes we got him ready.

“Then we scored and they took the goal away and it took a little while longer than we wanted but that’s what he can give – presence in the box and a goal later in the match.”

BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS

Captain Harry Kane started ahead of Toney for both matches and scored in both.

Toney was recalled to the England squad for the first time since his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli last summer.

He last featured for the Three Lions in the final of Euro 2024 against Spain, but played just one minute.

Tuchel spoke of Toney deserving his recall ahead of the fixtures against Andorra and Senegal.

He said: “Ivan deserves to be with us. I’m convinced.

“He’s scored over 20 goals for Al Ahli this season, he won a major title – the Asian Champions League – and had a big involvement in the team in goals and assists.”

MAGALUF is looking unusually bare as Brits shunned the popular holiday spot after feeling “tired of being demonised”.

Dozens of beach sunbeds lay empty as the usual UK party-animals were nowhere to be seen – opting to spend their time in Benidorm instead.

Solarpix

Deck chairs lay empty in the Spanish resort[/caption]

Solarpix

Restaurants that were once filled with boozing Brits appeared bare[/caption]

Figures published last week showed Benidorm’s leading visitors were Brits and its average hotel occupancy rate had reached almost 85 per cent in May.

Meanwhile, pictures of the Spanish resort showed deserted beaches and empty restaurants – a steep contrast to what was once described as a “lawless party” hub.

Deck chairs that would previously have been filled with boozing Brits sat empty, whilst Magaluf’s once crowd-stricken streets appeared decidedly desolate.

The barren resort is a positive change for many locals, who despaired at the “touristification” of their town.

They’re welcoming instead a new wave of tourists hailing from different European countries, which they hope will clean up the resort’s image.

Nightclub boss, Migue Perez-Masra, told local press that Playa de Palma, near the Majorcan capital, has seen a sharp increase in German tourists.

Solarpix

Once crowd-stricken streets now seemed visibly empty[/caption]

Solarpix

The barren resort is a positive change for many locals[/caption]

Solarpix

Magaluf was branded a lawless party resort[/caption]

He claimed young Brits are turning their backs on Magaluf after feeling “demonized” by locals.

The area is now seeing more and more French and Italian visitors too.

Attempts to clean up the resort’s image come as Magaluf was branded a lawless party resort after a shocking sex video emerged in June 2014 showing a British tourist performing sex acts on 24 men in a bar.

The 18-year-old at the centre of the viral footage was reportedly duped into performing the sex acts for what she thought was a free break that turned out to be a cocktail named ‘Holiday’.

At the time, Spanish politician Jose Ramon Bauza, branded Punta Ballena – Magaluf’s strip – as “500 metres of shame”.

The bar was ordered to close for a year whilst authorities cracked the whip on unruly behaviour.

Fines of up to £50,000 were introduced for holidaymakers caught leaping off their hotel balconies, whilst limits were set on the amount of alcohol served at all-inclusive hotels.

Further restrictions in Spanish party resorts were introduced last year.

In parts of Majorca and Ibiza, tourists can be fined up to £1,300 for drinking on the streets and shops are now only allowed to sell alcohol at certain times.

Britain’s then-Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott urged holidaymakers in the Majorcan party resort to “show responsibility” and remember they were “guests” in Spain.

This Sunday anti-tourism protestors will stage another demonstration in the Majorcan capital Palma.

The demo has been organised by activist organisation Menys Turisme, Mes Vida, with 60 groups already pledging to take part.

Protestors from other cities including Barcelona and San Sebastian will also take to a streets as part of co-ordinated events.

A Menys Turisme, Mes Vida spokesman said last week: “We will demonstrate for the right to a decent life and to demand the brakes are put on the touristification of this island.”

Anti-tourist sentiment is on the rise across the world – not just in Europe.

In Indonesia, Bali has announced a raft of rules including a swearing ban – enforced by a police force dedicated to cracking down on troublemakers.

The new guidelines advise that foreign tourists “should observe and honour Balinese customs, traditions, and cultural practices, especially during ceremonies.”

They note tourists should also “dress appropriately when visiting temples, tourist attractions, or public spaces.”

Bali has further imposed a tourist tax of 150,000 IDR (under £8).

Thailand is similarly introducing a 300-baht (under £7) tourism tax, which will come into force as of May 1.

In Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, tourists are restricted to marked trails and must visit protected areas with a certified guide to help preserve this natural treasure.

Since August 2024, tourists at the Galapagos must pay an increased entry tax of $200 (£155).

Solarpix

Many locals lamented at the loss of their town to boozing Brits[/caption]

Solarpix

Residents said they’re welcoming in a new stream of tourists from Europe[/caption]

Solarpix

Restrictions in Spanish party resorts were introduced last year[/caption]

Today's Full Moon rings in a new phase.

A father allegedly left his 21-month-old daughter strapped in a carseat inside a vehicle and after drinking several alcoholic beverages.

An ambitious move.

