Lisandro Martinez gives away 'clear' Man Utd penalty on 'nightmare' debut

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is as big a TV show as TV shows have ever been, with a record-setting budget spent on recreating J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the Second Age, and a cast of nearly two dozen series regulars and dozens more featured players deployed to enact its sprawling tale of the rise of Sauron. And yet one character sits undeniably at the show’s center: Galadriel. The ancient elf, so old she was born before the moon and the sun first graced Middle-earth, was a crucial character in Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” novels and Peter Jackson’s “Rings” trilogy, as played by Cate Blanchett.  In “The Rings of Power,” set thousands of years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings,” a younger Galadriel is not yet the serene and wise co-ruler of the Elven kingdom of Lothlórien. Instead, she’s consumed by her hunt for the Dark Lord Sauron, the mysteriously absent master of evil responsible for the death of Galadriel’s brother. In “Rings of Power,” Galadriel is at once hardened by the millennia she’s already been alive, but not yet the stately (and formidable) woman of stature she becomes in the Third Age.

The unidentified woman who claims that Armie Hammer “violently raped” her for four hours in 2017 has issued a statement about a new TV docuseries about the scandal-ridden actor.

An A-list cast has been assembled for “Dumb Money”, the upcoming movie chronicling how a bunch of Reddit users shorted GameStop stock and sent it soaring, sending shockwaves through the stock market while taking down one of Wall Street’s biggest hedge funds.

SAG-AFTRA is celebrating the upcoming Labor Day weekend with a podcast featuring Liz Shuler, president of the 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO, which represents 57 affiliated unions, including SAG-AFTRA, and workers in every ZIP code in the country.

College football’s championship series is expanding from six to 12 teams, embracing the six highest-ranked conference champions and six at-large teams.

Cody Gakpo has admitted there is a chance he will remain at PSV this season amid heavy links to Manchester United.

Erik ten Hag proved he is unlike Sir Alex Ferguson after his dressing room reaction to Manchester United's defeat to Brighton on Sunday.It was a shoddy day for the Dutchman on his Premier League debut as he watched his players crumble in a worrying opening 45 minutes. A Pascal Gross double was enough to see Brighton claim their first-ever victory at the Theatre of Dreams despite an Alexis Mac Allister own goal that halved their lead in the second-half.The reaction was wild with United fans furious with the Glazers over a lack of investment in the squad.

Erik ten Hag this week as the Manchester United manager tries to convince the midfielder to move to the club - and it might have worked. The Red Devils have endured a difficult summer in the transfer market trying to get the players that they want through the door. Ten Hag has had big plans but has been stalled throughout the window.

Manchester United Football Club - and in many ways, it did. After all, United have probably never had a day where one of their most iconic players was booed by the crowd, fans fought among themselves in the stands while others protested outside at the club's ownership, and they were linked to another past-it forward as they crashed to a first ever defeat at home to Brighton.

Manchester United look to have reacted to the dismal performance in their opening Premier League fixture by pushing to improve their midfield with the signing of Adrien Rabiot. The 27-year-old is in the final year of his contract at Juventus and has emerged as a target for United transfer chiefs in a bid to boost the quality in Eric ten Hag's squad.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag refused to put a timeframe on Anthony Martial returning to fitness after an injury sidelined him for their Premier League opener on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester United are considering signing Marko Arnautovic this summer window and the transfer revelation has raised eyebrows at Old Trafford and beyond.

Paul Scholes fears that Manchester United can only finish as high as sixth place in the Premier League this campaign if Erik ten Hag does not get his way in the transfer market before the window closes.

Marcus Rashford says summer arrivals Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez are all versatile and capable of playing in a several different positions.

Manchester United. Instead, supporters of the crumbling relic of a football club have seen nothing more significant than a gentle breeze waft along the corridors of power inside Old Trafford.

These are your Man United morning headlines on Thursday, August 4.

Manchester United supporters are feeling optimistic ahead of the new season with new boss Erik ten Hag at the helm.

With less than a month of the transfer window remaining, time is running out for Manchester United to complete their summer business.

Manchester United fans are in agreement that Erik ten Hag must sell forgotten star Tahith Chong after he failed to impress against Rayo Vallecano. 22-year-old Chong has been part of United's first team since 2019, but he's struggled to establish himself.

Erik ten Hag won't take any prisoners at Manchester United, says Lee Sharpe.The Dutchman was drafted in from Ajax to revive the Red Devils' fortunes after a chaotic 12 months at Old Trafford. Former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent lavishly last summer only to be sent packing in November as his stars underperformed.Ralf Rangnick was subsequently placed in interim charge, but a toxic dressing-room atmosphere undermined progress.

Manchester United supporters believe that Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at the club and enjoy the inch-perfect passes of Christian Eriksen next campaign.United faced off against Atletico Madrid on Saturday in a pre-season friendly and one of the standout performers was the former Tottenham attacker who showed everyone what he is capable of with some fine crossing throughout the match at Old Trafford. And some viewers thought that the chemistry between Eriksen and Ronaldo could be deadly going into the new season.