Charli XCX takes over The Chart Show on Apple Music 1 with her new single “Good Ones,” and talks about the sound of her upcoming record and what fans can expect from the "Good Ones" era of her music. Charli XCX On "Good Ones” And The Sound Of Her Upcoming Record... It definitely sets the palette for the rest of the album. It is heavily eighties inspired. There are a lot of uptempo tracks. It's dark, it's kind of sexy and sexual and sort of demonic at points, I suppose. But then there are lighter moments too. But yeah, I think the whole record is about my relationship with relationships and sex and power, but the song itself, I suppose, it's about falling for a toxic person, being always ready to put myself in the most dangerous positions, just to feel something which I guess it's kind of the whole record, but I feel like we've all been there at points in life. Charli XCX On The "Good Ones” Video... I think the “Good Ones” video came from this idea of taking the phrase, “Let the good ones go,” to a very literal place as in death and loss of life and mourning that someone who you were with. So I've always been fascinated by funerals as like an event, they're very rich in imagery funerals, they're very beautiful and very special. And they mean a lot to a lot of people, and it's this place of extreme emotion. So I thought, why not turn it into a music video, I suppose. So, yeah. That's kind of where it came from this idea of like the kind of physical act of like letting someone leave your life. Charli XCX Says Fans Can Expect 'An Overload Of Sexiness' From The "Good Ones" Era Of Her Music... The fans can expect an overload of sexiness. I want it to all feel sexy. Like the music, the sounds, the tour, the videos, the clothes, the way they feel. So that's kind of my hope really that everyone just discovers they're in a sexy demon and it all comes out. Charli XCX On How The “911” Remix With Lady Gaga Came About... Bloodpop who was obviously heavily involved in ‘Chromatica’ alongside Gaga, sort of messaged me in the pandemic and was like, “Would you want to do a remix of ‘911?’” And I was like, “Yeah, sure. Just like, send me the parts.” And then I guess there was some kind of lost in translation thing that happened, but I never got the parts. And then a month later I was doing a Q&A with fans and they were asking like, “Would you ever work with Gaga?” And I was like, “I mean, of course, like I would love to and actually one of her collaborators asked me to do a remix for ‘911.’” And then I think all the Little Monsters were like on Bloodpop being like, “Why didn't you let this happen? You have to let this happen, like blah, blah, blah.” And then it kind of got crazy. And then I think that's how the concept of the remix album actually came around for both of them. Charli XCX On Doja Cat's "Get Into It (Yuh)" Being Her Favourite Song Of 2021... Brooke Reese: Which song released in 2021 has been your favourite song and why? Charli XCX: I actually know my answer to this pretty confidently. It's Doja Cat “Get Into It.” That I think is the best song of the year. There is no other song released this year that's going to top that song for me. I think it is art. That song is just pure art. What I love about it is I gravitate towards artists who have personality and who are truly unique and nobody else could sing their songs or rap their songs or whatever and “Get Into It (Yuh)” is exactly that. No one could do that like Doja does it. It's just like the pores of that song are like bursting at the scenes with her personality and it makes me feel alive when I listen to it. So, easily, that song.

James Blake joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for a conversation about the importance of mental health and the process of creating his new album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ as part of Apple Music’s observance of World Mental Health Day (this Sunday, October 10th). He discusses his journey of working to improve his own mental health, why he’s speaking openly about it, the importance of doing the work, the pitfalls of social media, and more. Watch the interview in full at apple.co/-jamesblake. James Blake Tells Apple Music About Working To Improve His Mental Health… Essentially, in all of these ways that I found myself living, I was shutting off how I digest. I wasn't exercising. I was eating every day. I was letting... There was all sorts of situations in my life that I was letting continue that I was anxious about all the time. Drinking a lot. Sugar, 24/7. Run, run, run, run, run. If you don't... I was setting up a situation… I was just doing circles of the worst things you can do for your mental health. And then I was surprised that I didn't feel very good in the morning and it's like, we do have control even if there are some things that are going to affect us forever, maybe. But I do think when we diagnose ourselves as mentally ill or we diagnose ourselves in whatever way, we mustn't let that be a prison or a definition of us that allows... that essentially stops us from investigating ways we could feel better. James Blake Tells Apple Music About Speaking Openly About Mental Health… I think to have those conversations as part of the whole process is actually quite important. Yeah, I've definitely noticed that. I've tried to talk about mental health, and my own mental health mostly in my records for a while, for at least the last three records. Maybe all of them. I think the first record feels like a very fragmented attempt at discussing, and a very tentative attempt at discussing stuff, because I think I was just too afraid to put it in plain English, to be honest. But I also maybe didn't have the vocabulary to put it in plain English either… I say this a lot, but our first language very often is music, and then it's whatever our native tongue is. I think we're not encouraged necessarily to actually speak on mental health or what we're actually feeling. I think if we do, then the likelihood is that it will make it uncomfortable for somebody around us, whether it's a manager, or an agent, or a label, or whatever. Because at a certain point in our careers, a lot of the time it can grind us to a halt, and stop us from actually making everybody money. It's opened my whole life up in a way that it never was. I mean, I was an incredibly anti-social person and this kind of interview would have scared the sh** out of me, to be honest. I would've been much more content just talking about the music and... But now, I mean talking about music's all right. James Blake Tells Apple Music About Finding Ways Of Expressing Himself Beyond Songwriting... I first started to feel that probably when I was about 14 or 15, where I was just spilling over. I just couldn't. There was no... I seemed to have no outlet. Even though I did music, I couldn't... Things would affect me, and I'd look around, and other people were just fine, and I just didn't really understand why. And you know, you develop your outlets, and it's funny that the misconception as well is that music is a total outlet. It's not. You make a song about a thing you're upset about, and then you feel good for about half an hour. And when somebody tells you, "I love the song you made," you go, "Thanks, it reminds me of all the things I just talked about, which I would rather not be reminded of." And then, you're back to where you were. And there's a little bit of relief from that. But really, the only actual way to deal with it is to talk about it. And to do the work on it, whether it's therapy, or if it's talking to your friend, just talking to somebody who understands, or just feeling it, except making changes in your life. Whatever it is, they are the real outlets.I took three years to basically do that. And I'm very fortunate that I was in a financial position where I could actually stop working and just go and figure it all out. But it took me... quite a long time. And the other thing is, I think mental health has become somewhat of a catch phrase in a way. James Blake Tells Apple Music About Experiencing Success While Dealing With Mental Health Issues... And so, the chasm between the person that you're presenting as your personality to the public, and the person you really are when the mic is off, and you go home, and you've got to deal with your own problems, becomes grander and grander. And it's just like for me, the thing was, the difference between my musical, cool, doing loads of collabs, and producing blah, blah, blah, and doing dub, electronic music, and good reviews, and all that stuff, and me just spiraling… and actually not being that great to talk to at the time, and not really having anything to say, and just having loads of social anxiety, but then going onstage and just being the coolest version of myself possible. And you're rewarded financially for that in a lot of cases. I think it's Pavlovian. It's like the more you get the treat, the more you return to that behaviour. I think the answer for me, was to decide that I was okay with not getting the treat, and that I would decide to stop pretending that I was like, whatever part of me it was that was saying, okay, I need to appear this way to be as perfect as the kids at school thought I wasn't, or I'm going to be cooler than... Whatever. James Blake Tells Apple Music About The Problems With Social Media... When we stare at that screen long enough and you're scrolling through Twitter long enough. And the nature of Twitter is that people talk to each other like they're not humans. They talk to each other like they sort of disembody public figures. They disembody each other because it's easy to. And also you have been quite literally neuro programmed by the technology to lack empathy in that moment. So of course you're going to write some shit that isn't you. And really, how many conversations do you have online that are the same in person? And there's no ring fencing of how far that message can go. So essentially, it can travel so far that the original context is lost and people are just commenting as if you'd said it to them or about them. I mean, it's a flawed, inherently flawed system of communication. But I think social media, we have to talk about, if you're going to talk about mental health, you've just got to talk about the fact that social media is massively exacerbating it for people… I know that's not a controversial statement anymore, but if you're serious about feeling better... then, honestly, the thing that did it for me is getting away from my phone. It changes your life. TICKETS OF THE WEEKOFFERS Madeleine Peyroux - Tickets The Kooks - Tickets HRVY - Tickets Gabrielle - Tickets Shed Seven - Tickets FEATURED ON TOUR Shed Seven The Kooks Imelda May The Libertines LATEST NEWS Halsey wants to tattoo 'whole stomach' once they're done 'having kids' Elton John & Dua Lipa set to dethrone Ed Sheeran at Number 1 Matt Sweeney: 'Everybody talks about The Velvet Underground. Nobody listens to The Velvet Underground' FOLLOW US Sign-up