Roy Keane believes Ivan Toney will be ‘fuming’ with Thomas Tuchel after England’s 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Tuesday night.

Tuchel suffered his first loss as England manager as his players were booed off at The City Ground.

Harry Kane put England in front from close range in the seventh minute but Senegal were level before the break as Ismaila Sarr met Nicolas Jackson’s cross to fire past Dean Henderson.

England struggled to get out of the blocks at the start of the second half and Habib Diarra gave Senegal a deserved lead in the 62nd minute.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made two fine saves to maintain Senegal’s lead before England thought they had equalised through Jude Bellingham.

However, referee Stephanie Frappart disallowed the goal with the help of VAR after the ball hit Levi Colwill’s arm in the build up.

Senegal then sealed their win with a superb counter-attack in the 90th minute which was finished by Cheikh Sabaly.

Toney, meanwhile, was left on the bench for the 1-0 win over Andorra on Saturday and was brought on as a substitute in the 88th minute for the defeat to Senegal.

And Keane feels the 29-year-old, who scored 30 goals in his first season for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli this season, will be unhappy with Tuchel’s decision.

‘The other subs had a bit of an impact, better than the other day [against Andorra], so that’s a bit of a plus,’ Keane told ITV.

‘But if you’re Toney and you’re getting three, four, five minutes, do you know what you’d be fuming.’

Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright added: ‘I can only look at it like he’s seen him all week, he didn’t look to put him on until that late, I don’t know what he’s seen in training that he may not like up to this point.

‘I was very surprised to see him not come on, especially when we saw Morgan Gibbs-White and Morgan Rogers come on, I would be disappointed if I was him but you’ve got to keep going.’

When asked by ITV about his decision to bring on Toney so late in the game, Tuchel replied: ‘First of all it was more than three minutes.

‘Second of all, I think Ivan is a specialist for these situations, we created a lot of chances with Morgan Gibbs-White, with Ebs [Eberechi Eze], with Morgan Rogers and with Jude [Bellingham] in fluid positions.

‘I think Ivan is the strongest if we have a phase where we have a lot of balls into the box, and that was the case so after 80 minutes we made him ready.

‘Then we scored and they took the goal away so it took a while longer than we wanted.

‘Basically that’s what he can give – presence in the box and a goal late in the match.’

Tuchel then added in his post-match press conference: ‘No, it was too early.

‘We wanted to play there with Morgan Rogers, more fluid, much more physical player, I think it was too early for Ivan because the game was so, so physical, the opponent was so physical, we were not close enough to the goal consistently to get his strengths into play.

‘We tried to bring him on for a special task to be in the end in the box and use his experience in finishing.

‘For me, he is on this kind of level, a player who needs to be in the box, and he needs to be in and very, very close to the box, and in the moment earlier when we had the changes we were not so close in the box, it was a more open game, it was a lot of intensity needed against the ball to get into a higher pressing situation because we struggled on the ball, so we wanted to bring more bodies into the opponent’s half to play a higher press and we chose different players for that.’

For more stories like this, check our sport page.

Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

LIDL shoppers can get a new BBQ tool for just £4 that will help you cook your chicken perfectly.

The Grillmeister Barbecue Chicken Roaster is landing in Lidl stores this Thursday as a middle aisle buy.

Lidl

Lidl is selling a chicken roaster for just £3.99[/caption]

That means you’ll need to act fast to snap it up as once it’s gone, it’s gone.

The BBQ tool costs just £3.99 and Lidl says it will help you get “perfectly cooked chicken” that’s crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

The accessory is made from stainless steel and is suitable for ovens and BBQs with lids.

It comes with a container for seasoning liquids as the chicken is flavoured during the barbecuing process.

The tool is also suitable for other types of poultry.

In comparison, Amazon has a chicken barbeque rack for a more expensive £6.99 while the Big Green Egg charges £20.

The Lidl deal comes just as the weather finally starts to heat up again.

A heatwave could hit parts of the UK this week as temperatures soar to highs of 29C, the Met Office has said.

The warm air is set to push temperatures as high as 29C by Friday.

More BBQ items will also be dropping in the Middle of Lidl this Thursday.

If you’re in need of the BBQ itself, you can pick up the Grillmeister Ceramic Barbecue for £79.99.

Alternatively if you’d rather cook pizzas in the garden you can get the Grillmeister Gas Pizza Oven for the same price.

There are also plenty of accessories, including the Grillmeister Cast Iron Grill Pan or the Cast Iron Griddle for £14.99 each.

Burger fans can get the Burger Press for £3.99 or the Burger Cloche for the same price.

Or they can get a three-piece Burger Kit for £6.99 which includes a burger press, turner and burger bell for cooking in a gratin style.

Again if pizza is more your thing, you can get a Pizza Cutter for £6.99 or a Pizza Peel Paddle for the same price.

There is also a 12-piece set of BBQ utensils including a knife, fork, spatula, tongs, skewers and corn skewers for £19.99.