Financial pressure is on to guide club to lucrative cup runs, says St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin

Brenda Edwards' Loose Women colleagues have rallied around her after it was revealed on Sunday night that her son Jamal, 31, had passed away.MORE: Coleen Nolan reveals the reason she didn't invite Brenda Edwards for Christmas DayWhilst Brenda is yet to publicly confirm the news and break her silence, friend Denise Welch was one of the first to react, revealing her heart ached for her.WATCH: Denise Welch asks fans for sympathy during 'horrible' health battle"My heart aches for my friend Brenda. I can't bear it.

Kate Middleton's hilarious response to being asked if she was her husband's Prince William's "assistant" proves that she's got a great sense of humour.The Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Cambridge paid an official visit to Cardiff's Shire Hall care home last year.After speaking with 87-year-old resident Joan Drew-Smith who directly asked Prince William, "Is that your assistant?" while pointing at the future Queen.

Boxing coach Barry Clark says Mark McKeown has been hailed a ‘future world champion’, as the Coatbridge fighter prepares for his biggest stage yet.

Albion Rovers boss Brian Reid says it was a disappointment to his squad that they couldn’t keep their momentum going against Stirling Albion due to bad weather.

Lewis Spence was delighted to mark his Accies return with the winner against Morton on Saturday, and hopes that means he's over his injury nightmare.

A fed-up resident claims the council are allowing his neighbours to abuse the recycling system and leave their bins overflowing.

Keith Jackson: That squeaky-bum time is going to come into play for the first time in more than a decade. Rangers played well at Tannadice but malfunctioned in front of goal. Celtic still can’t defend set-pieces. It’s almost becoming too hard to call.

The seventh episode of Euphoria season two featured Lexi’s play and fans are shocked by the budget the high school gave to the theater department!

Coming off a three-month break, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver wasted no breath in his ninth season opener and devoted almost a half-hour to one of the most controversial topics swirling around schools today: the education of critical race theory.

What better way to celebrate a (literal) birth day than with a little 50 Cent? For Usher, nothing could be more classic, and he made sure to pull out all the stops for his son Sire’s special day, and played an extra special song for the big moment when his son Sire, 1, was born. Opening up to Ellen Degeneres on a preview of his latest visit to the show, Usher revealed the sweet way he welcomed his son into the world. Ellen called the song choice “amazing.”

Dua Lipa has parted ways with her management team and she reportedly has hired her father Dukagijn to be her new interim manager.

New parents Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra held hands after enjoying a romantic sushi date at celeb-favorite Nobu Malibu on Sunday night.The 29-year-old New Jersey native wore a Gucci cross-body bag over a striped hoodie, white jeans, and matching shoes.The Indian 39-year-old toted a beige Louis Vuitton bag while clad in a striped blouse over a white tank top, belted denim bell bottoms, and white sandals. Date night! New parents Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra held hands after enjoying a romantic sushi meal at celeb-favorite Nobu Malibu on SundayBoth Priyanka and Nick were still wearing disposable face masks, which remain mandatory indoors in Los Angeles County despite waning COVID-19 infection and hospitalization numbers.The married couple of three years originally met in 2017 at an Oscars bash, but they didn't truly connect until the Met Gala in 2018.

Actor, model and socialite Christian Wilkins has slammed media coverage of his dress at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day event on Sunday.Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic media coverage and homophobic slurs, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Christian, son of veteran Channel Nine reporter Richard Wilkins, was dressed in a fabulous, pink halter neck mini dress for a Fair Day event at Victoria Park, Sydney. Christian Wilkins (left) calls out the Daily Telegraph’s homophobic headline (right).The experience was however marred, when on Monday Daily Telegraph’s Sydney Confidential section featured Christian’s photos with a homophobic headline.“Dude looks like a lady! Richard Wilkins’ flamboyant son Christian flaunts his VERY toned figure in a skin-tight pink mini dress with daring cut-outs”, the headline screamed. Christian, who came out as gay in public in March 2018 on the front cover of a magazine, did not mince his words when calling out the publication over its homophobic coverage.   A post shared by CHRISTIAN WILKINS (@theprincewilkins)In 2021, Christian had made his acting debut in the Stan Original series Eden, in an LGBTQI role, playing a twin named Leander. Christian has previously been a fashion correspondent for E News and starred in shows Dancing With The Stars and Filthy Rich and Homeless. In his coming out interview, Christian had said that he had “taken it upon myself to become the best damn gay I can be!”  A post shared by CHRISTIAN WILKINS (@theprincewilkins)Christian had in an interview said that he had never come

Bolton Wanderers now have other options to turn to in central midfield and there may well be times now where they are not as reliant on MJ Williams starting as they once were, Ian Evatt believes.

Leeds ace Dan James caused a stir during Sunday's fiery clash against Manchester United by shunning his former team-mate Luke Shaw during an on-field row. James spent two years at Old Trafford, clocking up over 70 appearances before he joined Leeds in a £25million deal in the summer.He came face to face with his old side during Sunday's six-goal thriller at Elland Road, where James came out on the losing side as United fought to a 4-2 win.But it was an interesting exchange between James and Shaw that caught the attention before the frantic, action-packed clash caught light.James seemed to blank his former team-mate after Shaw held out his hand during the first half of the clash.James had been left on the deck after taking a knock in the face.But he had no interest in taking up Shaw's peace offering after the England ace went to check on the Whites speedster.

Bruno Fernandes is delighted Manchester United have finally been able to score from a set-piece in the Premier League this season.

Premiership, with many Saints supporters voicing their concerns online.St Mirren's League Cup win over Aberdeen on Saturday took their unbeaten run to seven matches, with the club finally kicking coronavirus into touch over recent weeks.And Goodwin is delighted his players have come through a difficult spell as they look to kick on in the Premiership.He said: "Every single player in the starting XI, including the guys that came on, contributed hugely to the win against Aberdeen."There has always been a great belief within our group.

Rangers in the last eight.Tait has enjoyed cup runs in Scotland before, captaining Motherwell to a 3-0 win over the Dons in the Scottish Cup semi finals at Hampden in April 2018.And he insists the knockout format can help St Mirren go all the way this season."I'd love to get my hands on some silverware," he told Express Sport."When you're in the moment going on cup runs and getting into finals you think it's going to happen all the time."That's just not the case, especially for the smaller teams in the league."It would be fantastic for the football club to win it, but we won't get too far ahead of ourselves."Cup football throws up a lot of crazy results.

The 19-year-old has already made 12 appearances for the Paisley side this season, scoring his first Premiership goal with a sweet strike from the edge of the box in a 2-1 defeat against Aberdeen last month. And, after losing former academy graduate Kyle Magennis, St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin is delighted to get the talented teenager tied down.

Aberdeen where it hurts after admitting the injury-crisis ravaging the Dons does give St Mirren a better chance of League Cup progression. The Saints face the Dons in round two of the competition tomorrow afternoon, with Derek McInnes’ side set to travel to Paisley minus a host of key players.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.St Mirren defender Brandon Mason is a major doubt for tomorrow’s League Cup clash with Aberdeen.The left-back took a heavy knock from Jason Holt during Saints 1-0 win against Livingston last weekend.Holt has since been handed a retrospective two-game ban for the dangerous challenge, with manager Jim Goodwin admitting he is unlikely to feature at the SMISA Stadium tomorrow evening.Goodwin said: “Brandon Mason unfortunately is touch and go. His ankle obviously took a really heavy challenge.