Tom DeLonge felt like people saw Blink-182 as a "boyband". The 45-year-old star - who left the group in 2015 as Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba replaced him in the line-up alongside Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus - has reflected on the trio's astronomical rise with their 1999 album 'Enema of the State', and the contrast between their success and punk rock attitude. He told Guitar magazine: "We weren't a mainstream pop-punk band. We were touring for seven years with bands like Guttermouth and the Vandals. "We were coming from a more raw, unfiltered, unproduced scene. Those attributes are in our DNA, regardless of how big 'Enema' got. "People were putting us up and thinking we were a boyband. We didn't get it. We were like, 'What the f*** is going on?' "A week ago we were lighting drumsticks on fire in our ass on stage and then people think we're supposed to be on MTV dancing around." This saw Tom and his bandmates take a keen interest in the punk scene for their 2001 follow-up 'Take Off Your Pants and Jacket', which features hit singles 'The Rock Show' and 'First Date'. He explained: "On that record, I remember specifically the things that appealed to us were, 'What's NOFX doing? What's Fugazi doing? What's Propagandhi doing, or the Queers?' "Just cool s*** that's raw, where you can hear the guitars. You can hear the angst. You can hear the, 'F*** off, what I've been doing is cooler than what you've been doing.' " And Tom has suggested that outlook is missing from much of the current scene. He added: "You don't hear that now in pop punk bands. They do vocal acrobatics or they f*****' have lots of electronics that disguise everything. "We were trying to be very clever with three instruments, coming from a place that was all angst and breaking the law and growing up in broken families."

Machine Gun Kelly says his next album will be "more guitar-heavy" and will contain "deeper" lyrics. The 31-year-old musician's fifth studio album 'Born with Horns' was unveiled in August and the 'Wild Boy' hitmaker has suggested it will contrast from his previous record 'Tickets to my Downfall', which itself was a complete departure from his hip-hop sound. Kelly told 'Sunday Today with Willie Geist': "It feels more guitar-heavy for sure, lyrically it goes deeper - but I never like to do anything the same. "Every album is a juxtaposition from the last album. So I went and studied 'Tickets', and I heard the bright sound that I had, and for this album I just turned the lights off." The star - whose real name is Colson Baker - admits that he is no longer "scared" of hiding his "true self" and embracing different sounds. Kelly explained: "I'm not scared anymore, there's nothing holding me back from being my true self - and my true self can't be silenced, can't be restrained. It's a force, it's like a hurricane. Can't stop that, it just goes until it feels like stopping, and I don't feel like stopping anytime soon." The rapper has been locked in a war of words with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, as he mocked the heavy metal rocker for wearing masks on stage and "talking s***" during a performance last month. Kelly had said on stage at Chicago's Riot Fest: “You wanna know what I’m really happy that I’m not doing? Being 50 years old wearing a f****** weird mask on a f****** stage, talking s***.” MGK claimed that the feud dates back to last year, when he asked Corey to guest on a song for 'Tickets To My Downfall' but didn't use it because it was "f****** terrible". He tweeted: “Corey did a verse for a song on tickets to my downfall album, it was f****** terrible, so i didn’t use it. “He got mad about it, and talked s*** to a magazine about the same album he was almost on. yalls stories are all off. just admit he’s bitter. (sic)"

Bonnie Tyler has no plans to ever retire from music. The 70-year-old singer - whose 1977 debut album 'The World Starts Tonight' featured her first hit single 'Lost In France' - has reflected on her longevity and the idea of growing old. Speaking to The Lady magazine, she said: "I didn't mind being 40, 50 or 60. But 70! I can hardly get those words out of my mouth. It feels like I'm talking about somebody else. "I'd been crazy busy in the years leading up to lockdown. It was too much, looking back. Now I want to make time for more holidays in Portugal and time in Mumbles. "But I like what I do. I don't do it for the money. I love performing. And I've missed my band and my crew. Getting up on stage is in my DNA. "All the travelling is worth it for those couple of hours in front of my fans. It's given me the most wonderful life. I count myself a very lucky woman." The 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' hitmaker shared the secret to her iconic raspy voice, and revealed it isn't because of smoking. She added: "I've never felt inferior to men. I'm a strong person and I can compete with the rockiest of male voices. "In my 20s I had to have nodules removed from my vocal chords. Was supposed not to talk for six weeks afterwards. Can you imagine! "The result was my husky singing voice. People think I must have been a smoker, but I never was." Meanwhile, Bonnie paid tribute to her husband Robert Sullivan and explained explained how he's been her rock over the years. She said: "The day I met Robert it was love at first sight. I took one look at him and I thought, 'Wow! He looked like Warren Beatty. He represented the UK at judo at the 1972 Olympic Games. We married the next year when I was 22. "We celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary in July. Robert's invested very cleverly down the years. he's always made my money make more money."

Adele surprised fans by sharing an extended clip of her comeback single, 'Easy On Me', on Instagram Live on Saturday (09.10.21) The 'Hello hitmaker admitted she will probably get into trouble for playing the clip, which includes some rather emotional lyrics. Adele sings on the piano ballad: "There is no gold in this river that I've been washing my hands in forever. "I know there is hope in these waters but I can't bring myself to swim when I am drowning in the silence, baby let me..." The Grammy-winner declared that her first album since 2015's '25' - which she teased is coming "soon" - is all about her divorce from charity boss Simon Konecki, the father of her eight-year-old son Angelo, who she split from in 2019. The 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker - who is now dating sports agent Rich Paul - also opened up on her mental health and how writing the LP was like therapy. She said: "My mental health is very good at the moment. I take it day-by-day and I address whatever comes my way." Adele added: "It definitely helps me feel better if I take my time. Writing my music… yeah it's been really therapeutic, for sure." In a recent interview, Adele admitted she doesn’t really understand the “rules that are made up in society” that surround the legal separation process. Speaking about how she told her young son about her breakup from Simon, she said: “My anxiety was so terrible, I’d forget what I had or hadn’t said to Angelo about separating. Obviously, Simon and I never fought over him or anything like that. “Angelo’s just like, ‘I don’t get it.’ I don’t really get it either. There are rules that are made up in society of what happens and doesn’t happen in marriage and after marriage, but I’m a very complex person. “I’ve always let him know how I’m feeling from a very young age because I felt quite frazzled as an adult.”

Adele surprised fans by sharing an extended clip of her comeback single, 'Easy On Me', on Instagram Live on Saturday (09.10.21) The 'Hello hitmaker admitted she will probably get into trouble for playing the clip, which includes some rather emotional lyrics. Adele sings on the piano ballad: "There is no gold in this river that I've been washing my hands in forever. "I know there is hope in these waters but I can't bring myself to swim when I am drowning in the silence, baby let me..." The Grammy-winner declared that her first album since 2015's '25' - which she teased is coming "soon" - is all about her divorce from charity boss Simon Konecki, the father of her eight-year-old son Angelo, who she split from in 2019. The 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker - who is now dating sports agent Rich Paul - also opened up on her mental health and how writing the LP was like therapy. She said: "My mental health is very good at the moment. I take it day-by-day and I address whatever comes my way." Adele added: "It definitely helps me feel better if I take my time. Writing my music… yeah it's been really therapeutic, for sure." In a recent interview, Adele admitted she doesn’t really understand the “rules that are made up in society” that surround the legal separation process. Speaking about how she told her young son about her breakup from Simon, she said: “My anxiety was so terrible, I’d forget what I had or hadn’t said to Angelo about separating. Obviously, Simon and I never fought over him or anything like that. “Angelo’s just like, ‘I don’t get it.’ I don’t really get it either. There are rules that are made up in society of what happens and doesn’t happen in marriage and after marriage, but I’m a very complex person. “I’ve always let him know how I’m feeling from a very young age because I felt quite frazzled as an adult.”

Dave Grohl "cried like a baby" listening to ABBA's comeback song. In early September, the Swedish pop group announced that they were releasing Voyage, their first new album in 40 years, in November, and to celebrate their comeback, they released the new singles I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down. The Foo Fighters frontman is a huge ABBA fan and he was overcome with emotion when he listened to one of the comeback tracks. "Oh my God, I'm such a big ABBA fan. When I saw that they were coming back and they had a record, I shot that link to 100 people I knew, then listened to the new song and wept like a baby. I cried like a baby. Oh man!" he told BBC News. "It almost sounded like time hadn't passed. Plus it was such a beautiful, romantic, melancholy, bitter-sweet retrospective. Ugh, it's amazing. ABBA can do no wrong." He was then asked if he would play drums for the Dancing Queen hitmakers if they requested him and he agreed to the task. "Listen, I will get up and play drums at the opening of an envelope. Show me a drum set and I will sit down to it. So yes, I would play with ABBA," he replied. As part of their comeback, ABBA will take part in a concert residency in London from May 2022. Using motion capture technology, ABBA Voyage will feature the band as virtual avatars which depict them as they appeared in 1979.

Tom Grennan was inspired by Sir Elton John, Amy Winehouse and Alex Turner for 'Evering Road'. The 'Little Bit of Love' hitmaker - who topped the UK album charts when he released his second record earlier this year - has opened up about the artists who inspired him as he was working on the LP. Speaking to Music Feeds, he said: "The Back To Black album; wow. Amy’s voice: the way she plays with melodies is what I wanted to try on the record." Tom has also had 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' on repeat, and paid tribute to Elton's influence on him. He added: "He’s a legend. I listened A LOT to the album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' from Elton." When it comes to Alex Turner, he revealed his admiration for the way the Arctic Monkeys and Last Shadow Puppets star "makes people think through music". The likes of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin shaped Tom's writing and performing for 'Evering Road' too as he took inspiration from each of them in different ways. He said: "Ray Charles. What a musician. He definitely inspired the making of the album. "[Aretha Frankin's] voice is unreal! I wanted to be put a modern twist on it and do my own thing."

A fight for the ages and a trilogy worthy of becoming a Hollywood blockbuster. Tyson Fury came back from two knockdowns on Saturday and sensationally stopped Deontay Wilder in round 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The rivalry is finally put to bed and the Gypsy King's reign in the heavyweight division goes on. Here's how the night unfolded... 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce: Fury v Wilder III - instant reaction to a classic 'Rest... in… Peace' - Celebs back Fury A man who loves to sing in the ring, had his own reality TV show, once tried stand-up comedy, and has even faced a 6ft 8in 'monster' in the scripted world of wrestling entertainment; Fury is more than just a boxer - he's an entertainer. The Morecambe fighter's persona has won him fans across the globe. On the day of the fight, he received well wishes from boxing royalty… View more on Twitter And the football world… View more on Twitter View more on Twitter View more on Twitter In the final round of their first bout, which ended in a draw, Fury - seemingly knocked out cold by Wilder - sat upright and 'rose from the dead', drawing comparisons with WWE legend The Undertaker. Well, The Undertaker - and some of his fellow wrestling stars - came out in support of Fury... View more on Twitter And Fury had a message back for The Undertaker… View more on Twitter Fury sings, Wilder makes us wait A suited Wilder was looking as dapper as the headliners arrived at the arena… View more on Twitter An hour or so before the first bell, some fighters might pace up and down in the dressing room, others will shadow box to counteract that nervous energy. Fury? Well, he was just having a sing song… View more on Twitter After losing to Fury in their previous bout, Wilder (among other excuses such as claiming his ring-walk outfit was too heavy) accused Fury of glove tampering - a claim denied by the Briton. And there was quite an intense atmosphere as Wilder's coach Jay Diaz - just as he did in the last fight - watched Fury's hands getting wrapped… View more on Twitter The undercard was done and dusted and the stage was set, but Wilder delayed his walk to the ring. "I will go when I want to," he reportedly said. Mind games? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Wilder had little consideration for those British fans waking up (or staying up until) 05:00 BST... View more on Twitter As the wait went on, basketball legend Magic Johnson made his prediction… boxing will be the winner… View more on Twitter A bulked-up Wilder - weighing heavier than he ever has for a fight - finally made his way to the ring in a much lighter outfit. Fury's entrance was electric. He was dressed as a Roman gladiator, walking out to AC/DC. He doesn't do things by half measures... View more on Twitter Wilder feels the Fury After one of the most ferocious stare downs we've seen in a boxing ring, it was time to let the fists do the talking. Would Wilder come out swinging those haymakers? Or had new trainer Malik Scott turned his knockout puncher into a boxing technician? The American took the first round with jabs to the body, with Fury's edging the second. It was an even start but, even during the fight, Fury still managed to troll his rival… View more on Twitter It was round three when things started to heat up as Fury knocked Wilder down with a huge right late on. The challenger held on but was in trouble... View more on Twitter View more on Twitter There's no coming back from that, right? The fourth round Wrong. Wilder - astonishingly - knocked Fury down twice in the fourth Those in attendance and fans watching at home sat with their jaws ajar. The boxing world felt we were witnessing a special bout… View more on Twitter View more on Twitter View more on Twitter Fabulous Fury dominates But Fury has a chin to match Wilder's knockout power and the champion remarkably came back to win the next round. From then on, it was a Fury masterclass as he evaded his opponent's wild, telegraphed punches and picked Wilder apart. It had become a one-sided affair. But despite taking blow after blow, Wilder was still swinging. The Alabama fighter was going out on his shield and, as such, received kudos from the boxing community… View more on Twitter

Women's Super League teams showed solidarity before their matches on Sunday with players in the United States who have made sexual misconduct allegations against a coach. Chelsea's squad and staff linked arms before they faced Leicester City. Players from opposing teams at four other games joined each other in the centre circle before kick-off. NWSL team North Carolina Courage sacked English head coach Paul Riley following the allegations, which he denies. On Wednesday, NWSL players halted matches in their own displays of unity. A previous round of games in the league was suspended, while league commissioner Lisa Baird resigned. Chelsea's squad and coaching team joined arms before kick-off on Sunday Follow Sunday's WSL action NWSL allegations: Women's football 'swept things under the rug' Earlier this week Portland Thorns, who Riley previously managed, announced general manager Gavin Wilkinson had been placed on administrative leave. The Thorns previously apologised for their lack of transparency after receiving a complaint about Riley in 2015. The NWSL, US Soccer and world football governing body Fifa are to conduct separate investigations into the allegations. Displays of unity were shown in games between Arsenal and Everton, Brighton and Tottenham, Reading and Aston Villa, and West Ham and Birmingham. While Chelsea's squad and coaching team joined arms before kick-off on Sunday, Leicester opted to applaud the gesture. "We know that the FA are planning something on a bigger stage and we just thought it'd be more appropriate to show more solidarity on the biggest stage where it's more powerful," said Foxes boss Jonathan Morgan. Reading and Aston Villa players linked arms Sportshour podcast: Allegations of abuse in women's football The Sports Desk podcast: Is football failing to protect women?

Tyson Fury delivered a thrilling 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder to retain his WBC heavyweight crown as their trilogy bout produced another classic on an electric night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Twenty months since Fury dethroned the American, the 33-year-old had to show all his resolve and resilience to extend his undefeated professional record to 32 fights after twice being floored in the fourth round. Fury sent his opponent sprawling in an explosive third only to see Wilder recover, and the Briton found himself on the end of the Bronze Bomber's huge right hand twice in quick succession. Wilder was hanging on by the end of the seventh but was still in a gruelling fight come the 10th, when Fury knocked him down once more, before delivering the final blow in the 11th to bring this particular chapter of heavyweight boxing to a close. "I was down a couple of times, I was hurt. Wilder is a strong puncher," said Fury of his opponent, who was taken to hospital as a precaution after the fight. "It was a great fight. I will not make any excuses. Wilder is a top fighter, he gave me a run for my money. I always say I am the best fighter in the world and he is the second best. "Don't ever doubt me. When the chips are down I can always deliver." I am greatest heavyweight of my era - Fury Reaction to a heavyweight classic in Las Vegas 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce: Fury v Wilder III - instant reaction to a classic Fury celebrates in the ring with his belt and his entourage, including wife Paris Fury shows he is never beaten This might not have been the fight Fury wanted but, after a controversial draw in their first meeting in 2018 and seventh-round stoppage from Fury last time out, it again delivered the blockbuster battle the Las Vegas crowd was craving. Tensions had been simmering throughout fight week and only continued to bubble as Wilder's delayed entrance left the arena waiting, before the lights finally went down and the American, who listed his elaborate and heavy ring-walk outfit as one of the excuses for his loss to Fury last year, emerged in a more understated fur-lined gown. But what's a few minutes when a classic tussle is more than a year in the making? 'Wilder has been a good dance partner, but it's done' - Fury proud to retain crown Fury, dressed as a Roman centurion, followed to a backdrop of AC/DC as both fighters stepped inside the ropes for the first time since their explosive meeting at the MGM Grand in February 2020. That was pre-pandemic and the Morecambe-based boxer was buoyed by the thousands of UK fans who had flooded to Las Vegas to support their charge, although travel restrictions meant there was never going to be the boisterous following for the British hopeful this time. But the local support could not help but be wowed by Fury once more as he again proved that, despite finding himself on the canvas, you can never write this man off. Wilder came out looking to dictate from the opening bell with a series of jabs to the body as Fury took his time to size up a remodelled opponent, one new trainer Malik Scott says has more in his toolbox than previously shown.

England will take their strongest available squad to Australia for the 2021-22 Ashes Test series. Joe Root will captain the side, with wicketkeeper Jos Buttler vice-captain for the five-match series which begins in Brisbane on 8 December. All 17 players have been capped at Test level. "I am delighted that all of our available players have committed to the tour," said England head coach Chris Silverwood. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had only announced on Friday that the tour would go ahead following player concerns over Covid protocols. Rory Burns, Dawid Malan, Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow join Root as the frontline batters. James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, Craig Overton and Ollie Robinson are among England's pace bowling options, with Jack Leach and Dom Bess the spinners. Dan Lawrence, who can also bowl spin, will contest a spot in the middle order alongside Ollie Pope, Buttler and all-rounder Chris Woakes. All-rounder Ben Stokes is not included as he recovers from surgery on an index finger having taken an indefinite break from cricket in July to protect his mental health. Fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Olly Stone are also absent, as they recover from elbow and back injuries respectively, along with left-arm seamer Sam Curran. All-rounder Moeen Ali recently retired from Test cricket. Broad, who will be on a fourth Ashes tour, is still recovering from a torn right calf but "making excellent progress", the ECB said. "We are under no illusions about how difficult the task is going to be," said Silverwood. "Australia have been strong at home in the past, and there is an expectation on them to win this series. However, from our point of view, there is genuine excitement and belief that we can do something special." The players will be shadowed by a yet-to-be-selected England Lions squad who will provide cover for the two months during the tour. Both squads will head to Australia on 4 November, while players on Twenty20 World Cup duty in the United Arab Emirates will join the tour after their tournament commitments. England are looking to regain the Ashes after Australia retained them in England following a 2-2 draw in 2019. England squad for Ashes tour of Australia Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Dom Bess (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire) wk, Zak Crawley (Kent), Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham). England players commit to tour There had been suggestions some players would make themselves unavailable for the winter tour and England would be forced to send a weakened squad. Concerns had centred on whether the families of players would be allowed to travel, quarantine arrangements and the nature of the 'bubble' environment. A number of England's players - including Buttler, Wood and Woakes - have young families. Root and Buttler had expressed their unease with some of Australia's Covid-19 protocols, which are among the strictest in the world. But following negotiations with Cricket Australia, the ECB was able to confirm the tour "subject to several critical conditions". It is thought those conditions relate to concessions being made to allow players' families to travel. However, Australia's borders do remain closed to overseas visitors - meaning there will be no England fans allowed to travel to cheer on the tourists. Analysis BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew This squad has been chosen in the assumption that the unspecified critical conditions will be met by the Australian authorities. We are told that discussions are continuing positively. Ben Stokes wasn't available for selection, and while there are other notable absentees through injury, Stuart Broad is making good recovery from his calf injury. Mark Wood is the only bowler with genuine pace and will need to be handled carefully, while Broad, James Anderson, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson and Craig Overton complete the pace attack. Zak Crawley returns after losing his place in the summer, but there's no room for Dom Sibley. England Lions will be touring at the same time, not least to provide opposition in the preparation period of five weeks, which will include quarantine. How it all unfolded July: England players hold talks over plans for families to travel to Australia. 22 Aug: England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler says he is "open to saying no" to taking part in the Ashes tour. 28 Aug: The Times reports that up to 10 England players could pull out of the tour because of quarantine conditions. 19 Sept: England pace bowler Stuart Broad says he is "happy to get on a plane to Australia". 23 Sept: Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there will be "no special deals" for England players' families. 28 Sept: England captain Joe Root says he is "desperate" to play in Ashes but does not confirm he will travel. 3 Oct: England players presented with proposed travel arrangements and conditions. 8 Oct: Australia captain Tim Paine says he expects a "really strong" England to tour. 9 Oct: ECB say Ashes will go ahead "subject to several critical conditions". 10 Oct: England name full-strength squad for Ashes

The Atlanta Falcons held on for a 27-20 victory over the New York Jets as the NFL made a jubilant return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Falcons were in control at half-time, with touchdowns from Kyle Pitts and Hayden Hurst helping them into a 20-3 lead. Ty Johnson got into the end zone at the start of the second half to give the Jets hope, and they got within three points late on as they followed Michael Carter's touchdown with a two-point conversion. The majority of a boisterous crowd of 60,589, relishing the NFL's return to London after the pandemic forced last season's international series to be cancelled, hoped for a field goal to take the game into overtime. But Mike Davis ran in Atlanta's third touchdown of the day to ensure the Falcons, who have had a nasty knack of throwing away big leads, did not add another to the collection, improving to 2-3 for the season. Follow the action as it happened, plus the rest of Sunday's games live It also ensured rookie Pitts could celebrate a milestone day in his fledgling career. With the Falcons missing their top two receivers, Pitts and Cordarrelle Patterson had to shoulder the offensive burden. And Pitts, who became the highest drafted tight end in NFL history when Atlanta made him the fourth overall pick, stepped up to claim his first NFL touchdown. The 21-year-old was named the game's star man after finishing with nine catches for a game-high 119 receiving yards, while Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, the number two draft pick, failed to shine as his side slipped to 1-4. "Kyle won his one-on-one match-ups and made some big-time plays for us," said Atlanta coach Arthur Smith. "Everybody wants the hot take after week one but you've just got to see continued improvement. That's why Kyle's here. We like the player he's becoming." Falcons' veteran quarterback Matt Ryan added: "I've told Kyle I'm proud of him. I think there's going to be a lot of those [performances] in the future for him. He could be a great player in this league. "There's a lot of noise, both positive and negative, that can distract you for that but he's done well as a young guy to focus and I expect him to continue that." NFL International Series 2021: All you need to know a

Chennai Super Kings qualified for the IPL final after beating table-toppers Delhi Capitals in a final-over thriller. Chasing 173, a stunning cameo of 18 not out from six balls from captain MS Dhoni secured the win. He hit the 13 runs required in the 20th over, bowled by England's Tom Curran (3-29). Despite Dhoni's heroics, there were also vital contributions from Ruturaj Gaikwad (70) and Robin Uthappa (63). Earlier, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant starred for Delhi by making half-centuries and ensuring they posted a competitive total of 172. But despite losing Faf du Plessis in the first over, CSK recovered and were in firm control of the chase at 113-1 before the Capitals forced their way back into the game by chipping away with regular quick wickets. Curran, playing his first match since the IPL restarted in September, was impressive and even removed England team-mate Moeen Ali with the first ball of his final over to swing the game back in his side's favour. But Dhoni hit three fours to steer CSK to their ninth IPL final. Although Delhi lost, they will get a second chance to reach the final when they play the winner of the eliminator. That is between Eoin Morgan's Kolkata Knight Riders and Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore and takes place on Monday 11 October. Calm Dhoni rolls back the years Former India captain Dhoni had been under pressure, with his form for CSK in this year's IPL average at best. Before this game, he had just 96 runs from 14 innings. But highly regarded for his calmness under pressure, who better to have at the crease in this situation? Needing 13 from five balls, having just seen Ali dismissed from the first of the over, for Dhoni, it was no big deal. Here's how the over unfolded. Ball One: Curran to Moeen, OUT. Ball Two: Curran to Dhoni, four over extra cover Ball Three: A lucky four edged to fine leg Ball Four: Wide - nightmare for Curran Ball Four (again): Four, crunched to deep square leg The foundations for Dhoni's heroics were laid by Gaikwad, CSK's leading run scorer, and Uthappa. Confidence for Dhoni can only bolster Chennai's chances in the final as they had been struggling for middle order runs and an over-reliance on Gaikwad and fellow opener du Plessis. They had lost their three previous matches, but this was the perfect time to find some form.

Tyson Fury reaffirmed his status as the heavyweight number one in emphatic fashion on Saturday night in Las Vegas. There were scarcely any British fans to witness the carnage at the T-Mobile Arena, but Fury v Wilder III will go down as one of the greatest, most thrilling encounters in boxing history. "I believe I beat any man in history," was Fury's verdict, and it is hard to see who could beat the Gypsy King after another jaw-dropping performance made iconic by the guts and glory of the WBC champion. Fury v Wilder III - as it happened After finally closing the door on his trilogy with Wilder, it leaves fans asking what is next for Fury? 'I am going to bask in my victory' Fury, 33, was evasive about his plans in the post-fight news conference, refusing to say who he wanted to face next. "Before I start thinking about other men I am going to bask in my victory," he said. His co-promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren were equally cautious about saying too much. There are multiple options for Fury. He can chase an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk or wait to see how the WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF champion's rematch with Anthony Joshua pans out. There is also the issue of a WBC challenger with fellow Briton Dillian Whyte taking on Otto Wallin later this month. Fury will be ordered by the WBC to fight the winner of that meeting straight away if a unification bout cannot be arranged. A mandatory defence is likely to be Fury's next fight. British fans would love to see Whyte go toe-to-toe with Fury, but the Bodysnatcher has to get past Wallin first and has fallen victim to derailing losses before, such as last year's defeat by Alexander Povetkin. 'Wilder has been a good dance partner, but it's done' - Fury proud to retain crown Three years have passed since Fury fought on home soil, but his US promoters Top Rank will surely be agreeable to a fight with Whyte in the UK early next year. If Wallin wins, Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn confirmed there is a rematch clause for Whyte - which would further complicate matters. Warren said before the fight he expected Fury's next fight to be a homecoming. After the victory he told BBC Sport: "I don't know what [the WBC] are going to do but there's no rush because he needs some time out now and whatever he wants to do is what we'll do." Road to undisputed Tyson Fury will want to finish his career as undisputed heavyweight champion It has been Joshua's catchphrase, but it appears the only thing we know for sure is if there is to be that elusive undisputed fight, one half of it will be Fury. Fury's team has already floated the idea to Joshua of stepping aside, but the British heavyweight flatly turned down the proposal. Joshua has activated the rematch clause and as much as people will be desperate to see Fury given a chance to hold all the belts, it is unlikely to be the next step. "Maybe we can make the winner of that fight," Warren said of Usyk v Joshua II. "Autumn, maybe this time next year. They are talking about putting that fight on some time in March, so they'll need six months after that, so that's when it would happen. "It'd be an ideal world for Anthony Joshua not to go for the rematch so we can just get straight to it." Team Fury might like Joshua to step aside, but should he bounce back to become a three-time world champion, the all-British fight with Fury will be back on. 'Wilder is done' While Fury was tight lipped about his next move, there will be serious questions asked about Wilder's future. The American will undoubtedly feel devastated to have floored his bitter rival twice in one round - four times in three fights - and still end up on the losing side. Superb Fury survives two knockdowns to beat Wilder I am the greatest heavyweight of all time - Fury Wilder's power shone through just as it did in the first fight, but once again Fury was equal to the challenge. "I did my best, but it wasn't good enough," Wilder said. "I'm not sure what happened. I know that in training he did certain things, and I also knew that he didn't come in at 277 to be a ballet dancer. He came to lean on me, try to rough me up and he succeeded."

Scenting the chance of an improbable podium or even a win, Lewis Hamilton over-ruled his Mercedes team a number of times as they pondered the difficult call of whether and when to change tyres during the Turkish Grand Prix. Hamilton had started 11th after a grid penalty, but with 15 laps to go he was up to fourth place and could see his title rival Max Verstappen in front of him. The Dutchman had already made a pit stop for a fresh set of treaded intermediate tyres on a track that was resolutely refusing to dry and Hamilton, despite his more worn tyres, was keeping pace with the Red Bull. In the circumstances, it was no wonder Hamilton rejected his team's request to pit. The call, as he put it, "was a risk either way". If he stayed out, his tyres might hold on long enough for him to finish on the podium. Or, if the track dried quickly enough and everyone had to stop for dry-weather tyres, there was even the distant chance of victory. 'It's not going to change my life' - Vertsappen not feeling pressure of title challenge Full Race report Bottas wins in Turkey as frustrated Hamilton loses title lead On the other hand, if he did not change his tyres, they might dramatically lose grip and he could tumble down the order to sixth or even seventh spot. Or a tyre might explode and force his retirement - the worst possible scenario. But if Hamilton did pit, he would certainly drop to fifth. There would be the chance of finishing fourth or perhaps even third, but the moves would have to be made on track. "If I had stayed out," Hamilton said, "you don't know if I would have held position, but I am a risk taker so I would have wanted to take the risk. It's hard to want to give something up when you don't fully know the whole picture." Mercedes let him have his way for a while. But in the end they did call him in. Fifth is where he ended up, losing eight points to Verstappen, who now leads one of the tightest championship fights for years by six points with six races to go. Hamilton made up six places after starting 11th but lost his championship lead A gamble not tried for 24 years Who was right? Should Hamilton have stayed out to the end, gambled that his tyres would stay together and he could hold on to third? Or should he have listened to the team and stopped when they first asked him to, 10 laps before he actually did? Even looking back at the race, it is hard to be sure what the correct answer is. To give some context to Hamilton's desire to stay out, no driver has completed a grand prix without changing tyres since Mika Salo took fifth place for Tyrrell at Monaco in 1997. The next most recent time was when Gerhard Berger won in a Benetton in Mexico in 1986. It's just not a thing that you do in modern F1, since pit stops were re-introduced in 1982 by Brabham and became de rigueur the following year. But that doesn't necessarily make it the wrong thing to try. In hindsight, the right time to stop for tyres was with just over 20 laps to go, when Red Bull called in Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez, and Mercedes stopped Valtteri Bottas when leading. When Perez pitted on lap 37, he was fighting to hold off Hamilton for fourth place. The stops by Bottas and Verstappen brought them back towards the seven-time champion and handed the lead to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who had run a strong third from the start. Heading into the last 18 laps, the top four were covered by just 15 seconds. Hamilton could see Verstappen just three seconds in front of him and both lapping at around the same pace - and he and Leclerc were thinking of staying out to the end. So, when Mercedes first called Hamilton in for tyres, it is no wonder he refused. At that time, Mercedes were happy to leave him out, realising the potential upside was big. But within a few laps, the picture had changed. Suddenly, Leclerc's tyres were beginning to fade badly and Bottas was reeling him in hand over fist. The Mercedes re-took the lead with 10 laps to go, prompting Ferrari to pit. Still Hamilton stayed out, but by now Mercedes believed the game was up. Hamilton's tyres were shot - there was cord showing through the tread and the team feared they would fail. Mercedes knew they had fallen between two stools and were now on what's known as a "bail-out strategy", but felt they had to call Hamilton in. They still left him out for a couple of laps, hoping for a safety car, but eventually ordered him to pit when he still had the chance to get out in fifth, in front of Pierre Gasly's Alpha Tauri. The potential downside was now too big, they felt, to leave him out. Hamilton eventually pitted from third place on lap 50, with eight to go. At the time, he was lapping a second slower than Perez, but had a 12.5-second lead. But within a couple of laps, the Mexican was lapping a second quicker again. Had Hamilton stayed out, he would have been defending a lead of around 10 or 11 seconds for eight laps against a car lapping two seconds faster and Leclerc was not far behind Perez either. It would have been a tall order even if his tyres did not get any worse, which Mercedes felt they certainly would. And for evidence post-race, they looked at Esteban Ocon's Alpine, who did stay out to the end, and who lost a place as his times dropped off by a further second or more in the last few laps. Once he had pitted, Hamilton still had a chance to take fourth from Leclerc, but went too hard too soon on his tyres. His first flying lap out of the pits got him onto the Ferrari's tail, but then his tyres suffered 'graining', where the surface tears and grip is lost, and he dropped back, forced to spend the last four laps defending from Gasly rather than attacking Leclerc.

Andy Murray beat highly-rated Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-3 6-2 to reach the third round at Indian Wells. Murray raced into a 3-0 lead but was pegged back to 4-4 and, after failing to take a set point on the Alcaraz serve at 5-4, lost the opening set. But he levelled at one-set all - even serving underarm at one point. Murray, 34, broke twice in the decider on the way to taking a captivating match against the 18-year-old in three hours and three minutes. The victory will provide Murray, who is 121st in the men's rankings, with plenty of encouragement as he continues his latest comeback after four disrupted years following a major hip injury. "It was a brutal match, really tough conditions," Murray told Amazon. "The way I fought after losing the first set was great because I feel I should have won that first set. "I created lots of chances but didn't take them. It would've been easy to let that slip away but I kept fighting and finished it well." Alcaraz, ranked 38th in the world, beat Stefanos Tsitsipas at the US Open in September and looked like he was ready to impose himself on the match after taking a 67-minute first set. But he could not shake off a resilient Murray, who came back from 15-40 down on his serve in the third game of the second set before audaciously taking it with an underarm ace. "The courts are painfully slow here," added Murray. "I was thinking about using it [the underarm serve] again in the third set. "He changed his return position towards the end of the first, he started going further back and I was like 'just give it a go and see'. "I used it, it worked well and maybe I'll use it again in the future if guys are going to stand that far back and they're going to make courts like this." Murray went on to level the match and, having broken Alcaraz in the first game of the deciding set, found himself 15-40 down on his serve again, only to fend off his rival in a game of 10 minutes 32 seconds to consolidate his break. Murray then broke Alcaraz once again and secured an impressive win as he served and volleyed to take match point. He will play Alexander Zverev or Jenson Brooksby in the next round.

England's victory was the sort that should be achieved against an Andorra side nestling between New Caledonia and the Dominican Republic in the world rankings. It was as routine and comfortable as it gets in international football, but there was still plenty riding on this for some England players. In Andorra's picturesque Estadi Nacional, the Three Lions' smooth passage towards the World Cup in Qatar continued uninterrupted - and there are still places up for grabs in manager Gareth Southgate's team and squad. That is why, even though Andorra are down at 156th place in those international listings, it was an important night for the likes of Tammy Abraham and Jadon Sancho. It was also a night when Manchester City's Phil Foden played at such an elite level that it is impossible to see how Southgate can leave him out of any England starting XI. England cruise to victory in Andorra Southgate happy to see Grealish score first England goal Football Daily podcast: Scotland can boogie and England edge closer Abraham has had a new lease of life since deciding to leave Chelsea and join Jose Mourinho at Roma, scoring four goals in 10 appearances. But the pressure was on the 24-year-old to hit the target after his late call-up to England's squad. England strikers must score against Andorra if they want to make a statement in the fight for a place, and Abraham had his chance with Harry Kane rested along with Raheem Sterling, and with the captain's usual deputy Dominic Calvert-Lewin injured. Southgate also has Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford and eventually Mason Greenwood at his disposal. It is not a battle Abraham will find easy to win. He had a tough night at times as he struggled to get on the end of opportunities when England dominated, but his prize for persistence was a 59th-minute goal as he showed good movement to sneak on to Sancho's cross and beat the stranded Andorra keeper Josep Gomes. It was not a totally convincing display, but his goal will do his confidence the world of good and remind Southgate of the qualities he can offer as he starts to revive his international career after making the move to Italy. The strike also made Abraham the first England player to score while playing for a Serie A side since David Platt, who was on target for his country while playing for Sampdoria in 1995. A satisfying night for Sancho Sancho is another facing fierce competition for his place in England's attacking ranks, so also needed to make an impact. And he did. The 21-year-old is still finding his feet after his £73m move to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund, but he has shown signs of settling down recently and this was a satisfactory performance. Sancho was progressive in possession and made a smart run to get on the end of Foden's pass to set up Ben Chilwell for England's opener. He also delivered the assist for Abraham's goal. The only downside was his involvement in one or two unnecessary spats, picking up a needless booking for kicking the ball away. Southgate has many options for the wide positions, with Jack Grealish also in contention and Foden's brilliant versatility meaning he can operate there. But Sancho took his chance and can be pleased with his night's work.

Daniel Craig's James Bond era finds one more way to break tradition in his final outing, with no blood featured in No Time To Die's opening gun barrel sequence, which connects to both his arc and ending. Alongside James Bond's Martinis (shaken, not stirred, of course), Aston Martins, and the Walther PPK gun, the opening sequence has long been one of the series' most iconic elements. The white dots blink across and open up into a barrel, Bond strides into view as if watched by a would-be assassin, and shoots straight down the camera. The blood drips over the screen, the barrel fades, and the action begins. The gun barrel sequence has remained ever-present throughout the James Bond franchise, though each era tends to put at lest a slightly new riff on it to reflect the change of actor playing 007. The first barrel sequence used a stuntman, Bob Simmons, rather than Sean Connery, who made his debut in the opening sequence with Thunderball, and differences would continue with changes to costume, color, aspect ratio and more. George Lazenby's James Bond kneeled down to fire; Roger Moore's used two hands. Timothy Dalton entered the screen differently; Pierce Brosnan's was computer-generated. Few, though, have made the kind of changes to the sequence as the Daniel Craig Bond movies. RELATED: Every James Bond Movie Ranked From Worst To Best (Including No Time To Die) Right from the off, Craig's Bond era was different: in Casino Royale, the gun barrel sequence is actually worked into the narrative. In his next two movies, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, it comes at the end rather than the beginning. Spectre's was perhaps relatively more standard, but No Time To Die has one of the biggest changes to the gun barrel sequence yet: no blood. The drip is conspicuous by its absence, but it makes sense for Craig's final movie as James Bond, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it speaks to just how different his movies are. With each gun barrel sequence unique, then this is one last tweak - a final break from tradition - to highlight this has been a Bond era, and No Time To Die will be a Bond movie, unlike any other, and that his 007 is always evolving. Then, of course, there is No Time To Die's ending, which also does something no other Bond movie has, only this is far bigger and more important: James Bond dies. For the first time, Bond cannot beat all the odds, and in the end he chooses to sacrifice his life for the sake of the people he loves. Knowing James Bond's ending, then it becomes more apparent why No Time To Die's gun barrel sequence has no blood, because this time 007 doesn't get the better of his assassin. Instead, it's Bond himself who is killed, and so there's no need to have the blood dripping down the lens. That moment of finality, of Bond's passing, will come later on. This nicely links with the lyrics to No Time To Die's theme song, written and performed by Billie Eilish, which includes the line: "The blood you bleed, is just the blood you owe." Bond has racked up a lifetime of blood debts; he has killed more people than he could possibly count or remember. But now, at the last, he is the one who owes the blood, and so there can't be anyone else's shed for the opening gun barrel sequence in No Time To Die's opening.

James Gunn offers a pretty tantalizing hint about the fates of the characters of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Following his successful introduction to the DCEU with The Suicide Squad, Gunn will hop back over to the MCU for his third and likely final Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Currently set for a May 2023 release, Vol. 3 is expected to begin filming by the end of the year. Little is known about the plot, but based on the reactions of those like Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista, it's going to be an emotional conclusion to the Guardians' journey. Perhaps the biggest points of contention among fans are the fates of each character. Gunn has already confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will feature at least one major death, and the internet has been abuzz with theories about which person will be the one to go. Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper) is a popular contender because of Gunn's promise to properly complete his arc, as is Star-Lord (Chris Pratt). However, since so much of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remains a mystery, anyone could be at risk of meeting their end. RELATED: Why Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Needs To Finish Nebula's Arc Screen Rant recently posted a feature predicting whether each Guardians of the Galaxy member will live or die in Vol. 3. The piece caught Gunn's eye, and he shared an eyebrow-raising response to it: "They got at least one right." For reference, the piece suggested that either Rocket or Drax (Bautista) could die, while everyone else fell on the side of surviving. Click here to see the original post. This will undoubtedly send fans into a tizzy as they try to work out which prediction is correct. The right answer likely won't be revealed until Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 releases, but this is still perhaps the biggest clue Gunn has shared yet. He very carefully avoided commenting on Rocket's potential demise in another recent tweet, so it's actually a bit surprising that he would even admit Screen Rant's piece got something right. It should also be mentioned that Gunn said "at least," which indicates there's more than one prediction that was correct. With a year and a half still to go before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 arrives, there's plenty of time to develop and discard additional theories. Bridging the gap will be Thor: Love and Thunder, which features the Guardians in a small role, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, set to arrive on Disney+ in late 2022. Those can provide some additional clues about what lies ahead for the Guardians, so fans would do well to check both of them out when the time comes. Let the speculating, well, continue!

Disney and Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues to outperform expectations at the box office, sailing past $400 million worldwide. The Phase 4 MCU movie is in its sixth weekend since its release, which was back on September 3. Shang-Chi was an immediate success upon release, grossing $29.6 million at the box office on its opening day, which was the third-best opening day during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shang-Chi would go on to take the crown of the largest Labor Day weekend opening ever. The Disney film earned over $94 million at the box office during the 4-day weekend, far surpassing Rob Zombie's 2007 Halloween reboot which previously held the Labor Day opening weekend crown at $30.6 million. Shang-Chi ended up earning $100 million in just five days, making it the fastest to film to reach such a milestone since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The film held the number one spot at the box office for four consecutive weekends, marking it as the third MCU movie to pull off such a feat behind Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther. By September 30, Shang-Chi hit another box office record by becoming the first pandemic era movie to achieve the $200 million box office milestone, and it seems the film has just surpassed another one. RELATED: Shang-Chi May Have Set Up The MCU's Real Iron Fist Forbes reports that Marvel's Shang-Chi sailed past the $400 million milestone at the global box office in the sixth weekend since its release. During the past weekend, the film grossed an additional $4.2 million for a domestic total of over $212 million, setting it up for a final domestic gross between $220 million and $225 million. The film has also earned over $189 million in other territories, including the United Kingdom, South Korea, and France. One of the reasons Shang-Chi's performance is so notable is the fact that its international box office does not include China, since the movie has yet to release in the Middle Kingdom. Owing to comments the film's star, Simu Liu, made in a CBC 2017 interview that referenced negative aspects about his parents living in China, the Chinese government excluded Shang-Chi from their list of upcoming MCU movies scheduled to release in its territories. This is particularly noteworthy because Disney's latest film passed the $400 million global box office milestone without the help of a Chinese release, making it the first pandemic-era Hollywood movie to do so. This has led many to speculate on how well Shang-Chi could have performed if it was allowed to release in China. While Disney was a little reluctant in releasing Black Widow, releasing the movie to both theaters and Disney+, they went all in on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, allowing for an in-theater only debut. The film has clearly been a success, outperforming all expectations, signaling that audiences may be ready to head back to the movies. The movie's success not only ensures a sequel is in the works, but it will be interesting to see how a follow-up film performs when it releases in a post-pandemic era.

Timothée Chalamet reveals a first look image for his upcoming film Wonka, where he plays the iconic candy maker created by Roald Dahl. Already the star of two feature films, plus an in-development Netflix animated series, Willy Wonka will once again step into the spotlight with a new prequel movie directed by Paul King (Paddington). Officially announced earlier this year, Wonka will debut in theaters in March 2023 and offer a new story for the well-known character. Chalamet was officially cast in May, and production kicked off recently. In addition to Chalamet, Wonka stars Keegan Michael-Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, and Olivia Colman. Plot details are still being kept under wraps, but it's certain that the movie will explore Willy Wonka's origins and adventures from before he opened up his world famous chocolate factory. When Chalamet was cast, it was said Wonka will contain some dance numbers, though it isn't clear if the movie itself is being declared a musical. RELATED: Timothee Chalamet's Willy Wonka Origin Must Avoid The Joker Obsession On Sunday, Chalamet surprised fans by posting the very first picture of himself in character as Willy Wonka. The image reveals him in classic Victorian clothes with, naturally, a brown top hat. In a second slide, Chalamet shares an up-close peek at another famous Wonka accessory: His cane. "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last ..." Chalamet wrote as the caption. Check out the post down below. Click here to see the original post. Though the hat and the walking stick add Wonka-esque flairs to Chalamet's costume, the overall look feels like it could fit in any kind of classic tale. That doesn't mean it's a bad look; in fact, Chalamet looks delightfully mischievous in this first Wonka shot, hinting his version of the character will be more malevolent than past iterations. Wonka will be touching on untapped aspects of Willy's character, and it already feels like the prequel is leaning into that. Hopefully, this movie will take on its own distinct style while still harking back to Dahl's original story. Many were surprised not only by the news that Willy Wonka is getting an origin story, but also that Chalamet will be the one to play him. Until more is known about Wonka, it'll be hard to make a full judgement call about the project. Still, this is an intriguing first look, and it'll be interesting to see how the rest of the movie takes shape. Cast members from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory gave Wonka their blessing, which also bodes well for the new film. With production now well underway, its full steam ahead Chalamet's latest starring role.

Marvel just made an interesting change to the Eternals trailer and added several Avengers: Endgame scenes. Directed by Academy Award-winner Chloé Zhao, the upcoming film stars an ensemble cast of A-list actors including Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, and more. Eternals is set to hit theaters on November 5 as part of MCU's Phase 4 slate. It introduces a new set of superheroes in the post-Avengers era. The Eternals are an immortal alien race secretly residing on Earth for 7,000 years after fighting off their evil counterpart called the Deviants. The movie's official trailer suggests that they will come out from their centuries-long hiding because of what happened after the events in Endgame. After the Avengers led by Iron Man and Captain America reversed Thanos' snap, a so-called "emergence" was formed and threatens to destroy the planet in cosmic proportions. While every MCU film that came after Endgame has mentioned the film in one way or another, it is clear that Eternals is tied to its story more strongly. RELATED: Marvel May Have Revealed Eternals' Powers Origin A new trailer for Eternals further drives this point by incorporating several scenes from Endgame into the promotional video. The 30-second clip, which is meant as a TV spot, shows old footage as Ajak (Hayek) narrates the upcoming film's premise. The montage includes the Avengers going into their headquarters before their famous time-hopping mission and close-ups of Ant-Man and Iron Man. Interestingly, the Endgame flashbacks are edited with a cloud of strange black dust surrounding the superheroes. Watch the latest teaser below: Click here to view original video Aside from the Endgame scenes, most of the footage in this new teaser has already been seen in previous Eternals trailers. Other striking changes include Ikaris (Madden) uttering, "Eternals assemble" and the tagline that reads: "The end was just the beginning." These are both obvious nods to the Marvel blockbuster that shaped the entire MCU franchise. There must be a reason why Marvel decided to add flashbacks of Iron Man and Ant-Man among all the Avengers superheroes. It's also curious why the edit included a smokey dust effect emanating from the characters. What's certain is that Eternals will explore Endgame's aftermath much deeper than any other film or series that came after it. So far, Loki introduced how the multiverse works while WandaVision gave a preview of how Scarlet Witch's powers could come into play with this new concept. Surely, all these bits and pieces will tie up to a bigger picture and reveal MCU's new direction. Fans will have more answers when Eternals premieres in less than a month.

Kingsley Ben-Adir is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Secret Invasion, and he jokes about how Marvel trains actors on how to avoid revealing spoilers. Ben-Adir, 35, is known for roles such as Marcus Summer in ITV’s detective drama Vera, Karim Washington in Netflix’s The OA, and colonel Ben Younger in Peaky Blinders. The British actor recently starred as Malcolm X in Regina King’s acclaimed One Night in Miami. Secret Invasion introduces Ben-Adir to the ever-expanding MCU. The upcoming Disney+ series is based on the Marvel comic book of the same name. That being said, the series is expected to be a loose adaptation of its source material. While plot details are being characteristically kept under wraps, what is known is that the show will revolve around the shape-shifting Skrulls, which were introduced in Captain Marvel. Ben-Adir joins Samuel L. Jackson, who will reprise his role as Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn, who will return as the Skrull Talos, as well as Olivia Colman, Killian Scott, Christopher McDonald, and Emilia Clarke. With filming well underway, Secret Invasion is expected to premiere next year. RELATED: Marvel’s Secret Invasion Cast: Every Actor Confirmed So Far Ben-Adir recently made a red carpet appearance at the GQ Men of the Year awards (via Secret Invasion News). When asked about Secret Invasion, Ben-Adir elaborated on how Marvel trains actors on how to avoid revealing spoilers. Read what he had to say below: "We're figuring it out at the moment. They've been training us not to talk for like six months. As soon as you asked that, I've just got in my head this Marvel robot saying, 'Don't talk, don't say anything, say nothing, lie.' So I don't know." Actors involved with Marvel Studios often joke about the security team’s “snipers,” those that will follow up with those who reveal something they shouldn’t. Piggybacking off Ben-Adir’s comments, the studio does give actors talking points and training to avoid accidentally revealing too much about upcoming projects. Ben-Adir’s Secret Invasion costar, Clarke, who had to keep secrets for years working on HBO’s Game of Thrones, has said that Marvel’s security is on another level. Other MCU newcomers like Eternals’ Salma Hayek have echoed Clarke and Ben-Adir’s comments. There’s no official word on Ben-Adir’s role in Secret Invasion. However, he’s rumored to be appearing as a Skrull character who has a long history with Mendelsohn’s Talos. Marvel may be highly protective against spoilers, but leaks almost always seem to happen, and, sometimes, it seems as if this is done purposely to draw in viewers. Arguably the studio’s biggest project, Spider-Man: No Way Home has had numerous leaks, making it the most anticipated film of 2021. As Phase 4 continues, Secret Invasion should build anticipation for other projects like The Marvels and vise versa.